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d all the ingredients, paid, and drove back. As she opened the

me on, step up! See i

es, mentally preparing to fight Derek tooth and nail. But when she burst in, the scene made her stop shor

aw he looked genuinely happy. O

living room occasionally bickered back and forth. It had

ke that, and you'll

k to reality. She shot him a glare. "Wha

rek rolled up

?" Flora aske

ent. He jutted his chin out

ounter, watching her. Flora looked surprisingly harmless and cute when she wasn't activel

play another rou

he beautiful woman bustle around-far more in

nd said coolly to Derek, "Why don't you go bac

er dismissal and t

ng, they had played two more rou

and placed it on Asher's plate.

," Ashe

he room - Derek's face was darker

and spent the day playing with Ashe

d slightly. "Huh. Guess you're no

him curiously. "You've been he

ed. Alex was probably cursing him six ways to Sunday right now.

t work could I possibly do?

in on her hand and n

next to you isn't exactly pulling his weight either

firm. Then, without another word, she popped open

opped it. However, he couldn't help but feel jealous. From the

rek was nothing but an immature br

but Flora bluntly showed him the door. "Uncle,"

expression would shift fascinatingly-just like now, turnin

usted after a long day, she only wanted to collapse onto her bed

want?" Flora

the point. "You've been graduated for a while

ll these years without you," Flora retorted. She reached for a ci

xt move?" Otis was well-informed. He guessed Flora was in a tight spot; if he

"How sweet of you to care. But sorry to disapp

thing heavily. Flora could even hear her stepmother's voice fai

is had countless women in his life, but he'd become comple

think so. It was like she h

about what happened before," Otis offered magnanimously, only to be met with Flora's mocking

l, immediately blocking Otis's number. Finished, she turned to

give you trouble again

ad. "Who could give me trouble? If anything, I bet h

world. How had she gotten tangled up with him? And how on earth di

tled, she turned her head. She ran her hand through his short hair, ruffling i

ou here, I'm not scared anymore." He loved looking at

id Derek bully you this afternoon?

s with Derek. It had been f

he clock. "It's late. Come o