With a straight face, Camryn asked, “What time is it, Mr. Callum? We should go and have dinner if it’s time.”
One employee had gone out to make a floral delivery while the other stayed behind to watch the shop.
The employees could not take their eyes away from Callum.
They would talk among themselves about the York boys‘ good looks being true when they found out who Callum was. Their beautiful genes were not just rumors.
Callum seemed to look out for their boss too. Camryn mentioned Callum brought business to the shop even though he only came around twice or thrice.
The two employees had teased Camryn, saying Callum had a crush on her. Camryn never took the comments to heart even though she suspected it herself.
She refused to believe Callum had real feelings for her. It must be a novelty for him since this was his first encounter with a blind person..
Most were curious when they found out that she was blind.
Callum looked at the time and said, “It’s early. There’s no rush. You can buy me dinner in another half an hour.”
While the pair were talking, two cars approached and pulled up in front of Spring Blossoms.
The employee went out to welcome the customer, but halfway out, she turned around and made her way back. She told Camryn, “Boss, your mom is here.”
It was Mrs. Newman.
The bodyguards got out of the car and opened the door for Mrs. Newman.
Despite hearing that her mother was here, Camryn maintained a blank expression.
Callum was aware of Mrs. Newman’s ill-treatment toward Camryn Serena fooled him into driving Camryn back to the shop because Mrs. Newman abandoned her in a foreign environment. As a mother, Mrs. Newman was cruel to dump her daughter somewhere unfamiliar when she knew her daughter could not see. Camryn could meet with an accident if she was not careful. Mrs. Newman was such a heartless mother.
Although Callum could label Mrs. Newman as an uncaring mother who could care less about her daughter, Mrs. Newman gave Carrie all the love in the world.
This was where Callum lost the plot. Camryn was Mrs. Newman’s biological child. How could she play favorites to this extent? She was cruel to the oldest child and doted on the youngest.
It was said that Mr. Newman, her uncle and stepfather, was nicer to Camryn than Mrs. Newman as the mother was.
Mrs. Newman caught sight of a luxury sedan parked nearby when she got out of the car. It belonged to Callum.
“Are you here to buy flowers, mister? Who is it for? I’ll get it wrapped up for you.”
Mrs. Newman entered the shop and walked into Camryn talking to a tall guy.
Callum played along. “I want a bouquet of roses for my fiancée. I’m looking at ninety–nine roses. Please bundle them up for me. I want to take it with me in a bit.”
“Sure.”
Camryn walked around the cash register to retrieve the roses for Callum.
As if she just heard the footsteps, Camryn stopped what she was doing and turned her head to face Mrs. Newman. She indifferently uttered, “Mom.”
Mrs. Newman first checked Callum out. Unable to put her finger on the familiar face, she painted a smiling face and asked, “You look familiar, mister. And you are?”
The person with the Maybach was no ordinary man.
Straightening his back, Callum turned around and met Mrs. Newman’s gaze. He courteously responded, “Callum, “ork.”
“Ah, Callum York.”
Mrs. Newman could count the time she had met the nine heirs of the York family because they rarely attended any social engagements.
The outside world would probably not know how the York boys look or what their names were if they never joined the corporate world.
The York family shielded their children well from the world..
Mrs. Newman beamed at the mention of Callum’s name.
She wanted to be friendly with the York boys so that her daughter could marry into the family.
Although Mrs. Newman thought it was strange that Callum would buy flowers at Camryn’s shop, it was not the time or place to dwell on that fact.
“Hello, Mrs. Newman,” Callum politely greeted.
With a smile, Mrs. Newman asked, “I overheard that you were buying flowers for your fiancée. Who’s the lucky girl? Why hadn’t I heard about your engagement?”
It was a pity that Zack married a country bumpkin like Serena.
Fortunately, Zack had eight more brothers and cousins.
Apart from Zack and the youngest two in his family, there were five boys who were well–suited. for her Carrie.
Hearing that Callum was engaged, Mrs. Newman wanted to know who the girl was.
Carrie was not out of the woods yet. Since Serena sued Carrie again, Mrs. Newman and her husband had been going around, figuring out ways to get their daughter out of jail. They had also made arrangements to hire the best defense attorney for their daughter.
Although Carrie hired people to jump on Serena and trashed her car, Serena did not suffer any physical harm. Carrie would only receive a light sentence if Serena could forgive her. However, Serena, the country bumpkin, refused to let Carrie off the hook.
The cause of this was none other than Camryn.
Mrs. Newman had never liked Camryn. In fact, she wished this daughter of hers was dead. It was. her husband who convinced her to spare Camryn’s life because Camryn was blind and was her dead ex–husband’s only flesh and blood.
Callum grinned and replied, “We’re not engaged yet, but she’s already a wife to me. We’ll have ant engagement party when I propose to her. I’ll send you an invitation when that happens. Do come.”
Despite Mrs. Newman’s nastiness toward Camryn, she was still Camryn’s mother.
Callum would gladly send an invitation card to his mother–in–law when he got engaged to Camryn. His mother–in–law could have a chance to attend their engagement party.
It was a guarantee to rub Mrs. Newman the wrong way.
Mrs. Newman had idea Callum’s fiancée was the daughter she loathed with all her heart. Following Callum’s repiy, Mrs. Newman answered with a smile, “Thanks for the invite, Callum. It will be my pleasure to attend your engagement party.”
Even though the Newmans had a tiff with Zack and his wife, Mrs. Newman could not stop dreaming about marrying her younger daughter into the York family.
At worst, Carrie could leave out Zack’s younger brother as a husband candidate.
“Are you here to bring Ms. Newman home for dinner? Is there something you need to discuss with her? If so, I don’t want to intrude on your mother–and–daughter time,” Callum tenderly asked Mrs. Newman, acting like he had no idea of Camryn’s status in the family.
Mrs. Newman was not here to give Camryn a hard time for once.
She came to notify Camryn of Old Mr. Marshall’s business engagement at Wiltspoon Hotel tomorrow night. Camryn was to go with Mrs. Newman. Of course, Camryn was not there to replace Carrie.
Mrs. Newman merely wanted to introduce Camryn to an old CEO who may be helpful to the Newmans‘ family business.
Although Camryn was blind, she was prettier than Carrie. Camryn’s soft and calm voice was soothing to the ear. Mrs. Newman was sure the old CEO would be captivated by Camryn’s beauty.
“You’re not a bother at all. I just want to say a few words to Camryn before I have to leave.”
Mrs. Newman kept a friendly attitude in Callum’s presence.
She said to Camryn, “Don’t open your shop for business tomorrow afternoon, or you can get your worker to look after the shop. Come home early tomorrow. I’ll paint your face, and you can put on an evening gown. Come and attend an event with me tomorrow.”
Before Camryn could say anything, Callum jumped in and asked with a smile, “Are you talking about Old Mr. Marshall’s event?”
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