Zachary hummed in response. When he saw Callum holding a cactus, he asked, “Did you buy that?”
“Yeah, I went to Spring Blossoms before work.”
“Spring Blossoms?” Zachary found the name a little familiar. He seemed to have heard it from his beloved wife before.
Callum did not hide it and said honestly, “It’s Ms. Camryn’s flower store. The name of the store is so unoriginal.”
Zachary said faintly, “Flowers blossom during spring.”
Callum choked.
“Since you went all the way there, why didn’t you buy more potted plants?”
Callum pouted and said, “I didn’t go there to buy flowers. I bought this cactus because I had no choice.”
He could not just leave without buying anything when he caused her to prick her hand with the thorns.
“Wouldn’t a ball cactus look nicer if you place it next to your desktop? Normal cacti have longer thorns. Be careful not to get pricked.”
Zachary made a few passing remarks and entered the office building. He left his brother behind and went upstairs first.
Callum felt that Zachary had guessed what he had done. That was why he said that a ball cactus would be better.
A few minutes later, Callum sat at his desk and stared at the cactus for a long time. Then, he took out Camryn’s business card from his trouser pocket and called her with his office phone.
When Camryn picked up, he asked, “Ms. Newman, do you still remember me?”
Camryn had a good memory and asked with a smile, “Are you the gentleman who just bought the cactus earlier?”
“Yes, guess you do.”
Camryn thought in her heart, ‘You made me prick myself with the cactus. How can I not remember you?’ However, she maintained her smile and asked, “Would you like to buy more flowers?”
He could not be too hasty. There were plenty of opportunities to test her, so he should take his time.
After he hung up the phone, Camryn passed her phone to one of her assistants and said, “Autumn, help me copy this number.”
Autumn took the phone and looked at the number before saying, “It’s from a landline.”
“A landline? Can you find out where it’s from?”
Camryn had a feeling that the strange man was testing her. She did not know if he was an enemy or a friend yet, but she did not like the feeling of being observed. She knew nothing about him.
“I’ll help you check.”
Autumn copied down Callum’s number and helped Camryn check where it was from.
A while later, she said, “It’s one of the many numbers belonging to York Corporation, but I don’t know who’s using it.”
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Cupid's Arrow Hit On Me novel (Serenity and Zachary)