Chapter 236



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Nora raised her eyebrows.

This identity of hers had really come out of nowhere.

Cherry had stumbled across a botany website when they lived abroad. There, she had pointed out a pot of orchids covered in spots and had asked him to treat her illness. So she had registered an account there.

At the time, Cherry was only three years old, so she thought the spots on the flower were because she was sick, just like when a person gets spots on their skin.

When she looked at the flower, she discovered that she was indeed sick and needed some traditional medicine remedies to recover.

Bored and eager to test her skills, she left a message on the forum. She gave the owner the formula for a traditional medicine remedy and told her to spray the flowers with the remedy once a day, and that the plant would get better within a week.

Responding to forum posts required registering an account, so she had casually registered under the alias Orchidiance. After all, he was making the orchids glow with youth and radiance again!

He paid no further attention to the matter after sending the message.

Unexpectedly, the person who made the original posting reappeared a week later and said that Orchidiance was truly a master plant grower because he had solved the problem.

After that, the group of orchid lovers started asking her for help.

She would help them from time to time if she noticed their requests for help when she was in a good mood.

And indeed, her remedies were always effective. Gradually, she became famous in the circle of orchid enthusiasts.

However, it was the first time that someone had so blatantly asked her to buy her recipe.

She opened the private message on the website and looked at the pot of flowers the other party had sent. The pot of orchids had become infested with small worms. However, this species of orchid was very delicate and simple carelessness could damage it. Therefore, using insecticide was definitely a no-no, as it would cause the flower to die along with the worms.

Nora raised her eyebrows.

That flower pot probably wasn’t even worth $500,000. Besides, it’s not like its aesthetic condition was particularly rare and hard to find. Yet that person was offering her $500,000 to buy the prescription for the treatment. They must have been crazy, because they might as well buy a new pot of flowers instead.

He closed the private message, went to bed and lay down to rest.

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In the villa on the outskirts.

Justin looked at the beautiful middle-aged woman in front of him, only to see her smile disappear immediately after Tina left. She looked at him coldly. “Did she offend you?”

Justin said nothing, but merely uttered a quiet sound of acknowledgment.

The glamorous woman immediately said, “Hmph, I knew it. Otherwise, why did you come to my house for no nonsense? After all, I’m an abandoned lady of the rich, who would have thought of me?”.

Justin lowered his gaze. “Don’t say that.”

The glamorous woman had a very strange temperament. He replied, “It’s still a fact, whether I say so or not.”

After speaking, she glanced at the flora and fauna beside her. In stark contrast to her icy attitude toward Justin, she treated the plants with tenderness and great care. He said, “You can leave if there’s nothing important. I’m too old now and I don’t have much money either. What can you gain from me? I like to take care of these flowers, that’s all. Are you saying I can’t even relate to an outsider because of you?”

Justin looked at her and let out a soft sigh. “That’s not what I meant.”

However, the beautiful woman ignored him and began humming a tune.

She was wearing a long-sleeved dress. Looking back at her as she toiled in the greenhouse, she had a certain retro charm. Justin watched her for a long time before sighing and saying, “I came by because I wanted to tell you that Ch…I mean, Pete has started doing live game broadcasts. You can take a look if you’re free.”

The glamorous woman curved her lip in disdain. “Why would I want to watch it? I hate kids the most.”

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Justin was silent for a moment. Seeing that she had no intention of turning around, he said, “Then I’m going. If you need anything, you can let me know…Sean.”

The woman had never taken the initiative to approach him. Busy in the greenhouse, she ignored him, acting as if she hadn’t heard him.

Justin could only get up and walk out of the greenhouse.

It was only after he left that the beautiful woman slowly stood upright at last. She took a deep breath and put the pot of orchids down in her hands.

Mrs. Landis came over and helped her, “Ma’am, why are you doing this?”

The woman said nothing.

However, Mrs. Landis picked up her cell phone and said, “Did Mr. Hunt say that the little lord has started streaming live? Oh, I’m going to have to check! Mr. Hunt even told me what live streaming platform he’s on. Huh? He only starts his live stream at five or six in the afternoon. I’ll watch the old streams first.”

The glamorous woman continued to ignore her. Instead, she got up and walked into the room.

Mrs. Landis also entered the room with her phone. Cherry’s voice rang out as the videos played, “Do you have something against wild monsters? Have you decided to take up permanent residence in the wilderness?”

The beautiful woman became angry, “Your phone is very loud Mrs. Landis!”

However, Mrs. Landis acted as if she had heard nothing. Suddenly she stood up and said, “Why, look at me and my memory! I’m making a stew in the kitchen. I’m going to prepare some small kebabs for you ma’am. I’m sure they’ll taste great with the stew later.”

She put the phone down on the coffee table and headed for the kitchen.

The sound of vegetables being cut came from the kitchen. Only then did the beautiful woman open her eyes and look at the phone.

She turned and looked towards the kitchen, to which Mrs. Landis said, “I’ll need some time to prepare the dishes ma’am, so let’s have dinner a little later!”.

The beautiful woman’s eyes lit up, though she said scornfully, “I’m going to starve to death if it’s too late! Why am I so unlucky, even my caregiver can’t make me dinner on time every day! And to think she even thinks to patronize me with just a little bread and soup!”.

Mrs. Landis couldn’t help but laugh. “What am I going to do if we’re the only ones here? Will she be able to finish it if I cook a feast? Well, I can’t either! That would be a waste of food.”

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

The sound of vegetables being diced continued. The glamorous woman moved to where Mrs. Landis’ phone was, craned her neck and looked.

Actually, there was no profile picture on the live streaming page! Here, she gets a negative review.

But… When had Pete ever become such a witty, smooth-talking man?

Even his voice, when he criticized people, sounded so pleasing to the ears.

Before he knew it, Mrs. Landis suddenly emerged from the kitchen with a bowl of stew. The glamorous woman got such a fright that she immediately withdrew her head and pretended to look for something. She asked, “Where did I put my ring Mrs. Landis? Huh? Have you finished the stew so soon?”.

“… It’s been an hour ma’am,” Mrs. Landis replied.

The glamorous woman froze.

How had the time passed so quickly as she listened to Pete bad-mouth the others?

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Early the next morning, after the glamorous woman got out of bed and had breakfast, she suddenly stood up and indicated to Mrs. Landis, “Take that pot of ‘a flash of blood,’ Mrs. Landis. Let’s go for a walk.”

Mrs. Landis nodded. “Okay!”

The two left the house and walked through the quiet residential area. The place was next to mountains and lakes, the temperature and humidity levels were just right. It was a very suitable place to stay in old age.

The two made their way to a pond in the garden. The glamorous woman suddenly said, “Throw that pot of ‘A Flash of Blood’ into the water.”

Mrs. Landis was taken aback. The next moment, however, she exclaimed in shock, “But madam! This is your favorite flower pot.”

The glamorous woman stared straight ahead. “Throw it away.”

Mrs. Landis bit her lip. “Ma’am, I know you’re soft-hearted despite the things you say, which is why you don’t want to associate with Miss York anymore for fear she’ll bring trouble to Mr. Justin. But we can still try to think of other solutions. There is no need to give up.”

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