It was fortunate that the card included nothing flirtatious; otherwise, Hailey thought she definitely had to throw away these flowers. She didn’t immediately text Christian to tell him she received the flowers. She wanted to say it in her head first.

She didn’t want to bring the flowers home, so she didn’t bring the gift home even after leaving work.

“Eh? Mrs. Stewart, aren’t you going to bring the flowers home?” Delilah had been paying close attention to Hailey’s ...