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"Sister Reiko..."
After seeing madam, even Chiba Shimizu's indifferent little face finally relaxed. She greeted her and then returned upstairs alone.
"Shimizu, dinner is ready. Is there something wrong?"
Watching the girl's retreating figure, Reiko Onodera couldn't help but ask with some confusion.
Chiba Shimizu walked to the staircase, turned around, and softly explained,
"Um, you go ahead with the meal. I just need to put something away."
Only after the girl's reminder did madam notice the roses in the small hand. Amazement and astonishment couldn't help but show in her eyes,
The color of the roses was very bright; it was obvious that the person who sent the flowers had chosen them with 'great care'.
"Shimizu, don't tell me someone confessed to you today and gave you those flowers?"
As she spoke, Reiko Onodera unexpectedly flashed an empathetic smile full of maternal glow, laced with a hint of teasing and a hint of pride?
