Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

— It wasn’t because Mr. Labbe gave Carrie a lot of money, but because he was capable of killing people.

She was scared.

After spending time in jail, Carrie had developed a deep fear of death and now valued her life and good fortune.

“I'm leaving, she said.

With the money from her brother, Carrie walked back to the flower shop, feeling satisfied.

Once there, she grabbed a few roses without paying and started to leave.

“She didn't pay.

Stop her,’ Camryn ordered.

Camryn wasn't going to let Carrie get away with it.

Her two bodyguards stepped in to block Carrie.

Angrily, Carrie snapped, “Camryn, I only took a few flowers.

You have so many here! What's the big deal? You still want me to pay? I'm your sister, your real sister!” Camryn replied calmly, “Everyone who buys flowers from me has to pay, and you're no exception.

you've never treated me like

family when it

since you are

five, so

you.” Carrie’s expression

bank? $20 for a flower? That's a

your roses anyway.” She threw the roses back into the bucket and stormed

away, she spotted

him, but he barely glanced at her as

Carrie feeling

deeply, but her mother had promised shed find a way for her to marry into the York family, and Callum had been

hardly knew each other, Carrie had assumed

Callum was married to Camryn and treated her with

with jealousy

Camryn and Serenity for her troubles and for losing things that she believed should have been

determined to

Callum parked his car outside Spring

over to open the

Master,’ the bodyguard

Callum nodded.

came by