Chapter 655

Joey and Queenie had a burden lifted from their shoulders after Layla's grave was relocated. They thought life would continue peacefully, but the flowers that were delivered to Joey's office daily revolted her. The day would get off to a good start. She would drop Jackson off at kindergarten before heading to work, feeling fresh and ready for the day. Then, she would see a bouquet of red roses on her desk once she entered the office. It would ruin her good mood. The first time it happened, there were 99 roses. Then, there was a lone rose on the second day. The third day's bouquet had four roses, and the fourth day's had three. She knew what these numbers represented. She'd never read any of the cards that came with the bouquets, but she knew who the roses were from and what the messages on the cards were. On this morning, Joey carried yet another bouquet out of the office, wanting to throw it away. However, a colleague stopped her. She said, "If we continue like this, we can proba