Chapter 835

Grace nudged Oliver and whispered, "Hush now. We're a team. Don't let Dad hear that. The money I 'swindled' is still for the two of us." Oliver laughed. "I'm just saying—tone it down a little. If you take too much at once, he'll start to catch on." "Such a schemer!" Oliver merely chuckled in response. Hazel had always treated star charts and fortune-telling as mere entertainment. But something happened two days later that made her wonder if the universe truly worked in mysterious ways. As she stood at her company's entrance after work, she suddenly spotted Vincent holding a massive bouquet of roses, waiting for her. The bad romantic luck had arrived. "Sophie, are you done with work?" Vincent greeted her. "Not yet. I've just stepped out for some fresh air," Hazel replied, though she had already clocked out. She immediately turned around and headed back toward the office. Vincent, quick on his feet, blocked her path. "Sophie, these are for you," he said, extending the bouquet o