Chapter 124

Ned knew Ingrid’s favorite flowers were white roses!
Feeling confused, Ned threw the sunflower bouquet into the trash can and left after taking a glimpse at Angeline.
But Ned stopped after taking a few steps. He felt strange about how overly intimate Sean and Angeline were.
Linda watched as Angeline and Sean left with the flower bouquet from the other side of the road. She quickly snapped a few photos and then called Ingrid.
“Hello, Ingie! Do you know who I saw while I was buying a coffee earlier? I’ll send you the photos!” Linda hung up and was about to send all the photos, but suddenly, she hesitated.
She was looking at the photo where Ned was holding a sunflower bouquet and stood before Angeline and Sean. Then, she looked at another photo where Angeline was holding the sunflower bouquet with a smile while leaving with Sean.
Linda was still very concerned about getting Angeline to sign the NDA. So, she did some quick thinking. In the end, she only sent the two photos to Ingrid.
Afterward, Linda sent a voice message to Ingrid. “Ingie, I saw Mr. Fletcher earlier and thought he was about to pick you up. So I bought two cups of coffee and planned to ask him to go together. “But when I left the coffee shop, I saw Angeline holding the flower bouquet! I wasn’t suspecting Mr. Fletcher or anything. After all, another man was standing beside Angeline.”
Linda continued, “But when I think about Mr. Fletcher telling you to trust Angeline to keep the secret, I can’t help but think he had made a deal with Angeline and sacrificed something that he never told you. Because Ned truly loves you! So he is willing to sacrifice himself for you!
“I believe giving Angeline some money and asking her to sign the NDA is the safest choice! What do you think?”
After sending the messages, Linda went into the coffee shop to buy a coffee. She had to pull on a whole act. Linda had discussed with Ingrid previously to meet Angeline in private to sign the NDA and give her money.
However, Ingrid kept refusing her, so Linda gave up on the suggestion.
Yet, she had always felt unsafe if they didn’t get Angeline to take their offers.
Linda assumed Angeline refused because she was unsatisfied with the amount they offered. Or she didn’t want to look greedy in front of Ned.
If so, she could always increase the amount.
Linda believed that considering how much Ingrid cared about Ned, once she saw the photos, she wouldn’t be merciful to Angeline anymore. And she also wouldn’t stop Linda from asking Angeline to sign the NDA.
Ingrid, who just come out of the private room, was shocked after she picked up the call from Linda and saw her photos. She repeatedly looked at the photo of Ned holding the sunflower bouquet and the photo of Angeline holding the bouquet happily.
Ingrid’s breathing was rapid from panic.
Ingrid thought, “Sunflower… That’s Angie’s favorite flower! Did Ned remember something from his past? Is he going to choose Angie over me?”
Simon came out from the private room looking for Ingrid after he noticed she hadn’t returned.
He saw Ingrid repetitively zooming in and out of the photos with her hands trembling and walked toward her with a smile. He peeked at the phone and saw Ned holding a sunflower before Ned and Angeline. “Hey, isn’t that your fiancé?” Simon asked with a grin.