Chapter 27
As the lady left. Ashton walked over to the chair next to them and sat down, his eyes looking blank. “Why hasn’t the food arrived?”
Devon needs some time to prepare,” answered Jared before turning to me. “Are you hungry?”
After a quick pause, I shook my head,
Joe wasn’t impressed by how Jared treated me. “Why are you acting so fragile? It’s just an abortion, for God’s sake. Why did we have to go out of our way to get a world-renowned chef like Devon to cook for you? What a waste of his time.”
Before Jared could stop him, I merely smiled. “The view here isn’t bad. I’ll go take a walk.”
My words were meant for Ashton and Jared.
Ashton gave me a cool glance and said nothing. “The courtyard looks stunning. Go take a look,” Jared suggested. “There’s also a bonsai garden with a lake full of fish in the middle.”
With a smile and word of thanks, I headed outside.
“Are you insane, Jared? Why are you caring so much about that woman? Have you lost your mind? If she hadn’t married Ashion through underhanded means, Rebecca and Ashton would’ve long been happily married by now.”
Those words clearly came from Joe. I couldn’t help but hear them even if I didn’t want to. From how loudly he spoke, pretty much everyone in the building could hear him.
Not wanting to hear them anymore, I picked up my pace. It was indeed a different sight as I arrived in the courtyard.
how this huge courtyard was located in the heart of a glamorous place like J City and even had an enormous plot of land for planting an array of greenery, there was no doubt that the owner of this restaurant
I spotted a man in his
me too. “Hello,” he greeted, dropping
a
learned how to walk, began trolling
stared at me wide-eyed and gave me the yellow flower
but want to pick him up, only to be stopped by the man. “Be careful! He’s a playful
in disbelief. “How…” How did
question never left
little about medicine and could guess that
nodded, feeling amazed
I remarked. “It’s like a
chuckle. “Well, to be exact, this is a medicinal herb garden. There are over two thousand different species of medicinal plants here. They’re
weren’t many vegetables here, but there were lots of unrecognizable
is called Herb Garden. J City is the most suitable area in the whole country to cultivate these plants, and that’s how Herb Garden became the center of our country’s medicinal herbs. There aren’t many, but every species is being preserved.” After sorting out the branches he had plucked, the man
as I watched him and the little
out to me, “Don’t hang around too long, Mrs. Fuller! Some herbs here aren’t good for the
returned to my senses only after they had walked far away. He
by a stream looking at ants. “Let’s go,” he called out, standing next to