A Spoonful of Sugar: Don’t Beg for Love

Chapter 456

Hesper had not seen anyone in the adjacent house since she moved in, but the property management

staff would occasionally come to clean it up and prevent it from becoming completely abandoned.

She had asked Roberto about the situation next door and learned that the owner had multiple

properties and left this one vacant since it was a bit far from the city center.

Now, she was wondering if the house had been sold or rented out.

As she stood in front of the courtyard gate pondering, Hesper sent a text message to Roberto and

asked him to help inquire about the situation next door. After all, it had been a while since 013 showed

up. She could not let her guard down in case anything suspicious was going on.

Just as she sent the message, a youthful woman with a gentle face who was dressed like a butler

walked out of the courtyard. She walked straight towards Hesper.

"Hello, may I ask who you are?" the woman asked.

Hesper was a bit surprised but pointed to her own house and said, "I'm a resident here. I was

wondering if there are new occupants in the adjacent house. It's been vacant for a long time."

The woman nodded. "My employer has some work to do in this area and is temporarily staying here.

He rented this house because he prefers a quiet environment."

"I see," Hesper replied.

It sounded logical to Hesper. The courtyard was beautifully decorated, so it was unlikely to be 013.

After all, she did not think he would have such leisure time.

Hesper nodded. "It's indeed very quiet here. I'm River A. I've stayed here for a long time, so you can

ask me for help if you need anything."

"I will. Thank you, Ms. A." The butler smiled. "My master, who has prepared a welcome gift for the

neighbors, isn't here now, so I'll bring it over instead."

'A welcome gift?'

Hesper had heard that some people in Fredonia followed this custom, so she took the gift over from the

butler. The gift was very simple. It was just a bouquet of flowers, but the host seemed to have

misunderstood the meaning of flower. They had actually prepared a large bunch of bright red roses for

her.

"Thank you."

Hesper lowered her head to take a look at the roses. They were fresh as if they had just been uprooted

from the soil and bloomed brightly in the midsummer sun. It was undeniable that they were a very

beautiful bouquet.

The butler bent over and said, "Since you have received the gift, you should go back now and not get Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

sunburned."

It was the hottest time of the day, so Hesper did not refuse. Although Roberto had not replied to her

message yet, the neighbor had left a good impression on her, and she did not want to suspect them

unnecessarily.

However, bad people would not write "bad person" on their faces, so after entering the courtyard,

Hesper carefully checked the bouquet. She only felt relieved after she found no monitoring or

surveillance camera on it.

Although the flowers were indeed beautiful, Hesper did not bring it into her home since it was a gift

from a stranger. Instead, she found a vase and put the flowers in it, placing it at the doorstep of the

yard.

Meanwhile, Rickard stood at the window, watching Hesper carefully unwrap the bouquet. The butler

came up and said, "Ms. Rivera has accepted the flowers and doesn't seem to be suspicious."

The butler's words conflicted with Hesper's actions, and a smile tugged at the corners of Rickard's lips.

After seeing Hesper put the flowers into a vase, he turned his head back.