Ever since Denise told Rachel that the flowers were personally ordered by the CEO, Rachel didn't know how to process it.
She leaned back in her chair, staring blankly as Denise walked away. Her heart was pounding wildly, like a rabbit trapped in a cage.
A sweet, fluttering bubble rose and fell inside her chest. These flowers—delivered by Assistant Hall—were from him. Was he publicly acknowledging her identity? Did he want to treat her as his girlfriend? Could this really be happening?
Yesterday, when Denise delivered flowers to her home, Rachel had thought it was just a reward for serving him well. But the feeling now was completely different—so much warmer, so much closer.
If she could be with Kellan as boyfriend and girlfriend, and maybe marry him in the future, Cora would have a home, and she would have one too. The thought made her chest tighten, and suddenly, she could almost see that vision clearly.
