“Do you mind if we talk for a moment?”
I hesitated, then nodded. We moved to a corner where the flowers muffled the rest of the shop. His eyes lingered on me longer than I liked, as though weighing every part of me.
I saw Seraphina glanced at us before she went back in arranging flowers.
I looked at Mr. Mateo and he did the same too.
“I’ve heard about you and Maximus,” he said at last.
Shocked, my shoulders stiffened.
“W-What do you mean—”
“I know that you are in a relationship with my cousin.”
I stopped for a moment before my eyes went back to him.
“You… know?”
He gave a slight shrug. “I do. And I only want to warn you. My cousin, he’s not an easy man to be with. He’s known for breaking hearts. Passion like his burns quickly, and when it fades, it leaves nothing but scars.”
