'Was it really impulse that caused Stella to run away from her wedding with Weston ?’Zeta wondered
and pursed her lips.
Stella's words did little to convince her.
"You're not an impulsive person. Ifyou're not sure, you wouldn't have decided to do that." Zeta could
see through her. Stella dropped her head.
"It's indeed not as simple as I claimed.” Stella probably would not have come this far if it weren't for
Warren's promise. Warren, however, had never shown himself until now. She wondered if Warren had
changed his mind or if he had lost the game between him and Weston.
Either way, her fate was decided. There was no chance of things changing "If you're not comfortable
talking about it, then don't." Zeta stopped forcing her.
"I understand your situation. If you have time today, get yourself a detailed examination. If there's
nothing physical, it may be a psychological problem. I can recommend you a good psychiatrist..."
"Okay. Thanks, Dr. Taylor." It was about time. Stella looked at the clock on the wall and saw that the
half-hour was almost up. Weston should be back soon.
“Do you still have patients ? I shouldn't keep taking up your time."
“Don't worry about it,” Zeta said.
“I don't have many appointments today. You're my last patient.” Zeta gave it a thought and suddenly
remembered something. She said, smiling, “I almost forgot to give you the wedding gift.”
She pointed to the lush potted plants on the balcony.
“ I've raised these with care. Pick one." Stella froze for a moment, surprised that Zeta would give her a
potted plant. She walked over to the healthy green plants, and upon closer inspection , she found that
they looked lush and well-trimmed.
"Did you raise these yourself?".
“Yes. I like gardening to pass the time. The hobby helps me cultivate my body and soul.”
After Zeta typed a few lines on the computer, she said to Stella, “You can pick a pot of your choice."
Zeta did not know what to get Stella. After all, it was hard to define the depth of their friendship. They
were not that close, so giving Stella an expensive gift seemed slightly -..- .-. inappropriate . However, if
she gave her something too inexpensive, it would be embarrassing. The plants were all her own. They
were not ridiculously expensive, but they were all valuable species. Hence, Zeta thought the plants
would make a suitable gift.
Stella was happy to accept them too, knowing herself that she probably wouldn't accept something like
expensive jewelry. All things considered, it was indeed thoughtful of Zeta to give her a potted plant she
planted with her own hands. The lush greens would be easy on the eyes. Stella saw a bonsai with red
flower bones and thought it was pretty.
“What kind of plant is this? It blooms in the spring." Stella wanted to touch it.
"Wait, don't touch it!" Zeta had just finished writing the case, and when she turned around to see Stella
reaching out to touch the potted plant, she jumped in shock and hurriedly stopped Stella.
“Don't touch that! It's poisonous!" Stella was stunned and instinctively withdrew her hand.
" Poisonous?" 'How could a potted plant be poisonous...' Stella thought. Zeta walked up to her and was
relieved to see that she had not touched it. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"You have good eyes. This is the Oleander plant. It's very poisonous.”
"Oleander?" Stella did not know much about plants. She just thought it sounded like a pretty good
name.
"Is it a tree?"
"No." Zeta shook her head, smiling.
"Oleander is a common ornamental evergreen shrub that blooms throughout the year. It has the best
blooms in summer and autumn, but it rarely bears fruit when potted...” Stella nodded.
“So it's not some sort of tree.” The plant sported a very beautiful five-petaled flower, its deep pink
warmly juxtaposed against the green. It was gorgeous.
"Did you just say that this is poisonous?" Zeta nodded with a stern look. ..
"I was about to take it home. If I leave it here, someone might get hurt,” Zeta explained.
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