Revenge Of The Cannon Fodder Villainess

Chapter 63 - Hidden Blessings (1)

After speaking with Rio, Valentina spent the rest of the day reading her script for the new drama while repeatedly refreshing the music video to read comments and count the views.

Although the views had quickly jumped up in the beginning, they had slowed when they reached around 60 million and seemed to be remaining stable. Although it might surpass 100 million, it wouldn't be in the less than 24 hours needed to break the record. Still, her followers continued to steadily climb up and once she created the filter settings recommended by Rio, the notifications that were bombarding her phone quickly trickled to a stop.

The rest of her day passed peacefully as both she and Luca did their own thing. She continued reading her script while occasionally searching for an outfit for the premier online while he read on his iPad and played on his laptop. In the afternoon, she took him out to the garden and playground to run around before having a quick lunch. After tucking him in for a nap, she discretely coughed up some blood in the bathroom before continuing her review of the script.

Once it was evening, they ate dinner, and afterward, Valentina tucked him into bed after reading him a story. Since she wanted to avoid Kaiser after their awkward interaction in the morning, she stayed in her room and continued browsing her social media and reading different articles. Although she was tired, she wanted to stay up to watch the part 2 of the music video.

Knock. Knock.

Hearing the expected but unwanted knock on her door, she put on her house slippers and quickly went to open it.

Kaiser was standing there holding a humongous bouquet of red roses wrapped in green lacey ribbons that matched her eyes. He was still dressed in his full suit and looked as if he had just gotten home. As he stood there, the smell of fresh roses wafted into her nose.

"Oh hello? Welcome back. Did you rob somebody's garden?" Valentina greeted him with an awkward smile.

"I did not. I personally went to a florist to get these for you. Congratulations on the successful release of your project. Here's to many more successful releases." Kaiser smiled softly as he held out the gigantic bouquet.

"Oh, you shouldn't have gone to so much trouble. I already received your congratulations this morning. That's enough for me. I really can't accept this." Valentina smiled brightly while eyeing the bouquet. The thing was bigger than her and she wasn't sure how to begin carrying it or where to even put it. Plus, a bouquet of red roses? No! No way!

"It was no trouble at all. It's a gift I specifically picked out for you myself. Do you not want it?" Kaiser asked softly. He immediately gave her the same puppy dog eyes Luca did when he wanted her to carry him or when he wanted to get an extra cookie, and Valentina felt her heart shake.

"I really appreciate the thought behind it." Valentina tried to refuse again, however, Kaiser persisted.

"Do you not like flowers?"

"No, it's not that. I like flowers."

"Is it because I bought them and they're ugly? I can throw them away I guess. Although the poor flowers didn't do anything to deserve that." Kaiser looked down despondently and began to slowly turn away. Seeing his slumped-back and sad walk, Valentina couldn't help but sigh.