Chapter 457


    "Good work," Rickardmended.


    Mrs. Pisano rmended the butler when Rickard left the Pisano manor. She had a very gentle look,


    and Rickard was in need of someone to talk to Hesper on his behalf.


    Looking at Rickard, the butler was a little confused. For someone like Rickard, he just needed to wave


    his hand and countless people would flock to him. Why would he move cautiously to live next to that


    girl but refuse to show himself before her?


    Perhaps even a wealthy man like Rickard would have problems winning the heart of a woman.


    *


    Roberto finally replied. He was friends with the house owner. He told Roberto that he indeed had


    rented his house to someone. However, he could not tell him the man''s identity. He only told Roberto


    that he was not someone he knew personally.


    After receiving this urate information, Roberto forwarded the message to Hesper. She felt relieved,


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    but at the same time, she was also assaulted by a wave of guilt for squandering the gift that was


    meticulously prepared by her neighbor.


    Giving the flower to her neighbor again seemed inappropriate. She had not met them yet, so she did


    not know what she should give them as a gift either.


    Looking at the decorations in the yard, Hesper guessed that the new neighbor was probably a young


    girl from a rtively affluent family who had seen a lot of things in the world. Therefore, the meaning


    behind the gift was more important than the gift itself.


    When the thought surfaced in Hesper''s thought, she hesitated and thought of someone.


    She pulled her phone out. Aelinor had sent her a lot of messages, and it seemed to her that she had a


    strong desire to share her things with the people around her. Hesper was not good at dealing with


    overly enthusiastic people, not to mention that she and Aelinor had met under rather unpleasant


    circumstances.


    [Hesper: Alie… What kind of gift would you hope to receive? Please don''t mention something too


    expensive.]


    Aelinor replied to her quickly.


    [Aelinor: Let me guess… You aren''t going to give me a gift, right? But if you''re going for something that


    isn''t too expensive… What about a shortcake?]


    Hesper was stunned for a moment as she looked at Aelinor''s message. After a while, Aelinor''s


    message came again.


    [Aelinor: I don''t think there''s any girl in this world who can say no to desert, right? If my memories serve


    me right, you''re pretty good at making desserts. I''d be very happy if I could receive a cake personally


    made by you.]


    Hesper really did not understand the mindset of young girls nowadays, but since Aelinor had said so,


    Hesper felt that there was some truth to it. After all, they were neighbors, and if she gave something too


    expensive, they might hesitate to ept it.


    After thanking Aelinor, Hesper decided to make some desserts to send next door.


    Actually, what Rickard said was true. When she was staying with the Duvals, she made a lot of


    desserts, including her favorite almond cake at the time. Rickard''s mother forbade her to go to school


    or do anything else during her pregnancy, so Hesper could only cook at home to pass the time.


    As a result, cooking became Hesper''s job when she was at the Duvals'' residence. Hesper was taken


    aback for a moment, but she soon snapped herself back to reality. That was all in the past, and it was


    In the evening, Rickard received a few cakes from Hesper. There was also a handwritten note from


    Hesper exining that these were gifts in return and expressing her hope of getting along well with


    each other in the future.