Bloom for No One but Me novel Chapter 7

The whipping was so bad that Gigi spent two days in bed.

Her phone buzzed with a message. It was the salesperson letting her know that the paperwork for the island purchase had gone through. That remote island was officially hers now.

She was over the moon and immediately made a call.

The salesperson confirmed with Gigi again, asking, "Are you sure you want to head to the island in the next three days, Ms. Hart?"

Gigi had never been more certain in her life. "Yes. I'm sure."

The salesperson replied, "Alright, Ms. Hart. We'll be ready to escort you to the island in three days."

The call had barely ended when Rylan walked in. "What island?"

Gigi quickly put away her phone and changed the subject. "It's nothing, Rylan. What brings you here?"

He didn't press further and told her, "You won an award for your submission. The organizers invited you to the award ceremony the day after tomorrow."

She had almost forgotten about it until he brought it up. She was great at drawing and had just made it to the finals of a major national competition a month ago. Who would have thought she had won?

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On the day of the award ceremony, Catherine rounded up the whole family and insisted on coming to the ceremony to support Gigi. "You're my younger sister, Gigi. We have to be there to witness your big moment."

But then her tone shifted as she sighed in resignation. "I wish I could have won an award too, but my health hasn't been great, so I never had the time to learn how to draw. That said, your win feels like mine."

Gigi said nothing, but a bad feeling had started to creep in.

As the award ceremony went on, it was time to announce the first-place winner.

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