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28|Friend or Foe

Author: Ximena West
last update Last Updated: 2024-01-10 18:18:05

I read the report on the tablet screen. The problem Faye was referring to made no sense. The flowers came from another state, still within the same country. Why should it be held in quarantine at all? It wasn't a shipment from overseas.

"Please send me all the data on the remaining stock in the warehouse. We need to re-sort all the flowers so that no orders are interrupted. Then, contact other florists to see if they are experiencing the same problem. Report the results to me immediately."

"Do you think there was a change in the regulations that the local government didn't tell us about?" asked Faye worriedly.

"We can only conclude that after we hear from the other florists," I replied.

"Okay. I'll call them now." She walked out of my room, heading for her office.

I prevented Charity from picking me up at the shop for our appointment. She wouldn't be comfortable with that crowd of reporters. Surprisingly, the bureau's location was in a shopping mall. I asked the information desk where
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