“Of course. There’s no need for you to fight against your body. You need to communicate with it and compromise with each other.” Lily’s voice seemed to have a power that could calm anyone down. Anastasia sat up straight, staring at the desserts on the table while swallowing her saliva. She looked like she really wanted it.“Have a try?” Lily offered, seeing her desire. Slowly, Anastasia reached out for a piece of cake. When she moved the cake closer to her nose after picking it up, it appeared as though she was inhaling the aroma of the food. Desire filled her eyes, but at the same time, dilemmas and conflicting feelings were part of it too.“Have a piece. It’s fine. Eat slowly.” Lily encouraged.Anastasia slowly opened her mouth and treated the cake with caution, like it was a treasure. She stared at it for a long time and slowly sent it into her mouth. Just as she was about to bite it, a raging voice came behind her. “What are you doing?”The man’s roar made Lily tremble in
When Lily arrived home, she realized that Alexander was already back and that he was playing with their son in the living room. He looked like… he was going to head out soon.“Do we have dinner plans later?” Lily had been too busy lately, so she was unsure if she had forgotten something.“Nope, I just wanted to bring the both of you out for dinner,” Alexander answered. “You don’t have the time for that?”“I do, but why didn’t you call me and ask me to come home earlier?” Lily checked the time. Fortunately, it was not too late yet.“I’m not in a hurry, and I know you’ve been busy with many things lately. I can wait.”Galen stumbled toward Lily and opened his arms, wanting a hug from his mother. When his fingers almost touched her clothes, Alexander let out a cough that stopped Galen’s movement. He was still young, but he appeared to have understood what Alexander meant by that cough. He turned to look at his father, frowning as he thought for a moment before he spoke again. “Mama
“I know that,” Alexander said casually, not reacting much to it. “Everyone in Kingsland knows about that. Secretary Rollins had spoiled his daughter too much. She’s overweight and has a weird temper. The other girls in the circle don’t really hang out with her.”Hence, he found it strange when he learned that Lily was in contact with Anastasia, and the latter had even gifted his wife something costly. However, Lily was different from the other women anyway.“Spoiled her too much…” Lily repeated this phrase and sighed softly.“You don’t think so?”“Perhaps he loves her, but in the wrong way,” Lily elaborated.Alexander could tell she had many emotions from her trip to Cameron’s place. “What did you see?”“It’s nothing. I just want to ask you something. What if Gale becomes as fat as Ms. Rollins in the future? How would you treat him?” Lily asked while pointing to their son sitting in the baby chair.Subconsciously, his gaze followed her finger’s direction. The little boy had no i
“How long do you think humans can go without eating?” Lily asked seriously.Without hesitation, Alexander said, “There’s research data on this. People can go about seven days without eating anything.”Lily nodded and continued, “A human body consumes energy even if they don’t do anything. If humans were to consume their energy every day without eating anything to compensate for that, how could their bodies take it in the long run?”Alexander seemed to understand it, but perhaps not entirely.“Think of humans as robots. If you want the robots to lose weight or do anything, you’ll need to give it something to move.” Then Lily paused for a moment before continuing, “Anyhow, she’s losing weight the wrong way now, and it’ll be difficult for her to do so like this. Also, her mental health will worsen if this continues.”Lily wanted to tell Alexander that Anastasia’s mental health was already on the verge of crumbling. Anastasia’s resistance toward food had reached a limit, and she would
Cameron was strict about Anastasia’s diet, but he still encouraged her to socialize and hoped she would have friends. However, Anastasia was always reluctant to do so, perhaps due to her low self-esteem.Alexander was speechless. ‘It turns out Lily just wants to use my name to do something, and she even said she didn’t need me at first! I’m still useless, even more so than that punk.’He turned to look at Galen, who returned a bright smile as if to mock him for being useless to his wife when he was such an influential man in the business world. Alexander just stared at him. ‘What are you laughing at? You’re just a tool!’Lily did not realize the eye contact between the two and assumed that Alexander had agreed to her request. “That’s settled then. If Secretary Rollins asks about it next time, just tell him what I said earlier.”“Okay…” Alexander hummed, slightly upset.…Maria had waited outside the institute for two days but caught no sight of Austin. It made her doubt herself.
Austin widened his eyes. He wanted to dodge, but his legs were rooted to the ground. Hence, he stood frozen in place.Slam!Maria knocked Austin to the ground. She did not think she would trip over her heels as well, and her body was leaning forward as she lost control over it. Her arms were wide open, and she crashed into Austin entirely.“Mr. Fike? Mr. Fike, are you alright?” She hurried to get up, but it only made her press down on him even more. Austin was gritting his teeth by now, and with all his strength, he shoved Maria away. He lifted himself off the floor and brushed the dust off his clothes as he yelled in rage, “Who the h*ll are you?! Are you nuts?!”“I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!” Maria felt awkward and embarrassed. Initially, she wanted to show her sincerity toward Austin, but she almost crushed him to death.“Mr. Fike, I didn’t fall on you on purpose. I tripped right there, and look how my heels are broken. I…” As Maria explained herself, she stretched her leg out to
Maria’s brain could not process Austin’s words, and she stood there, stunned. Austin did not care for all the things she had mentioned. Since everyone thought he was Dominic’s secret apprentice, many wealthy and influential people sought his help. It was not like he helped all of them.He knew he was not Dominic’s secret apprentice. Although he was confident in his medical skills, there was a risk of things going wrong. When that happened, he would offend influential people, so taking the risk would not be worth it.Moreover, he understood that he could not accept their invitation easily with the increasing number of people who sought his help. It would only make him lose his mystique and make him appear worthless.“Mr. Fike, I don’t have ill intentions, and I’m not lying to you. Didn’t you learn about medicine to save people’s lives? My niece is only a little over 20 years old, and she consulted many doctors about her condition, but none of them could help her.“If you could save
With Alexander playing along, Lily called and invited Anastasia over the next day. Lily wanted Anastasia to go to her house because, firstly, Anastasia did not enjoy being in public places and being stared at. Secondly, she could be more casual and relaxed in the house.Apart from that, Anastasia’s house would not be appropriate. If her father, Secretary Cameron Rollins, were to return or say anything, her treatment would be disrupted. ‘That’s right! Anastasia requires treatment. I think her obesity is caused by both psychological and physiological problems.’To ascertain the problem, Lily needed to take the woman’s pulse. However, before concluding, Lily did not want to reveal much. Even Alexander had no idea that she was Dominic’s secret apprentice.To Lily, there was nothing special about her relationship with Dominic. She had only learned something that she was interested in from an expert and that might be useful in the future. Coincidentally, the expert was famous, and