This question stunned Austin and made his face flush red. This was embarrassing to him, especially since Lily, whom he had been looking down on, had frozen him on the spot. If anyone were to hear about this, he would be too ashamed to meet anyone in the future.“N-No!” Austin straightened his back and denied it. “It’s my friend!”“Your friend?” Dominic stopped rocking his chair and looked up at Austin. “Your… friend?”“Yes!” Austin was adamant about using this reason. He would never admit that he was the main character in his story.Dominic understood what was going on and smiled. “Then why does it have anything to do with Lily? Didn’t you say that you had something related to Lily to tell me? You’re not trying to tell me that your friend is Lily, are you?”“That’s impossible!” He denied it almost instantly. ‘What the h*ll? Why would she be a friend of mine?’After denying it, he found another cover for himself. “It’s like this. I want to ask if you have a close relationship with
‘His friend? Austin feels that he's been different from the rest since he was a child and smarter than them. He dislikes and refuses to make friends with anyone.’ Dominic thought, ‘Due to that, Austin had no friends and only spoke to those who sought medicinal help from him.’Therefore, it was the worst reason Austin could come up with to tell Dominic. “Granduncle, I’m genuinely curious about one thing. Does Lily know how to numb someone’s nerves? Who is she? How is she so capable?” Austin decided to address his concerns.Dominic smiled. “Capable? Don’t you think women are incapable? Do you think she’s great now?”“I… It’s not that I think she’s great. I just think that numbing someone’s nerves is not something that’s scientifically proven. If it truly exists, then it’s something amazing.” Austin tried to reason, but Dominic knew he was almost convinced of its existence.Was Lily incapable?If she was incapable, Thompson would not have trusted her so much. If she were incapable,
"You seem to know a lot about Lily, Granduncle." Austin looked at Dominic strangely, finding Dominic’s reaction too unusual.Whenever Austin mentioned someone in the past, be it his grandfather or parents, Dominic had never looked so excited before. Only mentioning Lily would make him look hesitant and cause him to lose control over his emotions.“Do I?” Dominic raised a brow and was determined not to admit to it. “I’m just interested in that experiment you guys are doing! I like seeing you lose too.”Austin was rendered speechless for a moment.“I’m your grandson!” Austin whined.“Cut the cr*p!” Dominic put his hand up and widened the distance between the two. “I’m all alone and without children, so how would I have any grandchildren?”“That’s why I treat you like my grandfather. In the future, I’ll take care of you and manage your funeral-”Before Austin finished his words, Dominic interjected, “Stop that! Funeral, my *ss! Even if there is one, it’ll be for your grandpa. I can
After thinking of how numb he felt when Lily poked at his acupuncture points, Austin felt uncomfortable.“Nonsense!” Dominic berated and kicked Austin. He tried hard to control himself. “Since ancient times? What kind of bullsh*t is that? You better stop that! Are you from the Victorian era or something? Why didn’t you just stay and die in the era?”“Granduncle, how could you say that to me?” Austin got upset.“What? I want to kick you so badly!” As Dominic spoke, he lifted his leg and kicked it in Austin’s direction. Austin was not a fool, so he jumped to his feet and dodged quickly.Dominic became dissatisfied when he failed to kick Austin. He kicked the glass by his side before continuing to yell at Austin, “I’m so old, yet I’m not even half as closed-minded as you are! Wake up and look at the times now!“Times have changed, and did you not see how successful women can be? Your mom is willing to be a housewife and care for everything at home. Fine, that’s her choice, but other
In the lab, Thompson was holding onto the results that did not come easily. He was grinning from ear to ear. “Great! Although we’ve only succeeded with these two types of herbs, it’s still a huge step forward.“If we can get through this, I’m sure we’ll overcome all other obstacles too!” Smiling, he said to Lily, “I was afraid you didn’t want to come back. It’s best if you remain with us now.”Lily removed her gloves and washed her hands under the running water as she said, “Professor Thompson, there are some things I want to discuss with you.”“What is it?” Thompson nodded in high spirits.“I’ll return to the lab and continue with the experiments, but I won’t touch any herbs with strong effects,” Lily said, “If you agree to that, then I’ll be back for good. If you don’t, then consider the success of these two experiments a token of my appreciation to you.”That meant she would not return to the lab anymore after this experiment. Thompson’s smile froze, making him think of what Mi
It was evident that the little guy liked Anastasia a lot. He crawled up her body and slid down like a slide."Hey, you little troublemaker!" Lily stepped forward and pulled Galen away, stopping him from his climb."Let me go!" Two little hands fluttered in the air. It was apparent that he was unhappy. "Mommy! Mommy! Let me down!""You can't climb on Anastasia like that! She'll get tired!" Lily held him in her arms, nudging his nose. With a frown, she turned to look at Anastasia as if asking if she was tired.However, Anastasia smiled and stood up. "It's okay, I'm fine!""Lily, he can call me Aunt Tasia. It'll be weird if he calls me by my name when I call you by yours!"Lily smiled. "You're still so young. He should call you sis!""No, no. Aunt Tasia is fine!" Anastasia said, covering her face shyly.That made Lily laugh. She hugged her son, turned around, and walked toward the sofa. After putting Galen on her lap, she squeezed his two little hands and asked Anastasia, "Do you
"Beef…burritos…" Galen repeated it excitedly.Lily smiled when she saw the two drooling at the thought of food and shook her head. "No, we're not having that."Hearing this, Anastasia felt like a deflated ball. On the other hand, Galen was jumping around in Anastasia's arms. "I want to eat! I want! I want to eat!" "You can have some beef and vegetables," Lily said."Really?!" Anastasia perked up after hearing what she said."You should eat foods with high vitamin contents and protein at night and cut carbohydrates," Lily explained. "However, you can only eat until you're 70% full." "Okay! Even half full is fine!" Anastasia nodded impatiently. This was already good news for her. Before this, all she could eat for the entire day were either cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, or eggs. Seeing them made her want to throw up. Now, she could eat meat and even have scones for lunch. It was pure happiness for her!She listened to Lily's advice, chewing as much as possible with each mouthf
Seeing Lily's bewildered look, Anastasia laughed. "Lily, I was just joking. Don't take it to heart!"At this time, Lily called the nanny and handed Galen over so he could play in the yard. As she got up to pour herself a glass of water, she asked, "Aren't you afraid your father will scold you for staying here for so long?""Nope! Anastasia smiled. "I've already explained things to him. He agreed to let me stay with you on a three-month trial.""Three months?""Yeah!" Anastasia nodded. "I told him that since I'm already like this, another three months won't hurt. If I don't gain weight and my physical condition improves in three months, he can't stop me anymore. If it doesn't work, there's nothing much to lose anyway."Lily noticed that this time, when Anastasia spoke, her face did not have a layer of gloominess. Instead, she seemed calm. She was looking at things more positively."Will your father agree?" With Cameron's rigid front, he didn't seem like an open-minded man."Surpr