Lily's heart skipped a beat. Jenny missed seeing them by a hair's breadth. Lily forced a smile, "Y-Yeah, sure!" Looking at her stiff smile, Jenny stood in front of Lily and observed her. She pointed out, "You're acting strange!" "Who's acting strange? You said you’re almost back, so I came to welcome you. Since I'd have to open the door for you, I might as well check to see if you're here yet. My timing was perfect, right?" Lily babbled on to hide the fact that she was still nervous. She took the bags from Jenny's hand and walked toward their room. "What did you get?""Those are mine!" Jenny insisted. "Aww, don't be like that!" She placed the food on the table and opened it to see what was inside. There were sandwiches, noodles, as well as some kind of tacos. They smelled delicious, but they were food unfamiliar to Lily. Though Jenny said that she got nothing for Lily, the amount of food she bought was for two. Lily knew Jenny was just teasing her. "You said y
“Oh, really?” Jenny emphasized that Lily had not convinced her in the slightest.“Yup, that’s what happened.” Lily took a deep breath and lightly nudged Jenny. “Aww, I missed the cold and arrogant you. I didn’t know that you were this noisy. Hurry up and take your shower. I’m still waiting for my turn!”“This is exactly how a person would react when exposed, but it’s fine. I won’t bicker with a child” Jenny waved her hand to dismiss Lily and turned toward the bathroom.Lily rolled her eyes but sighed in relief. She was glad that Jenny had let her off easily, but Lily knew she needed to be extra careful when meeting Alexander the next time.When she thought of Alexander, Lily took her phone and noticed she had received a text from him, saying, “1808.” It was Alexander’s room number. Lily smiled and sent him a cute emoji before cleaning up the leftovers on the table.After clearing the table, she removed her clothes from the luggage and saw Jenny leaving the bathroom with her hair s
“Why can’t you fall asleep? Are you not feeling well? Are you restless?” Nathaniel immediately asked with concern.“No, I’m fine. Maybe I can’t sleep because I miss you,” Melanie murmured as she tried to resist the temptation of accepting Frank’s offer. “Can you come and see me, Nate?”“I will, soon. Just let me finish here, and I’ll go to you immediately,” Nathaniel instantly replied without much thought. To Melanie, it felt like he was just giving her an excuse and was not sincere.“What’s keeping you so busy? The event will be over by then! Can’t you come now or tomorrow?! You just have to book a flight. It only takes you two hours to get here. Can’t you come and keep me company?” Melanie whined unhappily.“Mel, stop being unreasonable. You know what’s happening. The company has just started recovering, and we still have many orders to deliver. We have to try harder since we’re relying on our previous products. Also, we’ll have to come up with something new soon.“By the way, h
Melanie refused to answer Nathaniel’s incessant calls after she hung up. After a while, she grew annoyed with the constant ringing and turned off her phone. She had even more trouble falling asleep after such a stir, so she walked toward the small square window. It felt completely different from the floor-to-ceiling ones in the presidential suite overlooking the city’s night view.The window represented a frame that contained her whole life as Melanie could already foresee her future. She felt she was destined to live this life and could no longer count on Nathaniel since he could not give her what he wanted.As expected, one could only rely on themselves. It did not matter that Melanie had dedicated herself to following Nathaniel over the past few years. Melanie knew how dedicated Lily was to Nathaniel when Lily was with him. Melanie would likely fall into the same destiny as Lily and become old and ugly if she devoted herself to Nathaniel.Melanie thought, ‘Nate might have another
When Lily was done showering, she noticed Jenny had fallen asleep. She appeared to be exhausted as she was snoring softly. Lily tiptoed over to cover Jenny with a blanket, then silently left the bedroom after turning off the light.She was staying in a small business suite with an adjoining living area equipped with a sofa, table, and chairs. She cleared the trash from supper to a corner of the table.Right now, she was still wide awake. The sampling session today was quite fruitful. Although there were few differences between the new products, they were consistent with the overall theme. Frank’s perfume caught her interest. She had tried the sample provided by the organizer. Although the fragrance was like chrysanthemum, professional perfumers could tell at a glance that it was not the case.It was likely that Frank cleverly used a refined spice that smelled similar to chrysanthemum, but not to test those who took part in the sampling. He likely thought that no one could see thro
Alexander kissed and hugged her but stopped at the last step. He sighed reluctantly, but his hand remained at her waist as he squeezed it.“I’m willing. I am, and I won’t regret it.” Lily embraced him and confessed her thoughts. “I know.” Alexander believed her words as he saw her determination in her eyes. He hugged her tightly and kissed her hair.“Why aren’t you continuing?” Lily asked in confusion.“I want it to happen properly,” Alexander sighed softly as he leaned on her.She was precious to him, so he wanted to be careful and treat her right.“...” Lily’s head remained under his chin as she put her arms around him.“I don’t mind.” In the end, it was the person who mattered most. Everything else was irrelevant. Alexander understood her thoughts and was appreciative. He continued to hug her as they laid down on the bed.“Go to sleep!” Alexander said while he looked her in the eyes.“...” Lily’s eyes remained wide open as she looked at him. Then she leaned over and kiss
”Ugh, Jenny again.” Alexander frowned, looking displeased. “I should transfer her back to the headquarters soon.”His words rendered Lily speechless as she thought, ‘Is this how a CEO should treat his employees?’“I’ll have other colleagues even if you transfer her away. You can’t expect me to work alone. What if my new superior is a man? Then…”Before Lily could finish her words, Alexander pulled her toward him and pressed her against the bed. Staring at her fiercely, he feigned anger, “How dare you?”Lily chuckled. “I wouldn’t dare to do anything. In comparison, Jenny seems to be a much better choice, doesn’t she?”“Hmph,” Alexander disapproved, but he lifted some of his weight off her. While caressing her hair, he asked, “Let’s make our relationship public, shall we?”The smile on Lily’s face froze as she shook her head. “Let’s wait a bit longer.”He sighed. No matter what, he respected her choice. Initially, he was not bothered by the fact that they had a secret marriage. Af
Lily walked back to her room on tiptoes. After scanning her access card, she entered through the door and tried to appear as calm as possible.“I’m surprised you’re back.” While closing the door, Lily heard a sarcastic voice behind her, making her tense up immediately. “H-Hey! You’re awake?” Lily turned back to look at Jenny, sitting on the couch in her pajamas, watching her. It looked like she was waiting for Lily to return.“Did I wake you? Oh, man. I wanted to throw our garbage downstairs and buy breakfast on the way back. I’m sorry for waking you up.” Lily’s words naturally flowed as she had gone over them in her mind earlier.“Wow! Continue with your interesting story. I’m listening.” Jenny snorted.“What story?” Lily blinked innocently, then said, “I’m tired. It must be because I woke up too early. I better get some more sleep now.” She stretched her arms as she spoke, wanting to walk to her bedroom. However, Jenny was quick to move. She stretched her leg and stopped Lily