”Y-You’re up?” Melanie forced a smile.“You’re going to get what you deserve.”His words washed away all of her humiliation as she looked at him with wide and gleaming eyes. “Really?”“Of course!” He lowered his head and planted a kiss on her forehead. “Take a shower and get dressed up. I’m taking you somewhere later.”“Where are we going?” Upon hearing what he said, she suddenly felt energized.“Didn’t you want to learn how to become a star perfumer? Then, you shouldn’t ask anything and just do as I say.”Finally, he stood up and withdrew his arms. When he looked down at Melanie, she felt immense pressure and was at a loss for words. Even though he was right, it made her feel like she was an item for which he could set a price as he wished. It made her uncomfortable, but when she thought about it, she would give him what he wanted in exchange for her dreams. That was how a deal worked.He would find it amusing if she suddenly became concerned about her pride, given that she w
After deleting all the messages, Melanie went downstairs happily and saw a very cool Wrangler at the hotel entrance. She was excited, especially when Frank was sitting in the car waiting for her. Thinking that someone of his stature was coming to pick her up like this, she felt that her own stature had gone up. “Where did this car come from? I remember that the company didn’t book this car.” She suppressed her little excitement and asked smilingly.“That little company of yours?” Frank’s words were full of disdain.Melanie did not mind that. To her, MN Inc. was indeed insignificant. It was a pity nonetheless. After all, in the beginning, she was determined to expand it into a listed company, but now she had given up.Naturally, someone with Frank's worth and status would look down on MN Inc. “Hmm.” She nodded.Frank said, “To be honest, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't ride in your company’s car from the airport.”Who knew how much truth there was in Frank’s words? Still, Mel
“I don’t know.”Jenny changed her question, “Hmm. Do you know what scent you want?”“I can’t describe it.” Although Lily’s answers were unreliable, Jenny could probably understand them. Nonetheless, this was something she could not help Lily with.The car from the base arrived not long after. However, it was not the young man who picked them up initially. The person who arrived was more enthusiastic, “Are you tired? I didn't expect you to go so far out and for so long. Generally, those who come here usually stay for an hour at most.“We have all the best samples. We pick and ship out flowers on the same day, and we even update the samples daily, so you don’t have to worry about the flowers not being fresh, affecting your judgment. You can just tell us what you’re looking for,” the driver enthusiastically spoke while driving.Lily quietly looked at the flowers by the nursery. The natural fragrances filled the air as several scents mixed. She closed her eyes and took a deep breat
“You…” Melanie was stunned and was just about to lash out. Frank beside her reached out to block her, “Mel, this must be Lily Christian that you’ve mentioned before.”Melanie was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, it’s her."“Ms. Christian, removing an ingredient from the essential oil formula and maintaining the rest may not seem much, but the results were completely different,” Frank paused and said slowly, "You’re quite smart."Lily raised her eyebrows, looked at him, and suddenly realized, "Are you the one Nathaniel brought in to help?"No wonder Nathaniel stopped worrying all of a sudden. According to the news from Sapphine, MN Inc.’s factory had re-opened and resumed production. That must mean that Nathaniel solved the essential oil formula issue.Of course, Lily knew MN Inc. could not solve the problem with the existing staff, so Nathaniel must have hired external aid. Nonetheless, Lily had been in Middle Valley over the past few days and had been too busy to consider
Melanie did not expect Jenny to fire back. Additionally, Lily did nothing but stand there, depriving Melanie of any satisfaction.Melanie became increasingly furious and said, “You think Rebirth is so great? It is just a little subsidiary of La Beauté, not any better than MN Inc. Besides, no one can compare to Mr. Moreau, even in La Beauté.”Lily noticed Melanie was holding Frank’s arm as she spoke proudly.“All right, Mel, let’s not waste time here. We should focus on what we came here for.” Frank did not take part in their quarrel, but his words showed contempt and disdain.“You’re right. Let's go! It even smells bad here.” Melanie waved her hand and covered her nose as they walked away, as if she genuinely smelled something. Jenny was dumbfounded at Melanie’s act, and she said to Lily, “What a weirdo. She’s the one that started the smear campaign, yet she’s acting all high and mighty. Lily, how’d you even become friends with her?”Yes, how could she be friends with such a per
Jenny was quite dehydrated, and it took a large glass of water to restore her strength.“The fame of this place is well deserved. There’s a wide variety of flowers, and the fragrance is very pure.”“I’ll write down the types and quantities that I need first. What about a 20 percent price cut from what you originally proposed?” Jenny skillfully haggled the price while motioning with her hand that she wanted a discount.The seller was reluctant, “T-That price is a little low. The most we can give you is a 10 percent discount. You should know that this is the best deal you’d find.” “Frankly speaking, this is not the lowest price on the market, but I took a liking to the product you have here. We’re all seeking a long-term connection, and you should give us a little extra margin to earn, right?”After a brief pause, Jenny added, “We didn’t specifically make this trip to look for suppliers, as you know. I could easily hand over the purchase list to my company, and our procurement depa
“Let’s have a look.” Lily felt interested in it.When they stepped inside, they saw several red sandalwood containers. At first sight, there were little differences from the standard. There were many fake sandalwood on the market, but the ones here seemed very good at first glance. However, they were still not very rare.“What’s so special about it?” Jenny leaned closer to look at the leaves and sniffed them a few times.“You are the experts. Why don’t you look at it yourself?” Ben, who seemed like a simple and honest guy, said with a smile.Lily took a closer look and reached out to pluck some leaves. A bit of sap dripped from the broken stem as a unique smell overflowed. She smelled the leaf and touched the branch. She could see that a part of the branch was clefted. “You guys performed grafting?”“Miss, you have a good eye. You’re the first one among those who came to see this sandalwood who noticed this.” Ben gave her a thumbs up.“Grafting? What plant did you graft it with
“I-I’m afraid I can’t sell it to you. As you know, this is not easy to cultivate. We have spent much time and effort on these. Also, we do not have them in large quantities, so they’re not suitable for purchase.“ Ben refused.“I don’t need a large quantity. I only need half of what you have here. I want the other half, too, but I will leave the rest for now since I will need you to take good care of them. Still, you’re not allowed to sell these to others.”“I’m terribly sorry, but we can’t do that.” Ben still refused and said in embarrassment.“Just name your price,” Jenny said. She saw Lily’s persistence and figured out that she must have a use for them. In addition, grafted red sandalwood was indeed rare. It would be helpful if they could obtain all of them. However, the price would likely be on the higher end.“I-It’s not about money. We put much effort into these, but they’re still incomplete. We are still trying to…”“You can continue your experiment on the remaining half. I