"No, but it's annoying. Still, you don't need to come and help me chase the dog." "Are you sure you want me to help? Then I'll head over." Alexander was more than happy to come and even more eager to announce their relationship to the world. "No! No thanks! I refuse!" Lily repeated three times, and he laughed out loud. "I'll be there for you anytime!" Alexander replied. Of course, it was impossible to ask him to help, and Nathaniel would not dare to do anything in such a public setting. However, hearing those words from Alexander made Lily feel at ease, and she smiled sweetly.Seeing her smile, Nathaniel was a little dizzy for a while. Given their long history together, he was used to having Lily by his side. He had grown accustomed to her busy schedule in the lab while dressed in work clothes daily, the peculiar aromas that permeated her body, and her unwavering expression and tone. However, these were the same reasons that made him feel very tired. How
Lily sat up and looked at Nathaniel with an amused expression. She questioned him patiently, "Mr. Hall, if I remember correctly, you've been telling people that Ms. Thayer created your company's perfumes. Then, how could I have done something to your formula? “Besides, since Ms. Thayer created the perfume, she could just make alterations. How could I possibly be able to do anything to your formula? How was this my revenge?" Nathaniel had expected her to react this way, so he lowered his voice, "Lily, there isn't anyone around, so could you drop the act? We all know what's the deal with the formula. I admit I've used you, and I'm sorry. Still, you've almost destroyed my company. Now that you've left for Rebirth and doing well there, I won't ask much of you. I hope we can forgive and forget. How about that?" This was already his most significant concession. He would not press charges on what Lily had done, and she should not continue to hold grudges against him for his past mis
"Mr. Hall, shouldn't you be accompanying your girlfriend? Why are you here bothering Lily? Lily is now our company's staff member, and she doesn't work for you anymore. If I were you, Mr. Hall, I would take care of my own affairs. You best be off before you lose something valuable." Jenny's condescending tone surprised Lily. What did she even mean by taking care of his affairs and losing something valuable? Nathaniel was also taken aback by Jenny's sudden mockery. He did not know her, so he did not know how to react."Ahh! I remember now. I wanted to tell you something!" After shutting Nathaniel up, Jenny finally remembered what she had wanted to tell Lily. Lily looked at her with curiosity. "What was it?"When Jenny was about to share her discovery, she noticed Nathaniel was still there. She turned toward him again. "Mr. Hall, don't you have something else to attend to? We’re a little busy here, as you can see, so could you kindly leave?" Before Nathaniel could react
Jenny lowered her voice and told Lily secretively, “I just witnessed a secret affair.”Lily looked at her with slight disapproval and shook her head, “I didn’t know you had such a hobby.”“What’s with that look? How could you just judge me like that? I was only noisy because it was somewhat related to you. Why else would I be interested if it was just some random person? Besides, they were quite unsightly!” Jenny reasoned heatedly.“What do you mean by 'related to me?’” Lily asked as she pointed to herself.“It involves your ex’s current girlfriend. So isn’t that somewhat related to you?” Lily did not even realize who Jenny was talking about, “Are you referring to Melanie?”Jenny nodded, “Do you have another ex I should know of?”“What did you see?” Lily was not exactly interested, but she felt like she had to ask as Jenny was excited about sharing this piece of gossip with her.“I stayed in the bathroom for a while since I had a tummy ache. While I was in there, I heard someone rushin
Jenny was quite surprised at how relaxed Lily was as she looked at Lily’s figure. Lily did not dwell on her past relationship that failed. Instead, she chose to be cool about it and moved on. Lily was now in a new relationship and living her life in style.She would have never expected to stay in the same hotel as Melanie and Nathaniel if she did not run into each other at the restaurant. Then again, that was the best hotel in town, so most who attended the sampling event stayed there. The prices also differed, depending on the floor the rooms were on.Lily waited a while before entering the elevator to Alexander’s room. She did not notice last time, but his floor was unusually silent. It was as if no one stayed on the same floor. Also, a thick carpet covered the hallway, making her footsteps discrete.Alexander’s room door was wide open when Lily arrived. “Did you book the whole floor?” She asked as she stood at the entrance. Lily observed both ends of the hallway and guessed it wa
“How did you know that?” Lily smiled and took a seat opposite Alexander. Her hands supported her cheeks as she looked up at him. “Is there anything you don’t know?”Alexander slowly poured hot water from the kettle into the teacups while he said, “There are a lot of things I don’t know. For instance, when are you willing to make our relationship public?”His serious look made Lily chuckle. “Dear Mr. Russell, you’re known to be a low-key person. Would you want to announce our relationship to everyone?”“I only lie low for certain things.” He put a tea bag into Lily’s cup and slid it across the table toward her. “If it’s about our relationship, I want as many people to know about us as possible!” Alexander wanted to tell the entire world that Lily was the woman he loved and that she belonged to him. No one could ever take her away from him. The most they could do was just be envious.Lily lowered her gaze and reached for the cup handle. Happiness was filling her heart.“Oh, right. T
'How cunning! How dare he trick me this way?'"Let's try again, shall we?" Alexander stared at Lily, smirking as he raised a brow.Lily was done with him. He talked about all that just to dive back into the unfinished conversation they had on their phones."There's no need for that. Mr. Russell, I’m satisfied with your skills and performance." Lily gracefully turned down Alexander. She would not let him have his way.Her compliments did not make him happy as he glanced faintly over at her. "That's not what you said before.""Really? My mind must've been in a mess out there. I don't even remember what I said." Lily shrugged, feigning ignorance."You mean you want me to refresh your memory? Is that right?" Alexander placed his cup down and walked over to her. She wanted to flee as he drew nearer to her, but he caught her wrist and made her sit back down on the stool."Alex…" she called his name softly, placing her hands on his chest. Just a moment ago, she had been feisty, but now
Nathaniel prohibited Melanie from working once they returned from Middle Valley, and she could no longer enter the lab. He claimed that the laboratory's chemicals were dangerous for the unborn child. Recently, he had been extremely attentive to her, attending to her every need.Frank parted ways with the two for the time being. Fortunately, he gave Melanie the formulas of two perfumes before he left. He said it was his latest research outcome and a reward for Melanie.Although Melanie had her initial misgivings about the formulas, she was pleasantly delighted by the outcomes when the lab made samples. She finally felt at ease and that everything she had done had been worthwhile.However, what Frank had given her was far from enough. She wanted more. It was just that the thought of him still made her tremble in fear. It was great for them to spend some time apart for now. Her body could recover while she used this time to think things through."What's on your mind?" Nathaniel asked