Alexander had rushed home in the middle of the night because of Lily's text. However, his wife did not look at him and simply snuggled into his embrace. He did not know whether he should be glad or mad at her.Glad because she was willing to get closer to him. Mad because she did that so easily. What if the person on the bed was not Alexander but someone else?"Lily. Lily…" he called her name softly in her ear."Shut up! You're so noisy!" Lily waved her hand. Dissatisfaction was written all over her face.Alexander was speechless. 'She said I was noisy, but she hugged me tighter and snuggled deeper into my arms. Did she think she would not hear anything by doing so?'Alexander wanted to say something at first but just sighed in the end. 'Forget it. I'll just say it tomorrow! She’s my princess, after all.'He soon relaxed in the bed and fell asleep with Lily using him as a human pillow.Lily had a great sleep. When she woke up, she felt fresh and wanted to stretch her arms, but s
Melanie was anxious. They had arrived for quite some time, but Eloise was not there. "It's all right. I'm sure she's late because there's something she needs to attend to first," Nathaniel comforted her in a soft voice. However, he was not confident in his mother's attendance, either. After all, Eloise did not want to meet Melanie, and Nathaniel was the one who insisted on this meet-up.Just as he was about to leave the private room to make a call, the door opened, revealing Eloise's personal assistant. Once Eloise entered the room, her assistant left and closed the door to be on the watch outside.Eloise wore a gray Chanel suit, and her hair was recently permed. With just a glance, Melanie could recognize Eloise's earrings and bracelet. They were both from the latest jewelry collection this year. She felt envious of Eloise.Even though Eloise was a middle-aged woman, she only looked around thirty-five years old because of her skincare routine for the past decades. She maintaine
"Mom?" Nathaniel asked Eloise in confusion. He was stunned as he had not expected her to say that."Why would Lily tamper with the formula? How many years have you been dating each other? You know very well that most of your company's products were created by Lily. She had always been obedient to you. Why’d you force her to leave?"While Eloise spoke, she tapped her knuckles on the tabletop, her expression severe. She looked like a stern teacher reprimanding her student who had just made a mistake.Eloise's questions puzzled Nathaniel. He was embarrassed and was about to break out in a cold sweat. "Mom…""I asked Frank to help you because you're my son. I don't want to see you fail after you've worked hard for such a long time. However, that didn't mean that you did nothing wrong. Nate, you made a big mistake!"She was merciless in her criticisms, and the person who felt most awkward now was Melanie. 'What’s going on? I came here with Nathaniel to meet my future mother-in-law, b
Nathaniel was overjoyed. He held the debit card with one of his hands and Melanie’s hand with the other. “Mel, we can finally get married!”Melanie glanced at the card and coldly shrugged his hand off her. “Really?”“Look. This card is a gift from my mom, meaning she has already approved you as her daughter-in-law. I know what she said earlier made you upset, but don’t overthink them because she meant nothing ill. She just wants the best for me, that’s all.”“I’m sure she wants that. She even chose a wife for you. However, I am not the woman she thinks is qualified to be her daughter-in-law.” Melanie was mad upon thinking of what Nathaniel’s mother had said earlier.‘She kept talking about Lily when I was the one who sat in front of her! I am the woman who will marry her son, not Lily!’Melanie could tell that Nathaniel’s mother looked down on her, making her uncomfortable. “You’re upset again, aren’t you? I told you my mom didn’t mean what she said. It doesn’t matter how much s
“Try again! If you still can’t get through, go to her house and drag her here! How dare she skip coming to work?!” Nathaniel rebuked, but he felt he had not fully expressed his anger. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Forget it. I’ll do it myself!”Then he drove back to the company and headed straight to the HR Department as soon as he arrived. “Get me Olivia Hart’s information. She left her position without getting prior approval from higher management. Tell the Legal Department to devise the appropriate punishment and compensation for this case.”One of the executives from the HR Department looked at Nathaniel and said, “Mr. Hall, Olivia submitted her resignation letter more than a month ago. According to the Labor Law, she can leave her job position 30 days after submitting her resignation letter regardless of your approval.”“What kind of stupid law is that? Why haven’t I heard of it before?” Nathaniel was astonished as this was not something he had expected. He was under
“Sorry, I overslept.” Lily looked at Olivia. “I guess I don’t need to introduce you two to each other.”“We’re a team from today onward! Just drop the formalities,” Jenny said with a smile as she put her hand around Olivia’s shoulders.“Jen, you’re so biased! You weren’t this kind to me back then.” Lily shook her head, fighting against the injustice she went through.“That’s different. I thought you made it here because of your connections back then, but I approved of Olivia coming in this way.” Jenny joked and patted Olivia on her shoulder.“You sure have double standards!” Lily exclaimed, chuckling before she continued, “Well then. Let’s get to work now that you’re here. Coincidentally, I lack staffing here. I want to find out the new product’s formula as soon as possible.”“Sure, you two get to work then. You can complete the paperwork for your recruitment in a few days, right? Just head to the HR Department to complete them,” Jenny said.The question was for Olivia, to which
Back when they were still working at MN Inc., Olivia would give Lily shoulder massages too. It had been a long time since she last did it. Lily did not refuse her offer and turned around, sweeping her hair to one side and revealing her slender neck. With both hands, Olivia massaged Lily's shoulders, applying just enough pressure to make Lily feel better after the muscles in her neck had relaxed."It's so good to have you here. I was overwhelmed the past two days and feel much more relaxed with you here." Lily raised her head and closed her eyes as the massage made her slightly sleepy.It would be a long process to create a new product. After all, the product had to be tested several times before being launched. Now that Olivia was here, Lily did not have to do everything alone."In that case, you should consider giving me a salary increase, shouldn't you?" Olivia joked."Hey! Who asks for a pay raise on their first day of work? You're going to scare your boss away!" Lily said in
“What do you mean by that? What’s his name? Let me see if I know the guy.”“You’ll find out soon enough!” Lily raised her hand and patted Olivia’s shoulder. Lily stood up and changed the topic, “Liv, it might be more challenging to create this new product, and work would be tougher, too.”“You make it sound like our work was easy back then. Don’t worry about it. Just lead the project and leave the preparations to me.” Olivia smiled.“I knew you’re the best assistant I could ever ask for!”When they returned to the lab, Lily first checked the extracted samples. They were, as expected, nothing like what she wanted.It was essential to use high-quality components, but the extraction and purification techniques necessary to achieve the desired scent were also crucial. The complicated procedure had to be carried out repeatedly before it could be considered a success.The launch of a new perfume in the market involved many hours of hard work by the perfumers. Those who would steal th