Since Alexander had called Mike before this, Mike immediately knew what Lily was implying and quickly defended himself, "No, of course not! I know I’ve lost your trust, but I promise I didn’t know about that!“Besides, you can see I don't have any power here. He doesn't trust me. I couldn’t have known about that," he paused before continuing in annoyance, "At that time, I felt there was no need to involve innocent people, and that Austin guy was suffering here.“So, when I saw the opportunity, I let him go. I didn't expect it to be part of their plan. They dug a hole for me to fall into. I… They tricked me!"The situation annoyed Mike whenever he thought about it. He did not expect to fall for someone else’s tricks after all his calculations. The thought of this left him in cold sweats as well. He thought he had everything planned, but his every move was under their surveillance.He subconsciously raised his head to look around as he thought about it, fearing the organization might
Everyone had a motive here, but Lily could only adapt to the situation when faced with these cunning individuals. Meanwhile, Mike did not understand this but still nodded. "Don't worry. I'll find a way to get clues from Rhea."After a pause, he asked uncertainly, "But…how do you know it’s her?""I'm sure of it," Lily answered with certainty."Unless there are other masters in medicinal herbs here," she added.Mike immediately shook his head. "There isn't! Besides you and Rhea, everyone else is proficient in modern medicine.”This, he was sure of, as all the personnel here had to go through him. Of course, he could not rule out that there might be some things he did not know about. Despite that, he had not encountered anyone or learned anything about it.Lily nodded and pondered seriously before asking, "Are there any Arkadians here?"Mike was stunned for a moment by this question. "I don't think so.""Are you sure?"This continuous questioning made him hesitant as he shook his
On the second day, Alexander learned that the situation was far less optimistic than he had imagined. Dominic had fallen unconscious.Early the following day, Austin went to cook porridge and served it to Dominic. However, Austin noticed his granduncle’s face was unnaturally red when he got upstairs. He seemed to be in a deep sleep and could not wake up.When Austin touched his granduncle's forehead, it was burning hot. He quickly took a thermometer to check on Dominic; the thermometer read 102 degrees. If it were just a regular fever, Austin would have given Dominic some antipyretics, but that was not the case.‘Who knows how the symbiote will react to the antipyretics? It might cause a reaction.’Therefore, Austin could only try to physically cool Dominic by wiping his body repeatedly. After some time, his body temperature dropped a little, but he was still unconscious.Alexander came over to take a look, but he could not come up with any better solutions either. He even conside
"He's a friend." After a pause, Alexander continued, "I'll hang up first and call you again when I need your help.""About the doctor…""It's okay for now," Alexander said after some thought. Then he put away his phone, walked toward Austin, and asked, “Why not?”"The doctors out there are useless. This isn't a common disease. You know that!" Austin replied in a deep voice.Alexander nodded. "I know, but right now, there's no better option. The old man is down with a high fever, and none of the servants’ conditions are improving. We can't keep going like this. Maybe a doctor outside can help relieve…""I'm a doctor!" Austin exclaimed.Alexander immediately fell silent.“I started as a doctor. As you know, I studied under many famous doctors,” Austin emphasized again. The tone he spoke in was very different from usual.He used to be proud, confident, and even slightly arrogant when he spoke about this. However, his voice was gentle yet heavy this time. His gaze was firm, and eac
The hands on the clock ticked, indicating every passing second. Lily sat on the edge of the bed, stroking her lower abdomen with one hand and gently rubbing her phone screen with the other. It would be a lie to say that she was not nervous. This was the first time she felt this anxious.In the past, she knew she could overcome any difficulties. This time, it was not a simple success or failure. It was something that could endanger many people.She was the only one in the room. Mike agreed to meet downstairs in the office when the time came. Although they could not escape the organization’s monitoring systems, there was always a gap in them.The "boss" was at his weakest and most lax at noon. Mike naturally tried to lure away the few bodyguards around the "boss."Meanwhile, the remaining lackeys would not be a problem for Lily. Now, she could only think about whether she could get what she wanted in less than an hour. That was the risk she was taking.She had immersed herself in he
Indeed, Lily was not lying. After all, she had no time to do anything else because she was trapped in this place as if locked in a cage. Even if she managed to leave here one day, she would have forgotten what the outside world was like and if she could completely withdraw herself from this project.Therefore, she wanted to put aside her perfumery business and not think about it for now.Olivia, who had always obeyed Lily's words, was hesitant. "But they’re the royal family of Yudonia, and they're already in the country. You should be arriving at Operose in two days. I thought you agreed to this.""When did I agree to this? I…" Just as Lily was about to refuse, she suddenly thought of something and paused. Her eyes widened as she asked, "Where did you say they were from?""Yudonia.""Who are they?" Lily asked nervously.Oliva froze for a moment before subconsciously replying, "T-The royal family! I told you this before. Although our range of customers is wide, it's not like we ha
"Is there anything else?" Since Olivia had yet to hang up, Lily assumed there was more to the conversation.Olivia had always been decisive with her actions and would hang up once she finished talking. On top of that, she had not been in the best shape recently."Lily, have you been swamped these days? It seems like Alex is as well."Lily thought for a while and asked straightforwardly, "Do you want to ask about Edward?""Is there any news about him?" Olivia immediately asked, anxious. Just these few words were enough to reveal the anxiety she felt. It was the main reason why she called."Are you two not in contact?" Lily was also a little surprised.Although Edward seemed under control, he could live with Olivia before leaving. After all, he had been with her since returning to the country. Afterward, it seemed like those controlling him were targeting Alexander, as they tried to sow discord between them and split their relationship.Later, when the whole thing was exposed, Edw
Olivia was confused. “Why?”She noticed Lily’s odd words and continued asking, “Wait a minute. What do you mean by the situation outside? Are you inside somewhere? Where are you?”Lily sighed. “You shouldn’t ask that much. It’s a long story. I know what I’m doing, so just listen to whatever I tell you.”Olivia stayed silent for a moment. Just as Lily was about to continue, she spoke, “Okay. I got it. Lily, I’ll take your words to heart.”Due to Edward’s matter before this, Olivia almost had a fallout with Lily. Fortunately, she realized something was amiss later and regretted her actions. After that, she trusted Lily even more.Some things were difficult to bring up, but Lily had to say those things for Olivia’s sake.“Liv, Edward’s matter affected you greatly, but you must believe everything will get better eventually. At the very least, Edward isn’t acting based on his intentions. Just think of him as a patient that will recover one day.”Lily knew her words could not do much