The owner stopped Lily since he could not miss such a money-making opportunity. "Ma'am, hold on! Thank you for appreciating and taking a liking to his work. That's a great affirmation to him. I'm in charge here, so he has no right to choose his tasks. He’ll take your order, and I promise he’ll create the perfect craft for you. You won't be disappointed!""Boss, I…""Shut up! Get out forever if you don't want to do this!"After Lily paid the deposit and took her receipt, she walked over to the block of wood that the young man was still carving. She lowered her gaze to look at it before bending down to pick up a scrap of wood. "Sir, can I take this with me?""Of course!" the owner said casually because it was just a tiny scrap of wood.Lily heard footsteps behind her a short while after she left the shop. She stopped without turning back and noticed that the person behind her had stopped too.She smiled and continued walking, then turned into an alley quickly. Her back was pressed
The young man was silent for a moment before he said in determination, “Yes! Is there a problem?”“Nope! Since that’s the case, I want you to use this type of wood for my order. As for what to carve, I need to think about it. Once I’ve decided, I’ll tell your boss about it,” she said, waving the scrap wood between her fingers and turning to leave.“Wait!” the young man called out anxiously behind her.Lily stood in her spot before she turned to face him again.“I’m not sure of the size you’d like. There might not be enough wood for that.” He was frowning, looking troubled. “That shouldn’t be a problem. You can let your boss know, and then he can purchase more wood.” Lily smiled and said casually, “You don’t need to worry about that. That’s your boss’ job.”“Well…” He pursed his lips. “The factory won’t have enough wood as well. Anyway, you just can’t use this type of wood.”He was hiding something from Lily. She did not force him to tell her but just smiled and looked at him. “
“Sigh,” The boy had lost his previous aggressive momentum and softened to let down his guard. “Frankly, this isn’t considered much for this type of timber. It’s not easy to enter the goods channel. If you want me to make small items, I’ll only manage to make one or two, but there’s no way I can make a big one.”Lily looked at his side profile and believed what he said was true. “This type of wood is expensive, yet you’re using it for practice?”“I’m not practicing. I’m carving it for myself,” the boy said softly. “My point is that you shouldn’t force it. It’s okay if there aren’t any.”“All right, I won’t force it.” Lily nodded since she had the answer she wanted. “How about this? You can use other kinds of wood for my order; I won’t force you to use this one. Still, you must let me have this piece of wood.”The boy was astonished when he heard what she said. “Why do you need that small piece?”“You don’t have to worry about that. It’s not anything bad.” She smiled. “Just tell me
No one would have expected Frank to be so daring as he did something like that in broad daylight. Lily grabbed his wrist with one hand and twisted it with all her might.“Gah!’ It was so painful that Frank cried out. However, he remained rooted on the spot.Lily blundered because she forgot that foreigners had different physiques, as Frank’s wrist was thicker. In contrast, her strength was little, so all she could do was twist his hand without breaking his wrist.Unbeknownst to Lily, she had ignited Frank’s desire to retaliate. There was a look of excitement in his blue eyes as he said, “What a wild and beautiful woman. I must say that I like you a lot.”“A*shole!” Lily spat and kicked his lower abdomen.This time, Frank was ready. He took a quick step backward to dodge and reached out to grab her leg so he could position himself for the next move. However, he did not anticipate that although he caught Lily’s leg, he could not handle her strength and flew backward.Bang!He land
"What's most important in modern society? It's your connections and resources. Do you think you’d go far without these or a famous person to guide you? I know the new product you invented was a success, but what will you do without connections? You think they’d allow a newcomer to win the annual perfume championship?" Frank stated menacingly."Your point being?" Lily stared at him coldly. She just wanted him to get to the point after making her listen to his gibberish."You should think wisely," Frank continued to smile at her. At that moment, he thought he was showing Lily his most handsome smile, but it was pretty contorted as he was still in pain. He tried his best to charm her. "A smart lady should know how to grab on to opportunities presented to her. Now, I'm giving you a chance. It's your choice whether or not to take it."Lily turned her head to the left and right, "Really? I don't see anything." "Aww," Frank immediately came closer to her. They were so close he could
Frank fled to a nearby hospital to treat his injuries. He was a nuisance, crying out loud when they tended to him. When Melanie arrived, Frank's arm had been relocated, and the doctor had given him a cast for his fractured wrist that made him look funny. His face was already covered with injuries from the fight with Nathaniel, and now his arms were injured too. He was silently fuming. "Are you okay?" Melanie asked. She knew he was all right, but since he had requested her to come over immediately, she should at least try to offer some comfort. She volunteered to pay his medical fees and helped him leave the hospital. This made him feel slightly better."How'd you get yourself into this mess? You looked quite strong when you were fighting with Nathaniel!" She remarked as she helped him into the car. When seated comfortably, he used his chin to direct Melanie to buckle his seatbelt for him. Melanie had no choice but to comply. When she was done, she asked, "Going back t
They were silent for a moment as their minds were filled with thoughts. However, after a while, Frank started to throw a tantrum. He looked annoyed and proceeded to wind down the window and threw his cigarette bud out. Melanie stole a glance at him but did not dare speak. Instead, she concentrated on driving.“Why didn’t you tell me that woman knew kickboxing?” he gritted his teeth in anger as he questioned Melanie. She looked at him in confusion, but when she met his menacing gaze, she was surprised and almost lost control of her steering, “I don’t understand what you’re saying. Who? Who knows kickboxing?” His question made no sense at all. “Lily Christian!” He would never be able to forget this name after what had happened. Never in his life had he been beaten up by a woman! It was so humiliating! Frank thought he was pretty good with women. If he promised them something in return, they would always willingly throw themselves at him. It was probably because the bene
“That’s not possible!” Frank insisted. “Give me a minute,” Melanie said. She parked her car at the hotel car park and pulled out her phone to show Frank a photo of Lily. Even though they had met in Middle Valley, it had been a long time. There might be a possibility that Frank had forgotten how she looked and found someone that resembled her. “It’s her! You sure you didn’t know about it?” Frank remarked. Their eyes were clouded with confusion as Melanie concluded, “Looks like I’ll have to get to know Lily again.” …When Lily got home, she took out the two wooden puppets and placed them in a cabinet in the living room. Then she carefully wrapped the other piece of wood with a piece of paper and went to take a shower. At first, she was not in a rush for a shower, but when she recalled physically touching that scum, she wanted to scrub herself from the filth. Lily did not want to waste her time arguing with Frank, but now, as she thought about what he had said during