Olivia sighed and asked, "Why are you taking him seriously?""There's some truth to it. Local perfumers and brands are gaining popularity, but many still believe international brands make better perfumes. That's not the case for us," Lily said, feeling emotional.Olivia shrugged. "To some extent, it's true. Right now, the average standard in the country cannot compare to big, international brands.""Maybe not right now, but we'll surely be able to in the future." Lily had set her sights on this goal and would work hard toward it.One day, her perfume would be a big player on the international stage. The whole world would see that Hyderland was capable of creating top-quality perfumes."Lily, since you're home, I'll go now," Olivia said as she was about to turn around.Lily tugged on her and said, "Wait! Since you're here, why not come in for a bit? I was drunk the last time, so today, let me be the one to entertain you.""It's getting late," Olivia refused. "I might not be able
“Why would I need to be afraid? They’re all the employees that I hired.” After stopping to think, Olivia realized there was nothing to fear.It was even something good. Lily shook her head and sat cross-legged in front of her while sipping the juice.“What are you mixing, Lily? The smell is quite complicated. Don’t tell me you’re creating something new. This new product is… really “unique.” Since she got in the cab, Olivia had tried to smell and analyze it. The scent was too blended to tell what was inside, and the strong smell made it hard to distinguish.“I’ve not thought about it. It’s just a trial.” Lily shook her head while thinking. Initially, Lily just mixed some spices and essential oils on a whim. She did not have an exact idea of what she wanted to do. However, Olivia's and Jenny’s words gave her some inspiration. It was possible to create something unique from this.All smells in this world were unique, whether perfumes or essential oils. Nature generously gifted us a
“No, there’s no need. I’ve already troubled you twice. I can catch a cab back myself since it’s still early.” Olivia hastily waved her hand in rejection.“If so, I’ll accompany you to get a cab,” Edward replied.Olivia kept silent.Lily smiled when she looked at the two of them. She walked to Olivia, raised her hand, and patted her shoulder, “You should just let him accompany you!”“Achoo!” Edward, standing at the side, could not hold back his sneeze.Lily was speechless. She planned to go upstairs for a shower as soon as they left. At first, she noticed nothing, but Edward’s repeated sneezing made her realize how pungent her body smelled.When Lily walked over to Olivia earlier, he could not stop sneezing, even though Lily was still far away. She could estimate how strong the smell would be if she got close to Alexander.“I’ll go take a shower,” Lily said, and just as she was about to turn around, Alexander grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms.“Don’t hug me. I smell
Lily was holding something in her hand when she came back this time. Alexander could not see what it was.Lily returned to the table with the sample, turned on the table lamp, and studied it in detail. Its fragrance was exceptional. It felt like someone had synthetically made it, but it was not. Its fragrance was utterly natural from the wood itself.She was very interested and wanted to know the source of this wood. However, it would be difficult to find if the young lad no longer made it.As for looking for someone… Lily turned her head to ask Alexander, but she did not expect that he was standing behind her. It startled her, “Why are you here all of a sudden?”“Where should I be, then?” Alexander's tone was somewhat resentful, “Are you finally acknowledging me?”“I’m just thinking about something I can’t figure out.” Lily coquettishly tugged a corner of Alexander’s clothes and said, “I didn’t mean to ignore you.”“It annoys me even more because it’s not intentional.” Alexander
When Lily laughed, Alexander grabbed her chin, and this caused her to be surprised. She blinked at him when she heard him ask, “Is he so interesting?” He narrowed his eyes at her. “U-Um, no, not really,” Lily stammered. She was only trying to solve her wood issue, so why was Alexander suddenly jealous? She was not even thinking about that guy. Alexander could be too possessive sometimes.“So, he isn't interesting now? Didn’t you say that he was a while ago?” Alexander was difficult to deal with. Lily was not taking this seriously until now. It looked like he was heartbroken this time around.“What I meant was his wood carvings were interesting. Yup, his wood carvings!” She lifted her head to observe him closely, “Remember the two wooden dolls I brought home the other day? You even said they were cute. You said they looked like a pair of twins, right? “I would think of us whenever I see them. You’re the most interesting person I’ve ever met, and I’m only interested in you!” Her
After being discharged from the hospital, Melanie finally discovered that Nathaniel had stripped her of her director title. Even though he had gotten hospitalized, his staff carried out his orders promptly and even took away Melanie’s office.Everyone in MN Inc. knew Melanie was the CEO’s fiancee. However, she never imagined something like this to happen to her. Before she could even officially marry the CEO, her title disappeared just like that.Though the staff would not talk about it to her face, they would sometimes steal glances at her. Melanie could not help but feel others ridiculing her, and she was furious at how heartless Nathaniel was. She did not even stay long before collecting her things and leaving. Moments later, Nathaniel’s secretary called, “Mr. Hall, Director… M-Ms. Thayer came to the office, but she left after discovering that you’ve taken away her title and office.”“That’s fine. Don’t worry about it,” Nathaniel replied calmly. Even though he did not want t
Frank mocked her, but Melanie ignored it and got straight to the point. “I’m here with a business proposal.”“A business proposal? You?” Frank snickered, unconvinced. “If I remember correctly, you don’t have enough money to talk business with me. Besides, what kind of deal could you offer? You haven’t even been able to fulfill your last promise.” He was losing patience with her. If this were the old Melanie, she would have lowered her voice and tried to coax him or even begged him. This time, though, she was already over her head, so there was nothing to lose. Melanie replied, “You didn’t keep your word, either. You promised to help me enter this year’s perfume championship and win the trophy. However, the formula you gave me had several flaws!” “I’ve already settled that for you, haven’t I? What more do you want?” Frank questioned her heatedly. “Right, you settled that, but you’ve also ruined me! Now that Nathaniel knows about us, he doesn’t want me anymore. He’s even kicke
After Benedict, the young lad from the woodcarving shop, refused Lily's order, she lost contact with him, and his phone number was changed. She wanted to know about the source of the wood, but the owner of the wood carving shop refused to say where he had gone. It was as if he had vanished.Alexander said he would help her locate Benedict, but he had never even met the guy. She did not hold her breath because she knew it would not be easy.There were more urgent things to do. Before Lily could focus on finding him, she had a perfume convention to attend in Westwood. She was representing Rebirth at a major event for the first time, and she had no one she knew and trusted by her side.Jenny had work to do, and Olivia could not accompany her either. The company sent an assistant named Giselle Schmidt with her instead. It seemed that the assistant had a lot of experience and a good command of the Westwood language, which was why she was assigned the role.The journey was peaceful. None