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
“Can I not go?” Lily asked. All she wanted to do at that moment was snooze, as having an insufficient sleep was awful.“Technically, yes,” Giselle continued without waiting for her to cheer, “However, out of courtesy, you can’t.”“I don’t care about courtesy. I want to sleep.” Lily turned around, walked back into the room, spread both arms, and dropped onto the bed. She thought, ‘Oh, this is so comfortable.’Giselle followed her in. “Ms. Christian, even if not out of courtesy, from a biological standpoint, you shouldn't sleep anymore to acclimatize yourself. Otherwise, you won’t be able to sleep tonight, which will make you sleepy tomorrow morning.”“According to research, if you’re sleepy in the morning, you won’t be in good shape for the whole day. This will directly affect the product competition in the afternoon. If you don’t do well in the preliminary round due to lack of sleep, you’d feel bad about it even if the company does not penalize you.”Lily was speechless.She
Upon arriving at the so-called reception banquet venue, Lily was stunned. She never expected the reception banquet to be as exquisite as a wedding’s. The only difference was that the buffet was at a garden villa, and the staff had carefully decorated the venue. It was jam-packed with a huge crowd. Lily felt a little anxious seeing people of various races speaking various languages. She smiled awkwardly at strangers and tilted her head to ask Giselle, "Are they all here to participate in the competition?"Giselle lowered her head and looked at the brochure she was holding, "Yes, they should be."‘What the heck? Why are there so many participants? Isn’t there supposed to be a limited number of contestants since it’s a tough competition to enter?’ Lily had a slight headache just seeing the number of people around, not to mention participating in the competition."Haha, so who’s the organizer we’re going to meet?" Lily thought she should greet the organizer and quit. She would be bett
‘What the heck?! Speak of the devil!’ Well, Lily did not even speak of Melanie. She just thought of her.Seeing Melanie walking toward her step by step, Lily rubbed her eyes and turned to look into the distance. ‘It can’t be! I’m in Woodland, and this is the review competition’s reception banquet. Melanie couldn’t come as she pleased even if she wanted to! It must be a doppelganger.’With that thought in mind, Lily turned to look at the person again. The person standing before her looked just like Melanie. Her face, eyes, and especially the tone of her voice were annoyingly familiar. "What's the matter? Are you surprised to see me?" Melanie just wanted to see the surprise and displeasure in Lily’s eyes.‘Did Lily think she’s the only one who’s good enough to be here? Well, if there’s a will, there’s a way. I can use my brain to get what I want.’Lily sneered when she confirmed it was indeed Melanie, "You have no self-awareness at all, do you?"Melanie was pleased with her resp
“What did you say?!" Melanie’s face dropped. She was about to continue when someone walked in their direction, "Hi, Ms. Christian. We meet again."Lily raised her eyebrows. ‘Is that Frank? It seems these two came prepared. Did they come all the way here for me?’Well, whatever it was, Lily was not the type to back down easily. She looked at them and smiled slightly, “It would seem you didn’t learn your lesson, Mr. Moreau. Are you asking for another round?”Frank was embarrassed by her sarcasm and mockery, and he recalled the defeat he had faced the last time. "This is a public place, Ms. Christian. I don't think you would be so reckless." He was confident Lily would not dare do anything to him in public, so he continued to provoke her.He did not expect a little lady like Lily to be so skilled at kickboxing, which made it tricky for him to get his way with her. However, this aroused Frank’s desire to conquer Lily. It would be such an incredible feat for him to get such a woman.
"Giselle, you must understand that respect is mutual. There's no reason to be polite if the host doesn’t treat us as valued guests." Lily found the environment uncomfortable. She would have left long ago if she were not here as Rebirth's representative."Still…" Giselle wanted to continue, but someone interjected, "I'm sorry. The two of you mentioned something about the host not respecting their guests. Am I right?"The two turned their heads simultaneously and saw an older man. The man sported a head of silver hair, but he took good care of his skin, so he did not look his age. He gave off a sophisticated vibe as he directed his inquiry at Lily and Giselle.Giselle recognized the older man at a glance—Wesley Parker.She drew a sharp breath and blurted, "M-My apologies, Mr. Parker. That wasn't what we meant…""Are you saying I misheard you?" Wesley touched his earlobe and said, "I think my hearing is fine, though.""Mr. Parker, you're mistaken." Giselle tried to explain, but Li
Even with all the noise going on, Frank was unperturbed. He had a wineglass in one hand and a smug grin on his face as he glanced over at the commotion. “Do you know who that man is?”Melanie shook her head as she looked at the man and then back at Frank. Given that this was her first visit, she certainly would not have known anyone.“He’s Wesley Parker, a top perfumer from Westwood. This time around, he’s also serving as the competition's chairperson. He is one of the world's top eight perfumers, a talent that only emerges once every few centuries,” Frank explained, forming the number eight with his fingers.In a deep tone, he continued, “Do you think that woman can leave this place like nothing had happened, or rather, make a name for herself in Westwood’s perfumery industry now that she offended him?”Melanie understood the situation after listening to Frank’s explanation. She could not conceal her joy. “That means she’s dead meat!”“Not necessarily.” Frank shook his head. “Mr.