A boy, maybe five or six years old, was seated on the other side of the woman and was using a knife and fork to eat. He looked like a little gentleman and was quite cute. Probably aware that someone was looking at him, the little boy looked up at Lily and then smiled at her. He was a little shy but very well-behaved. Lily liked it at a glance. The boy was adorable. Seeing him, she suddenly remembered what Alexander had said before. He had assumed she wanted a child and suggested a son and a daughter when she brought the two wood carvings home. At the time, she chastised him for spouting nonsense, but now that she had given it some due thought, she realized that a baby with Alexander would be pretty adorable.Raising the corners of her lips, she turned her head and took a picture of the food with her phone. She then sent it to Alexander with a message, “Food porn.”Considering the jet lag, it must be very late over there, and he had probably gone to bed. She did not
Lily bent down to check and found the child’s face and neck sweating. When she reached out to touch his back, she found it sweaty too. He was sweating profusely, and his hands and feet trembled. There were also red dots all over his face. "He must be allergic to something," Lily said as she unbuttoned the child's shirt. "What are you doing?! Who are you?! Don't touch my child!" Helen roared. She pulled on Lily's arm, refusing to let her touch the child. "He has an allergic reaction. If we don’t deal with it now, his life may be in danger!" Lily turned her head and shouted back at Helen, who was still dazed. Lily did not give two hoots about Helen being angry with her.Hearing Lily’s words, Lisa finally returned to her senses and bent over to stop Helen. "Lily’s my friend, Helen. She's only trying to help Nick. Don't worry." Anxiousness had probably overcome Helen, or maybe Lisa's words managed to convince her. Helen continued to sob, but she no longer attempted to
‘Is this woman really this child’s mother? How does she not know her child has allergies?!’Lily looked at Lisa with puzzlement in her eyes, and Lisa just smiled back helplessly. Coincidentally, the ambulance arrived, and the medical staff rushed over to inspect the child before loading him into the ambulance.Lily heaved a sigh of relief when the medical staff took over. She cleaned her hands and was about to settle the bill and leave when Helen grabbed onto her clothes. “You can’t leave! You have to go to the hospital with me!”“Helen!” Lisa exclaimed, “You can’t do this! Lilsy’s my friend!”“I’m sorry, Lisa,” Helen said as she looked toward Lisa, “I need her to go to the hospital with me even if she is your friend. It’s still uncertain whether Nick will be okay. Who knows if what she did to Nick earlier harmed him instead.”“No, I’m sure it didn’t. I believe in Lilsy,” Lisa swore as she trusted her friend.Helen smiled bitterly. “It’s pointless even if you believe in her. You
Helen's panic now wholly differed from the one she had shown earlier. Panic and nervousness were written all over her pretty face.Lily curiously turned around and saw several men walking toward them. The one in the lead was wearing rimless glasses and a tailor-made suit. The men behind him were his assistants and bodyguards.The man’s face was calm and exuded a gentleman’s demeanor. Judging by his looks, he seemed to be of Asian descent.“Mike, you’re here! Please listen to my explanation.” Although Helen was terrified, she still rushed over to Mike Cordon and tried to hug him with tears in her eyes. However, the bodyguard beside him stopped her.Mike looked at her and asked coldly, “Where’s Nick?”“He’s still in the emergency room. I don’t know how this happened. We had a great time today, and he was happy, but I don’t know why he…I don’t know…I honestly don’t know… sob, sob,” Helen incoherently said as she sobbed.Lily cocked her eyebrows and was speechless. ‘Are they a couple
“You can’t blame Lilsy, Mike. She saved Nick, and I can testify to that!” Lisa seemed to know this man and spoke up for Lily because she did not expect Helen to be that way.“Lisa.” He nodded at her and seemed well-mannered, “Is this your friend?”“Yes, she’s my friend! Lilsy saved Nick and didn’t hurt him. I can guarantee this!”Helen, standing by, rebutted, "Is she a doctor, Lisa? How can you guarantee that she didn’t hurt Nick? Maybe Nick was fine initially, but her actions had made it worse. She even put her dirty hand into my son’s mouth…”When Mike heard this, a light flashed behind his glasses. “What have you done to him?”“She put her hand into Nick’s mouth and unbuttoned his shirt. It’s not me… It’s not me, Mike! How could I harm my own son…” Helen tried hard to explain.“Why didn’t you say so if you were against it at that time?! Lilsy was obviously trying to save Nick. How could you slander her?” Lisa, who was friends with both of them, could not contain her rage.Lis
Mike stepped forward, “I’m his father, Mike Corden.” “Your son has a severe allergy. You should remember this and monitor his diet closely so that he does not accidentally ingest something he is allergic to. Please, try your best to pay close attention to what he eats,” The doctor repeatedly warned Nick’s father to exercise caution.Lily was right about the child’s symptoms. Though she was not a doctor, she had experience dealing with severe allergy symptoms. When Lily had confirmed that the boy was all right and moved to a regular ward, she turned to leave. “Since he’s fine now, I’ll go.” “Wait,” Mike called out and stepped in front of her, “You saved my son. Name your price.” Lily was taken aback. “Um… that’s okay. I was just trying to help. Besides, I didn’t do much. You should thank the doctor instead.” She pointed in the doctor's direction, not caring to ask about the reward he offered. “Are you sure you’re not interested?” He was surprised and asked again,
“Right, the perfume you’d asked for, is it a new product? I’ve never heard of it,” Wesley Parker is a world-renowned perfumer, but his daughter knew nothing about perfumes. In Lisa’s own words, she had no talent at it, nor was she interested. Lily smiled, “Nope, it’s not a new product but an old one. It’s so old that it’s extinct now.”“Huh? Then, isn’t that a task for Goliath?” Lisa was shocked at Lily’s request.“Hmm… it’s not that difficult if he tried hard enough, but…” Lily smiled mysteriously. This fragrance was the first ever perfume Roseroot had invented a hundred years ago, which meant a lot to the country. It was even placed in a very exquisite bottle. This perfume was no longer available anywhere in the market. The only two remaining bottles were displayed at a museum in Roseroot. It was considered a priceless antique that was impossible to obtain even when you were insanely rich. It was true that Lily was interested in it and did want to own it. However, she wa
Back at the hotel, Giselle—file and pen in hand—was waiting for Lily and looked very much like she was about to attend a meeting.Out of guilt for having dinner alone and not bringing anything back for Giselle, Lily willingly opened the door and let her in. “Hi, Giselle. Have you had dinner? Should I order you room service?”Sharing a meal always eased the atmosphere of a room. Unfortunately, Giselle rejected Lily’s offer. “Thank you, but I’m fine. I’ve already eaten. Let’s just get straight into it.”Lily poured herself a glass of water and took a big gulp. “Okay, go right ahead. What do you think we should do?” Lily knew that her assistant had plans of her own she wanted to propose.Giselle had locked herself in the room the whole afternoon after returning, and then she came to look for Lily in a hurry, so it was apparent she had a new idea to share.“I’ve discussed it with the company, and we concluded that you should participate in tomorrow’s sampling event.” Giselle raised he