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
Late at night, in the hotel room, Melanie had just hung up the phone when someone knocked on her door. Frowning, she stood up and answered the door. Frank was leaning against the door with a bottle in one hand. He curled his lips into a malicious smile and looked at her."Why are you here?" Melanie was very impatient and did not intend to let him in, "It's very late. I was about to sleep.""Stop pretending!" Frank pushed the door open with some force.Melanie could not match his strength, so she could only take two steps back and watched as he entered her room drunk, then turned and closed the door."Frank, don't forget why we’re. Look what you’re doing now!" She deliberately distanced herself and looked at him and said coldly."What do you think we're here for?" Frank sneered, "You wanted to come here, and I brought you here. You haven’t given me what I wanted yet. Perhaps you should pay me some interest first?" He opened his arms and rushed toward Melanie as he spoke.Melanie w
When Melanie came out of the bathroom, she put on a smile.Frank had also woken up. He turned over to look at her. His eyes were clear, utterly different from last night."Are you awake?" Melanie smiled coquettishly, then sat on the sofa beside the bed wrapped in a bath towel, "Then can we talk about business?""What's the matter?" Frank rested his head on one of his hands and calmly asked as he turned to face Melanie."The competition is going to start today. What are you going to do?" Melanie crossed her legs while waiting for his answer."Um?" Frank did not understand. Melanie just had to spell it out for him. She leaned forward and said, "I want to get the first prize in the perfumery competition."Only by winning the top spot would she be recognized by Wesley Parker, and only in this way would she be known internationally. It was an opportunity she could not afford to miss.Frank’s eyes had a marvelous light as if he was looking at some monster. After staring at her for a
"You had me investigated?" Frank got a cigarette from his pocket, lighted it, and stood there with his eyes flashing. "Yes, but don't worry, I won't do anything to you. After all, we’re in the same boat. Your interests and mine are aligned, right?" She was still smiling as she said that, looking gentle as ever."What do you want?" Frank knew she must have had other intentions by telling him all this. "I’ll see what I can do. Anything but the first prize in the perfumery competition, I don't have that kind of power.""Who says you don’t?" Melanie stood up and leaned against him, saying softly, "I heard that during last year’s competition, everyone was sure that another perfumer would win, but you won in the end. Although they suspected you of cheating, there was no evidence."Frank took another puff of the cigarette with a sullen face and did not say a word."That’s why I believe you have that kind of power. I don't know what you can do, but as you said, this is Woodland, your ter