“Me?" Lisa did not expect Helen to blame her. Lisa pointed at herself, as she was shocked and angry. "You told me Lily was your friend last time. You asked me to trust her, which I did. Now you’re taking her to dinner with my man and son? What’s wrong with you" The more Helen spoke, the more it felt like the truth. Lisa was also annoyed and repeatedly nodded, "Yes, I didn't have a good heart! I didn't have the heart to help you bring Nick out to eat with you. I didn't have the heart to think that I could help you connect with your son. I didn’t have the heart to help you both make peace. Go ahead and blame me! It’s my fault for being blind and being friends with you!”"Lisa," Lily called softly, trying to ease the argument because it would negatively impact the child.She noticed Nick wanted to hide under the table as he nervously clenched his fingers together while his shoulders trembled. Lily would have gone to hug and coax him if it were not for the table between them.
Lily's smile widened when she noticed he was looking at her. Nick was a little surprised when Lily smiled at him. He stared at her for a while as his tense little face relaxed, and a glimmer of a smile appeared.The smile appeared to vanish in an instant because it was so brief. Lily did not rush to speak but instead offered him her hand. Her fingers curled slightly, and the palm face-up as if to extend an invitation. Looking at the hand full of kindness, he hesitated for a while, then carefully placed his little hand into her palm. Lily immediately held his hand and smiled even brighter at him. Then, she got a surprise. Nick's arms flew open, and he rushed to her, hugging her tightly. Lily was taken aback as she only wanted to soothe him. She did not expect him to be so vulnerable with her. Holding him gently while stroking his back with one hand to comfort him, she could feel that he was in distress. Mike watched the scene silently as his eyes brightened up.
The trip to Westwood finally came to an end. Lily and Alexander took the same flight back. Once they returned home, everything went back to normal. They resumed their work and were intensely busy. After all, they returned with honor. This was not only Lily’s honor but also the most significant award Rebirth had won since its establishment. After the competition, international perfumers would be aware of the company named "Rebirth," and they would know that its perfumer came in first place at the sampling competition, besting competitors from all over the world.The staff made special arrangements. When Lily returned to the company, they would open the doors to salute her with ribbons and balloons. "We congratulate our star on her honorable return!" Jenny was front and center. She started the applause, and after that, everyone else joined in to show their appreciation for Lily's accomplishment. Her abilities won over even those who had held prejudices against Lily
"Okay," Lily nodded and followed George to his office. He closed the door and peeked out before pulling down the blinds, giving off an air of mystery. He did not completely block the view from outside, though. "Ms. Christian."Lily was confused. Why did he suddenly address her differently?"I didn't know the relationship between you and Alexander earlier. Please forgive me if I did or said anything wrong,” he scratched the bridge of his nose and said a little embarrassedly.Lily understood now. Although George knew the headquarters assigned Lily, he did not know of her relationship with Alexander. After the kidnapping incident, it probably wouldn't be kept a secret much longer. However, he still did not know what the actual relationship between them was. He only knew that there was something between them. "Mr. Will, Mr. Russell and I…" "I don't know what the relationship is, but I won't ask. Don't worry. I’ll keep my mouth shut. Since you can’t say much about it
After leaving George’s office, Lily went directly to Jenny's office.Jenny was already waiting there, with Olivia as well. Not only was she there, but there was an opened bottle of champagne and three glasses on the table, apparently waiting for Lily to return to celebrate."Drinking during work hours? You girls are terrible!" Lily shook her head and said smilingly."Who said we were drinking? We’re just having a toast to celebrate!" Jenny corrected her, "Hurry up! Close the door!"After closing the office door and pulling down the blinds, the trio felt like criminals."Isn't the celebration after work? What's the hurry?" Lily said, but she still went over and picked up the glass."Tonight’s celebration is with everyone else. Now, it’s just the three of us. It's different!" Olivia raised her glass to clink Lily’s glass. "Congratulations! I'm so happy that you won the competition!”The trio was thrilled, especially Olivia. She had witnessed how Lily achieved success step by step.
Lily roughly talked about getting kidnapped in Westwood but skipped over Alexander's trip to Westwood to find her. In addition, she omitted and understated the part about herself dealing with the kidnappers. Even so, her two friends looked pale with fright."Yikes! The kidnappers had guns?!""They must be terrorists!" "How did you get yourself into that situation?"The duo sighed in amazement. Just imagining the scene was already terrifying, and seeing Lily seemingly unscathed was a miracle. Jenny looked at Lily worriedly and said, "Lily, are you sure you're okay? Please let us know if there’s anything wrong. Don’t keep it to yourself.”Olivia, on the sidelines, added, "Yeah! Don’t let it traumatize you! No matter what they did, you must tell us! We’re your best friends, and we’ll help you keep it a secret! Lily was at a loss for words but replied, "Why does it sound like you two wanted something to happen to me?”"How is that possible!""Don't talk nonsense!"It was t
Lily knew Alexander would not do such a pompous thing, so she did not know what was happening. She just kept thinking that someone was pranking her.The balloon floated up and formed a beautiful scene. The ladies in the crowd thought the balloons were romantic, so they stuck their heads out the window to see who had sent them."Look! There's someone there!""Yeah! Right downstairs!""Is he holding flowers? Wow! What a big bouquet!""Let's see! It's a big bunch of red roses! Exactly ninety-nine, right?"The exclamations came one after another, and many had already begun looking toward Jenny's office with envious eyes."T-That’s…" The trio in the office was stunned. Initially, Olivia thought it was Alexander’s doing, but when she turned to look at Lily's face, Lily was not happy at all. People were calling someone downstairs, so she poked her head out the window to look down.Initially, the person standing downstairs was far away, so Olivia could not see clearly. Coincidentally,
"Someone made a complaint that you’re littering in public and polluting the environment. Please come with us to assist in the investigation," one of the authorities said.Nathaniel’s eyes widened in disbelief, but he was willing to comply, "I only put up a few balloons. How is that polluting the environment? Besides, there are people selling balloons on the street all day long. Go and catch them instead!" "There’s no problem with a couple of balloons, but when it reaches a certain number, It will affect the delivery site and cause certain consequences, so you must bear those consequences and responsibility."'Nathaniel was very unconvinced, "What consequences did I cause? What was the impact?" One of them moved his hat and glanced upstairs, "Someone complained because you affected other people's working conditions." "Who complained? Who complained about me? Tell me! I want to ask in person how it affected them! Don't touch me! Do you know who I am?"It would be too