She fiddled with the doll with her fingers, sighed, and said, "Tell me, where did that young man go?"Across her, the wooden doll stared back with a smile. …Nathaniel called Eloise as soon as he got home, but both of his calls were declined. Seeing this, he assumed that it must be inconvenient for her to pick up his calls, so he dared not to call again. However, he was too agitated to sit still and turned on his computer to look at that day’s sales data and check the situation online. He saw that the sales were still declining, and although the rate of product returns had decreased, there were still many applications for it. Nathaniel had already released a statement, so he could not retract it. Now, the only matter he could focus on was to deliberately slow down the after-sales process and try to minimize the losses while he rebuilds his reputation. At the same time, new staff were being recruited to speed up the processes in the laboratory. Nathaniel planned to launch a few new
"About that…" After a moment of hesitation, he continued, "I didn't aggravate her. She's the one who made things difficult for me. Now that the public has stated their opinion, sympathy is useless. Everyone believes Lily. If the product return rate continues like this every day, it's over for our company.""You…" She was so angry that she could barely stand up. Eloise did not speak. Instead, the sound of footsteps was heard from her end. She was probably looking for a convenient place to talk, and once she found it, she glowered, "She played no role in the plan I gave you! You know exactly what forces are behind her, yet you continue to provoke her. Aren't you just courting death?!""No, I told you. I didn't do anything. She started it first. No matter how pitiful I try to be now, no one would believe me!" Nathaniel felt helpless. Eloise snorted coldly. "I don't think you have to pretend to be pitiful. You're already an id*ot!" Nathaniel was speechless. Then, Eloise said, "Okay,
"Tell us! What did you buy?""That's a big piece of furniture!"Many colleagues gathered around curiously, and some even leaned in to look inside. However, the box was so tightly sealed that all they saw were wooden boards. "I didn't buy it!" Lily shook her head and put one hand on the wooden box. "Did the security say anything else about who had sent it?"Her colleagues all shook their heads and said that they did not know. Tapping her fingers on the wooden frame, Lily not only wondered who sent it but also how to open it. Who knew what was inside this enormous box? Could it be that she had been in the limelight too much recently and someone sent her something to retaliate? When this thought flashed through her mind, she abruptly pulled her hand back as if she was afraid something inside the box would bite her."Wow, this box is huge!" Olivia rushed over with pancakes in her hands. "What's inside?"Lily looked at her and casually said, "A bomb!"Olivia instantly jumped back. Fortun
"Oh, I understand. Don't worry. It'll be fine."After hanging up the phone, she worriedly stared at the enormous wooden box. She had no idea how the security guard brought it up. It was a struggle even to wrap her whole arms around the box. Alexander told her to get someone to move the box to somewhere spacious; who was she going to ask to do that?While Lily was stressing out about this, Olivia, beside her, beamed excitedly. Olivia had already eaten her breakfast and cleaned up before she came over. When she noticed Lily staring at the box, Olivia went toward her and asked, "Why haven't you opened it?""I'm scared this might be a prank." Then Lily turned to look at Olivia helplessly and said, "Besides, how do you dismantle this thing?""It should be quite easy. You'll need a plier and a screwdriver to open it!" Olivia seemed to be well-versed in this."Then, you do it!" Lily instantly took the opportunity to ask for Olivia's help.After rolling up her sleeves, just as Olivia was
“If this isn’t a gift from that b*stard Nathaniel, then… it's from your boyfriend.” Olivia smiled meaningfully at Lily.She was the only one who knew who Lily’s boyfriend was. Lily had wanted to deny it but changed her mind. If she kept denying it, the others would be even more interested in the person, and their curiosity about him might exceed the gift itself. Lily did not want people to keep asking about this matter, so she responded vaguely, “Yeah!”“Wow, look at how creative her boyfriend is!”“Yeah, I’ve seen people gift flowers, chocolates, make-up, and handbags, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone gifting a wooded sculpture.”“By the way, shouldn’t your boyfriend send you rare spices or plants instead, Lily? A gift you’ll surely like!”Her colleagues chattered non-stop. Jenny saw their excitement and coughed, “Why don’t I see you guys actively speak up during meetings instead?” Her sudden reminder woke everyone up. It was still working hours, and they were still i
The trio was stunned when they read the apology post.How could this be called an apology statement? It was more like a shift-the-blame statement. Nathaniel wrote a long article, but the trio could only summarize it as follows: Firstly, Nathaniel had spent the past few days carefully checking, scrutinizing, and researching the experiential records and could finally prove that the previous products were indeed Lily’s work and not Melanie’s.The reason for the previous misunderstanding was because of Melanie’s deception. He was also deceived and did not know the truth. Now that Nathaniel knew, he deeply regretted it and wanted to apologize to Lily.Secondly, the relationship between him, Melanie, and Lily was a personal issue, and Nathaniel did not want to discuss it publicly. However, due to everyone’s concern, he wanted to make it clear that he had no regrets as he was in love.Nathaniel wrote a long article with the conclusion that he was willing to apologize to Lily with utmost
“Yes, pretend you didn’t see it.” Lily turned around and looked at the standing wooden crane sculpture, “You can consider it a break. There’s not much time for you to relax as the new work is about to start.”“We have a new project?” Olivia was eager. She had not worked in a while, and her hands were beginning to itch. Even though working in a lab might be exhausting, it was gratifying.“Soon!”…It shocked Alexander when he saw the wooden crane sculpture in the living room as soon as he got home. It stood out!“This is…” He said hesitantly.Lily had just cleared up some space and was about to move the sculpture when she saw him return. She waved at him, “You came back just in time. Come help me move it.”‘Do you still need help moving this?’ He took off his coat, rolled up his sleeve, and waved her away. He lifted the sculpture and moved it to the spot she cleared up.“You bought it?”“Someone gave it to me.” Lily shook her head and looked at it carefully. The artistry wa
When Alexander noticed the change in her face, he understood it might be a sensitive topic and immediately said, "If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to." Lily was grateful for how considerate he was. His thoughtfulness had shown in the past few days that they spent together, and she allowed herself to let her guard down completely.Now that she thought about it, Nathaniel had never shared his life before, and it was the same for her. Although the two of them had been together for so long, there was no proper bond between them. They hid secrets from each other while having their walls up. Therefore, it was inevitable that they became what they are now."I've never told you about my family," Lily said as she warmly took his hand and led him to the sofa.Seeing how gentle she was, Alexander quickly quieted down and took her hand, nodding slightly. “Yes." "I was born in Brown City," she said slowly. "I'm from the Lodge family of Brown City.""The Lodge family?""