”We met before in Westwood” He tried to remind her, but Lily still could not recall who he was.He confirmed that she was not pretending and gave up trying to help her recall him. He said, “You performed slightly better than me in the sampling competition. My name is Noah Richards.”He gestured with his finger that he was just slightly worse than her. He then stretched out his hand to express his friendliness. Lily glanced at his hand and nodded as a greeting, “Noted.”Noted? What kind of an answer was that? Was this woman always so arrogant? “I was just testing the waters in Westwood and hadn’t thought I would receive something unexpected. I wonder when I could have the honor to compete with you again officially?”Lily looked at the man in front of her. He seemed unconvinced of his loss even though his words remained polite. He was obviously implying that he lost because he was careless and did not try his best in the previous competition. Therefore, he would like to compete a
”Looks like I’m not too late.” Alexander knew Lily could protect herself but only felt relieved when he confirmed her safety with his own eyes. The previous kidnapping case at Westwood kept him on edge. However, there was nothing wrong with being cautious.“Is there a problem?” Lily heard his implicit meaning and blinked her eyes at him a few times.“Let’s change locations before we continue,” Alexander said. He pulled her towards a nearby big tree at the side. There was a black Mercedes-Benz parked there. The dark night and shade from the tree helped to conceal it and no one would notice it unless they paid attention.Lily got into the car and felt much warmer. She breathed in her hands to keep warm. In the next instant, both of her hands were held in his palms, and he warmed her hands with his. “It’s so late. Where have you been?” He asked in a reprimanding tone.“I went treasure hunting,” Lily recalled the treasure she found and could not help laughing. Heartfelt joy could b
“The invitation card was a fake.”“It’s fake?!” Lily was shocked. She did think something was wrong with the invitation this time or that the other party had other intentions. However, she had never expected the invitation card to be fake.“How can it be fake? I saw the Perfumers' Society seal on it, so it doesn’t seem fake. We can report it to the police if someone deliberately counterfeited it.”Alexander nodded. “This matter is not that simple. I’ve checked the seal, and it is genuine. So, it should be someone who misused the society seal. The question is, how could someone easily obtain the seal? Also, do you know who owns the place you’re living in?”“Who is the owner?” How would she know who owned the place?“Have you heard of the Richards of Kingsland?” Alexander was unsure how much Lily knew and explained to her slowly, “That place belongs to the Richards’ youngest son, Noah Richards.”“Noah?!” Lily had only felt that the name sounded familiar earlier. However, she had ju
As expected, Alexander shook his head. “He went through so much trouble just to trick you into coming here. It’s undoubtedly not for something as simple as challenging you.”It would make sense if Noah were the one who did it. With his status here and his position as the director of the Perfumers’ Society, it would be a piece of cake for him to get the seal. It was just that the Perfumers’ Society itself disapproved of his so-called invitation, and Noah did it for his selfish reasons. No one could not blame the others for not realizing it at the time.“Then let’s see what he’s up to.” Lily shrugged. She had no traces of fear on her face.“Aren’t you scared?” Alexander stared into her eyes. She was beautiful in a different way under the night sky, which made him reluctant to let go of her.“Why would I be?” Lily replied in disapproval before she laughed, “As you said, he went through so much trouble just to deceive me into coming here, and it won’t be as simple as just to challenge
Lily knew that she would only become greedier for the warmth of his embrace the longer she stayed there. Hence, she turned her head and left without looking back. “I’m going now!”As soon as her hand touched the door, she was dragged back to his side. “How are you planning to go back in there? You’re jumping over the wall again?”Although that was not a problem for her, Alexander was still worried about her jumping over the wall. That was a 5-meter tall wall, after all!“Nope.” Lily smiled. “Someone will open the door for me.”“What?”Leaning over, she kissed him on the corner of his lips and got out of the car quickly.Alexander was rendered speechless. ‘This young lady sure moves quickly. I didn’t even have the time to react, and now I can only watch her walk toward the door.’There was a lamp at the door lighting up the area brightly, but they could also see that the door was locked.Lily walked over to the door and gestured as though she were about to knock, but she stopped
With a beep, the door opened. The man now knew that this lady, who appeared to be gentle, was not easy to deal with. Politely, he said, “Ms. Christian, this way.”When Lily entered, she made an “OK” sign with her thumb and index finger behind her back. She knew that Alexander could see her.Seeing that the door was closing again, Alexander shook his head, realizing that he had been smiling the entire time. It was great that she was strong enough to protect herself, but even if she could not do that, he would always protect her.…Lily was right that Noah would show up the next day. He came early, and the doorbell sounded while she was still having breakfast. Not looking up, she continued to eat in an unhurried manner. When Noah entered the door, he saw that she was holding a piece of toast in her hand.“You’re early and even more diligent than I’ve expected,” Noah praised, clapping his hands. However, Lily looked at him like he was an idiot. ‘Diligent? Having breakfast is consid
“What if I’m not interested?”Noah was taken by surprise. “Are you sure?”He could understand if Lily wanted to venture overseas. Still, she rejected Wesley’s invitation and insisted on developing her career domestically.Since she had chosen to stay in Sapphine, the Perfumers’ Society would be the most authoritative body in the industry within the country. This bait should be taken without any hesitation by anyone, making Noah wonder, ‘Why is she uninterested? Is she playing hard to get?’“Mr. Richards, that’s why you went through so much trouble to trick me into coming here? You must’ve spent a lot. All of this could’ve been settled with just a phone call.”At this point, she did not want to beat around the bush anymore. Being direct about the topic could save her a lot of energy.“Trick?” Noah shook his head, chuckling. “I invited you here sincerely. How could you say that I tricked you? Also, aren’t you enjoying your stay here? If you could be a part of the Perfumers’ Society
“For this wall, add…” Noah pointed to the wall, wanting to add an electric fence. However, he felt that it was too much, not to mention that it could not be installed instantly.Discouraged, he said, “Forget it!” When his gaze landed on the tree, he pondered for a moment. “Get someone to cut this tree down as soon as possible!”“Mr. Carter?” This tree had been planted in the yard for many years and finally grew into a tall and lush tree. His subordinate did not understand why Noah wanted the tree cut down.“Just cut it down! I don’t like looking at it!” Noah barked.He was aware that the members of the Lodge family could fight, but he believed there were limits to their abilities. They could not possibly fly in the sky, could they? The only possibility he could think of was that Lily made use of the tree to jump over the wall last night.In fact, Noah was thinking in the right direction, but he did not know that Alexander had arrived at Kingsland and was near him. With Alexander