Over the past few days, Arianna did not have the time to watch Lily’s every move because there was a bigger problem at home.No matter how unwilling or repelled she felt, Joseph brought his illegitimate son home and acknowledged him as part of the Tanner family. She was a step too slow.After only glancing at him, Arianna went to look for her uncle, Derrick. She understood that her mother could not stop this from happening anymore. If there were anyone who could stop her lunatic father, it would be Derrick.“Uncle Derrick, I heard you haven’t been feeling well recently. I got someone to bring these nutritious supplements back from overseas for you, and I hope you’ll be in better health after taking them.” Smiling, she pointed at the things she brought while appearing obedient.Derrick nodded and coughed a few times before he spoke. “You’re a thoughtful one. Why didn’t your parents come with you?”“My mom has been busy with the Women’s Federation, but she always worries about you a
Nodding severely, Derrick agreed, “You're right. I thought the same, so I didn't stop your father.”Arianna fell silent. She would have suspected that Derrick was not being genuine if she were not in the Oakley mansion in front of her uncle, who had watched her grow since childhood.“You’re different from me, Uncle Derrick. No matter what my dad does, I must support him because I’m his daughter. You’re the head of the Tanner household, so I thought you would disagree with my dad to protect the family’s reputation.“The rumors are pretty disturbing too. My so-called brother is relatively young, so what will the company employees and shareholders think if my dad allows him to join the company? Will even more rumors appear? I’m worried about our family’s reputation.”Arianna sighed and continued, "I know I shouldn't talk too much about these things, but as a family member, I must consider our family’s reputation. My dad was a little too impatient this time!"She looked anxious and wo
It was already noon when Lily woke up. She felt a lot more energetic after taking a good rest. After cleaning herself, she was ready to leave.She asked Kasey to leave her address last night, but Kasey only gave her phone number. To prevent disappointment, Lily headed out ahead of schedule.While leaving, she dialed the number, and it quickly connected. "Hey, where will we meet later? By the way, are the fields ready? I want to check it out.”Lily had already reached the gate when she finished speaking. However, Kasey’s voice sounded at the other end of the call, but she seemed hesitant in her reply, “I-I’m sorry, I can’t sell the grass anymore. I was just bragging and didn’t have as much of it as I said I did.”"What?" Lily’s worst-case scenario had come true. Indeed, high expectations would always lead to disappointments. However, she felt things were not as straightforward as Kasey said after noticing her hesitance.Lily said affirmatively, “Are you not satisfied with the price
"Why so impatient?" The other party smiled and said, "Since you're so impatient, let’s not wait for the afternoon. Why not... now?""Now?"She froze for a while, then saw the door open with a "click.” Standing at the door was Noah, who had just left in the morning. He was still holding the phone in his hand and shook it at her casually, with a face that could not hide his smugness.That explains why the voice was so familiar. She did not expect it to be him again! It appears he was the other girl's uncle, who was there last night. Does this mean he took the initiative and bought all the Water Hyssops the previous night?It made sense why he claimed that if Lily joined the society, she would have access to various rare materials simply by following his orders. Was that a proper threat? "I knew that you’d take the initiative to find me," Noah walked in with a grin and raised his foot. He continued, "Have you thought about it? What do you think? Are you going to change yo
Raising his eyebrows, Noah watched her pick up some raw materials. She finished plucking, gave him a sidelong glance, and headed for the shed.The shed had the equipment ready, but it was not complete. It was obviously meant to make things difficult. Not that it affected Lily one way or another. She ignored him and continued working on perfecting the formula. For the past two days, she had done nothing at this place. It would be wasteful not to use the many premade items she already had. Those included refined essential oils. She only needed to combine the ingredients and get everything else ready; soon enough, a fragrance would develop. Noah followed her everywhere and watched her intently regardless of what she did. He said nothing and just stood there watching. Lily did not bother with the measuring tool and instead poured everything into a bowl and stirred it all together by eye. As soon as Noah saw that, he had to shout out an excited "Hey!" He started to speak ag
Noah, a professional perfumer, had to admit that the quality of this perfume was exquisite. He may look calm on the surface, but he was shocked. Since first entering the perfume industry, he had experimented with numerous scents and studied the work of many renowned perfumers. He had never met a perfumer like her, one who could produce such sophisticated scents from such humble materials.With this new information, his perspective on perfumes shifted drastically. Everyone he knew, including his instructors and himself, believed that one needed high-quality ingredients to make a good perfume. It was the same way that genealogical research has shown that only exceptional individuals can produce exceptional offspring. However, he had his view of the art of perfumery radically altered. “Okay, why don’t we talk about the price of the Water Hyssop?” Lily was not interested in a meaningless competition like this. However, there was something she wanted, and she could not just let
Staring at the arm holding onto her hand, a cold and sharp gaze flashed across Lily’s eyes. She was not angry when Noah lied to her and tried to lock her up, but she started to get mad when he laid his hands on her and spoke to her in such a condescending way. Lily smirked coldly, “Since you’ve bought those Water Hyssop, and you’ve chosen to waste them, what does it have to do with me? By the way…”“Ahh…it hurts!” Before Noah could react, Lily had already twisted his arm. He had been the one to grab her wrist, but he was the one now being held from behind. She twisted his arm, and his chest was pushed down to the floor. It was so painful that he yelped and drew in a sharp breath.“Mr. Richards…” Noah’s bodyguards wanted to step forward to help, but they were intimidated by the look on Lily’s face. She looked like a frail and gentle lady, but her eyes had so much power and cut like sharp icicles. She was terrifying when she turned Noah over effortlessly, twisted his arm, and
Lily was suspicious of Noah’s intentions but did not want to stay any longer, so she chose to turn and leave. At that moment, two cars stopped right in front of them. Lily’s first reaction was to assume that Noah was responsible for this, so she turned to look at him.However, his reaction was the same as hers as he stared at the cars in slight surprise. Seconds later, he ran toward the car as one of the car doors opened.An older gentleman came out of the car. His hair was gray, and he had a walking stick in one of his hands. Even though he was old, he still looked healthy for his age. The man lifted his head and looked around him, finally setting his eyes on Lily.‘Mr. Adler?’ Lily was surprised. She might not know everyone in this industry, but she would undoubtedly recognize Lawrence Adler. He was the country's most well-known perfumer and representative of the highest authority in the perfume industry.Lawrence had already created many classic scents since he was young; the mo