Lily repeatedly waved her hands. “No need. Rebirth is just a trivial subsidiary of the La Beauté Group, and our leader is my immediate boss. It's nowhere near a high-ranking CEO like you. Don’t frighten people like this when you meet them.” "Hey…" Alexander squeezed his chin after he laughed out loud, "This flattery is good. I’ll consider rewarding you." "What's the reward?" She asked with interest. "What do you want?" He approached her, almost touching her ear. This gave Lily goosebumps. She sprung up and replied, "I’ll have to think about it! Let's eat first. I'm hungry!"Alexander saw her flee into the kitchen but said nothing to stop her. With a smile, he retracted his gaze, and his eyes fell on the tablet. The look in his eyes was turbulent and dark. Although it was nothing but nonsense, any woman who dared to slander him like this would pay the consequences! …In the kitchen, Lily washed her hands and looked in the refrigerator. She expected only simp
After washing her hands and returning to the living room, Lily sat on the sofa to take a sip of water. She glanced at the tablet on the side, and after pausing, she picked it up and turned it on.Opening the Twitter interface, she lowered her head, put her knuckles against her lips, and focused on the breaking news. She did not bother reading too much due to her relationship with Alexander, but she knew it was probably about her, Nathaniel, and Melanie when they were back in college. The tweets were out of context, and the facts were far from the truth.However, she was more interested in the news source. It was neither from Nathaniel nor Melanie but rather from someone who misused the identity of a third-party bystander. These people were their college classmates or so-called mutual "friends."At first, Lily was a little angry, but her anger no longer raged after a second look. Instead, she just thought it was ridiculous. The people’s names only sounded familiar, and she could bare
Alexander stopped his spoon and looked at Lily. "Do you think I should sit at the dining table like a child who can't take care of himself? Should I be waiting for a housekeeper to do everything, such as feed and wipe the table clean for me?"Lily choked on her food, trying to imagine the situation. "Pfft!"Although the description was a bit outrageous, it was almost the same as the current moment. "At least you shouldn't have to cook the food yourself," Lily suddenly became curious about his life, as if it was not the same as what she imagined."If I were to choose, I wouldn’t want to," Alexander did not deny that, given his background and status. Of course, he did not need to do these trivial "little things" himself."Then you don't want to?" Lily was even more curious. Maybe his hobby was cooking? Otherwise, why did Alexander push her out of the kitchen and take over himself?Alexander lightly glanced at Lily and shook his head. "I studied abroad for a while." "So?" Halfwa
After dinner, Lily got up to clear the dishes, but Alexander pulled her again. “I told you to stay put.” He frowned disapprovingly. “I forbid you from entering the kitchen again. You aren’t allowed to go in.”Lily felt helpless, "I used to cook by myself, so..."“That was before, but you’re not allowed to from now on!” Alexander neatly stacked the tableware and went to the kitchen. Soon, the sound of rushing water echoed as Lily walked over and leaned against the kitchen door frame to look at Alexander with his sleeves rolled up high, revealing his lean arms.His skin was particularly fair, but not like an unhealthy person’s. He looked strong and manly. Lily thought of Alexander’s hands tightly wrapping around her waist, and her body trembled instinctively.“Are you going to respond?” Alexander asked while washing the dishes. Lily was stunned as she did not fully catch what he said. “Huh? What?”“About those boring things on Twitter,” Alexander turned and glanced at Lily as he spo
Lucas shook his head, “I am not sure about that, but Ms. Christian’s attitude was steadfast in her tone. We can almost guarantee our victory based on the evidence we have so far. Therefore, you don’t need to worry too much, Mr. Hall.”Still, Nathaniel was distraught. How could he not be?The lawyer was not worried because he had only seen superficial evidence. After all, Nathaniel knew the company's products had succeeded over the years because of Lily's efforts. Why was she so decisive that there was no turning back? Nathaniel was stuck between a rock and a hard place. If he could not turn the tide, everyone at MN Inc. would have to fight until the bitter end.Lily should know that she had no chance of winning, but why did she refuse to give in? Did Rebirth give her confidence, or was she holding a hidden trump card? Nathaniel was at a loss for an answer.“Understood. When will the court session begin?”“Next week.”“Get ready. Also, call Lily a few more times. Tell her we can s
“Let’s fight then,” Melanie said with disregard. “We have enough evidence since I’ve already copied all the information, and we have a professional legal team. Why should we be afraid of her?” Speaking of the information, Melanie lifted her hand and looked it over. “See? My hand is swollen and in pain! Why would I need to work so hard if it weren’t for her? Nate, we must ensure she doesn’t have the upper hand. You must teach her a lesson this time! How could she treat you like this?”Nathaniel pushed Melanie away when she leaned over, as he was not in the mood. He was not as optimistic as she was. “I keep feeling that she has a trick up her sleeve. Why else would she insist on going to court when she knows all the evidence is in my hands?”Melanie was stunned at his words but shook her head.“Impossible. You’re overthinking this. What trick could Lily have? We have the data, and the other employees are completely unfamiliar with her. I was right to do this back then. I told her
Melanie's mind raced as Nathaniel said that, wondering if there was anything else she could do.Even though she had not thought of anything, she could only nod in response to Nathaniel's repeated urging. “Okay, I'll try my best!”“I knew you're the best!” Nathaniel said happily, “In terms of Lily, I intend to speak with her again. I want to see if she has something up her sleeve.”…Sitting by the window in the cafe, Lily cut a small piece of cake with a spoon while swiping her phone.The door swung open. Olivia entered hastily, glanced around, and walked straight over to where Lily was sitting.“Cappuccino and mille-feuille, please,” Olivia placed her order casually, set her bag down, and sighed.“Was a killer chasing after you?” Lily asked curiously, looking at her.“Lily, don't joke about that!” Lily could not help but laugh when she saw Olivia’s grumpy face.Reaching out and pinching Olivia's face, she asked, “Has Nathaniel made things difficult for you lately?”“That vil
“Lily, what are you going to do?” Olivia turned to ask, “They’re slandering you like this. Even some of your college classmates joined in. I don't understand. They’re your classmates. Even if they are not your friends, they can't just spread nonsense like this!"“You can’t blame them. After all, I wasn't close to my classmates at that time. I’m afraid not many people know about Nathaniel and me.” Lily said lightly.She had to be objective about this matter. What's more, to be precise, she only got together with Nathaniel officially after she graduated and after Nathaniel confessed to her when she won her first award.Later, when she had the “incident,” Nathaniel never gave up on her. Maybe she felt touched and fell for him, or maybe it was something else. Lily and Nathaniel quickly warmed up their relationship. She was willing to stand on the sidelines, to be the woman behind him, just immersed in the laboratory day and night. There was nothing else in her life but him and work.At