"What do you mean? What's the theme? Who is it for? Are there any requirements for the type or scent? When do you need it? What’s the budget?" Lily started firing off questions right away. Lisa, who was munching on fries, was stunned. She blinked and replied, "Uh..." “You’re not sure, but you came to me with a business proposal?" Lily laughed at her and said, "Besides, there are so many perfumers over there, and many top-notch perfumers. Your father is one too. Why did you come all the way here to find me? Unless, of course, the burgers drew you here.Lily was only partially joking when she teased Lisa.Regardless of Lily’s degree of development, Lisa's father was already a well-known industry leader, as was the research team under him. Their company was already quite advanced, so why would Lisa go out of her way to find her? Was it done on purpose to give Lily a chance to shine?"Of course not!" Pretending to be angry, Lisa continued, "Well, here’s what happened. My fat
Lily was about to reach home when she received a call from her husband, “Are you on the way home?”"I’m almost there," Lily replied, "Five more minutes.""Wait for me at the door, but don't come in,” Alexander said, "I'll be out right away."Lily was stunned, asking, "You’re going out?""Um.""Is something wrong?""I’ll tell you later."After some thought, Lily nodded and replied, "Well, I'll be there soon."Soon enough, Lily drove into the neighborhood. As soon as she arrived at the villa's gate, she saw Alexander walking out. He dressed casually, so it did not seem like a momentous occasion. Still, he did not mention where he was going.Alexander opened the driver-side door, which confused Lily. "I'll drive. You've been busy all day. Take a rest.""Oh?" Lily replied, unbuckled her seatbelt, and got out of the car to move to the passenger seat. "Why didn't you tell Edward to drive?""It’s just the two of us, and I don’t want him to tag along." Alexander smiled, started the
“Is this?" Lily guessed what it could be, but she was not sure."Do you like it?" Without answering her question, Alexander looked around and was quite satisfied with the overall arrangement."What if I like it, and what if I don't? Is it mine if I like it?" Lily said half-jokingly, glaring at him as she touched the test tube lightly. ‘These are new!’"That's right!" Alexander answered with certainty, "It’s yours if you like it."Lily pointed and looked at him with surprise. "You bought all this for me?"Although she had probably guessed it, she was still surprised to hear him say that. After all, she had just thought of getting a studio for herself. Alexander even chose the location and had it all renovated. This is too coincidental. Could he read her mind?"Of course." Alexander was delighted with her response. He walked over and put the keys in her hand. "From now on, this place is yours. I've been around for about two months and thought this place was lovely. The location is
Since that was the case, Lily could only think about having a studio of her own but could not take further action. It was not until today that Lisa came looking for her for a customized order, along with the incident with the Perfumers’ Society, that Lily considered her plans more seriously.After all the recent events, she thought of implementing her studio for the first time. However, Alexander had done everything for her. Lily stopped the spoon in her hand, looked up at Alexander, and said severely, “Thank you for all of this!”Perhaps her tone was so severe that Alexander was stunned for a moment. Seeing her eyes full of gratitude, he could not help but smirk. He caressed her hair, saying, "You're spouting nonsense again.""It's not nonsense! It's the truth!" With a sigh, Lily continued, "You have no idea. After meeting Lisa today, I thought about building myself a studio. I was thinking about where it should be, how much it would cost, and whether or not you would agree. I neve
The studio's significant arrangements were made, and only minor concerns remained, such as hiring staff and procuring raw materials.Olivia will, of course, come along with her. At first, Jenny wanted to be on her team, but Lily turned her down since Jenny's new position as Rebirth's supervisor increased her likelihood of being promoted. She could do more at La Beauté Group and be given more opportunities, but she would be limited to doing the bare minimum in the studio.There wouldn’t be too much business initially, and Jenny couldn’t contribute much to technical work. It would be better if she stayed in that company and only joined the studio when its business improved. Since she understood Lily’s persuasive reasoning, Jenny nodded. “If you need help in the future, just let me know.”There was no need to quit her job at the company in a rush, but Lily submitted her resignation letter anyway. The higher-ups were shocked to receive it, and the letter was redirected from Rebirth to
Rose was stunned because her boss smiled meaningfully at that. ‘Did it mean something was going on or was it just a sweet smile? Also, it’s hard not to wonder about the plans Lily’s supposed to have. What could they be?’Rose arrived at the HR department carrying the resignation letter and many unanswered questions.“Mr. Russell approved it?” The HR employees were surprised. “Looks like Mr. Russell knew about this, and they talked about it.” “Still, things were looking up for Lily, and the company was planning to make her the chief perfumer. Why quit now? What for?”“What’s so great about being a chief perfumer? Didn’t you guys forget that she’s the future wife of our CEO?” Someone interjected. “Oh, yeah! That means Lily has quit the job to marry him, then?”Since it was a slow day at the HR department and this titillating gossip involved their boss, everyone felt compelled to join in. Someone raised her hand and said, “Oh, please! I’m telling you, according to the rumor I’
“That’s horsesh*t!” She shot Jenny a glare and slapped her tummy with both hands. “Do I look pregnant to you?”“Hey, not your tummy!” Hurrying over to stop Lily’s hands, Jenny touched her belly. “Still rather flat. If you’re pregnant, I’ll say it’s not past three months.”Finding it both hilarious and frustrating, Lily pulled Jenny’s hands off. “Well, I’m not! I had my period last month. How can I be pregnant for three months?”“What about this month, then?” Jenny asked half-jokingly. “The month’s not even over…” Lily thought back to when she last had her period and realized it had been over a month.She usually ignored her periods, and since she had been so preoccupied recently, she had just forgotten about this one. After being reminded, Lily realized she had missed this month's period.Jenny guessed what was going on based on Lily’s face and crouched down, nervous for her. “Why? You’re not really pregnant, are you?”“How can it be possible?” She laughed, although it rang a l
Lily was worried. Although it was hard to be sure with matters like these, she knew what had happened. She and Alexander had s*x twice without safety, presumably during her safe period. Thinking back, Lily felt a chill down her spine.As Lily drove, she looked up and saw the hospital gate. She had driven over here in a daze. However, having reached here, she hesitated to go in for a checkup. As Lily lingered, the cars behind her honked, and she could only drive into the compound.Unable to find a parking space, Lily hesitated again and drove out after making another round. She found a pharmacy nearby and went in but dared not ask for a pregnancy test kit.The pharmacy assistant had grown accustomed to these situations, so they asked if Lily needed family planning supplies. Only then did Lily hesitantly ask for a pregnancy test.Alexander had yet to return by the time Lily reached home. The afternoon sun shone through the window, but she felt a chill as she stared at the two lines o