Unlike the Tanner family, Lily’s week had been relatively peaceful. The paparazzi had stationed themselves outside her studio but could not get anything on her since she barely left her workplace.She only traveled back and forth between home and her studio. Moreover, Alexander and Lily had made their relationship public long ago, so the media had even less to dig into. Ultimately, the paparazzi voluntarily left since there was nothing to do.On the other hand, there was finally news about the Perfumers’ Society, as officials had decided to investigate them. News about them caused a massive stir regarding the society’s integrity, such as Lawrence being the society’s qualified advisor and whether the other members had accepted bribery during competitions.This issue had caused public outrage, and officials had no choice but to look into it.The Perfumers’ Society now faced possible dissolution as the public had negative impressions of most of its perfumers. Therefore, some members s
“Hello, is this Ms. Lily speaking?" The person calling spoke to Lily fluently in English.Lily froze for a moment before nodding. "Yes, this is her."The caller responded straightforwardly, "I’m calling to inquire about the perfume one of the models from Aisha Agency used in Bryxton City’s fashion show. You were the one who devised and developed the themed series, am I right?”Lily asked, "Where did you get that information?"Hearing her vigilance, the caller laughed and said, "Ms. Christian, please don't misunderstand. We have no malicious intentions. We’re from Grandeur. We’re very interested in your perfume and want to discuss a collaboration with you. Do you have some free time?""Grandeur?”‘The world's largest perfume brand and company?’"That's right. We're the Grandeur you're thinking of. W-We’re not scammers and are interested in your perfumes. Look, can we discuss this sometime?" The Grandeur representative seemed to be able to guess Lily’s thoughts.Lily pondered for
The representative probably did not expect Lily to refuse directly. They were taken aback for a moment. "Ms. Christian, why don't you consider our offer first?"This offer was so tempting that the representative believed almost nobody would refuse. However, Lily did not even bother to listen. "Oh, that’s okay. I won't sell them, no matter what the offer is. Thank you for your appreciation, goodbye."Lily was about to hang up after speaking neatly. Still, the representative could not help but say another sentence, "Ms. Christian, we appreciate those perfumes, but I hope you also know that no matter how talented you are, you can't do much alone.“Our company can provide the most powerful platform, and as far as we know, your situation in Hyderland is not doing well. It's hard to say whether you can continue to work in this industry.""Your company won’t have to worry about me. Thank you for your concern, goodbye." Then Lily hung up without any hesitation."Don't you ever consider th
Lily followed the police to the station but did not know much about the current situation.Since the police knew about her relationship with Alexander, they were very polite. Still, she was not fully convicted. The officers took her to a room and served her a cup of hot tea before sitting for interrogation."Ms. Christian, we heard from Mr. Damian that he had bribed you. He also accused you of adding harmful ingredients to the Victory perfume. Is that right?” The officer asked."I did no such thing," Lily said lightly, "I don't know him either. Frankly, I didn't know who he was until the Tanner Corporation accused me.""If you haven't done anything wrong, why did Mr. Damian single you out? Do you have any grudges against Mr. Damian or the Tanners?" The officer asked again.Lily replied calmly, "No. As for why Mr. Damian accused me, you need to ask him. In addition, I believe all the evidence he listed, including photos and recordings, etcetera, can be used for forensic identificat
Somehow, someone bailed Damian out of jail.Nathaniel appeared at the police station wearing a neat suit and looking energetic. “I'm here to bail Mr.Damian out. By the way, I also want to report someone.""Who do you want to report?" The officer frowned as he thought the Tanner family was going in circles with this incident. It was so troublesome."I want to report Ms. Arianna, the Tanner Corporation’s vice president, for threatening Damian to give a false testimony."The surrounding police officers looked at each other in surprise.…After a while, Damian saw Nathaniel and smiled. When Lily exited her interrogation room, she saw those two and was shocked. However, everything made sense to her after some thought. Nathaniel had joined Tanner Corporation, so it was not unusual for him and Damian to get together. It was not a strange thing at first, but suddenly a light flashed in her mind, and many things came together. Everything connected as Lily became more aware of the situat
Although Lily did not have a great impression of Arianna, she knew Nathaniel was not a reasonable person either.“I see. That’s how it is.” She appeared to have come to a sudden realization and smiled at Damian. “The Tanner family sounds complicated.”Damian did not know how to respond to that.“As for you…” Lily looked at Nathaniel and took a step closer to him. While looking into his eyes, she asked, “What’s your role in all of this? A helper? An accomplice? Or are you merely seeking justice for him because of the unfairness he went through?”“I found out about this after getting the evidence, and I don’t want to see so many innocent people get dragged into this. That’s all. I know you have a deep prejudice against me, but trust me, this time. Arianna was the one who planned this.”“He’s right!” Damian nodded fervently by the side.‘It’s all because of that woman! If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have suffered so much and fallen from the top of the pyramid overnight. I wouldn’
Arianna was expecting news, so she quickly answered her phone, but her expression changed before she could say much. “What did you say?”“What happened?” Joseph noticed his daughter’s expression and asked, “Is it about your uncle?”Arianna ignored him, grimly finished listening to the call, and smashed the phone. “That f*cking asshole!”That was the first time her parents had seen her lose her cool since she was young. The phone got smashed to smithereens, and Arianna looked pale as a ghost.“What’s wrong, Ari?” Eloise stopped what she was doing and asked carefully.“You’ve raised a f*cking…” She lifted her stare at Eloise and let out a cold smile. Stunned by her glare, Eloise suddenly panicked. “What are you talking about?”Eloise was alarmed by what her daughter said and stole a glance at Joseph. As she had expected, Joseph was looking at them suspiciously. “Ari, what were you saying just now?”Arianna did not answer—instead, she glared at Eloise, her gaze filled with resentme
If Joseph had not caught on to what Arianna said earlier, he now heard her last words clearly and became utterly shocked.Eloise moved her lips and tried to say something but could not. She knew it was useless to explain. “Just now, Ari said, “your son”? Which son was she talking about?” Joseph fixed his stare on her.“If I tell you I had given birth to him before I met you, would you still be so angry?” Now that Arianna had exposed her secret, Eloise knew she had nothing to hide and sat down calmly.“Before we met? Well, Eloise Neville, you’re something else, aren’t you? After so many years, you’ve kept your secret so well. What else are you hiding from me? How many other sons and lovers do you have? No wonder people say not to marry women from your circle. Oh, Eloise, you truly have amazed me. You truly did!”As he spoke, he took two unsteady steps back, looking like he had aged more than ten years in a few seconds.Having been his wife for years, Eloise could not bear to see