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"Can I not go?" Lily asked.

All she wanted to do at that moment was snooze, as having an insufficient sleep was awful.

"Technically, yes,"

Giselle continued without waiting for her to cheer, "However, out of courtesy, you can’t."

"I don’t care about courtesy.I want to sleep."

Lily turned around, walked back into the room, spread both arms, and dropped onto the bed.She thought, ‘Oh, this is so comfortable"

Giselle followed her in.

"Ms.Christian, even if not out of courtesy, from a biological standpoint, you shouldn't sleep anymore to acclimatize yourself.Otherwise, you won’t be able to sleep tonight, which will make you sleepy tomorrow morning."

"According to research, if you’re sleepy in the morning, you won’t be in good shape for the whole day.This will directly affect the product competition in the afternoon.If you don’t do well in the preliminary round due to lack of sleep, you'd feel bad about it even if the company does not penalize you."

Lily was speechless.She was about to fall asleep again, but Giselle was nagging next to her, making her want to collapse.

This was the first time she realized she could pass out from getting nagged.

Still, Giselle was speaking with the company’s best interest in mind, and although Lily wanted to get angry, she knew what Giselle said made sense.

Lily got up and sat on the bed with her legs folded.She felt lethargic.

"All right, I know.I’ll go shower and change, okay?" Giselle nodded.

"Good idea, Ms.Christian."

Lily was speechless.It was Giselle who had forced it on her!

"I'll go back to my room now.I'll be back here in an hour."

Lily was still speechless.

The Westwood trip had started poorly.

No matter what, she should not stay in bed.She got up for ashower and felt better afterward.

Next, she got dressed.

Olivia had assisted her in selecting her outfits for the trip.She planned on bringing seven or eight dresses because she needed to dress formally for the event.

Then she realized they were just taking up space, so she removed half of them.

In the end, she only brought four, along with her casual wardrobe.

This, she concluded, was adequate.

Giselle had mentioned that this was a welcome dinner, so she decided on a maxi dress and added a white shawl to it.

Surely this was appropriate enough.She did not wait for Giselle to come to her—instead, she went next door on her own and knocked on the door.

Giselle was wearing a proper office suit.

Based on her eyes, she seemed satisfied with what Lily was wearing.

"Giselle, where are we going now?" she asked with a smile.

"The organizers will send a car to fetch us downstairs.Let’s go down now.The timing should be about right," Giselle said while looking at the time.

"Perfect.Right on the dot, Giselle."

Lily was having a light moment, but Giselle said seriously, "This is my job.Ms.Christian, please do your job too.Hopefully, we can do well and make the company proud."

Lily was speechless.

Where did this old fart come from? Why did the company send someone like her?

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Upon arriving at the so-called reception banquet venue, Lily was stunned.She never expected the reception banquet to be as exquisite as a wedding’s.

The only difference was that the buffet was at a garden villa, and the staff had carefully decorated the venue.

It was jam-packed with a huge crowd.

Lily felt a little anxious seeing people of various races speaking various languages.

She smiled awkwardly at strangers and tilted her head to ask Giselle, ‘Are they all here to participate in the competition?"

Giselle lowered her head and looked at the brochure she was holding, "Yes, they should be."

‘What the heck? Why are there so many participants? Isn’t there supposed to be a limited number of contestants since it’s a tough competition to enter?’ Lily had a slight headache just seeing the number of people around, not to mention participating in the competition.

"Haha, so who’s the organizer we’re going to meet?"

Lily thought she should greet the organizer and quit.She would be better off eating room service food at the hotel instead of cramped here, especially when her feet hurt from her high heels.

"The person in charge from the organizer is Lisa Parker, but I didn't see her." Giselle pushed her glasses.

"Did you not see her, or you don't know her?"

Lily suspected she might not have actually met the organizer.

A look of embarrassment appeared on Giselle's face that Lily had never seen before.

Even so, Giselle said thoughtfully, "Yes, I’ve never met the organizers, but I have their photos, and I looked at them carefully.I can recognize her if I see her."

Lily was silent.She thought, ‘Alright, whatever you say"

"Then, if you see the organizer, just let me know.I'll go get some air."

Lily wanted to escape.

However, knowing how Giselle was, she could not possibly let Lily go, "Lily, that would be quite rude.You should stay here to get acquainted with other contestants, which will be helpful for the competition."

Lily wanted to say it was the perfume Lisa would review, not these contestants, but how would it help? Still, she was tired of explaining this to the relentless Giselle.

She placed her hand on her lower abdomen and said, "Well, I need to go to the toilet..."

"Would you like me to come with you?" Giselle asked immediately.

"No, there’s no need! Wouldn't it be rude if the organizer came and we missed her?"

Lily said, "So please keep a lookout for me.I'll be quick, okay?"

After gesturing to Giselle, Lily hurriedly left and headed toward the corner of the venue.She found a corner with fewer people and sighed in relief, feeling she could breathe more easily.

If she had known it was such a reception banquet, she would not have come as it was boring and uninteresting.

Initially, she thought the review competition was to gain insight and learn something, but she did not expect it to be a monotonous social event.

From the beginning, she had refused all kinds of social interaction.

That was exactly why she left all the company operations to Nathaniel and Melanie.She shook her head vigorously when she thought of those two.

‘ Why am I even thinking about them?’ When she raised her head again, she was baffled by the figure walking in front of her.

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‘What the heck?! Speak of the devil!’ Well, Lily did not even speak of Melanie.She just thought of her.

Seeing Melanie walking toward her step by step, Lily rubbed her eyes and turned to look into the distance.

‘It can’t be! I’m in Woodland, and this is the review competition’s reception banquet.Melanie couldn’t come as she pleased even if she wanted to! It must be a doppelganger"

With that thought in mind, Lily turned to look at the person again.

The person standing before her looked just like Melanie.Her face, eyes, and especially the tone of her voice were annoyingly familiar.

"What's the matter? Are you surprised to see me?"

Melanie just wanted to see the surprise and displeasure in Lily's eyes.

‘Did Lily think she’s the only one who’s good enough to be here? Well, if there’s a will, there’s a way.I can use my brain to get what I want"

Lily sneered when she confirmed it was indeed Melanie, "You have no self-awareness at all, do you?"

Melanie was pleased with her response.

The more unhappy Lily was, the more pleased she would be.

"Ha, did you think you're the only one here? Don't forget, Lily.I've won several awards over the past three years.I'm better than you and more famous than you.So, I can be here too if you can."

Melanie deliberately showed off as if she was already a winner by being here.

Lily could not be bothered to argue with her.She just regretted that Melanie had polluted the fresh air she had come here to get.She turned around and was about to leave, "Shameless!"

"Don't leave!"

Melanie said while grabbing her wrist, "Who are you calling shameless? Do you think you can make a comeback in Rebirth, Lily? Don't forget that Rebirth is just an unknown company back in Hyderland.Hyderland is not even recognized internationally.So, even if you’re top-notch in Hyderland, you're just a nobody here!"

Although Melanie was not too happy when Frank told her the same thing the other day, she had to admit it was the truth.

The top perfumers in the world were from other countries.

Although there were a few outstanding talents in Hyderland, they had emigrated and joined other nationalities.

Lily noticed something about the review competition.

Although she heard there were certain requirements to attend and the event would be by invitation only, the number of participants was still high.

Even the organizer had not shown up at the reception yet.

In other words, in the eyes of the organizers, everyone at the venue might only be cannon fodder.

Either this competition was just a gimmick, or the essential participants were not even there.

Lily was upset that she could not disagree with Melanie.

However, she refused to believe there were no talented perfumers in Hyderland.

She would rather believe that the top perfumers were reclusive and liked to remain anonymous like the Lodge family.

"Is that so?"

Lily sneered at Melanie, "If those of us who earned our rights to be here are nobodies, what about a parasite like you? You only survive by relying on others and eating away at others' efforts?"

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"What did you say?!"

Melanie’s face dropped.She was about to continue when someone walked in their direction, "Hi, Ms.Christian.We meet again."

Lily raised her eyebrows.

‘Is that Frank? It seems these two came prepared.Did they come all the way here for me?’ Well, whatever it was, Lily was not the type to back down easily.

She looked at them and smiled slightly, "It would seem you didn't learn your lesson, Mr.Moreau.Are you asking for another round?"

Frank was embarrassed by her sarcasm and mockery, and he recalled the defeat he had faced the last time.

"This is a public place, Ms.Christian.I don't think you would be so reckless."

He was confident Lily would not dare do anything to him in public, so he continued to provoke her.He did not expect a little lady like Lily to be so skilled at kickboxing, which made it tricky for him to get his way with her.

However, this aroused Frank's desire to conquer Lily.It would be such an incredible feat for him to get such a woman.

"Sorry, I'm reckless by nature.If anyone comes looking for trouble, they can't blame me for stretching my muscles."

As Lily said that, she clenched her fingers and made a creaking sound.

Melanie’s face dropped when she heard that sound.

She had never seen it with her own eyes, but by Frank’s description and Nathaniel’s fear of her, Lily was not someone she could mess with, so Melanie could only play tricks and not use force.

After weighing the situation, Melanie smiled and said, "Everyone’s just playing around.Why take it so seriously?"

"Lily, Mr.Moreau and you may have gotten off the wrong foot. I brought him here to apologize to you.We’re in a foreign country, so we are in the same boat.We should be united."

Lily had to admire the speed at which Melanie changed her expression.

One second ago, Melanie was still dissing her, and the next second she was saying they should be united as fellow countrymen.

"In the same boat with someone like you? I'm afraid I'd rather drown."

After giving Melanie a look, Lily ignored her and walked in the other direction.

"What a b*tch!"

Melanie squeezed her skirt hanging by her sides as she looked at Lily’s departing figure, gritting her teeth in anger.

"Forget about it.Lily can’t be arrogant for too long."

Frank intently said as he pointed to the ground, "Where does she think this is? We're Woodland, the capital of perfumery.She’s just a nobody here!"

Frank could not conceal the contempt in his eyes.He only agreed to cooperate with Melanie because he was certain he could get his way with Lily here.

Soon after Lily walked away, Giselle bumped into her, "Lily, didn't you go to the washroom? I didn’t see you there."

"Maybe you missed me."Lily made an excuse.She didn't want to stay here anymore.

"I don't feel well.Maybe it’s food poisoning.Let’s head back."

"But I saw the organizer just now and came to get you,"

Giselle frowned, "We should at least greet the host before leaving.Otherwise, it would be rude."

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"Giselle, you must understand that respect is mutual.There's no reason to be polite if the host doesn’t treat us as valued guests."

Lily found the environment uncomfortable.She would have left long ago if she were not here as Rebirth's representative.

"Still..."

Giselle wanted to continue, but someone interjected, "I'm sorry.The two of you mentioned something about the host not respecting their guests.Am I right?"

The two turned their heads simultaneously and saw an older man.

The man sported a head of silver hair, but he took good care of his skin, so he did not look his age.He gave off a sophisticated vibe as he directed his inquiry at Lily and Giselle.

Giselle recognized the older man at a glance—Wesley Parker.She drew a sharp breath and blurted, "M-My apologies, Mr.Parker.That wasn't what we meant..."

"Are you saying I misheard you?"

Wesley touched his earlobe and said, "I think my hearing is fine, though."

"Mr.Parker, you're mistaken."

Giselle tried to explain, but Lily stopped her.

"Your hearing is fine, and you heard it right.That's what I meant to say.The host does not respect all of their guests and is biased toward some.That's what I think."

Upon hearing that, Giselle widened her eyes.She did not expect Lily to be so bold.

'Does she even know who Mr.Parker is?!'

"Mr..."

Giselle tried to salvage the situation, but Wesley was not giving her a chance to do so anymore.

Wesley looked at Lily, his eyes narrowing as he said, "Really? Please enlighten me.I'd like to know what made you think that way."

"Lily? Lily,"

Giselle whispered her name, hoping to stop her.It probably would change nothing, but it was worth a try.

Finally, she heard those words that made her break down.

Lily looked at the silver-haired older man before her.He had a unique demeanor.

Although he sounded friendly, his tone revealed a hint of superiority.

Clearly, Wesley disapproved of Lily’s viewpoint and was unhappy to hear it because his questioning sounded more like an interrogation.

"The event organizer was the one who hosted this so-called welcome dinner and invited everyone over.However, they did not allocate any personnel here to escort us in.I've been here almost an hour but have met none of the organizing committee members.Their voices attracted the crowd’s attention and gathered around the trio.

"I believe it's fair that the event organizer sent invitations to all the participants.However, I heard that the person in charge went to welcome a more important guest, and that's why they're not here.How's that fair to the rest of us?"

Lily felt the organizer should not have ignored all the other guests, even if they needed to entertain other guests who were more important.

They simply did not care about the rest.

In reality, Lily's comments reflected the feelings of some guests who were too hesitant to speak up.No one was willing to be the person who called out the event organizer.

Among the crowd were Frank and Melanie, who came after hearing about the commotion.

They stood at the outermost layer of the crowd circle and coldly watched on.

Frank sneered and said faintly, "She's such an idi*t! Things are about to get interesting."

Melanie was puzzled.

"What do you mean?"

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Even with all the noise going on, Frank was unperturbed.He had a wineglass in one hand and a smug grin on his face as he glanced over at the commotion.

"Do you know who that man is?"

Melanie shook her head as she looked at the man and then back at Frank.

Given that this was her first visit, she certainly would not have known anyone.

"He’s Wesley Parker, a top perfumer from Westwood.This time around, he’s also serving as the competition's chairperson.He is one of the world's top eight perfumers, a talent that only emerges once every few centuries,"

Frank explained, forming the number eight with his fingers.

In a deep tone, he continued, "Do you think that woman can leave this place like nothing had happened, or rather, make a name for herself in Westwood’s perfumery industry now that she offended him?"

Melanie understood the situation after listening to Frank’s explanation.She could not conceal her joy.

"That means she’s dead meat!"

"Not necessarily."

Frank shook his head.

"Mr.Parker is bipolar, and no one could guess his feelings.In any case, things would get interesting!"

Frank’s words did not affect Melanie’s high spirits at all.She thought, ‘No one would enjoy being publicly reprimanded and having their mistakes pointed out, especially someone of such high status.

With so many people present, she complained about the organizer's incompetence, calling them biased.

In other words, she’s saying the event organizer was a snob and made them look bad in front of everyone, right? She’s so dead this time!’ Faced with Lily’s criticism, Wesley only sneered.

"I’ve never said that it would be fair."

Everyone at the scene, including Lily, was rendered speechless.

However, Wesley paid no attention to the crowd’s reaction and continued, "This world is an unfair place, to begin with.All of you here are perfumers, so I’m sure you understand.Some were born extra sensitive to scents, and some have wealthy parents who could support them in achieving their dreams.Meanwhile, some could never be good enough as those born with talents, no matter how hard they work Is any of this fair? It’s not! Then why would you ask me to be fair?"

The group was taken aback by his honesty, but they all agreed that he was speaking the truth upon reflection.

Nothing in this world was entirely fair, and many people had to deal with injustice from birth.

"I’m not asking for the organizer to be completely fair to everyone, but respect is one thing they should have.If I’m not mistaken, most of us here haven’t seen the organizing committee members until now, have we?"

Despite Wesley's retort, Lily maintained her composure and did not become flustered.

People in the crowd were murmuring to one another and nodding occasionally.

They agreed with what Lily said, but nobody dared to speak up.

Wesley said nothing, but his gaze was fixed on Lily.

Everyone was on edge because of the tense silence, as if a bomb were about to go off.

Many people were there, but it was so quiet that one could have heard a pin drop.

Wesley's anger was plain for all to see.

How could he, a legendary figure in the perfume industry, put up with being publicly reprimanded by a young lady? Giselle, who was by Lily’s side, was already breaking out in a cold sweat.

It baffled her how everything could have gone this wrong.She had taken every precaution possible, but they still made a catastrophic mistake.

If she had foreseen this, she might have let Lily skip today's event.

Currently, Melanie is the happiest person in the room.

Her mind was consumed with the idea that Lily had lost her chances.

‘She's too full of herself! Did her past successes make her forget how fresh she is in the industry? How dare she tell Mr.Parker off like this when he could easily crush her and force her out of the industry for good.

Now that I think about it, knowing him would open up my future.

He is powerful, so if I could use his name or get him to teach me, I would succeed, right?’ A plan had formed in Melanie’s mind.

When tensions reached a breaking point, and chaos seemed imminent, a melodious voice cut through the chaos, "Daddy! I’ve been looking everywhere for you!"

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A young lady dressed in a princess gown with ash brown hair made her way through the crowd.She held Wesley's arm with a radiant smile on her youthful face.Her smile relieved the awkwardness in the air.

When Wesley looked at the young lady, his tense and solemn expression turned into a look full of adoration for her.

"You’re running all over the place again."

"I did not! I was there just now..."

She paused as she realized the strangeness of the situation.

Glancing around, she asked, "Why are all of you looking at me?"

When she looked around again, she realized that the crowd’s attention was not only focused on herself and her father but also...

"Lilsy!"

Her eyes lit up, and she excitedly called out Lily’s nickname.She released her grip on Wesley’s arm and went up to hold Lily’s arm instead.

"It is you! I’m not just seeing things! Lilsy, it’s really you! Why are you here? Are you here to visit me?"

Everyone, including Lily, was rendered speechless.

At this very moment, the happiest person in the room was this giggling, carefree young lady.

"I knew we were friends! Why didn’t you stay in touch? The sachet you gave me lost its fragrance after I used it for along time.I’ve looked everywhere, but nothing came close to what you did for me.Now that you’re here, how about you tell me..."

"Cough! Cough!"

Wesley let out a cough and interrupted her, "Lisa, behave yourself."

Wesley could not scold her too sharply because of the other people in the area, so he could only remind her.

"Daddy! I’m behaving myself! Do you remember Lily, the good friend I met at Hyderland? I told you about her! It’s her!"

Lisa pulled Lily forward by her arm and made her stand right in front of Wesley.

"Lilsy, this is my dad!"

She rendered both Lily and Wesley speechless.

‘This so awkward!’ Lily thought to herself.

"Hello.I'm Lily Christian, Lisa’s friend."

Lily first broke the tension in the air and extended her hand to greet Wesley.

Wesley looked at Lily’s extended hand, then at his daughter, who smiled brightly.Then he shook hands with Lily.

"Nice to meet you!"

Indeed, a wonderful meeting it was! No one expected things to calm down after being on the verge of exploding earlier.

Nothing was left behind, not even the unpleasant energy in the air.

There were countless envious eyes on Lily.

They were surprised to learn that she was familiar with Wesley's daughter.

To them, this was a shortcut for Lily to achieve her dreams, as they believed Lily would succeed in the perfumery industry with a bit of help from Wesley.

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Melanie was the most disappointed person at this turn of events.

She was waiting to watch Lily get into trouble, but Lisa came out of nowhere and disrupted everything.

‘How annoying!’ Melanie gritted her teeth with resentment and watched Lisa smiling in joy.

To her, Lisa was the one who ruined her plans and everything great that was about to come her way.

‘Wait! Why do I feel like I’ve seen her before? She looks familiar.Earlier, she said she met Lily in Hyderland, but I’ve known Lily since we were at university.I’ve met most of her friends, and there weren’t that many.Why does Lisa sound so familiar then?’ Melanie continued staring at Lisa’s face for a moment, and a memory fragment flashed across her mind.

‘That's her?’ On the other side of the hall, Lisa was still talking to Lily after the crowd dispersed.

"Lilsy, I sent you my new phone number after I returned to Westwood.Why didn’t you contact me? I thought you didn’t want to be my friend anymore."

"You sent it to me before? I didn’t receive it, though."

Lily was surprised to hear that.

Lily remembered Lisa, this old friend of hers.

Back then, Lisa was an exchange student at her university, but no one knew Lisa’s true identity—the daughter of the internationally renowned perfumer Wesley Parker—at the time.

Everyone thought she was just another exchange student.

Lisa was not as jolly then.Her personality was similar to Lily's, as she did not have many friends either.

Lily had forgotten how they became friends, but she made a scented sachet for Lisa before Lisa returned to Westwood.

Their classmates also loved to play around with fragrances, and most of them made perfumes or essential oils.

To Lisa, receiving a scented sachet with various dried flowers with different fragrances was rare.

Lily also made adjustments according to Lisa’s thoughts and gave it to her as a gift.

However, she did not expect Lisa to love the sachet that much and always kept it by her side.

"Huh? Didn’t you receive it? I sent it three times because I was afraid that would happen."

Lisa pouted in disappointment at first, but she soon returned to her jolly state.

"It’s okay, though.Look! Even if you didn’t receive it, we managed to get in touch with each other again! It has to be fate, right?"

"You're right.That’s the exact word."

Lily laughed.It was a happy thing to be able to meet an old friend in a foreign country.

"Oh, right, are you here to attend the perfumery competition too?"

Lisa asked as she took small bites of the piece of cake in her hand.Lily raised her brows and chuckled.

"Didn’t you say I was here to visit you?"

That made Lisa chuckle too.

Waving her hand, Lisa explained.

"I said that deliberately.I had to say that to ease the tension in the air.Otherwise a fight would’ve broken out between you and my dad, right?"

Lily was speechless.

‘It seems she knows everything, but she’s just pretending to know nothing to ease the tension.Such a brilliant girl!’

Although it had been a few years since they last met, they still managed to click right away.

Laughing, Lily nodded.

"If I were to fight with your dad, what would you do?"

"That won’t happen,"

Lisa took another bite of the cake, shaking her head as she said indifferently, "There are alot of guards here, and my dad has many bodyguards protecting him too.You'll be pressed to the ground before you can even touch him."

Lily did not know what to say to that.

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"Thank you, nonetheless.You still saved me there earlier!"

Lily found Lisa’s description of the scenario earlier hilarious.

No matter what, Lisa was kind enough to help her.

Lisa smiled sweetly.

"No worries! You just need to teach me how to make a scented sachet.I loved it so much, so I tried to create one by myself by recalling how you did it, but all my attempts failed."

"Your dad is a top perfumer.Do you not like any of the fragrances that he had created?" Lily asked after giving it some thought.

"There are, but perfumes differ from the sachet you gave me.I can bring the scented sachet everywhere, which would have a long- lasting scent.I also like to put it next to my pillow when I sleep.I feel like that helps me sleep better.Did you put any drugs in it? I think I'm addicted!"

"Haha! Your dad would notice it immediately if drugs were in the sachet."

Lily looked around; Wesley was already nowhere in sight.

"Quit looking around.My dad was just here to make an appearance.He needs to meet someone important," Lisa said, knowing why Lily looked around.

"Yeah, all of us here are just normal guests." Lily nodded.

She agreed with Wesley’s words to a certain extent.

He was right that life was unfair, and it was normal to get treated differently, too.

The factor that riled Lily up was the organizer’s terrible attitude toward them.

Although they had more important guests to meet, they should not ignore the other guests too because they were the ones who invited everyone over.

If they did not care for the other guests, they would not need to invite everyone to fill the seats up.

Lisa laughed.

"I heard everything you guys said earlier.To be honest, what you did earlier was admirable."

"How so?"

"Well, it’s my first time seeing someone talk to my dad in such a way.I saw his terrible expression earlier, and it was so funny! Hahaha!"

Lisa laughed out loud without a single care.

Lily, on the other hand, found Lisa’s words hilarious.

"If you put your words that way, I’d think you're trying to praise me.Should I be honored to be the first person who made your dad angry, then?"

"I give you the permission to bask in this glory for a moment."

Lily was speechless.

A while later, she asked, "You’re not mad?"

Lisa looked at Lily like she was the strangest being on the planet.

"Why would I be? You were right.My dad can be a snob at times since he’s egoistic and would only care for certain people.He's used to having people complimenting him."

"With his status, reputation and skills, he deserves to be complimented."

Lily knew a little about Wesley’s creations.

There were a few classic items he created that she liked as well, but she had never gotten the chance to meet him.

"Let’s not talk about him anymore.Tell me about your life in the last few years! Are you a perfumer in Hyderland already?" Lisa said playfully.

Lily sighed at the mention of her life.She did not know how to describe the last few years of her life.Her sigh stunned Lisa.

Just as Lisa was about to ask more questions, she heard someone calling her name, "Hey Lisa! It’s been so long!"

Lisa turned toward the source of the voice and saw a slightly familiar face.

The lady was smiling sweetly.

"You've gotten prettier over the years! I almost couldn’t recognize you!"

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"Sorry, you’re?"

Lisa did not recognize the woman.

Melanie acted like an old friend of Lisa’s and patted her shoulder with a smile, Hey, don’t you remember me? I'm Mel! Melanie Thayer!"

Lisa was quiet and looked like she was trying to recall.

Lily was speechless.

‘Melanie’s such a kiss -a*s.When was she ever close to Lisa back in university? To be honest, most of her friends back then were guys.She would only make friends with girls if she could gain something from them.Otherwise, she wouldn't even bother making small talk"

At that time, Lily was socially inexperienced and could not see through Melanie.

Melanie took the initiative to befriend her and gain her favor, but it was all a calculated move.

Now, knowing that Lisa was Wesley Parker’s daughter, of course, Melanie would try to befriend her.

Seeing no response from Lisa, Melanie felt somewhat embarrassed, but she would not back down so easily.She quickly turned to look at Lily, "Did you forget? I used to be in the same dorm as Lily.We often had lunch together at the restaurant near the university entrance.You know, pickled fish?"

As soon as Melanie mentioned food, Lisa's eyes lit up, and she repeatedly nodded, "Ah, yes, the pickled fish near the gate was delicious, and I haven't been able to eat it since I came home.Now that you mention it, I’m about to drool.Is that restaurant still there?"

After catching Lisa’s attention successfully, Melanie sat beside her, "Yes, the owner of that place retired and gave the business to his son, but the taste is still the same.Let me bring you there one day!"

"Really?"

Lisa was excited, "I feel like flying back there now!"

"Haha, let's go together then! You haven't been here for a long while.Sapphine has changed a lot, so let me show you around.There are so many more delicious foods besides pickled fish.We can take our time trying them all,"

Melanie looked at Lily proudly as she spoke.

Lisa was just a little girl, so it was a piece of cake for Melanie to get close to her.She just had to find something in common with Lisa.

Melanie thought that perhaps Lisa could also be another stepping stone for her.

Lisa repeatedly nodded and suddenly turned to speak to Lily, "Lily, you must take me to have some good food!"

Melanie was quiet upon hearing this.

Lily raised her eyes and glanced at Melanie, "Okay!"

"Lily, the perfumery competition is tomorrow.Are you going to leave after that? Stay here for a couple more days.I can bring you to some interesting places.By the way, you haven't been to my house yet.You should come and visit!"

Lisa was enthusiastic.

Lily smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't be leaving so soon.I'll stay for a few more days, and we can still meet again."

"That would be great! Since we got back in touch, I can reach out to you anytime since I miss you so much!"Lisa took out her phone and said, "By the way, you should add me on Whatsapp!"

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Standing close by, Melanie pulled out her phone and leaned in, "Yes, we should add each other for easier contact."

However, before she could scan the QR code, Lisa had already put her phone away.

"Okay, I should head back.My daddy should be looking for me.Let's get in touch again!"

"Lisa, I haven't..."

Melanie hurriedly stood up, but Lisa did not look at her.She just waved goodbye to Lily and ran away quickly in the other direction.

Watching Lisa’s back getting further away, Melanie clenched her phone tightly, wishing she could crush it.

"You never miss a chance to step on someone else, but not everyone will be happy to be your stepping stone, so be careful not to fall!"

Lily sneered.

"Why can’t I do that? That’s what I’m good at, Lily.What gives you the right to judge me? Didn’t you also climb to the top by using your relationship? Don’t pretend to be all high and mighty when we're just the same."

Melanie was embarrassed by how Lisa ignored her and took her anger out on Lily.

Melanie was frustrated that she couldn’t get close to Lisa, but that little child was not her ultimate goal.

Since she couldn’t get to Lisa, she might as well head directly to the source and save her a detour.

"When you have bad intentions, you tend to think everyone else is the same as you."

Lily glanced at her, ''Have you ever looked in the mirror?"

"You..."

Before Melanie could retort, Lily had already walked away with her assistant.

Frank, who had been watching the drama unfold, walked over and said to her, "I thought you could cling to something good."

Looking at Lily in the distance, Melanie was annoyed, "What's the hurry? Rome wasn’t built in a day."

"Huh, that’s only if you succeed in the end.If you take your own time, you won’t be able to build anything."

Frank ridiculed her.He had seen through Melanie’s plans.

Melanie was always looking to climb up.She was ready to give up her body and allow him to do whatever he wanted in exchange for a formula and a trophy in the annual competition.

Now that she had seen Wesley Parker, it was clear to Frank what she would do.

Frank did not care.He was almost done having fun with her anyway.He was only lusting for something new and liked Melanie’s greed very much.

They were the same type of people.

Maybe he could gain something from her too.

Melanie turned to him and said, "Don't just talk about me.How about you, my dear Mr.Moreau? We've been here for a while, and I don’t think you’re as famous and important as you claimed."

When they were in Hyderland, Melanie did not know Frank's status very well in the foreign perfumery scene.She thought that since he was famous and talented, she could be known by the world by clinging to him.

However, upon their arrival at Woodland, Melanie sensed that Frank was not as famous as she imagined.

To be precise, Frank was not even someone important.

After all, the organizer did not give him any special treatment and did not even greet him.

That means Frank was no different than anyone else here.

Did Frank exaggerate everything?