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Spoiled by Mr. Russell Chapter 581
Out of curiosity, Lily got up and approached the group.
When she got closer, she could finally see what was in the middle. It was a piece of least that was what it looked like.
grass–at
“You don’t understand! Take a proper sniff if you don’t believe me!” The girl refused to back down. She held her head up high as if the piece of grass was something rare.
This attracted sneers from the people around. “Forget it. This is just a piece of grass. I’m sure it’ll just smell like grass anyway. What else could it smell like? Barbeque sauce? Hahaha.”
Immediately, a burst of laughter followed. Some onlookers patted the girl on the shoulder.” Forget it. It’s not embarrassing to admit defeat, but if you persist like this, it’s a little embarrassing…”
At this point, everyone was probably bored as the victory was clear–cut. Slowly, they began to disperse, and no one paid attention to the girl’s grass.
Once everyone left, Lily thought it was a good time to approach the girl, who had her head bowed and was chewing her lips. Lily walked in front of her and sat down across from her.
“You are?” The girl raised her head and gave her a puzzled look.
“Sorry, I overheard the game.” Lily shrugged and leaned forward. “Can I…smell this?”
The girl stared at Lily hesitantly, with her gaze that was filled with vigilance. However, Lily couldn’t care less about that. She was more interested in the thing on the table.
She knew that everything in nature had its unique scent. Every plant and every tree could be used as raw materials when it came to perfume making. However, some might be ordinary, while some were special. Some were easy to extract, and others would take a longer time.
It might be something special for this girl to insist that this piece of grass had a unique scent. and that it was better than her opponent’s. Lily leaned closer and took a deep breath.
Indeed, it had a very light, grassy aroma. It might have lost its freshness after being pulled out. from the soil for so long that it looked withered.
After thinking about it, Lily reached out to touch it.
“Hey…” The girl wanted to stop her, fearing she might ruin it, but Lily was a step faster.
After a closer look, Lily pinched the tip with her fingernails, and a little juice stained her. finger. However, the smell of the juice was completely different from the initial whiff she had.
Although the initial grassy smell was nothing out of the ordinary, its aroma was utterly different. It had hints of floral to it, but it was extremely light. It could only be picked up if one actually paid attention to it.
It took Lily to pinch the grass before it gave off the smell. It was no wonder the crowd just now did not find it remarkable. However, it did not matter if other people found it special. Lily liked it!
“Where did you find this?” Lily asked, looking at the girl.
“Why?” Although Lily seemed friendly, she was still a stranger after all. The girl did not let her guard down.
“Nothing, I think it smells great, so I wanted to ask.”
Hearing this, surprise flashed through the girl’s eyes. She was shocked that someone had finally recognized her goods. However, her reaction in the next second was to snatch that piece of grass out of Lily’s hand.
“You….think it smells great?”
“Yeah. Although the smell is very light, I think it’ll linger. It smells unique as well. Once it’s refined, I’m sure it’ll form a greater scent,” Lily expressed, nodding as she spoke.
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“Are you a perfumer?” The girl asked as soon as she heard what Lily said. Lily sounded like an expert.
“Yeah.” Lily nodded. Her focus was still on the piece of grass. “Now, can you tell me where you found this, or…could I buy it from you?”
Lily assumed that she might want to make a profit out of the grass. After all, it seemed like the girl valued it.
Unexpectedly, the girl refused. “I’m not selling it.”
Then, without waiting for Lily to speak, the girl got up and walked toward the scattered group of people that she was with.
“You lot don’t know how to appreciate good things! Look, this perfumer said this is great!” The girl exclaimed with her head held high, like a child who had just received praise.
Lily was startled. She did not expect that this girl would directly reject her and go off to flaunt. This was bewildering to Lily.
“What perfumer? Stop lying. Although we don’t have the title yet, we’re professionals with equivalent skills too. Rachel’s uncle is also an internationally renowned perfumer. Even she said there’s nothing special about what you’ve brought. Stop lying to yourself. Let’s go for karaoke later to clear your mind!”
Those people obviously did not believe her as they waved their hands dismissively, uninterested in listening to her anymore.
The girl was furious, but she refused to back down. “Who cares if you can’t recognize a good thing? Someone else would! However, you shouldn’t shun other people. Didn’t you all say that this piece of grass is worthless?! I’ll sell it right now and show you!”
Then, she proudly walked back to Lily with her head up high. “Didn’t you say you want to buy this? How much will you pay?”
Seeing this, Lily leaned back in her seat and raised her eyes, looking at this girl across her a little funnily. “How much do you want?”
The girl looked down at the box in her hand and saw two pieces of grass in it. She chewed her lower lip and said, “I have about two acres of land of it. Do you want to buy everything?”
“Hahaha…”
Before Lily could answer, the group of people watching them instantly burst into laughter. ” Two acres of land? Kasey, did you offer two acres worth of plain grass? Do you take people as id *ots? You can’t just try and trick them like this!”
“Kasey.” One of the beautiful–looking girls came over, put one hand on Kasey’s shoulder, and then picked up the grass with the other. Then, she brought the piece of grass to the tip of her nose and said, “We’re just looking out for you. This is something really common. We understand that you want to win, but-”
“I’ll buy everything,” Lily interrupted.
Watching Kasey getting ridiculed to the brink of tears, Lily empathized with her. After all, she was going to buy it from Kasey anyway.
However, Lily did not expect that Kasey would have that much. Lily was a little surprised when she heard that Kasey had two acres of the grass. It wasn’t a big deal for Lily to buy the whole grassland.
Everyone, including Kasey, was stunned, and the room immediately fell silent. Everyone turned to look at Lily like she was a monster.
The atmosphere was tense, and it was only a moment later before the girl next to Kasey returned to her senses with a smirk. She took her hand away from Kasey and dropped the grass back into the box.
“This lady right here has good taste! I hope you make it big!”
Although these words might sound like compliments, they were filled with mockery. They all seemed to be anticipating her next move.
On the other side, the three people in a private room watched the whole thing unfold. Then, one of them cried in surprise, “What is she doing here?!”
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The man was surprised because Lily was supposed to be in the courtyard. The gate was locked, and the walls were nearly five meters high. ‘Did she fly out of there?‘
On the other hand, Lily was so focused on the raw material before her that she did not notice the others.
“Here’s the deposit if you don’t believe me.” Lily took out her purse and a small stack of cash, stuffing it into Kasey’s hand. “You can give me your address, and I will drop by one day. Let’s sign an agreement.”
When the youngsters noticed Lily’s seriousness, they could not hide their surprise. However, they still found it ridiculous.
“Congratulations, Kasey! You found someone that appreciates your little grass!” The girl next to Kasey patted her on the shoulder with a hint of mockery in her voice.
However, Lily could not care less. If everyone could identify raw goods so quickly, there would not be so few perfumers around, and if others easily recognized raw materials like these, they wouldn’t be considered rare.
In any case, this was a rewarding trip for Lily. She carefully put away the box, and just as she turned to leave, Kasey stopped her.
“Wait!” Kasey stood in her way and urged, “Tell them! Tell them how rare this type of grass is. They just don’t know anything, do they?” Still, this high–spirited young girl did not want to admit defeat.
When Lily looked up and scanned the room, she noticed everyone’s eyes were on her. After realizing she was the center of attention, she began feeling uneasy.
Lily let out a light cough and said, “I believe everyone has their preferences. I think this smells good, so I’d like to buy it. If you think it’s good, why should you care what others think?”
“What do you mean?!” Kasey did not want to back off. “Only professionals will know how to appreciate what this grass can provide. They don’t, but you do! Didn’t you say you’re a perfumer? Tell them how ridiculous they are for not knowing this!”
Lily felt helpless. She was only there to buy the raw material from Kasey. Lily did not want to teach anyone or give any professional opinions.
“As I said, everyone has their preferences. You can’t make everyone like what you like. It’s like how some people prefer the sweetness of osmanthus, while some prefer the freshness of citrus. Some even enjoy the coolness of mint. I bought your grass because we both enjoy this smell and because you want to sell it. That’s all.”
Lily felt that this was a straightforward exchange. She did not understand why Kasey had to complicate it.
However, not everyone would think like her, especially this stubborn girl. Kasey shoved the money back into Lily’s hands and snatched the box back. “If that’s the case, I’m not selling it!”
Lily was stunned. ‘What?! How can she do that? Where’s the integrity in this?!‘
“All right, I think I understand what’s going on. You brought this woman here to be your support!”
“You’re so committed that you’d go to the extent of hiring someone to help you, huh? However, your actress doesn’t seem very good, and she’s not cooperating with you.”
Kasey’s eyes began to twitch in anger when she heard that. “That’s bullsh*t! I don’t need any support! I didn’t hire her!”
“Really?” One of the boys from the group sneered and scanned Lily from head to toe. “You said you’re a perfumer, aren’t you? Will you dare to compete with me?”
These 18- and 19–year–olds were children in Lily’s eyes. Why would she compete with children?
“I’m here to buy things, not to compete.” She did not want to waste more time here and turned to Kasey again. “Little girl, you promised to sell it to me. You must keep your word when it comes to business. You can’t just go back on your words like that.”
“I am retracting my offer! I don’t want to sell it!” Kasey exclaimed. Then she looked around and continued, “I will only sell it to you if you can prove to them that I did not pay you and that you’re a real perfumer. Once they admit defeat, I’ll sell it to you!”
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“This girl is so bizarre. She’s young and competitive, but what’s the point of arguing about who’s the winner in this sort of thing? How uninteresting!‘
When Lily did not speak, they assumed she was afraid and laughed. “It’s so obvious that she got caught. Are you throwing in the towel already?”
“What should we compete with?” Lily’s statement was so sudden that they all froze and could not react for a while.
“We’ll see who knows their scents better,” The girl who mocked Kasey spoke up. Although she was not tall, she still looked imposing. It was apparent she was the ringleader.
“Am I competing with you?” Lily asked in surprise. Hearing this, the group burst into laughter. “Are you looking down on her? Do you know who she is? It’s time you get humbled!”
“Kasey, shouldn’t you keep your actress up to date before bringing her here? How dare she look down on Rachel like that? Now you’re just digging your own grave!”
“Everyone knows Rachel is the queen of scents. She has her uncle’s nose. Do you even know who her uncle is? He…”
“Enough!” Rachel probably had enough of the compliments and hushed them with a wave. Then she said, “I’m afraid you might think I’m bullying you if we compete. You’ll compete with him!” She pointed at the boy who just spoke.
“How are we competing?” Lily did not want to bully this group of children, so it did not matter who she competed with. However, she was reluctant to let this species of grass go. If she brought it back, she could make good use of it, and the final product would be incredible.
‘Forget it. I’ll just see this as a warm–up. I’m not doing anything now anyway.‘
“We’re all wearing perfumes. You have 30 minutes. Whoever writes the smell and notes of the perfume on everyone first will win. If you two have the same points, we will compare the time,
Rachel explained the rules after pondering for a moment.
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Before Lily could speak, Kasey protested, “No! He knows what perfume you all use. It’s not fair!”
“It doesn’t matter…” Initially, Lily wanted to brush it off since it was child’s play for her.
However, there was no room for her to speak as Rachel interjected, “He doesn’t. To make things fair, we will spray three different types of perfumes on our bodies right now, and Eric won’t know what we used. Is that okay?”
“Three?!” Eric could not help but shout, but when Rachel shot him a stern look, he did not open his mouth again.
“So, is that fair?” Rachel directed the question at Lily.
“Sure. However…” Lily turned to look at Kasey. “…if I win, you can’t go back on your words. I’m buying all two acres of your grassland!”
“Fine, but your victory has to be convincing. You have to make them admit that I won!” “Ha! Do you honestly think she’ll win?” someone from the side called. “We’ll see how it ends!”
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Lily knew this game was difficult for beginners like them but a piece of cake for her. However, it was not her fault that she was bullying kids here. She never wanted to participate in such a childish game but wanted that raw material.
The results of the game were indisputable. Lily had won by a mile. At that time, the faces of the people around her darkened. They were in utter shock, as they had never expected Lily to win in such a dominant manner.
On the other hand, Lily did not care about the game, as she took the box back from Kasey.” Remember your promise. I will pick up the goods in two days.”
The little girl was completely stunned!
Although Kasey felt that Lily was knowledgeable enough to appreciate the grass she brought, Kasey did not expect Lily to win with such ease. Even Kasey herself was not confident that Lily could win it. Now, she was beginning to look at Lily in a different light.
While Kasey was still in a daze of admiration, Rachel exclaimed, “Hold up!”
After all, she was the apparent ringleader, so someone blocked Lily’s way as soon as she spoke.
“What’s wrong? Are you going back on your words?” Lily asked as she turned around to look at them. Lily did not fear them at all. If the other party remained respectful, she would too. However, if they crossed the line, Lily wouldn’t shy away from it herself.
“Of course not.” Rachel walked over to Lily and looked at her.
That was the first time Rachel took a good look at Lily; she had no idea who Lily was. Although Rachel did not know everyone in the perfume industry, she could recognize the more famous perfumers. However, Lily was a stranger to Rachel.
“Are you not from Kingsland?” she asked.
Lily laughed. “Why? What does that have to do with anything?”
“It doesn’t. But…” Rachel paused before she added, “He’s not a match for you. Do you have the
courage to compete with me instead?”
“Rachel…” Someone from the side tried to intervene. “Your grandma doesn’t let you…”
“Shush!” Rachel silenced the boy with a sideway glance, and he dared not make a sound after. After being studied by Rachel, Lily smiled disapprovingly. “Why should I compete with you?” “What’s wrong? Are you scared?” Rachel sneered. “Here I thought, this woman was so brave and capable. It seems like you’re a coward, after all.”
“If you say so.” Lily found it meaningless to compete with a little girl and was more interested. in using the fresh ingredient she had just acquired. Rather than playing this useless game, she would rather rush home and study this grass.
“Stop right there!” Rachel yelled. She was not going to allow Lily to leave so easily. It did not matter if Eric lost. She had to keep her pride. The reason behind her proposed rematch was not only to keep her pride but also to boost her self–confidence.
Rachel had always felt like she was gifted when it came to perfumes. She had learned a lot from her uncle and never lost a match among her peers.
It was almost written in the stars that she would be the top perfumer in the future and that she would lead this industry. She was not going to let Lily off the hook so easily. It was rare for her to meet such a worthy opponent.
“I thought you guys are familiar with the words ‘admitting defeat‘?”
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“We met before in Westwood” He tried to remind her, but Lily still could not recall who he was.
He confirmed that she was not pretending and gave up trying to help her recall him. He said, You performed slightly better than me in the sampling competition. My name is Noahı Richards.”
He gestured with his finger that he was just slightly worse than her. He then stretched out his hand to express his friendliness.
Lily glanced at his hand and nodded as a greeting, “Noted.”
Noted? What kind of an answer was that? Was this woman always so arrogant?
“I was just testing the waters in Westwood and hadn’t thought I would receive something unexpected. I wonder when I could have the honor to compete with you again officially?”
Lily looked at the man in front of her. He seemed unconvinced of his loss even though his words remained polite. He was obviously implying that he lost because he was careless and did not try his best in the previous competition. Therefore, he would like to compete again and win against her.
“Then… we’ll talk about it when we get the chance,” she replied casually and gave him a polite smile before leaving the store with the box.
The man beside Noah saw her leaving and couldn’t help asking, “Sir, are we letting her go just like that?”
“If she escaped, this proves that we can’t stop her even if we wanted to. Aren’t you curious. how she got out? Why are your subordinates so useless?” Noah gave him a side look.
The person beside him shuddered, “I’m sorry, sir. I’ll check it immediately!”
Noah raised his hand to stop him and said, “Don’t act rashly and alert the enemy. She was able to get out today, and the same would likely happen again. What’s the thing they were competing for earlier?”
“What do you mean…” He hesitantly looked at Noah and instantly understood his meaning, “I understand. I’ll go do it now!”
They saw and heard what had happened earlier. It was not important what raw materials that little girl was selling. What mattered was that Lily liked it very much and wanted it.
She also agreed to pick it up the next day. She would need to come out of the house as she had. made a promise. They just needed to wait for her to step into their trap.
Noah kept silent and smirked. He let the man leave to arrange things. His words earlier were not mere courtesy. He did gain something in his visit to Westwood. This little lady had piqued his interest.
Lily took a cab back to the house. She had gained a general idea of the surroundings when she went out earlier. This was probably a private courtyard. All of the buildings were designed according to personal liking. The surrounding housing had courtyards, but they were ordinary private homes and different from the ones with many equipments installed. Moreover, regular private homes would not have a five–meter high wall. It was not an exaggeration to say that this was a small prison.
Lily was standing in front of the main gate of the courtyard with a backpack. Within the bag were her procures for the night. She was about to walk forward when she suddenly felt an unusual movement beside her. Lily immediately hit it with her elbow and spun around.
In the next instant, she was pulled into a hug. She smelled a familiar scent and heard a familiar voice saying, “It’s me.”
Lily widened her eyes and was pleasantly surprised, “Why are you here?”
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“We met before in Westwood” He tried to remind her, but Lily still could not recall who hewas.
He confirmed that she was not pretending and gave up trying to help her recall him. He said, You performed slightly better than me in the sampling competition. My name is Noahı Richards.”
He gestured with his finger that he was just slightly worse than her. He then stretched out his hand to express his friendliness. 1
Lily glanced at his hand and nodded as a greeting, “Noted.”
Noted? What kind of an answer was that? Was this woman always so arrogant?”
“I was just testing the waters in Westwood and hadn’t thought I would receive something unexpected. I wonder when I could have the honor to compete with you again officially?”
Lily looked at the man in front of her. He seemed unconvinced of his loss even though his words remained polite. He was obviously implying that he lost because he was careless and did not try his best in the previous competition. Therefore, he would like to compete again and win against her.
“Then… we’ll talk about it when we get the chance,” she replied casually and gave him a polite smile before leaving the store with the box.
The man beside Noah saw her leaving and couldn’t help asking, “Sir, are we letting her go just like that?”
“If she escaped, this proves that we can’t stop her even if we wanted to. Aren’t you curious. how she got out? Why are your subordinates so useless?” Noah gave him a side look.
The person beside him shuddered, “I’m sorry, sir. I’ll check it immediately!”
Noah raised his hand to stop him and said, “Don’t act rashly and alert the enemy. She was able to get out today, and the same would likely happen again. What’s the thing they were competing for earlier?”
“What do you mean…” He hesitantly looked at Noah and instantly understood his meaning, “I understand. I’ll go do it now!”
They saw and heard what had happened earlier. It was not important what raw materials that little girl was selling. What mattered was that Lily liked it very much and wanted it.
She also agreed to pick it up the next day. She would need to come out of the house as she had. made a promise. They just needed to wait for her to step into their trap.
Noah kept silent and smirked. He let the man leave to arrange things. His words earlier were not mere courtesy. He did gain something in his visit to Westwood. This little lady had piqued his interest.
Lily took a cab back to the house. She had gained a general idea of the surroundings when she went out earlier. This was probably a private courtyard. All of the buildings were designed according to personal liking. The surrounding housing had courtyards, but they were ordinary
private homes and different from the ones with many equipments installed. Moreover, regular private homes would not have a five–meter high wall. It was not an exaggeration to say that this was a small prison.
Lily was standing in front of the main gate of the courtyard with a backpack. Within the bag were her procures for the night. She was about to walk forward when she suddenly felt an unusual movement beside her. Lily immediately hit it with her elbow and spun around.
In the next instant, she was pulled into a hug. She smelled a familiar scent and heard a familiar voice saying, “It’s me.”
Lily widened her eyes and was pleasantly surprised, “Why are you here?”
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“Looks like I’m not too late.” Alexander knew Lily could protect herself but only felt relieved when he confirmed her safety with his own eyes. The previous kidnapping case at Westwood kept him on edge. However, there was nothing wrong with being cautious.
“Is there a problem?” Lily heard his implicit meaning and blinked her eyes at him a few times.
“Let’s change locations before we continue,” Alexander said.
He pulled her towards a nearby big tree at the side. There was a black Mercedes-Benz parked there. The dark night and shade from the tree helped to conceal it and no one would notice it unless they paid attention.
Lily got into the car and felt much warmer. She breathed in her hands to keep warm. In the next instant, both of her hands were held in his palms, and he warmed her hands with his.
“It’s so late. Where have you been?” He asked in a reprimanding tone.
“I went treasure hunting,” Lily recalled the treasure she found and could not help laughing. Heartfelt joy could be seen in her as even her eyes seemed to be smiling.
“How could you still laugh at this?” Alexander questioned.
However, he looked at her happy face and could not bear to continue reprimanding her. He was also at fault in this matter.
Alexander overlooked this as he had not expected someone would pretend to be from the Perfumers’ Society to the point where an invitation card was sent to the company. That person was bold and not afraid of being caught.
Lily looked at him. She could only see a hazy silhouette with the lights from the street lamp. This added a mysterious vibe and made his demeanor more apparent. He was reprimanding her in his words, but his action and tone were full of concern. How could she not notice it?
“I got a good thing today. I also got to see you again. Today’s a good day. Everything that happened today was something to be happy about. Why can’t I laugh?” She thought about it and felt that today was indeed a lucky day.
“Would you still be so happy if you had not climbed over the wall?”
He shook his head. He did not know whether he should be happy with her optimism or scold her for being too optimistic.
“Wait, how'd you know I climbed over the wall?” She was surprised at this. Did he see it when she climbed over? That should not be possible.
Lily had carefully observed the surroundings and was sure no one saw her. Her movements were very subtle too. Moreover, why would he wait until now to show up if he had found out about it?
“The security lock used in this courtyard is the latest password and fingerprint lock. It‘s tough for you to crack it alone and there’s no other way for you to go out. It shouldn’t be too difficult for you to climb over the wall and... this should be the easiest and most effective way!”
The result proved it all. Lily succeeded and could now sit and discuss how he knew about it with him.
“Given that it is five meters high, that’s a challenging feat. You’re too confident in my ability!” She exclaimed in exaggeration. What he said was right, but his monotonous tone made it seem like what she did was nothing out of ordinary.
She had actually tested before doing it. Fortunately, there were trees in the yard, and the walls were not too smooth. She managed to climb over after several tries with her skills and kickboxing foundations.
Alexander lovingly scratched her nose, “This might be hard for someone else but not you. I don’t mind, but could you explain to your grandfather if something like this stopped you?”
Lily said nothing in response. He was right. This might be difficult for ordinary people but not for the members of the Lodge family.
She changed the topic and asked with interest, “Was there something wrong with the invitation that made you come here?”
He did not have plans to come to Kingsland. They agreed that she would participate in the event and return immediately. However, he rushed over in a hurry and secretly dragged her into the car to talk. That, coupled with what happened today and this courtyard, made it apparent that something was wrong.
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“The invitation card was a fake.”
“It‘s fake?!” Lily was shocked. She did think something was wrong with the invitation this time or that the other party had other intentions. However, she had never expected the invitation card to be fake.
“How can it be fake? I saw the Perfumers‘ Society seal on it, so it doesn‘t seem fake. We can report it to the police if someone deliberately counterfeited it.”
Alexander nodded. “This matter is not that simple. I‘ve checked the seal, and it is genuine. So, it should be someone who misused the society seal. The question is, how could someone easily obtain the seal? Also, do you know who owns the place you‘re living in?”
“Who is the owner?” How would she know who owned the place?
“Have you heard of the Richards of Kingsland?” Alexander was unsure how much Lily knew and explained to her slowly, “That place belongs to the Richards‘ youngest son, Noah Richards.”
“Noah?!” Lily had only felt that the name sounded familiar earlier. However, she had just met him earlier, and she could not forget him so quickly. “Do you know him?” Alexander asked in curiosity when he saw her unusual reaction. “He was one of the participants in the previous sampling competition in Westwood and...” Lily paused halfway as she recalled their encounter earlier. No wonder he looked at her so strangely. It turned out that the courtyard belonged to him. Was all this his doing?
Alexander frowned and asked, “And what?”
Lily thought it through and decided to tell Alexander everything, “I met him earlier in a small shop.” “Did he say anything to you?” Alexander nervously asked when he heard that she had met him earlier.
Lily shook her head. “He likely was not convinced that he lost to me last time. He said lie would like to compete with me again. I didn‘t think much about it then, but now that I know he was the one who arranged all of this, I can‘t help but wonder what his purpose is.”
Alexander pondered for a moment and said, “Noah is a proud and arrogant person. His family has spoiled him since he was a child. He dabbles in perfumery, but I didn‘t expect you two to have met in such a situation.”
Lily noticed Alexander‘s severe expression and knew Noah was not a simple person she could easily dismiss. Alexander was more relaxed in the previous matters.
She, too, had heard of the Richards family of Kingsland, even if she had not interacted with them before. Although they were not very influential in the business world and did not seem to have a lot of properties, they still had an influential status due to their family background. “Does he just want to compete with me? If so, then this is straightforward. I‘ll just compete with him.” This was nothing serious if his purpose were that simple. Even so, Lily feared that things were not as they seemed.
Spoiled by Mr. Russell Chapter 590 As expected, Alexander shook his head. “He went through so much trouble just to trick you into coming here. It‘s undoubtedly not for something as simple as challenging you.”
It would make sense if Noah were the one who did it. With his status here and his position as the director of the Perfumers‘ Society, it would be a piece of cake for him to ret the seal. It was just that the Perfumers‘ Society itself isapproved of his so–called invitation, and Noah did it for his selfish reasons. No one could 1100 blanc the others for not realizing it at the time.
“Then let‘s see what he‘s up to.” Lily slimered. She had no traces of fear on her face.
“Aren‘t you scared?” Alexander stared into her eyes. She was beautiful in a different way under the night sky, which made him reluctant to let go of her. “Why would I be?” Lily replied in disapproval before she laughed, “As you said, he went through so much trouble just to deceive me into coming here, and it won‘t be as simple as just to challenge me, nor would it be to kill me. Since that‘s the case, why would I be afraid? I‘m just waiting to see what he has up his sleeves.” ‘It‘s as simple as observing his moves and counterattacking. What‘s the point of being afraid?‘ With an almost inaudible sigh, Alexander loosened his grip on Lily. “Sometimes I feel that you are too strong.” “You‘re wrong. I‘m not strong by myself at all! I can only be this way because I have your support.” Lily smiled and poked Alexander‘s chest with her finger. “You‘re here, so I‘m not scared anymore!”
She might have been slightly anxious earlier, but she calmed down when she saw him. Alexander came as soon as he realized Lily might be in danger. What else would she be afraid of? She had nothing to fear with him by her side!
Holding her restless hand, he said in a deep voice, “You don‘t know what you‘re doing.”
“What can you do to me...”
Before she finished her words, Alexander sealed her lips with his. Although they had been apart for only two days, it felt like two years had passed since they last saw each other. He would have pounced on her the moment he laid eyes on her earlier, if he was not extremely concerned about her current situation and safety.
“I‘ll be heading back first then.” Lily glanced in the direction of the place, her tone slightly anxious. If they kept this on, it would dragon till the sun came up.
Alexander grabbed her wrist with one hand, stopping her from leaving while he wrapped lis other arm around her waist and nestled his head on lier neck
“Stop it!” Lily pushed him gently, her voice slightly trembling, “I need to head back now. I have a feeling lie‘ll look for me later.” Noah did not show up yesterday, but he had already discovered that Lily had slipped away at night. It showed him that this place could not restrain her movements. If he had ulterior motives, he would definitely show up.
Alexander heard the shyness in Lily‘s voice and finally raised his head to look up at her helping her to tidy up her clothes. “Be careful. You know your limits. I’m already getting my people to try and remove the signal jammer here. Call me if you need me.”
“Okay.” Lily did not expect him to do so much in the short time he was here. Nodding, she said, “I’ll be going now.”
That was what she said, but she was still reluctant to leave.