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Spoiled by Mr. Russell Chapter 851
Noah did not know it then but would soon realize what Lily meant when she said, "I can wait, and you should too."
Many posts regarding the Perfumers' Society appeared on the internet overnight.
The contents and titles varied but were mainly about the industry’s inside stories.
Initially, the trending searches over the past two days were about Tanner Corporation’s perfume containing harmful ingredients and Lily getting banned from perfuming.
Since then, posts like "Dark Schemes Within the Industry,"
"Shocking News Concerning Perfumers' Society," and so on have appeared and rushed to the top of the trending list.
Although these posts were different and contained all kinds of revelations, everyone knew the leaders in the Perfumers’ Society had feathered their nests and used their power for personal gain.
Since the Perfumers' Society set the threshold, they could do whatever they wanted, or so they thought.
Most netizens suddenly banded together to boycott the Perfumers’ Society before its members even discovered where these posts came from.
Some of these netizens consisted of high-end perfumers, and even some from Hyderland who were abroad had joined in to boycott the Perfumers’ Society, saying the society's concept was good at the start but gradually turned disappointing after many years of bureaucratic style.
The Perfumers’ Society eventually became a tool in the hands of people with power as it paved the way for the fragrance industry in Hyderland.
The outraged perfumers also openly discussed the threats, the threshold fees for entry, and the unreasonable treatment they had received from the Perfumers’ Society.
They were robbed of credit and reputation and even forced to follow hidden rules set by their superiors in the society.
Many posts broke out simultaneously, attracting attention and detonating the topic even more.
The Perfumers’ Society was shocked and quickly realized they needed to suppress it.
However, how could they cover up such a trending and controversial topic? Almost all of the Perfumers’ Society’s secrets came out overnight, and there was no time to remove the trending topics.
It was too late to delete so many posts.
The Internet went crazy, and all the netizens were discussing it.
The Perfumers' Society suddenly turned from a high-ranking organization into a cancerous tumor in the industry that everyone hated.
Noah had been so busy these two days that he could not care about Lily, but he also knew in his heart that it was very likely that she had caused all this.She let the topic out as well as her calmness.
He did not even know when she made such preparations, how she contacted so many people, and how she convinced them to stand with her.
Most importantly, those posts that broke the news were sincere and unfabricated.
Most of it was true.
In addition to being surprised by her ability to collect information, Noah was even more surprised there were so many rotten apples in Perfumers’ Society that he did not notice.
"Yes! I also guessed it might be her, but there is no evidence yet."
It was Lawrence who called.He was furious that he coughed from time to time due to his anger.
"I'm investigating it and will find the truth.Don't worry, Mr.Adler.If it's her, I will make her pay!"
After hanging up the phone, Noah felt very conflicted.
In the past few days, Lily's voice lingered in his ears.
Ask yourself, why did you join the Perfumers' Society in the first place? Did you want to be a perfumer or a perfume inspection officer?"
She was right.
Noah was passionate back then, especially when his family opposed him.He even successfully joined the Perfumers’ Society.
Moreover, his greatest affirmation was becoming a member at a young age.
Noah was relatively young and highly talented among the society members.
The higher-ups quickly promoted him because they valued him and his strong background.
When Noah climbed the ladder and got the management position, he seldom made perfumes anymore, as his apprentices did most of the work.
His daily life started consisting of attending meetings and going to more meetings.
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Noah often stayed in hotels, drinking, smoking, and smelling various perfumes and powders.It naturally ruined his sense of smell.
Moreover, he had done many things besides perfumery over the past few years.He realized the Perfumers’ Society might have gone off course when he saw those posts on the internet that were solely criticisms and accusations.
Also, they had not made any great perfumes in the past two years, as most were mediocre.
After some thought, he realized he felt moved and genuinely agreed with Lily.He asked himself, "Is this the grand occasion, the outcome I wanted?"
But no matter what, as long as he was still a member of the Perfumers’ Society, he must shoulder his responsibilities and not allow anything to tarnish the society’s image.He calmed down and sat in front of the computer.
After opening Twitter, he thought about it and drafted a statement.
The statement mainly emphasized that someone had intended to frame the Perfumers' Society.
They would take legal action to protect themselves and defend their rights.
They would also send a lawyer's letter to sue the relevant people and posts related to the framing.
After writing the statement and correcting typos, Noah sent an email to someone in Kingsland and told them to print it out with an official stamp and scan it for him.
It took a lot of time after all this back and forth.
Noah was about to upload the statement with his finger on the enter key when he paused and thought of something.
Afterward, he exited the page and looked at the current situation.
Noah was stunned by what he saw.
His fingers froze as he sweated nervously.
Twitter had almost crashed in just a few hours.
The search function was not working, and it was almost impossible for him to log in.
After numerous attempts, he finally logged in and was stunned by the keywords he saw.
"Lawrence Adler."
"President of the Perfumers’ Society."
"Has lost his sense of smell."
Every word was shocking.
Noah clicked into the post with trembling fingers as he saw the detailed content inside.He roughly glanced at it and saw that Lawrence Adler, the current president of the Perfumers' Society as a highly respected and professional perfume referee, had lost his sense of smell a few years ago.
He could not even differentiate what smelled good or bad, let alone distinguish the fragrance of each perfume.
How could a person without a sense of smell be a professional referee for perfume appraisals or become the president of the Perfumers’ Society? Moreover, Lawrence had hosted several competitions on perfumery over the past few years.
‘If he lost his sense of smell, wouldn't those competitions be pointless?’ These topics were trending immediately.
Besides the netizens, some participants in the competition appeared and complained about their elimination back then, which had a tremendous social impact on them.
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Noah was the most confused person among anyone else.He had been in the Perfumers’ Society for quite a few years and was close and often in contact with Lawrence, given his position.
However, how did Noah not realize Lawrence had lost his sense of smell? ‘Is this a prank or a malicious framing or.."He got up and made himself a cup of coffee.He put it beside him and stared at the computer screen in a daze.He was no longer feeling irritable like earlier.He had calmed down and could give the situation clear thought.
Noah remembered when he participated in events and was invited as a commentator with Lawrence over the years.
He did not notice it before, but after careful thought, he noticed something was amiss.
For example, whenever he got invited to do commentary and needed to analyze the fragrances and works of newcomers, Lawrence always asked him to express his thoughts first.
Noah did not think anything was wrong with it and that it was a test and assessment from Lawrence as an elder.
Lawrence had always praised Noah after his commentary and neutrally added a few words after he expressed his thoughts.
Noah would not have felt anything unusual had it not been for the recent incidents concerning the Perfumers’ Society.
Over the past few years, this had been the norm in every event without exception.
The same happened even if Lawrence was not with him but was participating in an event with others.He always let others judge first before he concluded at the end.
Lawrence would say a few neutral words that did not contain constructive and outstanding opinions.
His words were primarily general, with some encouragement or criticism, and that was it.
Noah began to wonder if there was truly something wrong with Lawrence Adler’s nose.
He thought about these things for a while before picking up the phone to dial the last number.
Unfortunately, no one answered, and there was only the operator's voice informing him that the number was unavailable.He thought about it again and felt that Lawrence might have turned his phone off, as the situation might have gotten unbearable for him.
After all, it was a considerably controversial topic.
The reporters and the media must have gone crazy, and Lawrence's family and friends were also likely to express their concerns through endless calls, so it was normal that Noah’s call could not get through.
Therefore, Noah called the Perfumers' Society’s headquarters after careful consideration, "Hello, it's me.Is Mr.Adler there?"
The person who answered the call was Lawrence’s assistant, "Mr.Adler isn’t here.He hasn’t come to the headquarters recently.When will you be back, Mr.Richards? The situation here is a bit chaotic right now."
He knew the society was in an utter mess, and with the recent topic made public, it was likely it was not just a bit chaotic but highly chaotic.
The exposed news was not as critical in the beginning.
Even if there were problems within the management, most would consider it human error or omission.
It would not be a big deal after some apologies and rectifications.
However, the topic now involved Lawrence, the most authoritative member of the Perfumers’ Society.
Who else would be confident in the Perfumers’ Society's capabilities if something was wrong with Lawrence? The public would only feel that the whole society was rotten from the inside out.
"I know.I'm already thinking of a solution to address this mess."
Noah tightened his grip on the phone as he spoke, "If you see Mr.Adler, please tell him to call me back."
"Yes, of course!"
Noah made another phone call after hanging up, but no one answered.
However, the person on the other end did not reject the call either, as it just kept ringing.
When the call was about to hang up automatically, someone finally answered.
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"Hello?"
"It's me, Noah."
He straightforwardly introduced himself.
"Mr.Richards.What's the matter?"
Lily asked monotonously.
"Why ask when you know the reason I’m calling? Were you responsible for those posts about the Perfumers’ Society?"
He did not want to beat around the bush.
After all, there was no point in doing so, as both knew the situation’s ins and outs.
Lily smiled, "Are you questioning me? In what capacity are you questioning me? Are you questioning me as the vice president of the Perfumers’ Society?"
"It doesn’t matter what my status is.You dared to do it but dare not admit it?"
Noah held the phone slightly further and pressed the record button.
"Did I refuse to admit it or say I was the one who did it?"
Lily chuckled, "I also read the posts about your society on the Internet.The contents are indeed surprising, and I am curious.Therefore, I want to ask you, Mr.Richards, if the contents are true.You are the society's vice president, so you should know these things best, right?"
"Of course, it’s all fake!" Noah said without hesitation.
How could he possibly admit such a thing? Not to mention he was recording the conversation.
"Obviously, someone made up that nonsense with bad intentions.You were the one who hired someone to fabricate the content and post it.Am I right, Lily? "Mr.Richards, I don't know whether or not someone had fabricated all of this, but I can assure you I didn’t do it.I’m equally curious as the other netizens.Even I want to know if Mr.Adler has indeed lost his sense of smell."
Noah felt like someone, or something was choking his neck, and he could hardly breathe.
Click.
Noah heard the phone hang up and felt a tightness in his chest.It seemed he could not easily trick someone like Lily and had wasted the effort to record their conversation.It was all pointless in the end.
Meanwhile, Lily checked the time after hanging up the call.
Afterward, she walked toward the experimental equipment to check on the raw materials that were being distilled and separated.
Then she recorded the changes in shape and data.She was still experimenting.
This perfume's progress had gotten delayed because she needed to cooperate with the police investigation.
She did not have to stay at the station because of Alexander's bail, but she still needed to be ready for questions at any time.
The police had not made any progress, and the matter remained the same even after countless rounds of questioning.
There was no further evidence and any witnesses found.
The police had filed the case but could not conclude it even after spending much time and effort on it.
Fortunately, Tanner Corporation’s side had calmed down and did not put further pressure on them.
There was no conclusion whether the issue regarding the perfume was Tanner Corporation’s internal problem or sabotaged by their employees with an external party.
The debate on this controversial matter was endless.
The Tanner Corporation also withdrew its perfumes from the market and suffered a significant loss.
They had paid considerable amounts of compensation with an added public apology.
Lily had sold a variety of perfumes in large quantities for many years, but there were never problems with them.
So far, only the Tanner Corporation’s perfumes have been defective.
It was hard to say if it had anything to do with Lily, but the impact on her was insignificant.
Moreover, she had left La Beauté Group, so the controversy should not have impacted them or Rebirth.
She also did not have any new orders.
Therefore, the turmoil did not impact her much.
"I'm pleased about your decision to resign.You're very wise!"
Olivia took off her mask and said while washing her hands, "Otherwise, I'm afraid the company would be under a lot of pressure, which would pressure you too.Also, you wouldn’t have been as free as you are now."
That was the benefit of Lily having her own studio.It might be challenging and needed more hard work, but she was her own boss.
Since that was the case, Lily did not need to consider other people and had a relatively higher degree of freedom.
"More like you’re glad you’ve resigned and have more freedom, right?"
Lily glanced at Olivia and said half- jokingly, exaggerating the word "you've."
It might have been a joke, but it was also the truth.
Olivia did have more freedom here.
Also, she could still work with
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"Why are you guys so early?"
Lily smiled and greeted Alexander.She stretched her hand toward him while he wrapped his hand around her waist.
The two fit together perfectly.
Olivia could not help but blush when she saw how loving they were.She stared at her deadpan boyfriend and relented that she was unlikely to experience something like this.
"Why don’t you tell me how long it’s been since you last came home? Would you even consider coming home if I didn’t visit you today?"
Alexander could not help but regret setting up the studio for his wife since she happily spent all her time here and forgot everything else.
"No, I’m almost done for today.The next step is to blend the finished product, and it's almost complete.I haven't slept well for several days, so I'll surely go home and sleep well," Lily said with a smile, then turned around and looked at Olivia.
"You too, go home and have a good rest."
"I'm not tired.I can stay here and compute more detailed data," Olivia said hastily.
Standing on the sidelines, Edward glanced at her, 'No, you're tired.
Ww Olivia: "I-I'm not tired!"
"It’s obvious.You’re tired,"
Edward was a serious person.His words became more believable when he said that with a sullen attitude.
Olivia subconsciously raised her hand to touch her face and asked, puzzled, "Is it obvious?"
Lily could not help laughing out loud.
Only then did Olivia realize that her deadpan boyfriend had made a fool of her again.She casually threw a pillow at Edward, but he caught it effortlessly.
Olivia’s tantrum was nothing to him.
"Okay, Edward is right.These past two days were very tiring, and I'm so tired that I feel like I’m dying.How could you not feel tired? So, let's all go home and rest since there’s still work left for us.There is no need to rush since we can’t finish it anyway.Also..."
Lily paused halfway before she smiled and continued, "I have a hunch we'll receive more orders after this work is over."
"You’re that confident?"
Alexander flicked Lily’s nose.He loved seeing her confidence.
"Of course!"
She might have had little confidence back then as she had always worked behind closed doors.She also did not know her true capabilities and was afraid of setbacks.
However, Lily had left that part of her and faced numerous challenges in recent years.She met and accepted failures and setbacks calmly these days.She realized that the world was vast but was not as scary as she once thought.She gradually became confident and loved challenges.
The new achievements and affirmations she obtained each time became her driving force to move forward again.
Soon after, the group left the studio.
Edward planned to drive his boss back before sending his girlfriend home.
However, Alexander let them leave first, as they would intrude if they stayed, so Edward drove the car and took his pouting girlfriend home.
Alexander drove his own car while Lily sat in the passenger seat.
It only took a while for her to fall asleep with her head against the window.
After all, she was tired from her new job and endless rumors and slanders from all directions.She closed her eyes as her brows knitted together.
There were faint dark circles under her eyes, and Alexander's heart ached for her.He slowed down the car, lowered the car’s air conditioner speed, and drove home without a word.
Lily was so tired that she remained asleep even when they reached home.
Alexander stopped the car and waited for her to wake up.
He was not in a hurry—instead, he was satisfied just looking at her sleeping face.
The atmosphere in the car was silent but warm.
That was the plain and genuine happiness he had yearned for.
Alexander felt he had everything now because of her.
Lily was in a daze but suddenly woke up in a startle.
She opened her eyes and noticed the sky was already dark.
Then she looked around and slowly remembered where she was.
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The driver's seat was empty, and Alexander was nowhere around. Lily suddenly felt a little flustered and sat upright to look around. She saw him not too far in front of her and felt relieved. Alexander was on the phone, and she could see his side profile.
He stood there with his tall, slender figure, looking focused, but his side profile was desirable. It was unknown when he had occupied Lily's heart little by little. She thought she would not believe in love anymore after her experience with Nathaniel.
Even if she did fall in love, she could not love someone deeply. She now knew how wrong she was. Not only did she fall in love, but she loved Alexander unconditionally because he was worth it.
Alexander felt her burning gaze and turned around. His cold eyes turned gentle when he saw her. Lily smiled at him and got out of the car. He had ended the phone call by the time she approached him.
Lily did not know who he was talking to, but she could deduce that it was an unpleasant call. However, that did not matter, as the couple had received plenty of unpleasant calls recently. She hugged his arm, asking, ’ Why didn't you wake me up? Did I sleep for a long time?"
"Were you planning on not sleeping if I didn't go to the studio to pick you up? Go and wash your face. I’ve already ordered something to eat, so it should arrive soon. Eat first before you continue your sleep.” Alexander reprimanded her, but she could see the tenderness in his eyes.
"Okay." Lily nodded obediently.
She washed her face and came out. Sure enough, the food arrived not long after. Alexander ordered it from her favorite restaurant. He was being thoughtful as he considered her condition and thought she might have felt too tired to eat out.
The couple sat facing each other with several plates of food in front of them. Lily picked up the cutlery and said, "You ordered so much. It would be a waste if we can't finish it all!"
"If you're worried, you should eat more, and then it wouldn't be a waste if you finished everything."
"Are you kidding me?! This much is enough for me to eat for a whole day. I’m not a pig!” Lily said with puffed cheeks.
Indeed, she did not eat like a pig but more like a little hamster hiding her food in her cheeks. Alexander smiled and said,
"Perhaps, there are other ways to finish the food."
"What way?" She asked casually. Even though she said there were too many dishes, she could not stop eating. The food from this restaurant was delicious and matched her taste, after all.
"Consider having a child to share the food with?"
"Pfft..." Lily almost spat out a mouthful of soup and coughed repeatedly.
‘He wants a child just to help US finish our food?! What a lame excuse' Lily rolled her eyes at him. Since their previous misunderstanding about her pregnancy, Alexander could not stop thinking about it.
"It's a troubling time now. Are you sure it's appropriate to have a baby at this time?” She answered unhurriedly.
Alexander put down his cutlery and wiped his mouth slowly. "Troubling times are not limited to only now. Whether it is suitable or not is irrelevant to the date. Instead, it's on… you.”
Lily involuntarily blushed when she heard his straightforward words and saw his fiery eyes.
"I..." Just as she was about to respond, the phone rang.
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Lily picked up the phone, glanced at it, and rejected the call to continue eating. It rang again soon after, but she rejected it again. This repeated several times.
"Well, that's annoying. Ill teach them a lesson for you if you want," Alexander noticed his wife's impatient expression and said half-jokingly. He wanted to answer on her behalf when the phone rang again.
Lily once again rejected the call and shook her head, “Then you'll need to teach a lot of people lessons.”
After some thought, Alexander raised his brows and asked, "Is it a reporter? IV
The calls were frequent and were not one but many callers simultaneously. The only possibility for this was they were reporters who were eager for news.
Lily shrugged, stood up, and cleared the dishes. She was already full and had no appetite to continue eating.
“Leave it. I'll do the dishes,” Alexander said.
Lily did not listen to him this time. She brought all the dishes to the kitchen with him and placed them into the dishwasher. The phone in the living room was still ringing. She looked at it but did not bother to acknowledge it.
"It's because of Mr. Adler?" As always, Alexander could accurately guess the main point after some thought.
Lily nodded, "I know that once this news breaks out, I will be troubled for a while.”
There was no conclusive evidence to prove that it was she the one who exposed the news. However, she recently fought fiercely with the Perfumers’ Society and caused a big stir. Therefore, when scandals about Perfumers’ Society got revealed one after another, it naturally attracted everyone's eyes to her.
"It doesn't matter who was the one who exposed the news as long as it's the truth. There's nothing to be afraid of."
"I'm not afraid. It's just a little annoying." Lily leaned back with both hands on the countertop, looked up at the ceiling, and sighed. Her initial dream was to quietly be a perfumer and make perfumes that she and others liked. They might differ in style and smell but could make people feel refreshed and happy.
Everything came and went in this world. There were many passersby in one’s life and many things one could not keep secret. She wanted to make a lasting and memorable smell to leave her footprint so that someone would remember her. It was pretty poetic when she thought about it like this.
Little did she expect such a small dream to be so tricky to realize.
Nathaniel chased fame and fortune in the past, taking every honor and credit that belonged to Lily. Not just that, he also cooperated with Melanie to trick her. Afterward, Lily joined Rebirth and had a good time there.
However, the Perfumers’ Society set its sights on Lily when she made some achievements. They invited her, but it was coercion. In their opinion, it was her honor to receive an invitation from them, regardless of whether or not she was willing. They did not allow her to refuse.
She ultimately refused them, which then led to a crazy counterattack. They nitpicked, found faults with her, and even tried to disqualify her as a perfumer. On the other hand, Tanner Corporation kept accusing her of various matters.
‘I don't understand why it has to be so difficult for me just quietly to do something I'm passionate about! Why can’t they concentrate on their careers instead of conspiring against me?!
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Alexander put his hand over Lily's shoulder and said thoughtfully, “If you find it annoying, I'll block all this nonsense." He could help her solve these things, but she insisted on settling them herself. Had it not been for her insistence, he would not have known that his wife was this resourceful.
"I have gotten this far and won't back down!" Lily shook her head and stood straight. "I think it's time I get another mobile phone number." She could not tum her phone off as she might have missed important information. However, the constant calls were annoying. Therefore, she should have two numbers instead.
"This is not a problem. I’ll let someone prepare it right away,” Alexander said, walking out of the kitchen with Lily. He looked at the cell phone that had stopped ringing and could not help asking, "There’s something I don't quite understand.”
"What is it?" Lily responded softly. She poured two cups of warm water and handed him a cup.
"Is it true that Mr. Adler lost his sense of smell?"
To be honest, he was also shocked when he first heard the news. If the one who released the news were not Lily, he would have thought it was nonsense or likely slander. He still could not help but ask, even though he had complete confidence in her.
Lily's hand holding the cup froze, and she nodded in reply.
"When did you learn about that?" If this matter was factual, Alexander could only praise Lily as she was truly amazing.
Lawrence was one of the top people in the perfume industry and was very respectable. Many current perfumers were his students, which had recruited their own students. Therefore, Lawrence had many students and disciples. Even so, none noticed he had lost his sense of smell.
There was also no news about this in Alexander’s intelligence network. He might not have focused and paid attention to this aspect, but it was still impossible to hide such a significant matter. So, how did Lily know about such a deep-hidden secret?
"I was only feeling skeptical at first.” Lily said casually and sipped her warm water, "I watched many perfume-related videos before, including documentaries, competitions, events, and others. It began with me being curious, but whenever I saw Mr. Adler participating in an event, he was always the last to comment and express his opinion. He only said a few words and didn't talk much.”
Alexander thought of what Lily said and replied, “It seems so, but I don’t see what's wrong with that. He’s an authoritative and well-known person, after all. There is nothing wrong with him being the last person to talk."
"Yes, I thought so too. However, Mr. Adler was not like this in the older videos. Mr. Adler is a rigorous and stubborn person. He would scold the perfumers severely whenever he encountered work he thought was not good.
"He even scolded newcomers until they cried. Mr. Adler's comments later, to be exact in recent years, became much fewer, and his occasional comments were not as harsh as before. Most of it was repeating the previous person's comments, with him adding a few words.
‘The activities he participated in have also decreased significantly. He only went to some important ones that he couldn't reject. However, he no longer expressed any constructive opinions,” Lily said emotionally.
She would not have exposed this matter if the Perfumers’ Society had not forced her into a corner. It was likely that it had been some time since Lawrence had lost his sense of smell.
He should have long retired, as he had lost the most vital thing to a perfumer. He had concealed the truth to stay in an important position.
However, exposing this matter also had its benefits. Lawrence would only mislead the younger generation by irresponsibly instructing them, but why bother?
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The incident relating to Lawrence was considerable and had terrible consequences. After all, he was the leading authority in the industry, and no one had ever dared to challenge authority. It was equivalent to a collapse of faith if one heard that the authority had fallen.
Noah was also under a lot of pressure, as he was busy managing the turbulence in the Perfumers’ Society. After all, he was the vice president and bore a lot of responsibilities.
Noah packed up and planned to return to Kingsland to sort out the whole situation. That way, he could respond and fight back better. However, Arianna came again right at this moment.
"Why are you here again? I thought I made myself clear last time.” He was clear with his stance and did not want to get involved. He simply had no interest in her.
"Yeah, I thought you had figured things out after these two days." Arianna smiled and said meaningfully.
"Is that so?” Noah raised his eyebrows and lowered his head to continue tidying up the materials and documents on his desk.
"Why bother tidying these if they're just a pile of waste paper? As you can see, Lily is a difficult woman to deal with. I knew it since the first time I fought with her. She might look introverted and weak, but she’s a stubborn and ambitious woman. She even dared to plot against Mr. Adler. What else could she be afraid of?”
Noah might not like Arianna, but he agreed with her words. He genuinely did not expect Lily to be so troublesome and thought he could suppress her and make her surrender with the Perfumers’ Society's power and means. Little did he know that she had almost eliminated the entire Perfumers’ Society.
Everyone felt precarious due to the recent turbulence in the Perfumers’ Society. No one wanted to be the next victim as they knew the culprit and feared their secrets would be the next to get exposed.
"You must join forces with me if you want to deal with her,” Arianna persuaded Noah again.
"You?" Noah glanced at her sideways and sneered, "With all due respect, Tanner Corporation is also in danger, right? The police and Quality Assurance Department are investigating this matter. What? Can you push all the responsibilities on her with a few unfounded photos and videos? Do you think Tanner Corporation can easily evade responsibility?”
Arianna explained, “Even if the Tanner Corporation would be held responsible, it would only be a small part. We will only get charged for careless employment and supervision. It won't be a problem as long as our senior manager confesses to the crime.
"My family's corporation is significant and will stand tall, and the Richards family is also an influential family at Kingsland. Don't tell me you don’t even understand this simple concept.”
Noah certainly understood Arianna. However, he also clearly understood her actual intention. He said smilingly, "You wouldn't have come looking for me if it’s as simple as you said. As far as I know, the Tanner Corporation is not yours yet.
"Neither your uncle nor biological father intends to make you the successor. You keep coming to me and even offering yourself to me because you want the power I have behind me and not because you claim to like me.
"I know you want to use the Richards family’s power as your backing and force your uncle to hand over the company's control to you. Am I right?”
Bullseye, Noah had guessed all of it correctly.
Still, Arianna did not hide her intentions as she smiled and said, “Yes, you're right! Don't you also need a wife to help you? Is there anyone in the Tanner family who is better than me? In comparison, the Richards family has many descendants.
“Putting aside your generation, the generation after you have also grown up. Are you sure your family will entrust their assets to a disobedient and rebellious son like you?"
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Arianna’s words were harsh but true. The Richards family’s complexity was beyond ordinary people's imagination. It was especially so since so many descendants and people of several generations lived under the same roof. Everyone framed and tricked each other ta compete for the family's properties and businesses.
Noah was not interested in the family business and would never give up what belonged to him. He disregarded his family's opposition and climbed to his current position in the Perfumers: Society as a way out of the sinkhole.
The Richards family looked down on perfumers, but he believed the industry would become prosperous and vibrant as long as it developed well. Still, the industry had yet to develop to its full potential within the country.
Noah was the Perfumers’ Society's vice president and could become its president in two years. By then, he would become the industry's leader, and it would not be difficult for him ta do business or other things with so many underlings.
The most crucial point was that he could connect with some bigwigs in the political world through the Perfumers’ Society. That was significantly beneficial to himself and the Richards family.
Members of the Richards family did not understand his intention and thought he was wasting his life by obsessing over women’s beauty products.
What a joke. How could the family understand Noah's ambitions? it's my turn to ask the questions. What benefits can you bring me if I cooperate with you?" All along, they only talked about the benefits he could bring her, but what about the benefits she could bring him?
Arianna was delighted when she heard his questions as he expressed his intention to cooperate. "Well, that's obvious. I can obtain the Tanner Corporation with the Richards family's influence if we're together. After that, so will you, my most substantial support and husband. There's nothing we can't do if we join forces."
Noah frowned and considered Arianna's words, no longer refusing like before. Frankly speaking, her suggestion was tempting.
Arianna continued, “I'm confident I can make the Tanner Corporation even bigger. By then. I can clear the scandals and use this to eliminate Lily from the industry. We can make her disappear if you never want ta see her again.
“If you want to use her, I will beg for your help when she's desperate. I will respect and not stop you. no matter what you decide. What do you think, Noah?”
Arianna patted Noah's chest. Her voice was coy, and she looked at him seductively. Her words seemed infused with magical powers, making him unable to refuse.
Noah raised his hand and hesitated before taking her hand. He did not shake her off. Instead. he pulled her into his arms. It caught Arianna off guard as she fell into his arms. Then she snuggled clase to him, raised her head shyly. and slowly closed her eyes.
Noah hesitated a moment before lowering his head and kissing her beautiful but dangerous red lips.