The hands on the clock ticked, indicating every passing second. Lily sat on the edge of the bed, stroking her lower abdomen with one hand and gently rubbing her phone screen with the other. It would be a lie to say that she was not nervous. This was the first time she felt this anxious.
In the past, she knew she could overcome any difficulties. This time, it was not a simple success or failure. It was something that could endanger many people.
She was the only one in the room. Mike agreed to meet downstairs in the office when the time came. Although they could not escape the organization’s monitoring systems, there was always a gap in them.
The "boss" was at his weakest and most lax at noon. Mike naturally tried to lure away the few bodyguards around the "boss."
Meanwhile, the remaining lackeys would not be a problem for Lily. Now, she could only think about whether she could get what she wanted in less than an hour. That was the risk she was taking.
She had immersed herself in her thoughts when her phone suddenly rang. Lily had silenced her phone here, so the vibration in her palm numbed her hand. Her fingers instinctively tightened, fearing Alexander had some bad news. At this time, she was at her wit's end but could not think about it.
When she finally glanced at her phone, she saw Olivia’s name.
Lily immediately breathed a sigh of relief. However, after thinking about it, it might not be good news, and her mood dropped again.
"Hello?" She answered the call, a little tired.
"Lily, you…" Olivia seemed to have something to say, but when she heard Lily's tone, she stopped and asked, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. What's the matter?" Lily cleared her throat and questioned.
"Nothing."
Lily did not know if it was nothing or if Olivia was not telling her something because of how she was feeling. After a pause, Olivia said, "Oh, the email I mentioned to you before was about the request for a customized perfume from Yudonia."
Lily was stunned. She pinched the bridge of her nose, a little annoyed. "I forgot about it."
Recently, she had been too occupied, and every task was crucial and frustrating. With all these mixed, she was honestly filled with worries every day. She could not remember everything.
As for the perfume, she was a little reluctant to do it. That was because of the recent experimental project she was involved in. Although she was not developing perfumes, it was still related to raw materials, and the final product was intended to harm people.
Just thinking about this made her irritable and tired.
"Huh?!" Olivia was stunned for a moment. She probably did not expect Lily, who had always been very organized, to forget about it.
"Can you push it back? I genuinely don't have the time." Lily sighed.
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