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 a long 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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