Giselle was one to worry about many things, but she was right this time. However, Lily's rejection was not solely motivated by a desire to avoid gossip, as meeting Lisa at such a delicate time could lead to unwarranted assumptions. Even if Lily did not care about that, it would affect the reputation of Lisa and her father.
Lily looked at the man and said, “How about this? I’ll call Lisa and talk things over the phone with her.”
The man stayed silent, so Lily took out her phone and called Lisa. However, the call did not go through at all.
“Ms. Parker is doing this because she has no other choice. Ms. Christian, we hope you understand,” the man explained.
At first, Lily wanted to decline, but she was worried that something had happened to Lisa or that she had encountered some sort of difficulty since the call was not going through and the man had Lisa's ring with him. After hesitating for a moment, she finally decided. “Fine. I’ll come with you.”
“Wait!” Giselle, seeing that she could not stop Lily, rushed over. “I’ll go with you too if you must leave.”
“Ms. Parker had only invited Ms. Christian.” The man clearly did not want Giselle to come with them.
“I’m just going to take a look at what’s happening. I’ll call you if there’s anything. Be right back.” Lily motioned with her fingers to indicate that she would call Giselle.
However, Giselle insisted, “No. I won’t allow you to leave my sight at this time, no matter what. I’ll come with you if you’re worried about Ms. Parker.”
“Giselle…” Lily wanted to say something else, but the man interrupted her, “Ms. Christian, time is running out. Your assistant can come along if she insists.”
Since they allowed Giselle to come with her, Lily made no further move to persuade Giselle as they entered the car.
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