Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 492:

Hearing Emilee’s suggestion, the other girls chimed in eagerly.

“Exactly! Araceli, why don’t you help Emst become Ella’s apprentice? That way, he and Emilee can both be apprentices of a master perfumer and compete in more advanced contests.”

“It should be a breeze for Connor to get in touch with Ella. Don’t you want to help Emst with such a small favor?”

“It’s not like we’re asking you to give Emst an unfair advantage. Just call your cousin and have him reach out to the master perfumer. Don’t hide behind excuses about self-reliance and whatnot.”

As the girls pressured Araceli, Emst stood by silently, waiting like the rest for her response.

Araceli found herself in a tight spot. While her family had ties to the Daniels family, her mother always stressed that she and Franco should never lean on that connection to stir up trouble or ask Connor for undeserved favors.

They were taught to stand on their own two feet. Her mother also worried that leaning on Connor could backfire, with others in the Daniels family using it against them, and Connor catching flak for it.

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father was a proud man who never sought help from the Daniels family. He earned his place as a senior executive on his own merit. Because of this, their family, while not as affluent as the Daniels, maintained their dignity and earned the

now, Emst was pushing Araceli to seek Connor’s help, which she just couldn’t bring herself to do. Sure, asking Connor to contact Ella wasn’t a huge favor, considering his

renowned perfumers with global acclaim. Meeting these masters, let alone

Ella and Elin and securing them as instructors had to be both influential and wealthy. Additionally, the tuition fees were

She would then be left with no choice but to seek help from her family. Unfortunately, Franco held a deep dislike for Emst and would never

silence, Emst’s patience finally wore thin. “Araceli, you don’t want to

to help you. Even if my cousin could introduce you to Ella, we can’t

words sparked laughter among

could manage to pay tens of

Emst. He would

borrow money from Connor in

“I really can’t ask my cousin,”