Be Your Lover Forever (Alicia)

In the office, Chet was sorting out the documents when his phone suddenly rang. "Mr. Reynes, there's a car that has been following Miss Blanchard for the whole day. Do you want us to deal with it..." "What car?! Has it appeared before?" As he placed down his pen, Chet became nervous. "He isn't back yet. I can't possibly let anything happen to her!" He thought to himself.

"It's a black Volkswagen with a green license plate, labelled A - QQ8732. The man is in his 30s or 40s! He followed Miss Blanchard out of the company's building and even tailed her into the same supermarket!"

"Was he alone?" Chet asked, while he wondered whether the man was a stalker or a pursuer.

"That's right! He's the only one I've seen for now!"

Frankly speaking, a single person wouldn't normally plot to kidnap or hurt others. After a brief analysis, Chet spoke up.

"I understand! I'll run a search on the car's license plate. You just need to keep an eye on him. Make sure to take note of everything that happens! Don't act rashly if he doesn't do anything suspicious. Miss Blanchard's safety is our number one priority. Besides that nothing else is important. Do you understand me? If anything happens to Miss Blanchard, we'll all be doomed!"

"Understood!"

"Keep in touch with me at all times!"

After he hung up the phone, Chet quickly dialed another phone number and left the office.

Over at Lovely Scent, Alicia poured some drinks and had a delightful meal with Freya. They talked and laughed throughout the night, and most of their chatter was about the past. The atmosphere was unprecedentedly calm and pleasing.

"I'll pay my sister and brother-in-law a visit once I'm in Ireland. Then, I'll go to the countryside to live in a small house with various kinds of flowers and plants. That way, I won't be so tired..."

It was as if she had already planned for the future. Freya's eyebrows had raised. "In the future, my days shall be filled with joy and laughter!"

After dinner, someone delivered a few boxes to them. Freya signed for the delivery, then the two of them began to unpack the boxes. There were fragrances, a batch of alcohol wax and various gift boxes with smaller items too. Alicia and Freya counted the amount of boxes while labelling them. Right before they knew it, the sky had darkened.

As the both of them spotted the two flashlights on the table, they began to examine the neighboring stores. It was quieter than usual; all the surrounding stores had their doors closed. The streets were slightly deserted, but the street lights were still on, and there was no power outage at all. Alicia was quite puzzled.

"Aunt Freya, when will the blackout begin? Do you want to set these aside first and reorganize them tomorrow?" It was already past eight, yet there wasn't any blackout, and all the neighboring stores were already closed!

"They've been continuously inspecting the power station lately as it was undergoing rectification. In the past few days, they even posted a notice stating that there would be a blackout today. Is my shop connected to a different circuit? Look over there, it seems like one of the stores has a power outage. I'm worried that the fragrances will become volatile if I'm not done with the perfumes anytime soon! The key to a perfume is indeed its odor! We can't afford to move any closer to the residential area as the store is under a high-risk industry; it's for the sake of the residents' safety. I'm almost done with the perfumes. We can close the store once I've double-checked them!"

While explaining, Freya kept looking at the clock on the wall.

"Exactly!"

"Ally, aren't you tired? You should get some rest. There's no need for you to hurry!" Freya took her hand and held it firmly.

"I'm grateful for all your help, Alicia. It took me half a year to replenish my stock, but it's much easier with you around! I'm really getting older and slower," Freya said.

"Aunt Freya, you're spouting nonsense again! There's no need for all those compliments. It is my duty to help you out too. If you need anything in the future, just let me know," Alicia replied. Frankly, there weren't many boxes on the ground. It was just that the materials were too complicated, so labeling and identifying them was troublesome.

"It suddenly occurred to me that all my medicines have been used up! Ally, can you go to the pharmacy in front of the street and get me some mecobalamin medicine? It's supposed to help my tremors. My hands are constantly shaking every time I'm at work. My doctors say that I'm suffering from neuritis. If I don't take the medicine, I won't be able to work normally!"

"Okay!"

massaged her palms. As soon as Alicia took out some change, her

turned around

did you buy anything recently? The caller said that there's a courier waiting for you at the street corner with your order. They also mentioned that they had a lot of deliveries today and it

not! Was he mistaken?" In that instant, Freya froze for a moment and thought. "Or did I forget

shouldn't be the case! She wasn't certain, but she didn't completely

a look since it's on the way to the pharmacy

first! It might be a scam. After all, they even wanted you to pick it up yourself. Aunt Freya, I'll be leaving now! Don't worry about me. You should take a rest. I'll finish the rest when I come back. It won't take long, I

muttering to herself, Alicia took off her apron and walked out. Without

"Ally, Ahem."

and

cold?" After all, she had been busy the whole day, so sweating was

take care of yourself! Women need to keep their own body warm at all times.

out for traffic. Ally, you should always make sure you're safe at

go

she waved her hand, Alicia left

at her clothes as Alicia slowly disappeared from her sight. Her eyes started to tear, but she gradually curled her lips upwards. She felt relieved and peaceful at the same time; it was as if

figure who was sneaking around Alicia's car. He lowered his head and ran

back. If she hadn't gone out, she probably wouldn't have seen it at all because most of the surrounding stores were closed that day while Freya's store wasn't. The curtains above the

Earlier, she seemed to have noticed some tools in the

was extremely close to her car. "If he wasn't there to steal Alicia's car, then he must've been sabotaging it! No one in their right

in a hurry to

would want

to herself. Wouldn't she alert the enemy if she

a better idea to inform Alicia about it so that she could handle it herself. Freya was certain that

a step back

medicine first before heading to the corner of the street. As expected, she saw a motorcycle nearby. The rider carried two big bags with him as if he was

knew right off the bat that the courier delivery was a fraud after some inquiries. The address on the box weed Aunt Freya's store address, but it was said to contain a set of accessories. Furthermore, the delivery fees cost more than a

instantly!

Earth would Aunt Freya purchase jewelry? And to have it

about to walk

The lights were slightly dim, but she noticed that it was a man beside her, and

that him?" She

of them as soon as she crossed the street. She spun around to look for them when she suddenly

much! How long do you plan to make me wait? To be clear, I know

have to conceal our relationship any longer... You won't have to deal with her anymore and

her? I despise the fact that you both are

"I know, Danica."