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!"

soon as Alicia took out some change, her phone

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

mistaken?" In that instant, Freya froze for a moment and

excuses? That shouldn't be the case! She wasn't certain,

I'll go take a look since it's on the way to the pharmacy

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

her apron and walked out. Without

"Ally, Ahem."

her back and

busy the whole day, so sweating was inevitable. She took off her

of yourself! Women need to keep their own body

yourself and watch out for traffic. Ally, you

should go in, it's

she waved 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 she had broken free from the chains that held her

time before she decided to go back in. The minute she turned around, her gaze inadvertently landed upon a dark figure who was sneaking around Alicia's car. He lowered his head and ran away quickly to avoid any

it was parked somewhere beside the roadside's flower bed. Moreover, there were two other cars parked beside hers. Speaking of which, both cars were covered from the front to the 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 window were rolled down earlier. If she

some tools in the man's hand, and his actions

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

hurry to put her in

would want

over to confirm her suspicions. She stopped at a corner and thought to herself. Wouldn't she alert the enemy if she went over?

Alicia about it so that she could handle it herself. Freya was certain that

back and

corner of the street. As expected, she saw a motorcycle nearby. The rider carried two big bags with him as if he was delivering some

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 hundred dollars.

instantly!

Aunt Freya purchase jewelry?

was about

a nearby alley with a familiar, tall figure. The lights were slightly dim, but she noticed that it was a man beside her, and he was partially covered by

that him?"

the two of them as soon as she crossed the street.

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

any longer... You won't have to deal with

despise the fact that you both are

"I know, Danica."