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!"

Alicia took

around

order. They also mentioned that they had a lot of

mistaken?" In that instant, Freya froze

the case! She

take a look since it's on the way to the pharmacy anyways." At

be a scam. After all, they even wanted you to pick it up yourself. Aunt Freya, I'll be leaving now! Don't worry

Alicia took off her apron and walked out.

"Ally, Ahem."

and

so cold?" After all, she had been busy the whole day, so sweating was inevitable. She took off

of yourself! Women need to keep their own body warm

don't have to be too worried about me. Take care of yourself and watch out for traffic. Ally, you should always make sure you're safe at all times

You should go in, it's freezing out

her hand,

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

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 suspicions. He was dressed with a hood over his hat. Anyone would've known that the man didn't want to

to the back. If she hadn't gone out,

had meddled with Alicia's car. Earlier, she seemed to have noticed some tools in the man's hand, and his actions were awkward. His swift movements were suspicious

steal Alicia's car, then he must've been sabotaging it! No one in

were in a hurry

would want

and thought to herself. Wouldn't she alert the enemy if she went over? Besides, who knew what he would do if he noticed

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

step back and

heading to the corner of the street. As expected, she saw a motorcycle nearby. The rider

The address on the box weed Aunt Freya's store address,

instantly!

Aunt Freya purchase jewelry?

was about to walk

that it was a man beside her, and he was partially covered by the shadows. Alicia could only see a fleeting face, but the

Was that him?" She

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

plan to make me wait? To

way, we don't have to conceal our relationship any longer... You won't have to deal with her anymore and we'll

about her? I despise the fact that you both

"I know, Danica."