My Substitute Wife Is a Bigwig (Lily and Loid)

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Lily went upstairs and took out her phone, which had been turned off for a few days. As soon as she turned it on, a call came through

“Finally, you answered the phone! Alchos is almost under siege!” The voice on the other end was very agitated.

If Loid and the others were around, they would recognize that the caller was Elliot Quade, the director of Alchos.

Lily moved the phone away from her ear with a frown. “Send me the details on the person who offered a hundred million dollars for shadowbane last time.”

Elliot was stunned for a moment. He had expected her to be furious, but she was quite calm.

After a moment of silence, he asked, “Are you willing to take the job?”

Lily pulled out a chair and sat down. She rested her head on her hand, feeling defeated. She had planned to take a year off to focus on investigating Jason’s affairs.

Sighing, she said, “Yes.”

she added, “I’ll

finally breathed a sigh of relief, his tone becoming cheerful “Til send you the information right

“I’m hanging up.”

she received a message on her phone. She opened the information and

tune, she hadn’t connected it to Loid. Many people sought out Shadowbane every year, and she wouldn’t accept

she took on jobs when she was in a good mood. The day Elliot called, she wasn’t in a good mood and didn’t bother asking who

slowly, wondering if she should reclaim the hundred million dollars. Her eyes gleamed as she got up and turned on her laptop. Her fingers moved

Shaun turned to Loid. “Loid, do you have a grudge against that girl?

straight face and his eyes half–closed it made people want to

don’t get it either. If she has feelings for you, she clearly would’ve cured you,

grudge against you. I really can’t figure her out. And isn’t she just a girl from the countryside? She grew up

skilled in medicine to cure the Bloodbane

stroked his chin, his mind

called the antitoxin shots. Apparently, the technique is from

happy to hear

understand. There are many talented people out there. Just because the book is kept by the

sightly, flicking the ash from his

how to use

table and stood up excitedly, “Yes! How did I not think of that? She Iows how to use the antitoxin shots, and only Shadowbane can use it. Maybe Shadowbane

“She’s shadowbane’s apprentice. That must be it. That’s