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.”

“I’ll take one job a

a sigh of relief, his tone becoming

“I’m hanging up.”

on her phone. She opened

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

good mood. The day Elliot called, she wasn’t in a good mood and didn’t bother asking who placed the order. It was only after hearing Shaun’s conversation in the car that she realized it was

if she should reclaim the hundred million dollars. Her eyes gleamed as she got up and turned

you have a grudge against that girl? Or

half–closed it made people want to keep their distance. He lit a cigarette and slowly

feelings for you, she clearly would’ve cured you, but she’s keeping you hanging by a thread,” Shaun

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

skilled in medicine to

chin, his mind

the technique is from an ancient book. How could she have read such a

happy to hear that. He immediately

there. Just because the book is kept by the state doesn’t mean no

from his cigarette.

how to

not think of that? She Iows how to use the antitoxin

shadowbane’s apprentice. That must be it. That’s the only way to