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.”

added, “I’ll take

of relief, his tone

“I’m hanging up.”

was quick. When Lily hung up, she received a message on her phone. She opened

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 placed the order. It was only after hearing Shaun’s conversation

eyes gleamed as she got up and turned on her laptop. Her fingers moved swiftly over the keyboard, and lines of code appeared

do you have a grudge against

on the couch with a straight face and his eyes half–closed it made people want to keep their distance.

get it either. If she has feelings for you, she clearly would’ve cured you, but she’s keeping you hanging by a thread,” Shaun

a girl from the countryside? She grew

very skilled in medicine to cure the

his chin, his mind

the antitoxin shots. Apparently, the technique is from an ancient book. How could she have

happy to hear that. He immediately

kept by the state doesn’t mean no one else has seen

ash from

only Shadowbane knows how

did I not think of that? She Iows how to use the antitoxin shots, and only Shadowbane

apprentice. That must be it. That’s