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.”

a pause, she added, “I’ll take one job

relief, his tone

“I’m hanging up.”

message on her phone. She opened the information and narrowed her eyes.

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

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 in the car

the table 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 swiftly over the keyboard, and

Loid. “Loid, do you have a grudge

face and his eyes half–closed it made people want to keep their distance. He

If she has feelings for you, she clearly would’ve cured you, but she’s keeping you hanging by

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

in medicine to cure the Bloodbane

his chin,

technique is from an ancient book. How could she

wasn’t happy to hear that. He immediately

don’t understand. There are many talented people out there. Just because the book is kept by the state doesn’t mean no one else has seen it.

shifted sightly, flicking the ash from his cigarette. He looked

only Shadowbane knows how to use

“Yes! How did I not think of that? She Iows how

his face filled with excitement. “She’s shadowbane’s apprentice. That must be it. That’s the