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

a sigh of relief, his tone becoming cheerful “Til send

“I’m hanging up.”

hung up, she received a message on her phone. She opened the information and narrowed her

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

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

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

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

a straight face and his eyes half–closed it made people want to keep their distance. He lit a cigarette and slowly exhaled a ring of smoke. “What do you

she clearly would’ve cured you, but

And isn’t she just a girl from the countryside? She grew up without her parents and only a grandmother. How does she know such advanced medical techniques? And

in medicine to cure the Bloodbane

chin, his mind

Apparently, the technique is from an ancient book. How could

wasn’t happy to hear that. He immediately

Just because the book is kept by the state doesn’t mean no one else has seen it. Maybe some experienced doctor

the ash from his cigarette. He looked

said only Shadowbane knows how to

not think of that? She Iows how to

excitement. “She’s shadowbane’s apprentice. That must be it. That’s the only way to explain