Spoiled by Mr Russell

Lily Christian woke up with a headache and dry mouth in the middle of the night. 

She was over the moon because she had finally created the “First Love” formula, the perfume she had worked on for many years. After winning the upcoming competition, Lily and Nathaniel Hall’s wedding would be on the agenda. 

The couple met in university, known each other for five years, and dated for three. Lily left everything behind to focus on perfume formulas and finally managed to help Nathaniel expand his company. Thinking of the beautiful future ahead, she indulged more in drinking. 

She rubbed her temples, wanting to get some water to quench her thirst. However, she heard strange noises coming from the adjacent room. 

Lily lived alone in a rented apartment. Occasionally, Nathaniel would stay overnight, but he typically slept in the other room. 

The noise Lily heard made her worry if Nathaniel was feeling unwell. When she got closer to the source, she heard a woman’s voice instead. 

“Nate, won’t Lily hear us?” 

Although the woman’s voice was unclear, Lily was sure it belonged to someone she knew. She instantly felt disheartened. 

Lily had developed insomnia due to her extensive research on perfumes. She started relying on sleeping pills over the past few years, making her somewhat resistant to its effects. 

“I’ll become a top perfumer tomorrow after my new product wins an award. It’ll secure my status in this industry, and you’ll have tons of investment opportunities knocking on your door. Then you can recruit as many people as you want! How could Lily compare to me?” 

She was having an affair with Lily’s fiancé. Lily had heard the rumors before but chose not to believe

see how much I love you? Lily is just a stepping-stone in the grand scheme of things. Do you think I would’ve tampered with Lily’s perfume formulas during the amateur competition if it

know if you love her or me,” Melanie’s voice was delicate, and she sounded sensual whenever she stretched her words to a higher pitch. However, it was not to Lily—

wishing she could see the shameless couple right through the door. The sounds she soon heard made her nauseous. She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her palms till they bled.

champion at the regional perfumery competition. She received countless offers, including one from one of the prominent industry players,

perfume. Everyone ridiculed her, calling

“by her side” out of concern. He suggested Lily work behind the scenes while Melanie joined the competitions and

they had each other’s backs and would go through her life’s hurdles together, yet she was just one of Nathaniel’s many pawns in a

was just two random letters he picked. Lily believed his foolish excuse, but it was Melanie and Nathaniel’s

It was ridiculous now that Lily thought about it. Lily’s fury gradually diminished

rummaged through her drawers. Finally, she found a gold-printed name card. Three years ago, the CEO of La Beauté Group, Alexander Russell, gave Lily his name card personally. She wondered if his phone number was still the same. Lily held the phone

Alexander did not hang up the call, so she continued, “We met at

voice and three simple

and I figured you might

some silence, Alexander replied, “Meet me at my office at 9 a.m. tomorrow. We’ll

Alexander was about to hang up when she quickly stopped him. “W-Wait, Mr. Russell, it might be too late tomorrow. What about today? Plus, it’s inconvenient for me to meet you at your office.

and blabbered. After blurting out

of the market share in the beauty industry nationwide,

was simply a legend in the business world. It was a miracle for Lily that he agreed to meet with her, yet she dared to negotiate the details of

too late for Lily to talk with Alexander

for three minutes at the other end of the call. Lily thought she was about to get rejected when Alexander said, “Okay. Meet me at the cafe at Gardens Road in