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?” 

having an affair with Lily’s fiancé. Lily had heard the rumors before but chose not to believe them blindly. Despite that, the truth was hurting

responded, “I even named the company after us. Can’t you see how much I love you? Lily is just a stepping-stone in the grand scheme of things. Do you think I

if you love her or me,” Melanie’s voice was delicate, and she sounded sensual

so tightly that her nails dug deep into her palms till they bled. Doing that helped Lily stop herself from barging into the room. She never expected her

regional perfumery competition. She received countless offers, including one from one of the prominent industry players, La Beauté Group. However, she rejected them

she participated in another significant competition two years ago, there was a problem with her perfume. Everyone ridiculed her, calling her a perfumer without a sense of smell. Back then, she could

side” out of concern. He suggested Lily work behind the scenes while Melanie

hurdles together, yet she was just one of Nathaniel’s many pawns in a chess

company MN Inc. and told Lily it was just two random letters he picked. Lily believed his foolish excuse, but

was lovey-dovey while Lily helped Nathaniel expand his company unconditionally. It was ridiculous now that Lily thought about it. Lily’s fury gradually diminished as calmness took over. After losing sleep for the entire

and 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

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

remember that.” The man’s deep voice and three simple words

business proposal to make, and I figured you might be interested,” Lily

Alexander replied, “Meet me at my office at 9

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

out her words, she could not help but feel

It owned over 67% of the market share in the beauty industry nationwide, not

Lily that he agreed to

competition were commencing that night, so it would be too late for Lily to talk with Alexander the following day. Going to his company may attract unnecessary attention, affecting Lily’s plan.

time, she wanted to put all her cards on the table. It was silent for three minutes at the other end