Chapter 294 This is the First Test
Before Hannah could say anything, Ingrid suddenly smiled and said, “Well, that’s what I hope. If only it could be like this. Don’t you agree, Mom?”
Hannah looked at her and said after a moment of silence, “Yes.”
In Hannah’s heart, she also hoped so. Yet, no matter what methods she used, she never thought that she would do that. She still did not have the courage to kill people, but Ingrid suddenly mentioned this. Was it really unintentional, or…
Hannah looked at Ingrid worriedly. When she saw ingrid lower her head and continue eating desserts with an innocent look on her face, Hannah wondered if she was overthinking
It was in Washington.
Although the Perfuming Association was not very well-known, at least in the industry, it was still very authoritative.
Having a position in this Perfuming Association, a person must have several awards at least of course, he or she was no longer young So when Silvireceived the invitation, she was also pretty surprised. After all, she was still considered young in this industry and she was not experienced.
Silvia thought, I should take things as they come. It is better to take it as a way to learn and get some experience.
However, Silvia did not expect that after she arrived in Washington, someone who claimed to be from the Perfuming Association drove a car to pick her up the moment she got off the plane. She originally thought that she would stay in the hotel, but it turned out to be an independent small courtyard.
The courtyard was not very big. But in Washington, such a courtyard was much more valuable than any tall building
Was the Perfuming Association so generous? Silvia had never heard of it before.
The courtyard was not very big, but there were many flowers and plants in the yard. It could be seen that the person who took care of it was very considerate. However, the strange thing was that she was the only one living here. Could it be that the other participants had not come yet? Or could it be that everyone had such an independent courtyard to live in? That was so luxurious.
“Ms. Austin, you can have a rest first. We won’t bother you.” After putting her luggage away, the people who came to pick her up were ready to leave.
“Wait a minute, “Silvia asked. “Am I the only one living here? Or are there other people? Also, how far is the hall from here? How can I contact you here?”
“Well, there is a box on the table in the room. You will know when you see it.” After saying this, they all left.
Silvia vaguely felt that this trip was a bit strange, but since she was already here, she might as well figure it out.
Silvia turned around and entered the room. Sure enough, she saw a wooden box on the table. Her fingers gently touched it and she felt that there should be no other tricks. Silvia held the secret button and opened it with a gentle press. There were several transparent bottles and a letter inside.
Silvia opened the envelope. There was a message written on the letter for her.
“Dear Ms. Austin, how are you? You must be wondering why you were arranged to stay here instead of at the hotel. We perfumers should not mingle in a dirty place like the hotel. Although this courtyard is not big, there are dozens of natural spices. I believe you have guessed it. Yes, this is the first test for you. Please make at least two different perfumes in a week. Of course, it cannot be common in the market. As for the equipment and instruments needed, you can find them in this courtyard.
“If you fail to meet the requirements, we will not meet each other, and you will not have the chance to join the Perfuming Association either. If you pass, I will personally receive you. Of course, you can also refuse and leave now, then you will lose the qualifications to join the association for life, and…”
As if the letter was unfinished, it ended with a string of ellipses, giving people space to imagine. Silvia was not sure whether the person was playing hard to get, or for some other reason.
Nothing could be seen from the handwriting. It was like a detective game for Silvia. Was it a test?
Silvia smiled and put down the letter. She picked up the small bottles and looked at them. They were ordinary bottles of perfume. The letter said that there were at least two different perfumes, but
there were six bottles prepared.
The other party seemed to be certain that she would accept this test, but Silvia wondered if all the people who had been invited by the association had to go through this.
Since she was given a week’s time, she might as well take a stroll around the courtyard and familiarize herself with the environment.
The front yard was filled with flowers and plants. Just like the letter said, there were dozens of spices. However, they were all very ordinary and were commonly used. In the backyard, there was a house similar to a laboratory. It was not big, but there were all kinds of equipment. However, it was not complete and there were some missing.
This courtyard looked unusual, but it was indeed very ordinary. Regardless of the raw materials or the equipment, they were all extremely ordinary. If one relied on these few things and requested to
make an unusual perfume on the market, it would be a bit too difficult.
They were all perfumers, so they must know how difficult it was. Therefore, this was intentionally making things difficult for Silvia. Was this the so-called test?
Silvia planned to go out and take a look to see what was going on.
However, when she was about to go out, she found that the door was locked. In other words, she was locked from the outside and could not get out at all. She took out her phone to make a call, but there was no signal.
When Silvia came here, she saw that this was not a remote area. It was impossible to have no signal in the city. The only explanation was that there was something like a jammer nearby.
It seemed that they had done a lot. Was this just for the sake of testing her?
Silvia was rather curious about the person who wrote this letter.
“Mr. Palmer.” Looking at the boss’ face, even though Freddie had worked for Simon for a long time, he wanted to say something but hesitated.
“Still no news?” His voice was cold, which sent chills down people’s spines.
Freddie shook his head. “It can’t be traced, but Mrs. Palmer has indeed arrived in Washington. This can be confirmed. It’s just that…”
“Say it!” His cold voice was filled with impatience, and it could be heard that his patience had reached its limit.
“Yes!” Lowering his head, Freddie was actually very surprised by this news, but he still told the truth honestly, “The Perfuming Association said that they had never sent such an invitation, and they had never invited Mrs. Palmer. So…”
Therefore, it was simply fake, and it was unknown who sent the invitation.
If that were really the case, then the consequences would be unpredictable. Who dared to send an invitation in the name of the Perfuming Association? Most importantly, they did not discover that it was fake!
“I have rested for too long, haven’t 1?” Simon slowly raised his eyelids and looked at Freddie. His eyes were filled with sharpness. Freddie had seen tliat kind of gaze before. It represented terror!