Chapter 49


    Lily smiled indifferently. “I‘m not afraid of them. That‘s what I want exactly.”


    “Oh?” After some thought, Alexander continued, “You have a backup copy of all their data?”


    As a perfumer, it was normal for Lily to have backups of all research data as she would conduct


    countless experiments on fragrances in a year, including, minor adjustinents along the way. Each


    research would take months, so it would be easier for her to check for any missing, data or errors with


    her backup copies.


    “I did, but he took them away too.”


    Before, she was utterly defenseless against Nathaniel. She did not think of transferring or hiding her


    research data elsewhere because she trusted him. Lily kept everything in theb, and Nathaniel sent


    his men to take them away the other day.


    After listening to Lily‘s words, Alexander narrowed his eyes and said, “I don‘t understand. Why are you


    still so confident if you don‘t have any evidence?” Initially, Lily did not n to tell Alexander anything,


    but since he asked, she would not hide it from him either. “It‘s nothing much. I was not wary about


    Nathaniel before this and kept all the data in theb. Still, he sent his people to take them away a few


    days ago. Liv was there, but she couldn‘t stop them at all.”


    The memories of that day flooded back to her. It only made her believe that Nathaniel was not only


    dishonest but also heartless. He took all of Lily‘s evidence away so that she could not prove her


    innocence even though she was the victim and had to bear everyone thinking she giarized other


    people‘s work. Nathaniel did not even care that Lily was his ex–ssmate, let alone his lover.


    Lily stopped for a moment as Alexander did not interrupt and waited for her to continue.


    “However, I have this one habit.”


    “What habit?” That aroused Alexander‘s curiosity.


    Lilyughed mysteriously and said, “When I take notes, I have a habit of jotting down the date and my


    initials at the end of the day. I do that because there are too many records, and I‘m afraid I‘ll get


    confused. I would record the time frame of the experiment too, but this is just something extra that I do


    to help me. I don‘t think Nathaniel will notice that.”


    Nathaniel was no expert regarding fragrances, though he was not a newbie. He was best at attracting


    investments, managing manufacturing processes, and marketing products. Nathaniel was only suitable


    to be on the management team. As for creating fragrances, he was not interested and was not an


    expert.


    “It‘s definitely a good idea to do that.” Alexander finally understood why Lily was confident. Everyone


    had their habits when taking notes. Although it was just a tiny detail, it could still be detected. However,


    not everyone would notice the most minute details.


    “Well...” Alexander did not want to crush Lily‘s confidence, but this was important; they needed to be


    thorough with every possible oue. “Have you ever thought about what you would do if he doesn‘t


    use the original copy? He could always get someone to make a copy of your notes. By then, the


    handwriting style would differ from yours, and your markings would not be there either.”


    Lily nodded slightly. “You‘re right, but I have ways to deal with that too. I am confident to face this


    Her confident and determined expression left a profound impression on Alexander‘s mind, and he loved


    that side of her. He loved this woman and was willing to trust everything she did.


    The following day, Lily received strange gazes from everyone as soon as she arrived at thepany,


    making her wonder if there was anything on her face. When she met Charles Thorn, the manager of


    the Human Resources Department, she finally got the answer to her doubts.