Chapter 690


    Alexander was not pretending but truly did not care about such a thing. That made Lily’s smile widen


    because he understood her so well. Back then, she did not take the exam for the perfumer certification


    because she felt it was too formalized.She decided to take the perfumer''s grade exam because, as a


    neer to the field, she was eager to demonstrate herpetence but needed more confidence in


    her ability to create fragrances.


    The second reason was that Nathaniel convinced her to. He had just started a business and was


    looking for a perfumer to head the Research and Development department. No matter how well- known


    a perfumer was, having a certificate attesting to their proficiency benefited thepany.


    On the other hand, Nathaniel knew little about the perfumer certificate and did not care much about it.


    On top of that, Lily discovered via her research that most of the required sybi for the certification


    were rigid, theoretical items. In contrast, creating scents was a creative endeavor that called for talent..


    She had spent a week perusing the reference books before giving up on studying for the exam


    because she had discovered numerous errors inside them. Besides, she had no ns to take on the


    industry''s established veterans.


    Out of her long career in the perfumery industry, she had only worked in twopanies. She started at


    MN Inc., but after cutting ties with Nathaniel, she moved to Rebirth. No one had asked her for her


    perfumer certificate, so it was left aside.


    If it were not for the case this time around, no one would have known that she had never taken such a


    test before, even the


    Perfumers’ Society. They had never expected that she would not have the most basic type of certificate


    as she had participated in many internationalpetitions and won several awards. It was just


    ridiculous for them to want to revoke her achievements now.


    “Oh, right, back to the question you asked me earlier. Actually...” Lily paused and thought about it


    carefully. “It''s not impossible to put poison into the perfumes, but it''s not too big of a concern for the


    consumers.”


    “Hm?” Alexander raised his brows and said nothing. He was waiting for her to continue.


    “Concerning my Grandpa’s issue, didn''t I use yourpany’sb in Sapphine a few days ago? I did


    this experiment and tried to add toxins to the ingredients. It’s usible, and it doesn''t even affect the


    natural scents of the ingredients that much. I would say that it''s possible to poison someone without


    getting noticed. However, there’s a weakness in this type of ingredient. It can’t be stored for a long


    time.”


    She continued to exin, “You know that the ingredients used in perfumes are all vtile substances.


    It would have a limited shelf life even if it were sealed and stored correctly, not to mention exposure to


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    the outer environment.“


    If it were exposed to the air, it would degrade very quickly.


    Moreover, the ingredients are unstable in the first ce. Just think of how long it would take before the


    ingredients reached the consumers, from being produced in the factory and manufactured until they''re


    finally in the market.


    “The most important thing is that... even if I could do that, I''m only involved in researching and


    developing the perfumes. The factories are the ones that put the ingredients into production, so if


    poison was truly present in the ingredients, the workers in the factory should be the first batch of people


    to get poisoned, no?” Lily stuck out her tongue and smiled helplessly.


    “Besides, what good will doing such a thing do for me?”


    Initially, Alexander was just curious, and her exnation cleared his doubts.


    “The public is always blind and would always base their opinions on the things they see or hear from


    the inte. This issue would blow up with someone stirring it up from within. However, these lies can’t


    stand their ground for long, and hence, they''d dissipate as fast as they came. The only thing that needs


    to be settled is the person stirring up this issue.”


    No one in the Russell family would be so shameless as to resort to such a tactic. Recently, however, he


    had been in Sapphine, and in addition to running his own business, he had been tending to the needs


    of the Lodge family, which meant he had neglected the rotten apples out there.