Chapter 1236


    She felt it was unlikely they could achieve such a result and saw that there was no need to invest that


    much money and time in it, hence the conflict.


    Lily had been working in her studio again. While preparing the essence, she thought about how some


    medicinal herbs would always have a smell associated with them. Why must she forcibly try and


    separate the two?


    It was not a big deal if the consumers could smell the medicinal herbs used in the perfumes.


    Just like howvender was known for soothing nerves and mint was refreshing, medicinal herbs also


    had their own uses.


    However, the institute was heading in a different direction. Instead of creating products to allow


    consumers to ept medicinal herbs in a more pleasant way, they were trying to get people to inhale


    the medicinal properties of the herbs without their awareness.


    This was the weird part of all this!


    On top of this and the fact that the research was stagnant, she hadn''t returned to the institute for more


    than half a month. She hadn''t heard from them until two days ago, when she got a letter inviting her to


    this symposium.


    At first, Lily was looking forward to a learning exchange, but it turned out to be a boring banquet and a


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    shocking meeting with a misogynist.


    After a moment of consideration, Alexander said, i''ll never stop you from doing what you want, but just


    promise me one thing.


    You must always prioritize your safety, no matter what you find or encounter. Don''t force the issue,


    okay?"


    Hearing this, she smiled and struck a pose. "You forgot, I''m a kickboxer! Unless they brought guns to a


    fistfight... Besides, we''re at Kingnd!"


    "Don''t forget that you''re pregnant!"


    As he said this, he gently reached out to stroke her stomach, feeling helpless and worried.


    His wife often forgot that she was pregnant. She was always bustling with energy and wanted to get to


    the bottom of things.


    However, he knew her too well to try and stop her. Instead, all he could do was try his best to take


    protective measures and allow her to do whatever she liked.


    Lily nodded and lowered her gaze to see her son, who had fallen asleep in her arms.


    "Let''s tuck Galen into bed!" Alexander took him and proceeded to the stairs.


    As soon as he reached the bottom of the stairs, Daisy came down to greet them. "I thought this little


    boy should be asleep by this time, and guess what? He really is! Let me do it!”


    She carefully took the child over and put him in her arms. Alexander watched her go upstairs and into


    Galen’s room before turning around and asking Lily,


    "Is the new nanny okay?"


    "She''s great. I think she’s better than the previous one. There are a lot of times when she''s more


    careful than me," she answered as she checked through the unread messages on her phone.


    She had yet to look at her phone since she left the symposium. There were several WhatsApp


    messages and a few emails in her inbox.


    On top of that, there were three missed calls. They were all unknown numbers fromndlines. Thinking


    that they were just scam calls, she ignored them.


    Then she clicked on one of her WhatsApp messages and looked at it.


    Alexander leaned over from behind and rested his chin on her neck. When he noticed the faint red


    marks on her corbones, the corners of his lips raised. “Are you still tired?”


    "Huh?"