Giselle was one to worry about many things, but she was right this time. However, Lily's rejection was not solely motivated by a
desire to avoid gossip, as meet ing Lisa al such a delicate time could lead to unwarranted assumptions. Even if Lily did not care
about that, it would affect the reputation of Lisa and her father.
Lily looked al I he man and said, “How about this? I’ll call Lisa and talk things over the phone with her.”
The man stayed silent, so Lily took out her phone and called Lisa; However, the call did not go through at all.
“Ms. Parker is doing this because she has no other choice. Ms. Christian, we hope you understand,” the man explained.
At first, Lily wanted to decline, but she was worried that something had happened to Lisa or that she had encountered some sort
of difficulty since the call was not going through and the man had Lisa's ring with him. After hesitating for a moment, she finally
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdecided. “Fine. I’ll come with you.”
“Wait!” Giselle, seeing that she could not stop Lily, rushed over. “ I’ll go with you too if you must leave.”
“Ms. Parker had only invited Ms. Christian.” The man clearly did not want Giselle to come with them.
“I’m just going to lake a look at what’s happening. I’ll call you if there’s anything. Be right back.” Lily
motioned with her fingers to indicate that she would call Giselle.
However, Giselle insisted, “No. I won’t allow you to leave my sight at this time, no matter what. I’ll come
with you if you’re worried about Ms. Parker.”
“Giselle...” Lily wanted to say something else, but the man
interrupted her, “Ms. Christian, time is running out. Your assistant can come along if she insists.”
Since they allowed Giselle to come with' her, Lily made no further move to persuade Giselle as they
entered the car.
The car was spacious. Other than the driver, only Lily and Giselle, as well as the man who talked to
them earlier, were in the car. .
He had stopped talking since they got into the car, and the atmosphere was slightly solemn.
There was a faint scent, probably from the air freshener. Lily continued to call Lisa, but her phone
was already turned off.
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“What exactly happened to Lisa?” Lily became even more worried when she found that Lisa’s phone
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhad been switched off.
“Ms. Parker has some problems, and she hopes you can go over to help her with it.”
“What kind of problems? Does Mr. Parker know about it?” Giselle asked quickly.
It would be better for Lisa to seek help from her father, who had power in this place if it was a tricky problem. After all, Lily did
not know anyone there, nor did she have any connections. How would she be able to help Lisa?
“Ms. Parker said you’re the only one who can help her with her problems, Ms. Christian.”
The man had been giving them vague answers, so Lily asked again, “Where is Lisa now?”
The man looked at Lily, but she could not see his eyes clearly through his sunglasses. Soon, he said, “Ms. Christian, why are
you asking so much? You’ll find out when we’re there.”
“You...” Giselle wanted to say something else, but she paused abruptly, slapping herself on her forehead as she shook her
head
fervently. “You guys...”