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Chapter 208: What Does She have to Be Sad About?
Chapter 208: What Does She have to Be Sad About?
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Perhaps Carmen is too intimidating and reveals too much information, Lily feels a gush of coldness
taking over her limbs, and she falls backward, unable to stand up firmly. A pair of hands prop her up.
Carmen looks at her with a kind glance, "Mr. Smith, I’ll leave you two for now."
Carmen soon leaves.
Lily stares at his back. How could such a vicious person even look so kind from behind?
Does he laugh while he is torturing people as well?
She assumes that Jason must know something about Carmen, and Carmen wanted to silence him.
After knowing that Richard wanted to kill her, he planned to put all the blame on Richard.
He was too cold-blooded!
Lily's arms are cold and she says nothing, so Louis shouts twice and frowns.
"Are you feeling alright?"
At the same moment, Stella walks over; she is wearing a beige full-body gown that shows exquisite
and elegant taste.
Stella asks Louis, "What's wrong?"
"She's not feeling well." Louis clasps Lily's shoulders and wants to bring her to a place to rest, but upon
seeing Stella, Lily's eyes narrow and she pushes his hands away forcefully.
"I'm fine, I can walk by myself." Lily wants to avoid suspicion and hurriedly pulls up her dress to leave.
Louis's thin lips press tightly.
"Miss Lily doesn't look alright." Stella glances at Louis, "Is it because you didn't tell Miss Lily about
those plans? She thought you were using her, so now the two of you are at an impasse?"
Even if Louis didn’t answer, Stella could already see the change in his expression.
Stella laughs, "Mr. Smith, Mr. Smith; you are so smart and clever, but you don't know that women hate
to be deceived, do you?"
Louis replies in a cold voice, "Miss Stella, I can terminate our collaboration at any time."
"Don't, I still need to rely on you." Stella stops laughing at him, and says, "My father is willing to give me
six percentages more of shares, but he has a request."
"What is it now?"
"We need to get married," Stella smiles, "Help me get six percent of the shares."
Louis's face darkens, and he refuses without thinking, "Miss Stella, you know the purpose of our
engagement; you’ve got what you want, so if you want to get married, find someone else."
If it isn’t for Daniel Lou’s sake, his cooperation with Stella would have ended long ago.
"Mr. Smith, don't refuse so quickly, I will reward you handsomely." Stella continues, "You spent so much
effort to acquire HZ Group and yet you hided it. Didn't you just want to give Miss Lily a chance?"
"The Scott family has first-hand info that a high-speed rail station will be built in the eastern area of
Yorkshire. If this news is announced, I’m sure you can imagine how many companies will be fiercely
competing for the bid."
"I can secretly help Miss Lily and let HZ Group win the bid. Lily has good performance under the Smith
Group, but her performance dwindled since she arrived at HZ Group. Everyone wants to bully her."
"If Miss Lily wins this project, she will have the opportunity to learn, and she can also get to know the
people of ZF. HZ Group belongs to the Smith Group, so if it makes money, so does the Smith Group."
Louis's eyes turn dark, as he’s lost in thoughts.
After a long pause, he tells Stella, "I will announce this on stage later, and you can publicize it however
you want afterward, but there won’t be wedding dresses, rings, or marriage certificates. Once you get
the shares, you should immediately open a press conference to clarify it."
"Mr. Smith, must you be so heartless?" Stella jokes, "I’m still something of a famous celebrity in
Yorkshire; look at you, how disgusted you are with me."
Louis glances across the crowd, "Today, Daniel is here too."
Stella follows his gaze.
In the corner of the hall, a tall, indifferent figure makes her heart wring tightly.
She recomposes herself quickly, and smiles softly, "Mr. Smith, it’s been four years since I broke up with
him, and we haven’t been in touch since. Surely, our collaboration can’t end just because of Daniel?"
Louis says nothing, leaves her to herself, and walks onto the stage.
Stella can't help but look at the man in the corner. Seeing the man's solid silhouette, his indifferent
attitude was in stark contrast to the liveliness in the room.
She takes a few steps toward him, but after two steps, she stops, only to take glances at him.
She must not go over.
She must endure, endure to get everything.
She still remembers Chandler's ecstatic look when he opened his present, chanting for his father to
come back early and how he wanted to go skiing together with him.
She promised Chandler that she would definitely let him see his father during New Year.
Stella steps back, hiding herself from the crowd.
Lily feels uncomfortable, her heart is racing; no matter how she tries to adjust her breathing, it is still the
same, as if she had just done some strenuous exercises.
The reception is coming to an end, and having already chatted with all the bosses she had meant to
talk to, and she is planning to leave. Unexpectedly, all the lights in the banquet hall turn off, and only
one remains lit high up on the stage.
"Today, thank you all for coming to the reception to celebrate with the Smiths."
Louis is standing in front of the microphone on his long, slender legs, like a top male model that just
walked out from a show; with a low and steady voice, he toasts the audience.
Then he stretches out his hand to the side.
A woman slowly and gracefully walks onto the stage, puts her hand in his hand, and the two stand on
stage together.
Lily's eyes hurt.
She scolds herself harshly in her heart. She’s really worthless; doesn't she know Louis had used her?
She has sworn that she will not care about Louis Smith anymore!
Louis's deep voice resonates to everyone's ears through the microphone, "With such a joyous
occasion, I also want to announce one more thing to everyone."
"I have been engaged to Miss Stella for a long time, and after discussion, we decided to get married at
the Sun & Moon Manor on the 20th of next month. Everyone’s welcomed to join."
Wow!
Surprised gasps ring out one after another.
Louis and Stella’s engagement of a few months has push forth various projects of the Scott family.
Now, after the Scott family’s makeover, he announces their marriage. This is great news indeed.
How many women are dreaming of marrying a man with a possession worth hundreds of billions of
dollars!
The couple smiles on the stage and prominent men from all walks of life congratulate them under the
stage with warm applause. In the crowd, Lily's eyes turn blurry, her heart is beating violently, and her
breathing turns unstable.
Louis and Stella were already engaged, so announcing the date of their marriage should be no
surprise.
So what does she have to be sad about?
She’s too emotional!
"Miss Lily." A tall figure appears quietly beside Lily; the man's face is firm, and his body exudes a
coldness that warns others to stay away from him, "Let’s talk."
"Okay." Lily wants to get away from all the excitement anyway.
The two reach a corner.
There’s no emotion on Daniel's face as he’s a man of few words; he coldly utters, "It’s yours."
"Mr. Daniel, you’re too generous, thank you." Lily smiles slightly. She knows that Daniel is referring to
the contract. As long as Louis and Stella are married, everything in the contract belongs to her.
Without doing anything, she receives so much for nothing.
She should be happy.
Daniel leans against the wall and asks casually, "What’s your relation to the kid from last time?"
Lily's heart skips a beat, and she replies, "He’s my friend!"