Chapter 171

Ignoring Nathaniel‘s embarrassed expression, Frank gestured with three fingers, “Thirdly, what I dislike the most, is making friends.” After speaking, Frank adjusted his jacket, stood up, and said, “I‘ll go get the bill. Enjoy your meal.” That was a proper insult from Frank. Nathaniel was still full of hesitation earlier, trying to negotiate, but now he became furious. Considering their relationship, Nathaniel initially thought he could easily reach a consensus with Frank. Still, he did not expect Frank to be so callous and not give him any courtesy at all.

‘Indeed, Frank is capable but does he think he‘s the only great perfumer? He‘s still far behind compared to the absolute top perfumers,‘ Nathaniel downed his wine with this bitter thought in mind.

Wanting to see if Frank had left, he turned around and saw a familiar figure. ‘Is that Lily?!

He had almost forgotten she was here too. On the first day Melanie arrived, she ranted to him about it.

Nathaniel squinted and saw Lily‘s profile from where he sat. He noticed she was sitting alone, holding the phone as if she was texting someone since she was tapping on her phone.

After some thought, Nathaniel turned his head and glanced toward the bathroom. He got up and approached Lily before Melanie came out.

Lily was happily texting Alexander on her phone. She did not expect that when she came downstairs to eat something, Alexander would come along too. Although their seats had enough privacy, Alexander‘s status was extraordinary. Lily thought that he should have been more careful.

Lily could see Alexander from where she was sitting, and he could see her too, but it was difficult for them to be together in public places like this, so they could only chat through texting. “Beware of the dog. It might bite you.” A text from Alexander appeared on Lily‘s phone. Seeing words on the screen, Lily frowned. ‘What does he mean?!‘

Looking up to see Alexander‘s reaction, Lily saw a familiar face approaching, “Hey, Lily!” Lily was startled and moved her body backward involuntarily. Nathaniel was a little pleased when he saw Lily‘s reaction. He would have been annoyed if she did not have any reaction when she saw him. Nathaniel thought it showed that she still cared and had him on her mind.

If Lily knew what Nathaniel was thinking, she would have felt pissed off. She was only startled by him and nothing else. “What a coincidence!” Nathaniel sat opposite her without asking for permission, “Are you here by yourself?”

Líly was annoyed as she rolled her eyes at Nathaniel, especially since he sat in a position that blocked her view of Alexander. Now she also understood why Alexander texted her that sentence. It meant that he saw Nathaniel walking toward her. “You should’ve given me a heads up.” Lily quickly sent Alexander a text.

Her words were full of resentment as Alexander laughed and texted her back, “Were you bitten that quickly?”