After deleting all the messages, Melanie went downstairs happily and saw a very cool Wrangler at the hotel entrance. She was excited, especially when Frank was sitting in the car waiting for her. Thinking that someone of his stature was coming to pick her up like this, she felt that her own stature had gone up. “Where did this car come from? I remember that the company didn’t book this car.” She suppressed her little excitement and asked smilingly.“That little company of yours?” Frank’s words were full of disdain.Melanie did not mind that. To her, MN Inc. was indeed insignificant. It was a pity nonetheless. After all, in the beginning, she was determined to expand it into a listed company, but now she had given up.Naturally, someone with Frank's worth and status would look down on MN Inc. “Hmm.” She nodded.Frank said, “To be honest, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't ride in your company’s car from the airport.”Who knew how much truth there was in Frank’s words? Still, Mel

“You…” Melanie was stunned and was just about to lash out. Frank beside her reached out to block her, “Mel, this must be Lily Christian that you’ve mentioned before.”Melanie was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, it’s her."“Ms. Christian, removing an ingredient from the essential oil formula and maintaining the rest may not seem much, but the results were completely different,” Frank paused and said slowly, "You’re quite smart."Lily raised her eyebrows, looked at him, and suddenly realized, "Are you the one Nathaniel brought in to help?"No wonder Nathaniel stopped worrying all of a sudden. According to the news from Sapphine, MN Inc.’s factory had re-opened and resumed production. That must mean that Nathaniel solved the essential oil formula issue.Of course, Lily knew MN Inc. could not solve the problem with the existing staff, so Nathaniel must have hired external aid. Nonetheless, Lily had been in Middle Valley over the past few days and had been too busy to consider

Jenny was quite dehydrated, and it took a large glass of water to restore her strength.“The fame of this place is well deserved. There’s a wide variety of flowers, and the fragrance is very pure.”“I’ll write down the types and quantities that I need first. What about a 20 percent price cut from what you originally proposed?” Jenny skillfully haggled the price while motioning with her hand that she wanted a discount.The seller was reluctant, “T-That price is a little low. The most we can give you is a 10 percent discount. You should know that this is the best deal you’d find.” “Frankly speaking, this is not the lowest price on the market, but I took a liking to the product you have here. We’re all seeking a long-term connection, and you should give us a little extra margin to earn, right?”After a brief pause, Jenny added, “We didn’t specifically make this trip to look for suppliers, as you know. I could easily hand over the purchase list to my company, and our procurement depa

“I-I’m afraid I can’t sell it to you. As you know, this is not easy to cultivate. We have spent much time and effort on these. Also, we do not have them in large quantities, so they’re not suitable for purchase.“ Ben refused.“I don’t need a large quantity. I only need half of what you have here. I want the other half, too, but I will leave the rest for now since I will need you to take good care of them. Still, you’re not allowed to sell these to others.”“I’m terribly sorry, but we can’t do that.” Ben still refused and said in embarrassment.“Just name your price,” Jenny said. She saw Lily’s persistence and figured out that she must have a use for them. In addition, grafted red sandalwood was indeed rare. It would be helpful if they could obtain all of them. However, the price would likely be on the higher end.“I-It’s not about money. We put much effort into these, but they’re still incomplete. We are still trying to…”“You can continue your experiment on the remaining half. I

Melanie only averted her gaze after Lily’s car disappeared into the distance. She turned to hold Frank’s arm as she said, “You promised you would give me what I want.”“What’s wrong?” Frank said, patting her cheek.“I want to ruin Lily so badly that she would never want to be in the public’s eyes again!” Although Lily’s car was nowhere in sight now, Melanie turned again to stare into the distance with resentment in her gaze. Frank’s eyes followed her gaze. Smiling, he said, “I heard you two were classmates before. Is that right?”“Yeah, but I hate her more than anyone.” Melanie did not hide her emotions when speaking to Frank.“Why?”“Back when we were still in university, all my lecturers loved her, and they would give her all the opportunities. Why? I am talented as well! She would always shine brighter whenever we participated in the same contests. Even when it comes to love, she…” Melanie paused for a moment before continuing, “I will never succeed with her around! She will