“It’s from the CL's spring couture collection, isn’t it?” Lily took out her phone, “It’s quite expensive. How much is it? I'll transfer the money to you.”
Khalid shook her hand, “Don’t bother. Besides, I stained your clothes. I should pay you for a new one.”
“It’s alright, you didn’t mean to,” Lily said, “You are not yet a super star, earning a modest income, and besides, I don't like to owe people favors.”
Seeing that Lily was so insistent, Khalid uttered a number and let her transfer it to him.
On the way back to the private room, Lily’s high heels hooked the red carpet underneath and thus got her ankle sprained.
It just so happened that there was a previous injury. She felt the pain exacerbated and almost fell down onto the ground.
Khalid was hurried to hold her up and saw that Lily’s face were getting pale. He told the waitress passing by to send him medicine while kicking open the empty private room next to him and helping her in to sit.
After a while, the waitress brought the spray.
Khalid took the spray and applied it at Lily’s sprained ankle a few times. When he heard the sound of inhaling, he looked up with concern in his eyes at her, “Is it hurt?”
“Better,” Lily checked her ankle, “Thanks. You go, I'll sit here for a while.”
She couldn't go back to the private room like this, she had to go home.
Lily thought she had made herself clear and Khalid would leave, so she took the phone to make a call.
Just at this time Louis called in, she answered immediately.
“Don't be angry, I had to come to this celebration party,” Lily’s voice was so soft, “Honey, I accidentally sprained the ankle and it hurt so much.”
“It serves you right,” Louis’s voice was cold, with a bit of helplessness, “Where are you?”
“MX Restaurant...”
Lily was just smiling and about to reply when a very aggressive male body pressed over and hugged her hard.
“Lily,” Khalid whispered in her ears, “I like you.”
Lily reacted quickly, and hang up the first time, lest she didn’t know how to explain to Louis later. She then coldly pushed Khalid away with force, raised her hand and slapped him.
Khalid was caught off guard by the hit, with some confusion in his eyes.
“Khalid Ward, let me make this straight, I’m your boss!” Lily’s chest rose and fell slightly, and said sternly, “The company is mine, you’ll be banned if I say so!”
When she just entered the private room, she saw that the boy was very well-behaved and pleasing to the eye, but she did not expect him to dare to lay a finger on her!
Khalid’s Adam's apple slid a few times, and he stared at Lily, looking helpless, “I’m sorry, I always liked you and couldn't hold back when I saw you today...”
Lily questioned coldly, “Can't you see I'm on the phone with my husband? You suddenly hugged up and said those things, do you want my husband to misunderstand that there’s something between us?”
“I’m not...”
“I hope you can control yourself! To me, or any other female artists in the company.” Lily interrupted him and warned, “Don't bury your career because of a moment of confusion!”
Khalid lowered his head, both hands slightly clenched, “I’m sorry, Lily...”
“Call me Ms. Lily!”
After being interrupted by Lily, Khalid hurriedly changed his words, “I’m sorry, Ms. Lily. I won't do it again next time.”
Lily pointed towards the door, “Get out!”
After Khalid left, Lily immediately call Louis back.
However, his phone was off.
Lily had just returned not long ago, she did not want a cold war with Louis. She cursed Khalid in her heart and rubbed her ankle.
When she could stand up and walk, she had to go back to the private room to get her things.
No matter what Levi was going to talk to those several investors, she did not care anymore. She must go even they wouldn’t let her, and going home to Louis was the most important thing.
Lily walked barefoot on the carpet, limping because her ankle hurt.
When she got back to the private room with great difficulty and went in, she found that the atmosphere of the room was very different from before.
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