Chapter 629
Justin’s answer was not necessary anymore, as his attitude spoke volumes. Lily got back to her room and noticed that Alexander was not there. She had no idea where he had gone, had assured her, they were on the Lodge family’s grounds, which were perilous at times but but as he mostly safe. Therefore, she should not worry about him.
She had to handle some things urgently, so Lily took out her phone and called Olivia, “Liv, there’s a small candle stick in the safe inside my lab. Could you please send it to the FDA for lab testing?”
“Why?” Olivia had not seen Lily in days. She was overjoyed to hear from Lily, but before Olivia could ask how she was doing, Lily made an unexpected request.
“I need it urgently. Please help me,” Lily added, “Don’t tell anyone about this. You need to do personally, and when you have the results, take a photo of it and keep the report safe with
this
you.”
“Okay,” Olivia promised though she was still slightly confused.
As a perfumer, they were trained to identify different types of raw materials used in scents, and there was no need for a third party to be involved. However, if this was what Lily instructed, it could only mean something was wrong with the candle.
From Lily’s tone, this issue seemed urgent, so Olivia did not question it any further. Instead, she asked, “Are you still in Kingsland?”
“Nope, I went back to the Lodge family home,” Lily explained.
“Oh, then… are you with Mr. Russell?” Olivia asked.
“Yeah,” Lily replied and asked, “How are you doing over there? Did we receive any new projects while I was away?
However, Lily realized that Olivia had not heard about her grandfather’s passing from how she talked. That was strange. Does this mean that no one knew about it? Was her grandfather’s passing not made public yet?
“Something happened at home,” she paused before speaking solemnly, “My grandfather had just passed away.”
“Your grandfather passed away?!” Olivia’s yell was so loud that people in the room could hear her through the speakers. Lily immediately moved the phone away from her ear, yet she could. still hear Olivia clearly.
“How could this be?! When I last spoke to you, you said he was not sleeping well but was still very energetic, right? Besides… this happened so suddenly!” Olivia paused for a while.
Then, she realized something strange, “Wait, that can’t be! Isn’t your grandfather Mr. Lodge? The news of his passing would definitely be aired on the news, but I’ve not seen or heard anything yet!”
Olivia was an avid fan of gossip news. If Wilfred was dead, it was impossible that she had not heard anything about it.
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