My Substitute Wife is a Bigwig (Loud and Lily) novel Chapter 155

Lily shot Loid a glare. She suddenly inserted a needle into his acupoint.

"Ouch!" Loid shrieked. "Are you trying to murder your husband?"

Producing another needle, Lily asked indifferently, "Why did you go to Aeston when your poison hasn't been resolved?"

"I found out that one of the Hidden Families, the Albotts, had a stalk of Redushil. My attempt to steal it was in vain," Loid said innocently.

Lily froze, feeling somewhat baffled. "If it's that easy to obtain Redushil, I wouldn't have delayed Grandma's treatment until now. Given your brilliance, I certainly didn't expect you to be as foolish as Shaun is."

Clearing his throat, Loid continued, "The Albotts did have the Redushil with them, but I was too late. They've already given it to someone else."

His expression grew sheepish as he explained, "I was kidding earlier. I didn't attempt to steal it—I went to buy it from them."

Loid was aware that the Weiss family's Redushil couldn't be bought, no matter what price was offered. Redushil was scarce, yet many families coveted it. Seeing how even the Hidden Families desired it, the Weisses were naturally reluctant to sell it to others. Auctioning it filled their pockets to the brim instead.

Also, Loid knew how much Lily cared for Belinda and Jason. She didn't want to give up on either of them. Thus, he secretly had people investigate the whereabouts of the Redushil, only to discover that the Albotts had already sold it to someone else a month ago. He could only return empty-handed.

A surge of mixed emotions flooded through Lily as she met Loid's eyes. Knowing that leaving Lagersfield City would impend danger upon him, he still went to help her acquire the Redushil nonetheless. His dedication made her heart ache.

The acupuncture treatment was soon over. Loid put on his clothes and took Lily's hand.

"Do you wanna take a nap?" he asked warmly.

Lily nodded and climbed up his bed after removing her shoes. She hadn't slept at all last night. Suffering from severe insomnia, she was usually fine, but she would stay up all night if she felt troubled.

Her condition had improved tremendously because of Loid recently. Sleeping next to him seemingly made her feel at ease.