My Substitute Wife is a Bigwig (Loud and Lily) novel Chapter 228

"The first herb that you bought is worthless. I'm giving you this sum of money of my own accord. I hope you'll accept it," Layton said.

"Since I got it at the auction, we should adhere to the rules here." Lily knew what Layton wanted, so she just looked at him coldly.

"Well…" Layton fell silent for a while. Then, he said, "Ms. Brooks, I don't have any hidden intentions. It's just that you're skilled enough to recognize the Stargaza. Though it's cheap, it's more valuable than Redushil. Isn't that right?"

Lily smirked and placed her hands in her pockets. She looked at Layton playfully and raised an eyebrow, motioning him to continue talking.

"My father collects Stargazas. There are only two of its kind in the world, one of which belongs to my father. The other Stargaza belongs to a mysterious expert. That person is my father's good friend, but he disappeared recently. My father hasn't been able to contact him since then."

Layton stopped talking at this point and observed Lily. He noticed that she looked a little grim.

After keeping quiet for a while, he continued, "Before the auction started, my father changed his mind and told me to auction off the Stargaza. If someone is willing to risk all to bid for it, I'll have to give them a refund at the end of the auction. He also wants to meet you."

"If I don't want to meet him, what will you do?" Lily lowered her head and pulled her cap down. Though Layton couldn't see her eyes, he sensed the intimidating air coming from her.

"Don't worry." Layton smiled. "I won't force you to meet him if you don't want to. But I hope that you'll accept this money."

Immediately after, he said, "My father is called Qillian Weiss."

Suddenly, Lily looked up and stared at Layton. It was hard to figure out what she was thinking from her expression.

She looked away after a while and then turned to leave. Before she left, she replied, "Transfer the money to me. I'll meet him tomorrow at 10:00 am."

After that, she walked away.

Once she arrived at the exit of the building, her phone rang. When she recognized the phone number, she rubbed her temples helplessly.

She told Loid, "Let me take this call."