Spoiled by Mr. Russell

Chapter 899

After listening to Lily for a while, Benedict shook his head and sighed, "I thought many would have felt saddened by the news of my death. I guess I don't have such an influence over people, do I?"

Lily knew he was teasing her, but she did not laugh-instead, she asked seriously, "Is it part of your game plan?"

Benedict's gaze wavered as he looked at her. "What?"

"If you don't want to talk about it, it's okay. Everyone has secrets, so I guess you must do what you need to do." Lily did not like to pry into others' affairs, so she did not mind if he did not want to talk about it.

Benedict smiled. "It's not that I don't want to talk about it, but it's not the time yet. Anyway, I never thought I'd bump into you here. Are you here on vacation?"

"No, I came here to discuss a collaboration deal," Lily answered frankly.

surprised look. "You used to busy yourself with conducting experiments and creating perfumes in

his praise and could not

much different than before. All she wanted to do was create perfumes while others handled the business deals. She had grown so much over the past

he had given her. He always gave her timely help yet never interfered with what she wanted to do. It was from him that Lily learned that

waved and looked at her knowingly. "Look at you.

for a child to know, okay?" Lily caught herself. Benedict was no longer an unruly young boy carving wood at the

chisel but a pen. Lily

make wooden figures?” She felt somewhat

discussing business deals here, he would

However...

Benedict answered firmly, "But I can only make them during my spare time. Still, I'm

in life, and we can't get