Chapter 217

Lily did not answer because she saw a car parked not far away across the road. The car was incredibly
attention–grabbing at this lour and on this part of the road. The car‘s backdoor was wide open, and a
tall man came out.lle stood there for a while, then turned to walk toward Lily.

“Lily?” Since Lily did not answer, Olivia called her name again. She followed Lily‘s line of sight and saw
a man walking toward them. Olivia squinted to see the man getting closer. Even though it was late at
night and the duo was under the dimn street lamp, Olivia could still see the man‘s figure and facial
features.

Olivia thought the situation resembled a masterfully crafted scene from a movie. The man was ordinary,
but he seemed sliining, and no one could take their eyes off him. Even if there was no introduction and
Olivia had not met this person before, she could tell who this person was from Lily‘s reaction and the
way the two were gazing at each other.

“So, it was you, after all,” Lily said.

She could guess Alexander was nearby the lab from the things Edward sent earlier, the way Alexander
responded to her texts, and the photo he sent of Edward. However, Lily was focused on her
experiment‘s last stage and could not afford to get distracted.

“Why aren‘t you wearing the clothes I brought you?” Alexander disapprovingly frowned when he
noticed Lily was only wearing a long–sleeved shirt. Then he took off his jacket and put it on her.

“I was busy, so I forgot to put it on. It would seem I don‘t need it now,” Lily said while tugging at the
jacket Alexander had put on her. She could feel its warmth.

“Can we go home?” Alexander asked.



Lily nodded, then turned to look at Olivia.

Olivia stood there with her mouth agape as she looked straight at Alexander. It seemed she was in
shock Lily was a little amused but knew this was a normal reaction.

Lily felt silly that she wondered if Olivia liad unusual taste in men. How could she? Everyone would
agree that Alexander was naturally gorgeous.

“Olivia, let‘s go together! It‘s hard to get a cab this late. We‘ll send you home.” Lily said.

Hearing this, Olivia shook her head repeatedly, “No, no, I‘ll just get a cab. I don‘t want to be your third
wheel. You go ahead and don‘t worry about me. Seriously!”

“Don‘t be silly. It‘s so late at night. How will I know if you‘d be safe?” Lily put her arms around Olivia‘s
shoulders and walked Olivia toward the car.

Olivia could not break free, so she had no choice but to follow Lily toward the car. On the other hand,
Alexander looked helplessly at Lily and Olivia’s backs, following closely behind. Lily opened the car
door, and the inside was much warmer than the outside. Edward tilted his head and called out, “Ma...”

Then he spotted Olivia from the corners of his eyes since she was the first one to enter the car. Edward
was stunned.

“I–It‘s you!” Olivia pointed at Edward and covered her mouth immediately after, recalling she was in
someone else‘s car. Although she covered her mouth, her eyes were wide open as she stared at
Edward. Many thoughts flashed through her mind, and she quickly figured things out.


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