Lilia climbed into the back seat, turned her head to face the man's eyes and approached him subconsciously.
"Pick you up for lunch." Jean whispered in her ear. He stared at Lilia's cheeks with a smile, his eyes deep and gentle.
Lilia's eyes flickered slightly, and she caught a glimpse of the folder. "Aren't you busy today? Or is there something good recently?"
She was well aware that Jean seemed to be in a good mood.
Although he rarely shows his emotions, there is still a touch of joy in his gaze.
"Well, that's a good thing." The corners of the man's lips curved as his bright eyes could not hide his pleasure.
Lilia blinked, "Then ... let's go to an Italian restaurant, I want to eat a special salad."
"Alright, let's go."
...
At the Italian restaurant, Lilia and Jean sat in a quiet, luxurious room surrounded by a calm atmosphere.
On the way there, Lilia tried to learn her situation. After ordering the food, she looked at the man in surprise. "In that case, is Oliver really being 'instigated'?"
The man shook his wine glass. "Not really. He should have secretly reported the company's budget to Alfred. However, Galaxy Real Estate's failure in this auction was mainly due to Oliver negligence. He forgot to cover up the trail of tax evasion on their appraisal documents."
And for him to leak some information about his company's budget was just a small trap. However, if Oliver hadn't told Alfred, the man wouldn't have watched their reaction in the bidding hall.
It could be that Jean also wanted to open a path for himself. The only reason that he had at that time was that he wanted to preserve his family's position as a giant real estate reigning over the entire Surabaya.
Jean was smart!
At this time, Lilia was looking at him with a daze and her heart felt a little hot. "I wanted to see Alfred's reaction. I don't think even he expected that there would be such a reversal."
"However, since Oliver manipulated Galaxy Real Estate's tax evasion records, it really helped us. Then, why would you want to hire him to work for the company?"
Even though Lilia had never been in contact with Oliver, she knew that an employee who lacked loyalty wouldn't do any good.
The so-called tax evasion of Galaxy Real Estate was all his doing.
Thinking of this, Lilia took a sharp look at the man. She recalled that when she was still in the capital some time ago, the Widjaya family was suddenly suspected of tax evasion by a financial magazine.
This time, Jean struck them back!
A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye.
The man took a sip of his wine, raised his eyes and met Lilia's smiling eyes. "What are you thinking?"
Lilia was holding her cheek with one hand, her nails flicking across her face. "I think it's really not a wise choice to provoke you. Galaxy Real Estate lost the bid because of tax evasion this time. If I may guess, the financial magazine that said the Widjaya family's tax evasion was also linked to them, right?"
The man licked his lips without hesitation, his eyes deep and amazed. "Exactly!"
"Alfred... He's not the type to show his true face, and after so many dirty tricks that he'd done, I'm tired of dealing with him."
Lilia ate her salad with a satisfied expression with a touch of annoyance rolling up her silent eyes.
Why couldn't she see Alfred's personality from the start?
This time, Alfred had been publicly humiliated, and Lilia didn't know what other bullshit the guy would pull next.
... ..
The next day, at 2 PM in a Surabaya TV station.
Today's talk show is the exclusive "Please Date With Me Today" column brought by the famous presenter Felicia.
Actually, this program has been sending invitations to Lilia for a long time, but it has always been delayed due to jammed schedules until now.
In the changing room, Dylan stood behind Lilia to dress her up. His works were neat and relaxed, and there was always a compliment from time to time.
Milia is seen sitting next to Lilia, and the person who does her make up is the TV station's in-house makeup artist.
"Lilia, have you gained weight recently?" After putting on her makeup, Dylan couldn't help but glance at her stomach.
Lilia sat down gracefully, her smile indifferent. "You're right! Maybe I ate too much while recuperating at home a while ago."
Dina and Rini stood beside them, their gazes met and they blinked a little.
At this time, Milia finished her eye makeup, and she looked at Lilia. "Aren't there strict rules about the body when you're a model?"
Dylan closed his mouth, turned his head proudly and pointed at her with an eyebrow pencil. "Even if we were to starve ourselves to death, Lilia would still be the slimmest and most well-built model in this era!"
Milia was speechless.
Lilia looked at her through the mirror and smiled faintly. "This talk show will probably ask you a few questions, so be prepared for yourself."
Milia was surprised, her face looked happy. "What kind of question?"
She thought that she only needed to sit next to Lilia as a companion. She didn't think that she could participate in the question and answer session!
DidLilia... really intend to give her a chance to speak?
"Do you want to make Lilia say that you guys are close friends and are like sisters again?" Dylan interrupted, making the whole room fall into silence in an instant!
Since Milia annoyed him once, he hated this faker even more!
No matter how you look at it, of course Lilia is better than her from all sides. Generous, neat and tidy, just looking at her makes one feel oddly good.
As for Milia, Dylan didn't know what was so good about that monster!
"Hey, why are you always targeting me?" Milia was stunned by what Dylan said. Even though she looked calm, she could not hold back.
"Targeting you?" Dylan looked at her in disgust. "What's so special about you that makes you think I was targeting you?
Lilia shook her head with a headache. "Oh come on, cut it you guys..."
Before she could finish her words, a laughter could be from outside the dressing room. "Hahaha, I heard you guys are having a warm chat here, how about you invite me!"
When those words were heard, Felicia, the famous host, walked in from outside.
She was wearing a casual suit with a white t-shirt underneath. She was over 40 years old, but she didn't look old, and her cheerful behavior made people like her.
"Mrs. Felicia!" Lilia got up from her seat and reached out to shake hands with Felicia.
Felicia lifted her chin slightly, looked at her height, and praised her. "There's no mistaking that you are a supermodel. Luckily, this interview is all seated, otherwise I would have to wear two soles higher!"
Joking like this makes it easier to deal with the nervousness before entering the main stage.
Being able to become a famous talented person is naturally a sleek and sophisticated way to become a superstar. The two seemed to be a good fit.
Felicia and Lilia spoke briefly, but then the host mysteriously asked, "Are you ready to answer the questions I'll ask later? I hope you have memorized the contents of the notebook I sent you yesterday!"
"Be sure that I have read it and practiced!"
After the two of them met and smiled, Felicia came back to the stage to prepare.
This time, Milia looked at Lilia. "Why didn't I receive the notebook?"
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