A Flash Marriage Can Be A Treasure novel Chapter 202

When Lily wakes up, her head is heavy and her throat is sore and painful.

She sees that she is in the hospital patient room with Daisy knitting a sweater beside her. She uses her strength to push herself up to sit on the bed.

She says with a hoarse voice, “Mom.”

“Lily, you’re awake!” Daisy tosses aside the things in her hands and says with an expression full of worry, “You had a high fever for three days, and your brother and I were worried sick.”

“Three days?”

Daisy nods and pours a cup of water for her, “Yes. The doctors gave you several injections and none were effective in reducing your physical temperature. In the end, a doctor named Justin gave you an injection.”

“Come, drink some water.” Daisy hands the glass to Daisy and asks, “How do you feel? Is any part of you uncomfortable?”

Lily shakes her head and drinks half a glass of water.

Lily finds out from Daisy that both Daisy and Coffey remained by her side these few days to care for her. This morning, Coffey received a call and left when it appeared that there was some issue in school.

Daisy is still concerned and asks the doctor to examine Lily. She also buys some porridge for Lily.

Lily survived on glucose these few days and her stomach is empty. After the doctor confirms that she is fine, she quickly finishes the porridge and gets out of bed.

Daisy wants her to lie down, “You should stay for a couple more days, just to be sure.”

“My fever has subsided. Why should I remain here?” Lily says. After sleeping for three days, she should forget about those issues and there are more important matters for her to handle.

On the way home, Lily remembers that she had thrown away her cell phone and goes to buy a cell phone and replaces her SIM card.

A call comes through as soon as she activates the phone.

“Lily, where are you?” Jessie asks anxiously, “I called you these few days and the phone had been turned off. I went to your apartment and your neighbor said that you had moved sometime back. I was worried sick!”

Her concern for Lily warms up Lily’s heart, as she replies with a raspy voice, “I had a small cold. Come over for dinner after work, I’ll give you my new address.”

“Why wait after work? I’ll head over now. I have a lot of things to tell you.”

“Okay.”

The doorbell rings soon after Lily and Daisy arrived home.

Lily opens the door and sees Jessie bending over as she pants. She looks at the lift and asks, “I’m on the 28th floor. Don’t tell me you ran up the staircase?”

“It’s too troublesome to wait. I can get some exercise by running up the stairs!” Jessie says. She looks at Lily from top to bottom and back to the top. She almost hugs her as she says, “It’s great that you’re fine.”

Lily laughs and invites her into her apartment.

Jessie asks Lily and confirms that she is fine before saying, “Oh my lord, who would expect President Smith to give the Smith Group to his aunt!”

“As soon as Olivia took over, she replaced almost half of the senior management. Those who were on good terms with President Smith were fired. Even Leigh was fired.”

Lily is expressionless and simply acknowledges, “That’s to be expected. She wants to train her own people. Were those deputy general managers fired? How is the price of the company’s stock?”

She still remembers what Jason told her before he died.

“She fired one of them. Samson and Carmen are still around.” Jessie says as she ponders, “Samson objected to her becoming the Smith Group’s acting president. Why does she retain him?”

Looks like Carmen has strong backing. With all the personnel shuffling in the Smith Group, he remains steadfast in her position.

But why did he kill Leon?

“Samson is Katherine’s godfather and he has a wide network of contacts.” Lily analyzes, “After Olivia takes over the Smith Group, what she needs most is networking and contacts. She isn’t that foolish to remove him.”

“No, this isn’t what I want to discuss with you.” Jessie recalls her main point, “Leigh told me that President Smith’s legs are fine. The car accident was planned by him.”

“Fuck! Louis is a scumbag! This is the Smith family’s infighting. If he needs help, he should ask Leigh and the others. What right does he have to seek your help and not tell you the details?”

Jessie becomes agitated as she continues, “Furthermore, he is a scoundrel. After how he treated you, he is actually now involved with Stella.”

“Wow, don’t you know? Chloe can’t stop mentioning about Stella when she is on air. She even addresses her as her sister-in-law. Those who hear that will expect Louis and Stella to be married soon!”

Lily’s heart hurts when she hears this.

He is after all someone who she once loved.

But she quickly sets it aside, calms herself down, and says objectively, “They had been engaged. Even if Louis isn’t at the Smith Group, marrying Stella would only benefit him.”

Jessie holds her head in agony, “Don’t tell me I’m such a poor judge of people’s characters? I thought that a scoundrel like President Smith would never find a wife. How is it he will soon be married?”

“When I thought about how he treated you, I feel like getting a voodoo doll and stab it.”

“There is no need.” Lily smiles slightly, “You will feel upset if you continue to remember him. Might as well not think about him.”

“Lily, you… are you alright?” Jessie moves closer to Lily as she worries anxiously, “I know that you like President Smith. Please don’t do anything silly.”

Lily smiles bitterly, “Do I look like the type who will do that?”

Jessie nods, “I don’t know how you caught a cold but I’m sure it has something to do with President Smith. Your voice is so coarse. If you didn’t truly like President Smith, why would you be so concerned?”

She hits the nail on its head.

“I was concerned in the past but not anymore,” Lily says. The infighting cost Jason his life and she will never forget it, “I will never like him again.”

Jessie immediately leans over to hug her gently, “Yes, don’t even think of that rascal! Our Lily is beautiful and talented. There is no lack of suitors! Tomorrow I’ll ask my uncle to recommend men, from sixteen-year-old virgins to thirty-year-old mature men for you to choose!”

Lily says with disdain, “Sixteen year olds are still students. I can’t bear to date them.”

“Just raise him for a few years.” Jessie grins mischievously as she raises her eyebrow, “It’s the rave now. Furthermore, someone that you raise will be obedient and faithful to you.”

“I’m tired of raising my brother for several decades. I don’t want to raise anyone anymore.” Lily laughs. Furthermore, she isn’t interested in those immature boys, “Don’t fool around.”

Jessie remarks, “I almost forgot. Your brother is also a hunk. Isn’t he still in school? This chap has eluded me twice. Till now I have not met him yet!”

Lily also remembers when she says this.

Lily says, “Didn’t you use to encounter youth with a dark complexion at your apartment complex?”

“Yeah, Chloe’s bodyguard.” Jessie asks curiously, “Why do you ask. Do you know him?”

“That is my brother.”

Jessie is stunned in disbelief for about 10 seconds, “No…”

“Yes.” Lily smiles and continues, “He is with Chloe now.”

“…”

Jessie gives herself a painful slap and says, “Fuck! Lily, why didn’t tell me? How can you let your brother be ruined by this kind of person?”

“I only found out recently.” Lily says briefly about the day they had dinner with Chloe, “My mother kind of likes her, so she gave her a red packet.”

“What a handsome young man that Chloe had gotten.” Jessie couldn’t accept this reality, “If your brother hadn’t eluded me, I would have been your sister-in-law!”