He had never heard her talk to him in such a distant and cold tone. Frederick's heart sank instantly and he felt terrible. He held his cell phone, but he did not call again., Frederick suppressed his feelings inside. He understood that at this moment, he needed to calm down and reflect too. He needed to sort out his thoughts., He turned the car around and didn't go looking for her anymore. Frederick went back to his office instead., In the backroom, Freya laid out some refreshments and switched on the aromatherapy diffuser.

"What's the matter? Is there something on your mind? The lavender can help clear your mind

"

"Aunt Freya.

", Alicia's heart warmed as she leaned on her aunt's shoulder and replied,

"Yes, there are some things I can't figure out. If only I could remain a child forever and never grow up. Grownups have too many troubles.

",

"You saying this means that you've already matured! You don't have to think about it. Just follow your heart. At least, you shouldn't regret it.

", If she had followed her heart and chose to keep the child back then, she wouldn't be where she was presently. In fact, she had felt that she was wrong more than once. Life was a gamble, but she had yet to learn how to stop the hurt.,

"Ally, have you ever heard a saying that a good woman won't have a good marriage! Do you know why?

", Alicia shook her head, but Freya smiled and continued.,

"Because they are too sensible! When women are too sensible, the men will be spoiled. As a result, they won't grow up! I am a good example! I sacrificed everything, but the man never learnt to cherish me! However, bad women don't usually win either. In this world, the victors make the rules! I'm not teaching you to be a bad woman. But rather, don't be too sensible in a relationship! Most importantly, don't sacrifice everything for a man! Therefore, don't be sad because of love. Even if he belongs to you, you can't be sure the relationship will last, let alone if he doesn't belong to you. Why would you force it? If you can't handle it, you will only have yourself to blame.

",

"How did you know I'm troubled by love, Aunt Freya?

",

"You used to be the daughter of a rich and powerful family. Yet, you were left with nothing because of bankruptcy. Even so, you got through it all just fine. What else can trouble you except for love? Listen to me, no matter who that man is, you should only be sad today. Tomorrow, you must smile.

", Freya handed her a sweet treat,

"If you fall in love with sweets, you will know how sweet life is.

",

"You're right!

", Alicia nodded. She took the treat.

"Gosh, it's so bitter! What's this?

", It was awful. She was about to throw up!,

"It's citrus peel! How can you enjoy the taste of sweetness if you don't know the taste of bitterness? If you are unhappy in the future, try eating one again!

" Then, she handed her another piece.

"This piece has no citrus peel!

", Alicia first took a nibble before taking a big bite.,

"If you aren't going to work today, you can help me in the store and learn how to mix perfume with me.

",

"Sure, Aunt Freya. However, be careful. I'm very smart. I might learn all your secrets...

" Alicia joked. Her mood gradually turned pleasant just like the dessert in her mouth.,

"Well, I'm not afraid to teach you. I'm only afraid that my apprentice won't succeed. Perfume is full of the taste of love. It expresses the beauty of knowing and feeling. It uses fragrance to highlight the inner beauty of a woman. Be it discreet or charming, it draws out a woman's feminine side. During the process, you will feel as if you're living the life of a European royal family or on a miraculous and magnificent journey. Every woman has her own fragrance. It's both an irreplaceable charm and an unforgettable love. Just like how a woman connects deeply with the love of her life, the whole process of mixing the perfume will give you a magnificent enlightenment. Finding your exclusive fragrance is as difficult as finding true love. It's all by chance. Therefore, many people spent their, whole lives studying it and pursuing, it...

" ,

"Is there really so much attention to perfume? You are so professional, Aunt Freya!

" Alicia said with admiration as she listened to her aunt.,

"At that time, I couldn't figure it out, either. When I went to see a psychologist, he advised me to change my profession and leave my old life behind. By chance, I chose this quiet and relaxing amateur hobby. I taught myself the skills. Each time I mixed the perfume whether for myself or for, vel.net, customers, I would feel a deep focus and happiness. Ally, when you devote your whole body and mind to doing one thing, you'll discover that everything else is no longer important! It doesn't hurt to have one more skill. You can be an amateur perfumer or come be my apprentice in the future. It'll be nice too, since I'd have someone to accompany me.

" ,

"Aunt Freya, why didn't you hire assistants to help you? You can't do all of this on your own.

",

"I have hired a part-timer for the weekends and I get more help during summer breaks. I guess you didn't have the chance to bump into them. Business is slow now, so I can still manage. There isn't much demand for custom made fragrances right now, people usually buy ready stocks. For those who really know about perfumes and want to make custom fragrances, they will usually go for other brands and won't come here, so it's alright.

", As she spoke, Freya led Alicia into a separate sealed room. It was like a simple laboratory inside. Pointing at the bottles and jars, she began explaining to Alicia-, Frederick was very busy when he returned to work. Once he had some time to take a break, he revisited the whole ordeal from the beginning to the end. Naturally, he started to notice some details he'd previously missed. He was just about to pick up the phone to call Chet when the office door was pushed open.,

"Frederick...

",

"I was just looking for you! What happened?

" Why was Chet in such a hurry? What had been going on lately? Frederick was frantic., Chet was panting as he took a seat. He poured himself a glass of water and gulped down two mouthfuls before saying,

"You are not going to believe this. The other two plots of land in Western City...

"

"Go on,

" he urged. They were just creating some rumours, no one could have believed it.,

"The prices dropped! They were sold to a small company at low prices.

",

"What?

" That was impossible! As far as he knew, many people bid for that land at Western City! There were also quite a lot of big companies!,

"It's strange! Strangely, all the top bids pandered out on the day of the announcement! Besides that, the bid prices of Linke Real Estate Group and Farson Real Estate Group were about the same as that of ours. The price difference was less than one hundred thousand. Their bids were for low-cost apartments too, which I heard was a very good plan. The final price should have landed them the deal. However, the plots were snagged by a relatively unknown small real estate company!

" ,

"What are you trying to say?

",

"The bid we lost should be sold to these companies. It seemed that they were not trying to compete with us on the bid, but to compete for another piece of land! It's too much of a coincidence that both companies lost the bid. In the end, they were all won by a third company instead!

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