Chapter 325
"We're close? Nah, not really." Elizabeth kept munching, clearly not in the mood for chit-chat.
"Alexander can be a jerk, but we go way back," Kieran said, his voice low.
Elizabeth glanced up and gave Kieran a small smile.
Kieran grinned back and asked, "So, can you help me out?"
Elizabeth shot him down, "Get lost."
"Don't be so cold-hearted," Kieran pleaded.
Elizabeth finished her last bite, then tossed her knife and fork aside.
She grabbed her bag and headed out, with Kieran trailing behind. Just as Elizabeth was about to pay, Kieran quickly said, "Put it on my tab."
Elizabeth raised an eyebrow and then turned away, ignoring him.
She went downstairs, and Kieran followed. "Can you help me get in touch with Lila? I feel like she’s got something against me. I haven't really talked to her much, so I don't even know what I did wrong." In the elevator, Kieran crossed his arms and muttered.
Elizabeth felt too awkward to explain that it was because he and Alexander were buddies.
"Mr. Getty, with all your charm, you can't win over Lila? Come on, you got this." Elizabeth patted Kieran on the shoulder and then left him in the elevator as she walked out.
Kieran caught up, but Elizabeth was already in her car.
She smiled at Kieran and said, "Kieran, I'm not gonna help you with this. Just give it up."
Kieran said angrily, "Elizabeth, how can you be like this!"
Elizabeth didn't respond, knowing Kieran's outburst was just frustration. She wasn't mad.
On the way home, Elizabeth told Lila about it, and Lila couldn't stop laughing.
"Why would Kieran suddenly want to work with me?" Lila was puzzled.
"You're gorgeous and talented. Who wouldn't want to work with you? Anyone who says otherwise is just lying!" Elizabeth snorted.
Lila pouted, "True."
Elizabeth laughed and said, "Lila, keep it low-key!"
"Oh well." Lila brushed her hair. "I'm meeting Joseph with my agent tomorrow. Elizabeth, I'm doing this for you."
"Thanks a bunch." Elizabeth clasped her hands together.
Lila said, "Just focus on driving. I have a night shoot to get to!"
"Take care." After the pleasantries, Elizabeth hung up.
Elizabeth thought of Kieran's frustrated look and couldn't help but laugh.
She thought, 'To Kieran, aren't women just objects? Turns out even the mighty Kieran has something he can't handle.'
Her phone suddenly rang.
Elizabeth was about to head home, but after seeing the text, she drove straight to Base M.
Elizabeth scanned her face and fingerprint to enter Base M.
Felix waved at Elizabeth from the lobby and said, "Ms. Percy, three years ago, the SerenityLeaf entered the Lisbun market. Later, it was bought by an anonymous merchant. I found the contact info for this merchant and reached out to him."
Elizabeth gazed at the beautiful SerenityLeaf photo, finding it hard to believe it was a medicinal herb.
"What did he say?" Elizabeth asked Felix.
Felix scratched his head and replied, "He's not willing to sell the SerenityLeaf."
Elizabeth asked, "Why? Is the price not right, or does the SerenityLeaf have special meaning to him?"
"He just said it's not for sale, no matter the price." Felix repeated the man's response.
Elizabeth frowned.
Felix asked, "Ms. Percy, do you really need this SerenityLeaf? Can't we use a substitute?"
Elizabeth crossed her arms and stared at the large screen showing SerenityLeaf, deep in thought. 'No. It has to be this SerenityLeaf. This is what Grant wants to give to Celine, and I promised Grant.'
"Set up a meeting with him. No matter what, I need to get this SerenityLeaf." Elizabeth said firmly.
