Chapter 479 - Listening From The Top Of The Stairs

Downstairs, Mellisa and Leonard were hugging quietly, while another warm scene took place upstairs.

For Lilia, this nosebleed was a minor accident that could not be considered as such.

This had caused such a reaction from everyone that she did not expect it herself.

It was half past ten.

Previously, she had eaten a simple sandwich downstairs. After being carried up by her man, she was lying on her bed with two cotton balls stuck to the tip of her nose, looking a little funny.

On the bedside table, there was a humidifier that the Mayer family's maid had delivered soon as the doctor suggested it. Even the bedroom's window was slightly open, causing the temperature inside to return to normal, not too cold nor hot. This was much more comfortable than before.

When Lilia was lying down, her husband was leaning on the head of the bed, his cold face still looking tense.

Surrounded by silence and calm, Lilia could feel her husband's despair.

She put her hands on the man's lower abdomen, fiddled with her toes and tilted her head, then looked into a pair of deep ocean-like eyes. She pressed the bridge of the man's nose and said, "Why are you silent?"

The man pursed his thin lips, stretched out his hand lightly, and caressed his wife's forehead a little. "What do you want to hear?"

"Hmm..." Lilia pretended to be serious for a moment, then gently turned around and moved towards him. "Just tell me what you are thinking right now. Your mind seems occupied with something,"

When the man saw her turn around, there was an imperceptible tension in his eyes.

He sighed softly then narrowed the distance from each other and touched Lilia's warm face while stupidly saying, "If you have time in the afternoon tomorrow, I'll drive you to the hospital."

Lilia was silent. She rubbed her arms, rolling and lifting her cheeks to look at him. "What's wrong with all of you? It's just a nosebleed, it's not a serious illness."

Even though Lilia herself also felt very strange, it wasn't too big of a problem.

Somehow everyone was worried like they had never seen a nosebleed.

The man sighed softly, his eyes darkened and his soft voice immediately sounded. "Even though it's not a serious illness, everyone is still worried about you."

Lilia was about to move her lips, but she didn't say anything and buried her face right in her husband's chest in the end.

She might have scared them.

She then thought if Jean or Mellisa were injured or sick, then she would have been worried and panicking.

Lilia's thoughts fluctuated in the man's embrace, she then fell asleep unexpectedly in less than ten minutes. 

This morning, everyone came and hastily left. After the medical team members checked her in a simple way, Lilia became more relaxed physically and mentally. She could easily fall asleep with her relaxed body and peaceful soul.

The sound of deep breathing could be heard, the man watched her sleeping face without moving.

Perhaps Lilia didn't realize it, but after the nosebleed, her rosy cheeks were clearly pale.

Jean believed Doctor Lucas' words.

However, this examination only used basic equipment and not thorough enough. He felt the need to take his wife to the hospital for a full body examination.

...

In the afternoon at 1:30 PM, Lilia woke up to her phone vibrating.

She opened her eyes and looked around in a daze. It took her a few seconds to fully wake up.

After fumbling under the pillow for a while, she finally turned her head to see her cellphone placed on the bedside table.

The humidifier was still working well, the room was not as dry as this morning. Lilia then sat on the edge of her bed and looked at her cellphone. Twelve messages immediately appeared on the screen of her cellphone. However, the number of incoming texts in her inbox was still growing.

Lilia leaned against the head of the bed and opened her cell phone only to see that they were all messages from Harold.

Harold: [Breaking news: Perfume starring the latest online celebrity is exposed to excessive harmful ingredients, click here for details...]

Harold: There was an accident with Alfred Ricardo's perfume. Look at the news I sent.

Harold: I feel like you are the luckiest star in the world! If not, you should be the one who is currently getting dragged down with Alfred.

Harold: All sales for that perfume are now temporarily suspended.

Harold: I don't think it's surprising, this perfume is definitely not going to end well!

Harold: Incredible, I really admire your instincts!

...

Lilia slowly took a look at Harold's message. When she finally finished reading all of the messages, she clicked on the link to the news. And after taking a quick look, her expression was extremely refined and silent.

Sure enough, it was Alfred's perfume. From 8 o'clock last night, all the complaints and evidence that the perfume was dangerous was suddenly reported by the media.

This rhythm was almost the same as the method used to accuse her of being the mastermind behind the Sara Hartanto's accident on the Internet, it rendered her a very strange feeling.

She just texted back at Harold, then put down her cell phone and fell silent on the bed.

Looking around, she didn't see Jean around. Then she walked out of the bedroom in slippers, stretching herself.

After a fair amount of nosebleeds in the morning, she fell asleep for a long time. Now she felt a little dizzy and weak.

While walking around the corridor and reaching the top of the stairs, she suddenly heard Mellisa's voice.

"No matter what, we will return to Surabaya immediately after Lilia checks her condition tomorrow."

She spoke in a serious tone. Lilia thought about going down and surprising everyone, but she realized that Mellisa's voice had long since disappeared. She thought this was a bit strange, but after sneaking a peek from above, she was able to confirm the identity of the other party.

He was Richard Irwan.

Lilia was a little surprised, it was still daytime, and the Irwan family was already here?!

She stood at the top of the stairs and did not come down. Then she heard Richard's grim tone. "Mellisa, I won't force you to return to the Irwan family's house. What happened before happened too suddenly, you also have to give us some time to accept it."

"You also know that your grandfather is getting old and he didn't have much time to spend recently. Take a break from trying to investigate the truth this year. Even if your heart still can't accept it, please think about your old grandfather. At the very least, let's gather together as a family. We can also talk things over and determine where the real problems lie later," he added.

Richard's tone was tired and helpless, he kept rubbing his brows as he spoke and his eyes looked tired.

At this time, Mellisa looked at him and tried to digest the meaning of his words. After a while, she asked. "This year's truth has been investigated?"

Richard nodded. "That's right, the investigation is almost over. I'm in discussion with your grandfather. I plan to wait for you to come home before telling you about these matters. After all, this is an internal matter for our Irwan family, it is not easy for us to speak frankly."

'Oh, I see...!'

Mellisa nodded with a smile. "So what you mean is that if Lilia and I don't return to Irwan's house, you don't plan to tell us the truth?"

"Mellisa!" Richard naturally saw hsi daughter's mocking gaze, his gentle face mingled with gloom. "Why do you have the heart to think like that? You know that I didn't mean that."

Mellisa sneered softly with her head bowed.

And this conversation between father and daughter gradually entered the main stage....