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Chapter 1413
Lily was also baffled, and even Galen, playing by himself, looked up questioningly.
"Granduncle, you've always refused to tell me or publicly announce who your secret apprentice is."
Austin curled his lips into a mysterious smile and peered at Lily. "It's Alexander, isn't it?"
Lily and Dominic were perplexed. They exchanged looks and communicated without words again.
'He’s so dumb. Is he truly your grandnephew?'
'He's not my family, and I don't know him, okay?’
Austin felt frustrated to see the two communicating through expressions. It was as if there was a wall
between them and him, and he could not be a part of them no matter how hard he tried. He could not
understand why they were shrugging, shaking their heads, blinking their eyes, or sighing.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Granduncle, I know you don't wish to announce it publicly because Alexander is someone special, and
he wants to keep it a secret, but you don't have to hide it from me. I guarantee that I won't reveal it to
anyone!” Austin held up his hand and swore earnestly.
"Hmm..." Dominic hesitated.
Lily was the first to respond, "Yes, we don't wish to let too many people know about this. Since you
know now, I hope you can keep it a secret and not tell anyone."
Dominic was bemused, while Austin was pleased to see her acknowledging he was right because he
had finally uncovered the secret.
'No wonder Lily knew I wasn't Dominic's secret apprentice. It also makes sense that she knows so
much about herbal medicine, even though she's just a perfumer. That’s also why her experiment
succeeded after she rested at home for a few days. It must be because of Alexander! It must be!'
With those thoughts in mind, Austin felt that many things finally made sense. He also felt relieved.
All this while, he refused to accept that Lily, a layperson, and a woman, would know herbal medicine
better than him, outperform him in experiments, and be more highly regarded in the laboratory than
him.
'It makes sense now since there's someone behind her.
Also, the person is Dominic's secret apprentice! I must admit that Alexander is truly outstanding and
distinguished among his peers. Since he’s Dominic's secret apprentice, I accept that he has beaten
me.'
Austin's frustration disappeared, and he found Lily less irritating. He said in a friendlier tone, "Don’t
worry. I’m not someone who can't keep his mouth shut. If you had told me earlier that you owed much
of your success in the lab to your husband, I wouldn't have made fun of you. You couldn't have done it
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwithout your expertise in perfumery, could you?"
Lily was perplexed. After two seconds, she understood what
he meant and nodded without retorting. "Yes, the experiment required knowledge of both fields, and we
couldn't do it without either expertise."
"That's not exactly true.” To Lily's surprise, although she refrained from correcting him, Austin tried to
do so instead." Although I don't know much about perfumery, I felt it's not that complicated after
studying your data.
"I’ve already succeeded in creating two new samples. I believe everything will go more smoothly from
now. Rest assured, the lab can still yield good results without you," Austin said rather smugly.
Then he remembered something and continued, "Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you. I recovered the data you
tried to destroy. Therefore, I’m in charge of the project at the lab." "You recovered them?” Lily did not
expect that.
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