My Substitute Wife Is a Bigwig (Lily Brooks and Loid Laurier)

Loid’s recovery might have been concealed from most people, but it might not have eluded those in Bridgeport 

Furthermore, they had already spread news of Loid’s recovery early on. It was likely that those in Bridgeport had already begun investigating who healed old 

Additional efforts to conceal the truth might not work, which warranted increased security for Lily. 

While the two were talking, sudden bursts of explosions erupted in the kitchen. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Loid’s expression tensed at the sound of the explosion. He quickly tossed his cigarette away and hurried into the kitchen. 

shan’s expression soured. He had just boasted that no one could mess with Lily without his consent, yet someone was already attacking her. Talk about quick! 

He hurried to the kitchen alongside Loid. He was dumbfounded when he opened the kitchen door. 

Loid stood frozen at the doorway. It took him a while to register what was happening 

“Lily what happened just now?” Shain’s mouth quivered. He was unable to believe what he had seen. 

The kitchen looked like a battlefield full of wreckage 

Lily calmly emerged from the chaos, appearing somewhat embarrassed. “Sorry, I was just making something.” 

She let out a cough and looked somewhat sheepish. Her wandering, unfocused gaze betrayed her guilt. “I’ll compensate you for the loss.” 

It took a while for Loid to finally snap out of his shock. He pursed his thin lips, unable to mask the bewilderment on his face. 

His concern wasn’t the nearly blown–up kitchen but Lily herself “Are you okay?“” 

I’m okay.” Lily lifted the lid off the pressure cooker, which looked completely ruined. 

Several brown herbal pills nestled quietly inside the pressure cooker. Lily glanced at them and nodded in satisfaction. She took out the pills and kept one for herself before giving the rest to Loid. 

“Take one pill daily and let me know when you run out of them. I’ll make more for you.” 

She scanned the disarrayed kitchen and said, “I won’t be able to make any more herbal pills today even if I wanted to.” 

“Give me a heads–up the next time you want to make herbal pills and I’ll get you some useful tools,” Loid said as he took the herbal pills from her. 

After a brief pause, Loid gazed earnestly at Lily and said, “Thank you” 

“You’ve paid me for them,” Lily said with a smirk, her exquisite features bathing in the soft halo of the lights 

Lold was momentarily fazed by her smile. Usually cold and quick–tempered, she rarely smiled. He hadn’t expected her smile to be so mesmerizing 

“That meager amount of money is not nearly enough to repay you for saving my life.” Loid subconsciously gripped Lily’s hand tighter. 

Lily grinned and gave Lold a friendly pat on the shoulder as if they were good buddies. “I operate on a fair exchange basis when it comes to saving lives. If I think it’s fair enough, then it’s sufficient” 

Loid said nothing more. He asked Daniel to fetch him some water, then took a herbal pill with it. 

Shaun was astonished by everything unfolding before him, so he remained dazed for a while. 

It took him a while before he turned to Lily and asked, “Were you making herbal pills just now? 

He had once heard Neil mention that herbal pill crafting was a real profession. It involved producing herbal pills through special techniques and using various herbs 

Word had it that the pills produced by herbal pill crafters could cure nearly every illness in the world, making them highly sought after. 

However, herbal pill crafters were rare because most people lacked the intelligence and patience to master the skill. Therefore, the profession of herbal pill crafting remained mysterious. 

Shaun was skeptical of Neil’s claim. After all, he had only read about such things in novels and felt they were non–existent in real life. 

Yet he had just witnessed it with his own eyes. There were indeed people who could make herbal pills from scratch, and that person happened to be a 19–year–old girl 

Shaun felt that his confidence was crumbling apart. 

“What the heck is this? We’re all human, so why are others so exceptionally talented but not me?” Shaun thought disgruntledly.