The Alchemists

L seemed amused to see how London was never tired of expressing his love to her. She pushed London to lie on the bed and rubbed his head. Her beautiful face had become serious again.

"Let's go to sleep quickly, so tomorrow you will feel better. I need you to take care of Lily all day. I have important business to attend," L said firmly.

"What business? Can I come with you?" asked London in surprise.

He suspected this had something to do with L breaking off the engagement with Danny Swann.

"I can't tell you now," L. answered. "I don't want you involved."

"Don't want me involved? We're getting married, I'm your husband, of course, I have to get involved," London said stubbornly. He immediately became worried about letting L finish her business alone.

L looked at him sharply.

"We are not married yet." His words sounded flat. "I am indebted to Danny's family. There's no way I could bring you to them to break off the engagement? That is rude. I'm not an ungrateful person."

"Oh ..." London finally nodded.

It means his guess was right.

He understood the reason L did not want to take him along. So, finally, he relented. Tomorrow he will order Marc to observe and protect L. Let Marc be his eyes and ears around L.

London was relieved that L was really going to cut ties with Danny. He will trust L to do things her way, and he would not interfere.

"Alright ... I'm fine. You should rest," London said to her. He did not want to keep L with him longer with his imaginary headache. He knew L also needed to sleep.

He shuddered when he realized that him pretending to be sick was also another lie.

What a bad habit! He must stop lying to L.

"Are you really feeling better?" L asked him. She wanted to be sure.

London nodded. He took off his shirt and placed it on the bedside table, then covered his body with the duvet. "I'm going to sleep now."

"Hmm .. okay." L picked that shirt from the table and brought it with her to be put in the washing machine. "Then, sleep well. I'll pump milk for Lily and put it in the refrigerator, then I'll sleep."

Instantly London's ears became erect. He opened one eye. "Do you need help?"

L just threw a pillow to the man's face and went out of his room, complaining. "You pervert ...!"

"Why ...? What did I do wrong? I was just offering to help?" London shamelessly caught the pillow that nearly struck his handsome face and held it to sleep.

Hmm ...

He felt so lucky. What great timing. L asked for a month to clear up her business. She would break off her engagement with Danny Swann and then meet his family.

Meanwhile, London would order Jan to investigate the Swann family and find out all information about L's past from them.

London must find out who killed the family of the girl he loved and caused L to suffer. Although L had given up her revenge, London couldn't just let the culprit go free.

No one ... no one who touched his family could live peacefully without getting a punishment.

He only needed to wait another month ... after all L's business was done (with London helping her quietly from behind), he would propose to the girl properly. He would do it exactly like what L wanted, with thousands of flowers and the most expensive diamond ring in the world ... with an orc.h.e.s.tra, witnessed by all of his family members.

And ... ah, wouldn't L's puerperal period also be over by then?

Thinking about that made London giggle happily. It was really the perfect time to hold a wedding.

That night London slept with a grin on his face.

***

The next day, L excused herself to go finish her business. After the girl left, London immediately coordinated with Marc and Allen, who were tasked with observing and protecting L from afar. While he chose to work from home so he could be close to Lily.

He will not violate L's trust by leaving Lily at home with the nurse while L was away. He put on sterile scrubs over his clothes and entered their private NICU room where Lily was being treated and brought his tablet with him.

After the nurse finished cleaning Lily and gave her milk, London sat on the couch and turned on Virconnect so he could talk to Jan and discuss work and other things.

"How is Miss Lily?" Jan asked when their Virconnect lines were connected.

"Fine. She is home now. So far, her condition is fine," London answered. He felt delighted when other people greeted him by first asking how his daughter was doing.

Ah ... maybe that's what all parents feel, he thought. He made a mental note to ask how his staff's children were doing when he returned to the office. They must be delighted that he asked about their kids.

"Ah, thank God. All the doctors and hospital staff involved have signed the confidentiality agreement, so they won't dare to divulge about Miss L's situation and about the Schneider family," Jan continued his report.

"That is very nice." London looked thoughtful for a moment. He remembered how L told him a little about her past. He wanted Jan to immediately find out what really happened. "Jan ... please, investigate the Swann family, and find out who is around them. Search for information all the way back to 10 years ago. I suspect they have a close relationship with L."

"Yes, Sir." Jan recorded London's request on his tablet. He then tilted his head and looked at London attentively. "Is there anything else?"

"I also want you to help me prepare the most romantic proposal. You can make this an internal contest within our creative department. Later, the most interesting idea will be chosen, and the winner will get a big bonus. Remember, money is not an issue."

Jan was stunned to hear his boss's words. He did not need to ask who the proposal was for because he could guess the answer. Who else if not the artist.

As she recalled, since London met L 7 months ago, he had never talked about any other woman. So ... it must be L.

After discussing various work and personal matters, London hung up so that Jan could return to work. London looked at the clock and counted that he still had a few hours before L returned.

Therefore, he decided to visit his family's mansion at the end of the road. The weather was very sunny, and their residential area was indeed beautiful, making him want to enjoy the moment on foot.

He missed his father's cooking. He also missed his mother's hug. London wanted to come to them to complain that he failed to reveal his secret to L, again. It means his family still had to wait for their chance to be officially introduced to L and come to visit Lily.

"Please, take care of Lily, okay. I need to go outside for a moment. I'm only going next door," London told Diana and Jean, the two live-in nurses who would be staying in their home for the next three months to take turns caring for Lily.

"Very well, Sir," said Diana and Jean respectfully.

London came out of the gate and walked towards the Schneider Mansion. He was not worried about leaving Lily for a while because he trusted the two nurses.

Besides, he had also set up hidden cameras that Dave was watching all the time. If anything happened, he would be able to act immediately and save Lily.