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

Chapter 239

In the car, Lily leaned back in her seat. Her baseball cap shaded her face, and she kept her eyes closed. She wasn't asleep, just deep in thought.

The weather had turned a bit chilly, so Loid draped his jacket over her shoulders without disturbing her.

Sitting in the front passenger seat, Shaun glanced back at Lily. He had many questions but was unsure if she was awake or not as her cap was blocking her face. In the end, he decided not to disturb her.

After some deliberation, he quietly asked Loid, "Mr. Laurier, are you really planning to let Lily reveal her identity? If her medical skills become public knowledge, everyone will be watching her. This will inevitably expose her identity as Reese, and it might make things more dangerous."Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

Loid gazed out the window, his eyes calm and unfathomable.

Shaun frowned and continued, "Currently, troubles in Freeqa are escalating. We need to hurry there. Besides, there's a new directive regarding the shooting in Driftwood Bay from over a decade ago. We're to find the truth as soon as possible.

"Also, the terrorists in Yastria are developing new and dangerous weapons. We've been ordered to make preparations."

Shaun sighed. "If Lily's identity is exposed now, it'll put all of us in a difficult position."

Loid lit a cigarette, took a drag, and exhaled the smoke out the window. Leaning back, he closed his eyes. After a long pause, he said. "Have you found the survivors from Driftwood Bay?"

Shaun replied, "Zarko's son and daughter are still alive. According to the information from Alchos, their identities have been well hidden. The person who did this is an expert, so we haven't been able to track their movements.

Loid opened his eyes slightly. "Who took the job?"

"Foxy." Shaun answered honestly. "Usually, we go to K for highly confidential information. But K announced they would only take one job a month. and they already have a backlog of requests. It would take months for them to get to our request.

"Given our time constraints, we went to someone else. Foxy is a top-tier hacker at Alchos and has decent skills."

Loid fell silent for a moment. "Place an order with K and offer a higher price. We need to find Zarko's children and get to the bottom of what happened back then. The evidence we have now isn't enough."

Shaun sighed. "That's not the hard part. But what about Lily? Are you just going to go along with her plans? We might be able to delay Zarko's case, but the situation with Yastria can't be put off. How do we balance this to keep Lily safe?"

Loid rubbed his temples, feeling a bit helpless. "She has her reasons for doing this. She doesn't take unnecessary risks. Don't worry. Just make sure we have people watching her in the shadows."

Shaun felt the weight of the situation too. "Alright then. Your fiancée is different from other women. She's incredibly strong. It doesn't feel like she needs our protection."

The car ride grew quiet.

Lily slowly opened her eyes, her expression unreadable.

Soon, they arrived at the Laurier residence.

Lily removed her cap and sat up before glancing at Loid. She hesitated briefly but said nothing.

As they entered, they found the living room crowded with people.

The entire Laurier family was present. Lily's memory was sharp, so she had memorized everyone's identity the first day she arrived.