My Substitute Wife Is a Bigwig (Lily Brooks and Loid Laurier)
Chapter 164

Chapter 164

Melanie stood up and slowly walked over to Lily. She circled Lily and viewed her from every angle, unable to hide the astonishment in her eyes.

“Beautiful! Absolutely stunning! Your beauty is one in a million. Loid is one unbelievably lucky guy to get such an amazing wife.”

Melanie felt a little dismayed. Though Loid was her son, she didn’t feel pleased with the thought of Lily being tainted by anyone else not even her own son.

This was the first time Lily had been praised in this way. She felt a little awkward. Looking down at the gown she was wearing, she commented, “You’re exaggerating it”

Melanie had great taste. She had chosen a pure white evening gown with intricate embroidery decorating the waistline. The dress was form–fitting, highlighting Lily’s slender

Lily was more on the skinny side. The dress accentuated her curves in all the right places. She was naturally fair. With her long hair draped over her shoulders, she looked beautiful in an ethereal and suffocating way. She was so gorgeous that one would want to keep her in a safe place out of everyone’s sight

Lily had never tried on this kind of garment. Looking at her reflection, she was a little surprised at how good she looked. However, the neckline was a bit low. If she were careless, she would accidentally expose herself inappropriately.

She turned to Melanie and asked, “Isn’t this a bit too low cut?”

“No. This is just right. You haven’t seen those with even lower necldines. Evening gowns don’t look so nice when the neckline is too high,” Melanie replied, all smiles.

The more she looked at Lily, the prouder she left of her daughter–in–law.

With that, Lily turned back and said no more. Since Melanie and Load liked it, she was okay with it too.

After Lily changed out of the dress, Melanie took her to a beauty salon

Lily had never been to such a place before. The staff led her to a massage table and began various treatments on her face. She couldn’t stand the smell of the salon’s products and got up.

Melanie hurried over and stopped her. “You’re not done with your treatments yet. Le back down.”

Lily adjusted her clothes and cleared her throat. “Melanie, if you want to stay young and beautiful, I have a high–end skincare cream I’ve personally prepared that is more effective

than this.”

The beautician didn’t like what she heard. “Miss, you can’t trust those remedies you see on TV. They can be dangerous and might ruin your face. Our products are made from herbs. They are excellent for whitening, moisturizing, and reducing wrinkles without any side effects.”

Lily gave her a sidelong glance. “These products are just chemicals. Yes, they have those effects you mentioned. But once you use them, you can’t stop. As soon as you stop, your skin will dehydrate and start aging

Upon hearing that, the beautician’s face fell. “Miss, please don’t slander our products. We make high–end products, and our clients are all prominent figures. How could we use chemicals on them? If anything happens, wouldn’t we be ruining our own reputation?”

“It’s exactly because they’re wealthy and prominent figures that you dare to deceive them!” Lily’s expression became grim

She had always been impatient, so she wouldn’t have bothered to argue with the beautician on normal occasions. However, she was here with Melanie. That was why she spoke up

this time.

The beautician’s expression soured as she turned to Melanie. “Mrs Laurier, is she the child of your relative? You need to talk to her so that she won’t talk badly about our products willfully. You’ve used our products before and Imow of their quality. She’ll ruin our reputation by saying those things.”

Melanie had intended to ask Lily to let it go, thinking that there was no need to make things difficult for a worker who was only doing her job to earn money. But then, she criticized Lily! Melanie could not tolerate something like this happening.

She sat up and asserted, “I’ll know if there’s a problem after I stop using your products for two or three days.”

The beautician became visibly flustered “Mrs. Laurier, there are high–end products. You can’t just stop using them.”

Melanie narrowed her eyes and questioned, “So, could Lily be right? Will my skin start having problems once I stop using your products?”

“N–No. There’s no such thing,” the beautician stammered,

Melanie shot her a glare and dragged Lily with her

As they reached the door, she stopped and looked back at the beautician. “Oh yeah. She isn’t the child of a relative. She’s my daughter–in–law.” with that, she turned and left. The beautician stood where she was with a dumbfounded expression.