Chapter 500 Emerald City Is in Trouble, She Can Only Seek Outside Help
"Emily, you finally remembered me. I heard about what happened with the Smith Group. So what are you planning to do?"
Aaron was probably the first person to know that Emily and Daniel were actually together.
If Knox was Emily's good friend, then Aaron was her most trusted right-hand man.
So when he asked her about the situation with Daniel once, she told him directly.
"Don't worry, everything's under control."
Emily didn't go into specifics because it involved the Smith Group, and she couldn't go behind Daniel's back and tell others about his business.
But this sentence was enough for Aaron to understand the general situation.
"Good. As long as you have a plan, so you won't throw in the towel and stop managing the pharmaceutical side of things."
Aaron replied with a laugh.
Emily knew she didn't seem like a boss at all—more like an employee being pushed to work.
"That's enough from you. You keep pushing me, I'm really afraid I'll work myself to death one day. I'm the boss after all. What kind of boss gets constantly pushed by their employee to work?"
Actually, the two of them were partners.
But because the company's smooth progress was mainly thanks to Emily—if she hadn't continuously provided good medicines, how could they have reached their current scale?
"You're the boss, so I'm not a boss anymore? Don't I work myself to death too? Just tell me, do you have any new medicines or not?"
Being called an employee by Emily, Aaron didn't mind at all.
"Yes, yes, yes. Now that my companies have taken initial shape, I'm thinking about establishing a group company to put all these companies under it. What do you think?"
Emily had actually already decided, but as a partner, she still respected Aaron and sought his opinion.
The final result would just be Emily giving in a little bit, and then getting him to agree.
Aaron knew about Emily's several businesses. "It's fine, but if that's the case, you'll need to hire more people. I'm managing the Hill Group, so I probably won't have much time for the group company."
"Okay, I have two talented people on my side, but it's definitely not enough. You manage such a large company as the Hill Group—get me some talent. I trust you."
Emily didn't feel the least bit embarrassed about bossing people around.
Aaron didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You really treat me like your free labor. Fine, fine, fine. I must have owed you in my past life, so in this life I have no choice but to let you boss me around."
Emily fell silent for a moment.
She thought of her previous life.
In her previous life, although she had been miserable, before things got bad, she really had helped Aaron. Aaron really did owe her.
This was also why, in this life, she felt so comfortable using him.
"This isn't urgent. Just handle it when you have time. There's something more pressing that I need to trouble you with."
"I knew it. Go ahead, what is it?"
"I gave you a detox pill. I don't know if you've used it?"
She had given it to Aaron originally because she was worried something might happen to him, but she'd never heard of Aaron encountering any special situations, so she was thinking maybe he still had it and hadn't used it.
"No, I haven't needed it yet."
Aaron answered honestly.
He knew that unless it was absolutely necessary, she definitely wouldn't actively ask him about something she'd already given away.
This must mean she needed it.
Emily was delighted. "I'll get you another one later. Please take this one to my godfather, have him take it, then find a skilled doctor from your family to help check if he's been poisoned and whether he's been detoxified."
The reason she was asking Aaron, besides the fact that Aaron was trustworthy, was that Aaron had now returned to the Hill family and had connections.
"Okay, I'll personally deliver it in a bit."
"Thank you!" Emily thought for a moment and continued, "Also, please avoid people when giving him the pill, especially Calista. Give the detox pill to my dad and remind them not to tell anyone about taking this pill."
She actually suspected Calista.
But without evidence, Emily didn't want to directly condemn Calista.
"Don't worry, I'll arrange it so that no one except me and Otto himself will know."
Aaron also caught Emily's implication, and he replied with a serious and earnest expression.
Only then did Emily feel relieved.
Just as Emily was about to hang up, Aaron suggested, "Should I have someone follow Calista?"
"I'm afraid Calista has someone behind her. If you arrange someone, you must be extremely careful not to alert them."
Emily actually suspected Axel.
Axel was very sinister at his core. She still hadn't completely figured out Axel's background, so it was best not to let Axel detect their actions in advance.
Emily being so careful and cautious wasn't something she was born with.
It must have come from too much experience.
Aaron couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
"Don't worry, I'll arrange it properly."
Only then did Emily feel at ease.
When she put away her phone and returned to the room, Daniel was already lying in bed asleep.
Although Daniel always appeared exceptionally composed and calm, Emily knew that Daniel had been exhausted these past days, and under tremendous pressure.
In the face of interests, once a strong person shows even the slightest vulnerability, they might face crazy counterattacks from some people.
So Daniel never dared show any weakness outside.
Under such constant tension, how could he not be tired?
Emily felt sorry for him and went forward, wanting to smooth out Daniel's furrowed brows.
"What's wrong?"
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Daniel suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Emily's wrist.
This was an instinctive action from being constantly alert.
He used a lot of force, so Emily's wrist quickly showed red marks where he grabbed it.
"Sorry, I didn't know it was you. I'll go get the medicine kit!" Seeing the wrist he had gripped turn red, Daniel's eyes flashed with guilt and distress, and he got up to get the medicine kit.
"No need. My skin is just a bit delicate, that's why it's so red. Later I'll spray it with the spray I made myself, sleep on it, and it'll be fine—won't leave any marks."
To reassure Daniel, Emily even twisted her wrist in front of him to show him she really wasn't seriously hurt.
Seeing her insistence, and knowing that her spray was definitely better than what was in the home medicine kit, Daniel didn't insist further.
He just looked at Emily with indescribable tenderness.
"If you're tired, sleep some more!" Emily actually felt a bit embarrassed too. She hadn't expected Daniel to wake so easily, and it was her fault for being unable to resist and disturbing his sleep.
Daniel looked at Emily. "Sleep with me!"
There wasn't a hint of desire in his eyes. When he said sleep with him, he simply meant sleeping.
Emily felt she should refuse.
But the fatigue between Daniel's brows couldn't be hidden.
Emily didn't want to discuss this issue with him at this time and affect his rest.
"Okay, I'll stay with you!"
Emily answered just like that, so straightforwardly.
This actually stunned Daniel for a moment. He had thought she would refuse.
But she didn't.
Daniel's daze only lasted an instant. Then, quite naturally, he held her as they fell asleep.
Her willingness actually meant that her heart was opening up to him more and more, which was truly something to be happy about.