Chapter 373
Chapter 373
“Oh? What’s the matter, Caitlin? Please, go ahead.”
“After I take over Yun’s Fragrance & Dye Studio, the first thing I want to do is apply for the World Intangible Cultural Heritage listing. While the Fragrance & Dye Studio is already a historic and cultural building in Departure City, that’s not enough, I want Fragrance Garments from The Yuncey Family to be recognized worldwide and added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list!”
Caitlin’s boldness and vision resonated with the leaders present, and they all nodded in agreement. Even Randall, who hadn’t spoken much, felt the ambition Caitlin exuded.
He had grown up in The Yuncey Family, and for years, he hadn’t heard his grandfather express any real plans for managing Yun’s Fragrance & Dye Studio. The Yuncey Family had always been living off its past. But Caitlin was the first person to truly attempt to preserve what was left and rebuild.
He couldn’t help but admire her.
“Caitlin, in the past, the techniques for creating Fragrance Garments were lost, so we couldn’t apply for the heritage status. But if you can rediscover the true techniques of Fragrance Garments, we will be able to have a world organization certify it, making the application possible.”
The responsible official said this earnestly.
“Good, I will do my best! Thank you all so much! Please, allow me to see you out!”
Caitlin nodded and personally escorted the leaders out, while Sebastian and James helped them into the cars.
As they turned around, they heard Carmen’s loud voice, “Grandfather, grandfather… are you alright, grandfather?”
“Master!” The butler Forrest also cried out in panic.
Timothy, pushed to the edge, had finally been so enraged that he nearly fainted. Carmen helped him calm down and then told Forrest, “Quickly take my grandfather back to rest!”
“Understood, young lady!”
Forrest, along with a few of the male servants, helped Timothy leave Yun’s Fragrance & Dye Studio.
“What happened to Timothy?” Caitlin asked, noticing the group leaving with the old man.
Carmen sneered, “Caitlin, you really know how to put on a show! You’ve pushed my grandfather to this point, and now you’re acting all
innocent?”
“Did you really think I made Timothy sick? How could that be? Wasn’t Timothy perfectly fine just now?”
Caitlin’s gaze was cold as she locked eyes with Carmen. The tension between them was palpable.
“Perfectly fine? Do you not see he’s forcing a smile?” Carmen snapped. “He kindly brought you to see Yun’s Fragrance & Dye Studio, and what did you do? You secretly conspired with several department heads to forcibly take the ownership of Yun’s Fragrance & Dye Studio from my grandfather. What do you call that?”
“Robbery! Despicable! Shameful… Ah!”
Before Carmen could finish her tirade, Caitlin slapped her hard across the face.
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*Slap!*
Carmen instinctively cupped her stinging cheek, her eyes wide in disbelief. Caitlin had actually slapped her! How dare the stap her facet
“Caitlin, how dare you hit me? On what grounds?”
Carmen was furious, ready to tear into Caitlin, but she never even got the chance to lay a hand on her. Even if Caitlin hadn’t lifted a finger, Sebastian wouldn’t have stood by idly.
Sebastian quickly blocked Carmen’s hand, standing protectively in front of Caitlin.
Carmen, shoved aside by Sebastian, slammed into the doorframe. She was on the verge of exploding. “What, now you think you’re invincible just because you have backup?”
She turned to Randall, who had been standing behind her, and urgently called out, “Randall! Hurry up! Come help me! This woman dares to bully me, your big sister!”
“Big sister! Just leave it, alright? Caitlin hasn’t done anything wrong.”
Randall, ever the diplomat, intervened, not wanting to take sides. He felt that Carmen was being overly aggressive, and Caitlin’s taking over Yun’s Fragrance & Dye Studio was well within her rights.
“What? You’re helping her and not me?” Carmen couldn’t contain her frustration. Anger burned in her eyes as she glared at Caitlin. “Caitlin, you’re something else. I’ve seen through you now. You pretend to be all innocent, but you’re really a scheming, malicious woman!”
“Ha, don’t mistake me for you. If it weren’t for your first attempt at scheming against me, do you think I would have fought back? Take that little stunt earlier when you tried to push me into the dye tank. If I hadn’t caught the reflection of you moving, and squatted down to dodge, I would’ve fallen in for sure!”
Caitlin’s voice was cold and sharp as she countered. “As for schemes, who’s the real mastermind? You started it, and now you try to blame me! You think I’m scared of your tricks? Just wait.”
Caitlin left with Sebastian and James, her words ringing with confidence.
Sebastian cast a dark glance at Carmen. No one was allowed to harm his wife–not even with their petty schemes.
Carmen was so furious she could hardly breathe. As Caitlin walked away confidently, she turned to Randall, venting her frustration, “Did you see that? That’s the woman we’re dealing with! She’s a heartless demon who’s come to collect her debts! Stay away from her in the future, and don’t help her!”
“Alright, calm down. You’ll get wrinkles if you keep frowning so much. Let me take you home. You still have your meeting with Odessa tomorrow, don’t you? Let’s get ready for it.”
Randall, though skeptical about Caitlin’s involvement with Odessa, didn’t want to argue further. Tomorrow would reveal the truth.
The car drove down the road, leaving Yun’s Fragrance & Dye Studio behind, the scenic beauty of the green mountains and clear waters now a
distant memory..
Caitlin relaxed as she reviewed the documents they had signed today. She could finally breathe a sigh of relief. No matter what, Yun’s
reclaimed. Fragrance & Dye Studio was now back in her hands, the first piece of her grandmother’s legacy she
As she put the important papers away, Caitlin asked, “How’s Yordan doing?”
“We confirmed through a phone call that his rescue was timely. He’s not in life–threatening danger, but he hasn’t woken up yet,” Sebastian replied.
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“Make sure extra people are guarding Yordan”
Based on past experiences, Caitlin feared Yordan might meet the same fate as the others–ending up dead like the remasters so it was essential to protect him,
“I’ve arranged for it. Once Yordan wakes up, we’ll be notified”
Sebastian had already thought ahead. His main goal was to help Caitlin, alleviating her concerns so that her plans could proceed smoothly.
“Good.”
Caitlin nodded. Just then, she noticed the road sign pointing toward Saint Everlight Cathedral.
Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she turned to James, who was driving, “Harrison, we’re heading toward Saint Everlight Cathedral. Let’s go
there.”
“Got it!”
James quickly adjusted the route, steering toward Saint Everlight Cathedral.
“What’s the plan at Saint Everlight Cathedral?” Sebastian asked, surprised by Caitlin’s sudden change of course.
Caitlin’s plans were always a mystery to him. Sometimes, he wished he could be a fly on the wall inside her mind, to understand exactly what she was thinking. Wouldn’t it be nice to know just how often she thought about him?
