Chapter 220 - A Perfect Gentleman

Damn! Aren't they Lily's close friends? What are they up to? Are they trying to plot something against Lily? Sarah was enraged at the thought. After talking to their managers, she hung up the phone brooding over the fact that she can't do anything for Lily right now. She can't help but cursed Lily internally, why does she have to be irresponsible at this moment that she is away? She never acted this way before.

She thought about calling Lily's brother and ask him if he could pick her up but the thought of it sent chills to her spine. Calling Jacob at this hour to pick up his drunk sister who is in custody of a stranger is like calling Grim Reaper. She felt doomed.

In the end, she settled in calling Mr. Ray and inquire if she could trust his friend, Lance. She picked up her phone and dialed his number but no one is answering. She felt frustrated, pacing back and forth inside her bedroom she tried to call Mr. Ray a couple more times until finally, someone picked up the phone.

"Hello?" came a sleepy and slightly irritated voice of Mr. Ray.

Sarah felt his irritation and she felt sorry so she made her call direct. "Mr. Ray, this is Sarah, Lily's manager. I'm sorry for disturbing you at this hour but I really have to ask you something about Mr. Kho."

Mr. Ray was surprised. "Lance? Go on..."

"Uhm..." Sarah told him what happened and Lily's situation then finally she asked. "Can I trust him? I know you are a friend of Mr. Kho and your loyalty is into him. I mean, sorry that I have to ask you this but this concerns the image of my artist, if something happened to her and rumors spread, I cannot guarantee that this wouldn't affect Lily's upcoming movie, after all, you and Mr. Kho invested a lot into this film." Sarah was a smart manager, she deliberately mentions their investment into Lily's film so that she can get an honest answer from Mr. Ray.

Mr. Ray chuckled. "I understand." He paused for a moment and said. "Miss Sarah, I can guarantee you that Lance is the definition of a perfect gentleman. Chivalrous, courteous and honorable. He is very considerate and logical. He would never do anything against Miss Lily's will."

"I've known him for more than a decade and I've never seen or heard of him take advantage of women. He has high respect for them. If you want to be assured, I can call him and remind him to take good care of Miss Lily." Mr. Ray's voice was full of praise towards Lance and Sarah felt quite relieved.

"Thank you, Mr. Ray," Sarah said a couple of appreciation before she hanged up to send a text message to Lance.

Lance didn't realize that he had been staring at Lily for more than necessary when he heard his phone's notification. It was a message from Miss Sarah. 'Mr. Kho, I'm sorry to bother you but I cannot pick up Lily at this moment because I am out of town. If you don't mind driving her to her apartment, I'd be much grateful. I'll send you her address.' A small smile appeared at the corner of Lance's lips before he made a reply.

He received a call from Mr. Ray and realized that Miss Sarah called him before he entrusted Lily to him but he didn't mind it at all. With that, he carried Lily out of Rendezvous and drive her home.