Chapter 417 - Looking after Lily’s welfare

"Are you going to hide your relationship with…" Jacob was about to say 'my sister' but he suddenly remembers that Lily preferred that her relationship with her family be kept private. Not that she is ashamed of it, there is nothing to be ashamed of, in fact, one should be proud. It is just that she doesn't want her family's private life to be dragged into her limelight.

Lance's eyes were wide. "You knew?" He said looking at Jacob then to J. "You already knew."

J nodded her head. "Unless we predicted it wrong." She said looking at the direction of Lily who is warily checking them out at the corner of her eyes.

"Actually, we haven't talked about it yet. If we are going to let the public know about our relationship. Because, as you know our situation is a little bit complicated. She is an artist and I am an investor in her film. It would look like a taboo if the public knew of our relationship." Lance said looking the same direction the J is looking at.

J looked at Jacob as if asking for his opinion. At the beginning of Lily's career, Jacob has always reminded her not to go with an investor alone privately more so, date them. In the end, she did and he gave the man an approval. If the public knew about her having a relationship with an investor, it would not look good on her side. People might think that she is using her body to get the favor of the investors. Although it is not the truth, people have the freedom to state their opinion about her. It might ruin Lily's good and unblemished reputation and worst, it could be the end of her career.

"You should talk it out with her and not with us." Jacob then said to Lance.

Jacob trusts Lily while J trusts Lance. They knew that they could sort it out.

Lance leaned his back. "I actually thought about it. I wanted to go public with our relationship but I am worried about her reputation and career. So, I guess it is better if we wait until the film is done. We have almost finished with the filming anyways. But I will still talk about it with her and asked for her opinion." Lance was smart not to mention Lily's name in case someone might overhear them.

All the time, J was just quietly sitting there. She thinks that if there is someone that Lance should be talking to about Lily's welfare, it should be Jacob.

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That night, J and Jacob decided to stay for another night before they head towards Miss Eve's tomorrow morning. That means they have another night to take advantage of the romantic ambiance of the luxurious private cabin in an intimate way. But Jacob promised not to tire J too much.

In the middle of the night, Arthur and Stefan sit in an inconspicuous car as they watch as a transit van stopped a block away from a police station. The door at the back of the van opened up and two men wearing black and a cap jumped out of it. Their face was hidden in the dark of the night.

On Stefan's lap is a laptop. On the monitor of the laptop is footage of the CCTV cameras around the place but it shows an empty street. No van, no car and no existence of anyone. The scene before their eyes is very much different from the scene that is showing in the footage of the CCTV cameras.