However, Aurelie’s prediction turned out to be wrong.
Grandpa Aston approached her, smiled, and gently patted her shoulder.
“Amazing, young lady.
It turns out being blind doesn’t make you weak or less alert at all,” said Grandpa Aston.
“You must have been through a lot to be this sharp.
You’re amazing!”
The praise sounded sincere, as did Grandpa Aston’s pat on Aurelie’s shoulder.
She breathed a sigh of relief and silently thanked herself for not being weak and whiny.
“Thank you, Grandpa Aston,” Aurelie said, curtsying by placing her hands on her chest and bowing almost 45 degrees.
Grandpa Aston was deeply impressed.
Not only was she beautiful and petite, making her resemble a jasmine flower, because her white, smooth, and flawless skin, her keen sensitivity, and her sweet, sincere manners were also very impressive.
Aurelie’s scent and soft voice were also very impressive.
She was blind, but her eyes were a unique color and looked brilliant.
It was also remarkable.
If one didn’t know and without the white cane in her hand, one might think Aurelie was wearing contact lenses.
“I thought my naughty grandson was just picking up random women to annoy his family here,” Grandpa Aston said.
“But it turns out he chose a wonderful young woman.”
Carrin’s heart throbbed as she heard Grandpa Aston constantly praise Aurelie.
Jealousy burned in her.
“But, Grandpa, Vincent shouldn’t have—”
Grandpa Aston gave Carrin a sharp look, then looked back at Aurelie.
“I agree with your brother,” Grandpa Aston said.
“He chose the right woman to be his wife.
It’s good fortune for Vincent and good fortune for the Keagan family to have Aurelie as a daughter-in-law.”
Grandpa Aston took Aurelie’s hand and led her to the sofa, where they sat down beside him.
“Aurelie, I’m glad you’re Vincent’s wife.
That poor child has been alone and lost for so long,” Grandpa Aston said sadly.
“He lost his mother when he was very young, around one year old, and even then he had just learned to walk and couldn’t talk.”
“He’s so young,” Aurelie said softly.
“Poor him.
It must be so hard on this family.”
Grandpa Aston sighed.
“Yes, it was indeed very hard.
At the time, his father had just received a promotion and was stationed at the border all year.
He drowned the grief of losing his beloved wife in his work and refused to return home because he said it was too painful to see this house without his wife, and he couldn’t even bear to see his son grow up without a mother.”
“You’ve raised Vincent to be a great man, Grandpa, thanks to you,” Aurelie said softly and lovingly.
Grandpa Aston laughed with emotion.
“I have to admit I spoiled my grandson too much, making him rebellious and unwilling to take over the family cosmetics business that has been passed down through generations.”
“But, doesn’t Vincent run a perfume company?” Aurelie asked, surprised.
Grandpa Aston chuckled.
“It’s just a small company, run by Vincent.
It’s just a small perfume company inherited from his late mother.”
This realization made Aurelie understand Vincent better, and a feeling of pity arose in her heart.
“My company is in the cosmetics industry, but it focuses more on perfume and its various developments,” said Grandpa Aston.
“Like body lotion, soap, shampoo, and air fresheners.
Do you understand perfume?”
“I understand a little, Grandpa,” Aurelie said humbly.
“My late mother was a perfumer, and I’ve been playing with scents since I was little.”
Grandpa Aston was overjoyed and clapped his hands.
“Finally, my family will have an heir who can truly preserve this wealth of knowledge.
You’re the right person, Aurelie.
My company won’t fall into the wrong hands!”
Throughout the conversation, Carrin held back.
She didn’t understand why her grandfather was so fond of this blind girl, a cripple who was even useless because she was wolfless.
Grandpa Aston’s words about the family legacy touched a sensitive spot in Carrin, who had long coveted control of the Keagan cosmetics and perfume empire.
Mira and the other servants, who had witnessed the interaction and overheard the conversation between Grandpa Aston and Aurelie, seethed with annoyance at the thought of an Omega without a wolf becoming their Luna.
However, no one dared to voice their disapproval out loud.
“Grandpa, if you’d like, I’ll give you a gift as a token of my gratitude for welcoming me into your home.
Consider it a dowry for taking your precious grandson for myself,” Aurelie said.
Grandpa Aston gazed at Aurelie in admiration.
“You truly are a kind and polite girl.
What will you give me?”
Aurelie presented the Moon Illusion fragrance formula to Grandpa Aston.
She carefully explained each note that made up the formula and how to calculate and combine the notes.
Grandpa Aston was very enthusiastic and took out the sample kit he usually used to experiment with fragrance formulas.
He used the formula Aurelie had given him to test, and after examining it, Grandpa Aston was endlessly amazed at the perfect blending ratio of each note.
Carrin was furious.
This was too much for her.
“Grandpa, you need to be careful,” Carrin said sharply.
“Aurelie might have stolen the formula.”
Grandpa Aston was shocked.
“What do you mean, Carrin?
Are you accusing Aurelie of stealing?”
Carrin saw an opportunity to influence Grandpa Aston.
“Grandpa, as far as I know, the Moon Illusion fragrance had been developed several months earlier by a mysterious, genius perfumer.
You must know about A.
Malini, right?
She was the one who developed the actual Moon Illusion formula,” Carrin said smugly.
She glanced at Aurelie triumphantly and smugly.
Grandpa Aston snapped his fingers.
“Of course I know about A.
Malini!
She has unparalleled talent and a unique skill for creating extraordinary fragrance formulas.
Unfortunately, until now, no one has ever seen her face.
She always works quietly and out of the public eye, but her work is truly remarkable.”
“I know A.
Malini well,” Aurelie said.
“I think we share a certain taste in scenting.”
Mira snorted softly, mocking Aurelie behind Carrin’s back.
“How can she claim to be close to someone as great as A.
Malini?
That perfume genius is an Ivy League graduate trained by a legendary master and someone far beyond the reach of ordinary people like that blind woman.”
“She’s a complete liar,” whispered another maid.
“Does she want the Keagan family’s approval so badly that she would say such impossible things?” chimed in another maid.
“Hush, don’t talk badly about her.
Grandpa Aston recognizes her, and if she really is going to be Luna here, we’re doomed.”
“Tsk!
Ms.
Carrin will expose all her tricks.
She’s just a blind girl who likes to deceive and exploit her blindness,” Mira said smugly.
Aurelie could hear every insult whispered by the servants behind Carrin very clearly.
She remained motionless and completely unresponsive, acting as if she knew nothing.
“Are you sure this fragrance formula belongs to A.
Malini?” Grandpa Aston asked skeptically.
“But what Aurelie gave me is so good and perfect.”
“If you’re not sure whether it’s really A.
Malini’s or Aurelie’s formula, why don’t you just test it, Grandpa?” Carrin said with a sweet smile.
“To test Aurelie’s perfume-making skills, as she said before, you could ask her to demonstrate in front of us all, right?”