Chapter 495 – #104_Perfume Tycoon (2)
#494
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It’s greedy to want to monopolize Siwoo.
Knowing this, I maintained a fairly healthy friendship with the twins while bickering, and I even helped prepare for the event with Duke Tiferet, who was terrible at romance.
However, that doesn’t mean I’m such a great person that I can watch Siwoo flirting with another woman right in front of me and not feel anything.
Especially with Amelia, I felt a particular distance in my heart.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t spent much time with Amelia, or maybe it’s because I saw her put Siwoo in danger right before my eyes.
Still, Sharon decided to apologize to Amelia at least once.
It wasn’t very mature of me to show off my relationship with Siwoo and sneer at Amelia, who came to apologize for her past mistakes, regardless of my feelings.
That’s why I made a reservation for Amelia’s perfume, which was known to be quite expensive, to apologize while facing her.
But the moment I saw Amelia trying to kiss Siwoo through the crack in the door, I couldn’t help but get angry and interrupt.
I know I must have a very unsightly expression right now, even without looking in the mirror.
“……”
In the flowing silence.
Sharon walked over and sat across from Amelia.
Like players on either side of a position board, their sharp gazes met.
Siwoo, who didn’t know what had happened between the two, was feeling awkward in the middle.
Even though their relationship was accepted by both of them, he couldn’t help but feel nervous after being seen trying to kiss Amelia in front of Sharon.
The tension was no joke, even though the blame didn’t fall on Siwoo, and neither of them raised their voices.
Amelia was the first to move.
She gave a business-like instruction, as if throwing it out.
“Assistant, please prepare the scent strips.”
“Okay, Sharon. Let me know if you need anything to drink.”
“It’s okay, thank you.”
At Amelia’s instruction, Siwoo unfolded a box behind the counter in front of Sharon.
Amelia’s perfumes are custom-made.
They are meticulously crafted, taking into account the customer’s usual attire, preferred fashion and colors, body odor, skin temperature and acidity, and even the fluctuations of their magical power.
However, the scents that can be created through the combination and adjustment of various fragrances are truly diverse.
The scent that Amelia thinks suits a customer may not necessarily be the scent that the customer likes.
Therefore, the customer smells the scents to pick out the disliked elements, narrow down the range of preferred scents, and then create the perfume.
But Sharon had been living in debt since almost immediately after her succession.
She had been living with the mindset that a woman’s perfume is enough if it’s just skin lotion! So there was no way she had experienced this kind of work.
“……”
Sharon tilted her head, looking at the dozens of white handkerchiefs and several tiny ampoules spread out in front of her.
Siwoo handed her a fountain pen and a sheet of paper, explaining.
“I’m going to spray different types of fragrances on each one, and you can score the ones you like and don’t like from 0 to 20.”
“Okay, thank you. I’ll try.”
With Siwoo’s help, Sharon began to smell the fragrances in earnest.
To be honest, I was in the mood to start a fight when I came in here, but smelling the nice scents calmed me down a little.
Is this what they call aromatherapy?
As he had been doing, Siwoo sprayed different types of fragrances one by one on small pieces of handkerchief and handed them to Sharon.
He was quite skilled, probably because he had been doing this every day.
Floral bouquets, which showcase a smooth floral scent, single floral types.
Fruity types, which contain the freshness and sweetness of fruits.
Citrus types, which contain the refreshing scent of citrus fruits like lime, orange, and tangerine.
Green types, which are based on the scent of grass or moss.
Woody types, which contain the scent of various trees.
Chypre types, which smell like dewy leaves that have been scorched.
Powdery types, which Count Yesod favors.
Aqua types, which have a refreshing water scent, or oceanic types, which have a stronger sea scent.
In addition, there were oriental types with an oriental sensuality, spicy types with the scent of spices, tobacco leather types with the scent of tobacco and leather, and gourmand types with a sweet scent like desserts.
There were also chypre, fougère, and musk types, and so on.
By the time Sharon had smelled all kinds of scents and scored them, a good 30 minutes had passed.
“Siwoo, orange P3, bergamot R2, lime R22, iris P2, resin O4….”
Amelia, who received the result sheet from Siwoo, recited dozens of fragrances to Siwoo.
“…Please do that much.”
“Yes.”
Siwoo, who was confident in his memory, immediately memorized it and went up to the warehouse.
It was only after Siwoo left that the two of them properly greeted each other.
“It’s been a while, Miss Sharon.”
“It’s been a while, Lady Amelia.”
“Come over here and sit down.”
Amelia said, pointing to another chair inside the counter.
Sharon got up from her seat and did as she was told.
The inside of the counter, where all kinds of essential oils were kept like magic potions, resembled an alchemist’s laboratory or a bartender’s display case.
“You have a clear preference. What kind of clothes do you usually wear?”
What surprised me at that point was that Amelia’s reaction to Sharon was so calm.
When we met last time, she was definitely full of spirit, but she seemed unsure and rushed.
However, Amelia’s appearance just a few days later was completely different from before.
She looked straight into Sharon’s eyes without being intimidated, and her gestures and tone were full of composure.
I could believe she was a different person.
All composure needs a basis.
What on earth made Amelia change so much?
“As you can see, I came dressed as I always do.”
“You were wearing something more comfortable before.”
“That’s because I was in class then.”
In fact, the dress Sharon was wearing was the most expensive one she owned, and she had made up her mind to have it custom-made at Flora’s dress shop two days ago.
Of course, she wasn’t stupid enough to show it.
She explored Amelia while maintaining a calm appearance.
“You seem to have something you want to ask?”
Sharon, who came to her senses at the careless remark, realized that Amelia was staring at her.
“You seem quite distant from Siwoo? Your title is assistant, and your tone is stiff.”
I know that Amelia is more sensitive than she looks.
But perhaps because I was caught off guard by her sudden change, my words came out a little harsh.
The tone itself was quite sarcastic.
But Amelia wrote something down on a piece of paper without the slightest hesitation.
“Did it look like that?”
“……”
What is this composure?
The Amelia who used to get upset and take true damage as I poked at her was gone.
There was only an Amelia with zero impact, like hitting a thick blanket.
“What happened?”
Sharon felt her heart pounding.
Men and women can build a Great Wall in just one night.
I had experienced firsthand that relationships can change with even the smallest trigger, hadn’t I?
Knowing that, I wondered if it might have been a big mistake to stand by and do nothing without any particular countermeasures.
“Miss Sharon’s advice was useful. Siwoo really liked it, you know?”
“Advice?”
I don’t remember giving any particular advice.
We just showed off our relationships with Siwoo to each other and had a somewhat embarrassing conversation.
Talking about liking breasts, being happy with breasts, doing anything, doing it outside.
The remarks I made in a fit of anger poked at Amelia, and as a result, Amelia almost ran away.
The size of the family tree in my hand was different because of the different amount of time we had spent together.
Amelia’s breasts don’t seem to have gotten any bigger.
Then what kind of play did she do during this short period?
“Excuse me.”
At that moment.
Amelia’s upper body leaned towards Sharon.
“What…!”
Amelia’s face got closer and closer as she gently grabbed Sharon’s wrist, who was startled.
Amelia is beautiful like a fairy, even to another woman.
A mysterious atmosphere, as if dreaming, emanated from her strange composure.
When a sex appeal that seemed to captivate even the same sex in an instant wafted over, Sharon stiffened as if she was flustered.
Could it be a kiss?
Is she going to kiss me?
With Siwoo upstairs?
Sharon’s imagination began to shine.
‘After seeing you, I fell in love at first sight. I’ve already forgotten about Siwoo.’
‘It’s just you and me here right now. Just for a moment, let me rest on your beautiful lips.’
It wasn’t a completely absurd fantasy.
Among witches, there is a particularly high proportion of lesbians.
That crazy bitch, Della Redcliffe, had also been eyeing Sharon’s body, hadn’t she?
But even if Amelia is pretty, Sharon has Siwoo.
Amelia lightly circled around Sharon’s neck, who couldn’t move.
The sound of her breathing tickled the hair behind my ear.
Just as Sharon was wondering whether to push her away or not, Amelia gently released the shoulder she had been holding.
“Miss Sharon, your body is definitely feminine and attractive. It’s a charm that I don’t have.”
Amelia’s voice echoed softly in my ear.
“But I can give Siwoo more than that. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that I’ll be defeated as easily as before.”
After whispering near my neck like that, Amelia got up from her seat and smelled the body odor from various parts of her body, such as her wrists and hair.
Only then did Sharon realize that what Amelia was doing was a series of information gathering for custom perfume making.
I was momentarily flustered by Amelia’s sexy attack and lost the first move, but I had no intention of just standing by and letting her do as she pleased.
Sharon regained her senses and shot back sharply.
“What did you do to be so confident? You seem like you’re itching to brag. Why don’t you just tell me?”
“Well, it’s not difficult.”
Amelia, who was about to proudly show off her major as before, felt her mouth shut.
“……”
I had definitely found something that Siwoo was very satisfied with, and I had done a lot of things, but when I tried to tell Sharon, it was the most embarrassing play in the world.
I wouldn’t mind if I were imitating a cat, or doing it outside, but.
A cleaning demonstration, sex education using my body as a teaching material, a situation drama with the assistant professor.
How could I say that with my own mouth?
“…Ah, ah, anyway. It’s this and that, this and that.”
“What’s with you all of a sudden? You told me everything before. I told you everything too!”
“I just did something amazing…! Something that Miss Sharon can’t even imitate!”
After making me feel so insecure, now she’s keeping it a secret and monopolizing it.
Isn’t that completely cowardly?
I felt my dissatisfaction with Amelia growing.
Sharon roughly swept back her bangs and said.
“Well, whatever. I’ll just hear it directly from Siwoo tonight.”
“What?!”
Amelia’s mouth dropped open at Sharon’s shocking remark.
Hear it directly from Siwoo? And at night?
He wouldn’t spill the beans about issues related to Amelia’s dignity, but…
Maybe he wouldn’t, but Sharon’s radical idea itself was shocking.
“What do you mean ‘What?!’ I think I’ve been very generous to Lady Amelia, you know? Were you planning to keep monopolizing him? Siwoo is not Lady Amelia’s.”
“I know… but…! Siwoo has a date with me today. And to ask about a relationship with another lover at bedtime. That’s something only a harlot would do.”
“Lady Amelia is acting greedy, isn’t she? You should know when to be satisfied after spending weeks together!”
“Miss Sharon has been together with him for months, though.”
“At least I didn’t try to monopolize other people’s share!”
The initial polite exploration was over in an instant.
As much as they didn’t get along, the two of them began to get fired up in earnest.
Amelia quickly completed the check of Sharon’s body odor and said.
“Okay, then let’s do this.”
“Do what?”
“Let Siwoo decide. We’ll discuss the next thing later, and who he’ll spend tonight with.”
“That’s much more advantageous for Lady Amelia!”
If she thinks that’s fair, then Amelia is really stupid.
Sharon frowned and said in a fit of anger.
“It’s advantageous for me, I’m just being fair….”
“You know Siwoo is very worried about you right now, right? But do you think he’ll come to me after saying harsh things? Seriously, who do you think Siwoo went through all that trouble for….”
I realized my mistake when I saw Amelia’s stiff expression and covered my mouth.
But it was already too late.
Whoa, shots fired!