Chapter 219 - Set Up

"Hello?" Lance heard a sleepy voice from the other line. It was almost midnight so her manager is probably asleep at the moment.

"Is this Sarah? Lily's manager?" Lance replied.

"Yes. Who's this?" Sarah became more awake after hearing the name of Lily.

"This is Lance Kho. I happened to meet Lily earlier here at Rendezvous with a couple of friends. Her friends have gone home with their managers and she was left here with me. She is quite drunk. Can you send me her address so I can drive her home?" Lance's voice was firm. Lance had a great alcohol tolerance, so after a couple of hours of drinking, he doesn't seem to be drunk at all. All their friends have gone home. He was the only one left in the VIP Suite together with Lily who is asleep.

Lily doesn't usually get drunk. Every time she goes to Rendezvous or any party, she makes sure to tolerate her alcohol. She never gets home drunk. So Sarah was surprised to hear that Lily is drunk at Rendezvous. What's more surprising is that she is with Lance. Lily never drinks with a male investor or producer.

Sarah hesitated to give Lily's address to an investor they only met once.

Lance sensed Sarah's hesitation. So he cleared his throat and said. "How about this. You come here at Rendezvous and pick her up. I'll wait for you."

Is this possible? Sarah thought to herself. She is on a vacation in their province which is three hours away from Lotus City. "Ah... Mr. Kho, if it's not too much of a bother can I hang up for a while. I'll just have to make a call." Sarah said with complex emotion. She knows Lance Kho is an investor and she should get the good side of him but it doesn't mean that she has to sell Lily away. They have only known Lance for a couple of days so technically, he is still a stranger to them. She cannot trust him and let him take Lily to her apartment alone.

"Oh... Okay." Lance replied with a stern face before he hanged up. He knew that Sarah is hesitant, after all, he is still a stranger to them. He cannot blame her for not trusting Lance since they've only just met. But based on their situation, it is only logical for a man to drive Lily to her apartment since she is drunk and it is also late at night. Not to mention the fact that she is also a celebrity. So, he quietly waited for Sarah to call him back.

He turned to look at Lily who has been asleep for more than an hour now. He looked at Lily's small face. And for a fleeting moment, he thought that she looked familiar. He continued to stare at her trying to remember if he has seen her before. This girl, does she usually get drunk around? At the thought of that, Lance's stern face turned into a frown. He felt peeved at this irresponsible girl.

Meanwhile, Sarah tried to call the friends that Lily was with at Rendezvous earlier but failed so she called their managers instead and found out that her friends intentionally left Lily for Lance to drive her. That made her flustered. Why would they do that? She asked them if they could go back and pick her up since she is out of town but they said that they were instructed by her friends not to pick her up and let Lance take her home.