Lillian then contacted her business managers and informed them that she would be traveling for a while. Thus, they had to take care of the company as usual and send their reports as usual.
Except, they were not allowed to call her and they should not expect a call from her either. She would only respond via mail once she had the time.
Lillian reasoned that she would be too busy and thus, in case of problems, they had to solve it themselves in the best way they could and send her a detailed report of what happened.
It could take several days or more for the matter about her husband to be settled.
Lillian was not sure when she could access her emails again, but it was better than not being in contact with her managers at all. She entrusted checking her businesses to her personal assistant.
Thankfully, she had hired reliable people. Her personal secretary and assistant, named Rei Liu, was a very reliable person.
Rei was half Chinese and half Japanese. Lillian met her several years ago and hired her. Rei had shown a strong work ethic and proved to be extremely capable, so Lillian never let go of her.
"It seems you will not be around for more than a month this time. If I recall correctly, this would be the first time. Right, Ms. Wang?" Rei verified.
"Yes. I have things I need to do after I go on tour, so it might be more than a month before I can come back or contact you," Lillian explained.
"I understand. I will do my best to take care of your business while you are away."
"Thank you, Rei-chan. I'm really glad, I met you that day several years ago. If not for you, I couldn't have a leave for such a long time like this."
Lillian could be rest assured with Rei taking care of everything for her.
"It is I, who is most grateful, Ms. Lillian. I feel honored that you trust me so much," Rei replied, and Lillian almost laughed at how the latter sounded like a butler from generations ago.
Lillian could already imagine Rei being a butler as she bowed her head as she said those words. But that's if only Rei was a male.
Rei's a female, so she would be a maid if they were in a different setting. Rei did almost always dress up like a male secretary or butler though.
After they got close, Lillian asked Rei to speak to her more informally and just call her by name but Rei has a habit speaking to her formally even if it was just the two of them.
It took some time but Rei had finally managed to call her Ms. Lillian now instead of Ms. Wang.
"Please stay safe on your travels, Ms. Lillian."
"Yes, of course. But you do know what to do with my assets if something happens to me, right?"
Lillian wanted to be sure that her assets would be properly dealt with in case she suddenly died on her trips, so she had already contacted lawyers before and had authorized Rei to take care of it.
"By any chance, you're not going somewhere dangerous, right?" Rei sounded anxious.
"You worry too much. I'm not going to a war-torn country or anything."
But Lillian could not deny that she might be in danger.
She knew Rei had become attached to her after years of working for her, so she understood her worries. Rei was now dear to her as well.
"Ms. Lillian, if you are going somewhere dangerous, please take me with you. I can work as your personal guard. I have the ability. I will protect you with my life," Rei changed her stance when she noticed Lillian may be in danger.
"Calm down, Rei-chan. What would I do if I didn't have you to take care of everything?"
Lillian was puzzled at Rei's sudden panic.
Rei was usually calm and calculated. This was the first time she sounded so alarmed that she even volunteered to go with her.
"Ms. Lillian, I swear I can manage to do both work at the same time. Please, let me come with you," Rei pleaded.
"You have nothing to worry about, Rei-chan. I'm only going for a vacation after my travels. I hadn't had the time to rest for some time, so I would take this opportunity to rest a bit," Lilllian assured Rei.
"Is that so? Are you truly not going anywhere dangerous?" Rei asked again with worry etched on her face.
"I'm not. I think there's nothing so dangerous about where I am heading. I might even be bored at times when my work is done. But the signal might be a problem, so I could only contact you when I could go somewhere with proper connectivity."
Of course, the truth was, she would be turning off all her gadgets. Lillian lied to assure Rei nothing was amiss.
"It sounds like an isolated island or mountain," Rei was still suspicious.
"Haha. Not really. But as long as you are here taking care of my work for me, I have nothing to worry about. So, you don't have to overthink things. Just do your job and I will have a better time. Alright?"
"Understood. In case of emergencies, please contact me immediately. I will do my best to help," Rei promised.
"Yes. Thank you!" Lillian smiled.
It made her happy that Rei was worried about her.
However, she would rather not involve other people with her problems concerning her husband. If a life was to be ruined, hers was enough. She did not have to drag people into it.
With Rei in charge of all her business ventures, Lillian was rest assured that even if she was gone for a month or more, she would not suddenly go bankrupt.
Lillian cleared any sign that she was home that day. She activated the security features Rei insisted set up after this house was built, and locked up her house. She brought only clothes she had never worn before and even changed her perfume.
Even her wedding ring was not on her finger, not that she wore it all the time anyway. Because their marriage was so sudden, only she and her husband knew that she was already married.