Chapter 363 - Perfume Competition (1/2)
”Do you still have my diary?” Diana asked.
”I still keep it and bring it to this house,” Anya immediately went up to her room to take her mother's diary. Then, she went to the perfume room to get the notebook that Esther had given her and returned to her mother.
Seeing the two books that Anya brought, Diana asked curiously, ”Is the other book your notes?”
”This is Mrs. Esther's note. She lent it to me,” although Anya was curious about what was in her mother's diary, she never opened it. She didn't dare to do it though she had the key.
Just like she knew that Galih had sent a love letter to her mother, but she never opened and saw the contents. This was a sign of respect she showed to her mother and Uncle Galih.
Diana took the key and opened the diary that was containing all her perfume notes. The longest date recorded in the diary was 20 years ago.
”This...” Anya was surprised to see the contents of the diary. ”Didn't your notebook get burned in the laboratory?”
”Yes it got burned, but I kept a spare to record all my experiences in making various perfumes in this diary. I really don't have anything that I can give you. Think of this book as a wedding gift from me,” Diana said with a smile.
Anya could feel her eyes begin to water and hot. ”Mother, you are hiding something very precious...”
”Can't I hide a gift for my own daughter?” Diana put the book in Anya's hand. ”Take good care of the contents. You can use this book as your reference at will,”
”Hmm...” Anya nodded. Then in a choked voice she said, ”Thank you, Mom. I really like this gift!”
Anya never thought that her mother would leave this important thing for her. As a parfumeur, this book was like the most precious treasure…
”Is that Esther's perfume notebook?” Diana looked at the notebook that was on the table in front of her.
”Do you want to see it?” Anya immediately gave the book to her mother.
Diana took it and nodded when she saw its contents. ”Esther is my assistant. She is very talented. In the past, she created a perfume which she named 'Innocent'. Even though the perfume was not as famous as the perfume made by me, it was also instrumental in raising Amore's name to fame. If Esther didn't make a new perfume, her 'Innocent' must be lonely in the long run,” Diana talked about perfume like she was talking about her child.
”Mrs. Esther can't make perfume anymore. She had a car accident that made her forget the smell. She has to write down all her work to recall the scent she created and her notes are very messy after the accident which disturbed the nerves in her brain,” Anya said.
Hearing this news, Diana closed her eyes sadly. ”Esther is a very talented woman. Too bad…”
”I will never disappoint you,” Anya embraced her mother's arm lovingly and comforted her.
She knew how disappointed Diana was when she heard this news because Esther was her assistant and student. As her former mentor, of course Diana wished Esther all the best.
Diana nodded and said to Anya, ”Have you finished reading all of Esther's notes?”
”After reading it, I also rearranged it,” Anya said.
”This is someone else's endeavor and can only be used as a reference. The experiences of other people may not apply to you, so you must be able to use your own thoughts and abilities to judge,” Diana said calmly.
”I understand,” Anya nodded.
”Don't you want to register for the competition? You must get ready immediately. I will sit here for a while and then go back to the room to sleep,” Diana patted Anya's shoulder and told her to prepare herself.
Anya could only shyly grin in front of her mother. ”Actually, I've prepared everything. I just need your permission,”
”What would you do if I didn't agree?” Diana asked on purpose.
Anya winked innocently. ”I will continue to persuade you until you agree,”