Chapter 86

Emily couldn’t help but speak up. “Mr. Lodge, something about this doesn’t feel right.”

Ariana was acting completely out of character.

One moment, she refused to lift a finger, and the next, she was happily cooking in the kitchen. It was hard not to feel suspicious.

“What doesn’t feel right?” Brian replied dismissively. “With Ariana, all you need is money and power, and she’ll fall in line. A woman like that, hmph.

It was already 8:00 pm when Brian came downstairs.

Ariana placed the final dish on the table and removed her apron.

“Go upstairs, change your clothes, then come back down,” Brian commanded.

Ariana raised an eyebrow. “Where are the clothes?”

“Ms. Torrey, these are your clothes,” a maid replied, handing Ariana a maid’s uniform.

Ariana immediately recognized the humiliation Brian was trying to impose.

He had expected her to throw a tantrum, but to his surprise, she simply took the uniform without a word and went upstairs.

“Mr. Lodge…”

speak up, “Even though Mrs. Lodge Senior isn’t here, if she finds out you’ve humiliated Ms. Torrey

out, so be it,” Brian replied coldly.

a stepping stone for the Lodge family’s connections. She’s nothing but a bankrupt heiress; what dignity does

took his seat, just as his guest

indeed Mr. Dalton, the

how William and Brian had been competing fiercely to win over Mr. Dalton. Whichever of them

raised an eyebrow.

for a dinner party on this very day, all in an effort to win the business deal and

had poured all her energy into preparing a variety of dishes,

and Mr. Dalton had chosen to cooperate with

things were different.

went upstairs to

hange her clothes.

lingered on the dishes set out on the table. Admiring the exquisite plating, he

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a connoisseur. These dishes are truly exceptional.”

head chef, as a gesture of our sincerity in wanting

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