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…”

though Mrs. Lodge Senior isn’t here, if she finds out you’ve humiliated Ms.

finds out, so be it,” Brian replied coldly.

family’s connections.

took his seat, just as his

Mr. Dalton, the overseas business tycoon about to partner

over Mr. Dalton. Whichever of them secured

raised an eyebrow.

had also invited Mr. Dalton for a dinner party on this very day, all in an effort to win the

then, she had poured all her energy into preparing a variety of dishes, trying to satisfy Mr.

off, and Mr. Dalton had chosen to

time, things were

upstairs

hange her clothes.

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

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to be such a connoisseur. These dishes are truly

“These were all prepared by my head chef, as a gesture of our sincerity in wanting

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