Chapter 118

Downstairs, the banquet hall was buzzing while upstairs, however, tranquility reigned.

Merry, puzzled, broke the silence. “Did I just imagine that? It felt like there was someone in this room. What is this place?”

Yates replied, “Storage room.”

Merry called out, “Lia, are you in there?”

Cordelia was silent. She had been tucked away here for over twenty minutes, and Everard had taken

advantages of her. But now, she was on the verge of being discovered?

She glared at Everard, wishing he could just vanish on the spot. Everard, witnessing Cordelia’s fluster for the first time, couldn’t help but let out a low, amused chuckle.

Cordelia shot him a look that could kill, whispering fiercely, “Aren’t you worried about getting caught?”

Everard chuckled again, the thrill of the moment evident in his voice, “Not in the slightest.”

The look of indignation on the girl’s face, reminiscent of a cat with its fur standing on end, oddly elevated his spirits.

With a comforting pat on her head and a mental effort to suppress his mischievous thoughts, Everard murmured, “I’ll distract them.”

Before she could protest, he was out the door, leaving Cordelia to her frazzled thoughts.

Can he really do it?

Just as the thought crossed her mind, she heard Merry’s exclamation from outside, “Hey, is that Lia’s boyfriend? What are you doing in the storage room?”

Everard, without missing a beat, replied absentmindedly, “Oh, just playing with a kitten.”

Merry’s curiosity was piqued. “A kitten? Where? I want to see.”

Everard, blocking the doorway, said nonchalantly, “It scampered out the window.”

Cordelia was mortified.

buying that? And is he trying to hint that she’s the kitten in this scenario? But to her surprise, Merry bought it. That’s a shame. But Yates, I didn’t know you had a

fearing their

Yates‘ piercing gaze shifted from the storage room to Everard.

grip on his phone. After a tense five seconds, Yates spoke with a

caught on, “A stray cat, huh?”

didn’t reply, simply turned and said, “Let’s head back.”

back to his room. As

was one of cold amusement, a smirk of victory

pressed into

Yates‘ room, Everard finally turned away, his thoughts darkening at the memory of something the young man had said earlier, about

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study.”

If that’s the case, then it was time to declare his

emerged from the storage room, shooting a glare at Everard before sighing in relief, “Lucky there are stray cats around here, or we

through Everard’s eyes. She’s

didn’t return to

been awaiting his arrival. Upon seeing him, Hackett snapped to attention, “Mr. Watkins!”

nodded slightly before taking a seat, casually starting the conversation, “I saw Yates.”

hastily replying, “He’s just a foolish boy, incompetent at everything, poor at studies, quick to anger, just wasting

this grandson left. I just want him to live, not expecting

mere mention of ‘his parents. After a moment, he said flatly. “I’ll

exhaled in relief, his voice choked with gratitude, “Thank you.”

silent once

Everard added in a heavy, cool tone, “If there’s trouble, file

You’ve given the Griffin family the

can squander it

atmosphere relaxed

getting

some assignment?

added, “I’m just here to pursue a girlfriend and take a

him? Wait, pursuing a girlfriend… does that mean he hadn’t won her over

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