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.

trying to hint that she’s the kitten in this scenario? But to her surprise,

skipped a beat, fearing their cover

shifted from the storage room to Everard. The satisfaction

grip on his phone. After a tense five seconds, Yates spoke with a double meaning, “I rather wish that cat belonged to

caught on, “A stray cat, huh?”

simply turned and said,

was intimidated by Yates, she reluctantly followed him back to his room. As

was one of cold amusement, a smirk of victory playing upon his lips,

lips pressed into a

at the memory of

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study.”

hardened. If that’s the case, then

shooting a glare at Everard before sighing in relief, “Lucky there are stray cats

passed through Everard’s

return to Yates‘ room. After

had been awaiting his arrival. Upon

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

replying, “He’s just a foolish boy, incompetent at everything,

Watkins, the Griffin family only has this grandson left. I just want him to

‘his parents. After a moment, he said flatly. “I’ll pretend I didn’t see him.”

voice choked with gratitude,

room fell silent

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

given the

and with that money, the young brat can squander it all he wants, and it’d still be enough.”

relaxed

getting

Hackett inquired, “Are you here in Greenmeadow on some assignment? If the Griffin family can be of help,

just here to pursue a girlfriend

was speechless. Why showing off to him? Wait, pursuing a

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