Chapter 1000

"After spending half an hour in the house, the most I gained was a name card."

Elisa laughed. "That sounds about right. Everyone is in it for profit. Who would want to care about you if there was nothing to gain? What do you want to eat? I'll go get you some food."

"I saw some delicate pastries earlier. They look delicious. Bring some for me. I ate a little at the store, so I'm not that hungry."

Serenity had a sweet tooth and wanted to try some of the exquisite snacks.

In the past, when she accompanied Jasmine and Aunt Rachel to parties, Jasmine and she would just hide in the corner to eat and drink. She liked the pastries the most. They were always much better than the ones she got from stores.

"Sure."

placed her glass of red wine on the small table in front of

returned empty-handed, but she was followed by two maids working for the Dowlings. The maids held trays with the food that Elisa had picked out

them here for me,

put down the trays, excused themselves,

the corner, eating and drinking. No one dared come over to disturb them either, mainly because Elisa had a bad temper. She would not show any respect if a person she did not look favorably upon approached her, and no one could afford to

"Seren."

corner. The girl fetched a packet of something from her delicate purse and poured it into her glass of

and Serenity the entire time, so she did

she add to

"Probably some kind of drug. It'll dissolve in the wine, and the taste of wine will cover it up, so the person drinking it won't be able to tell that it was spiked.

bumped into her when we

I never bother with people like them. I only came tonight to accompany you, otherwise my

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