Chapter 22 A Toy For Amusement

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Zachary looked up, his gaze immediately landing on the figure of Lenora standing at the doorway.

She stood against the light, her facial expression obscured and hard to discern. Yet, he had a gut feeling that she was looking at him.

"I happened to run into Charles in the corridor. Thus, I thought I'd come over and say hello to everyone." Lenora said with a slight smile, her gaze sweeping over the crowd.

"Are you here to eat with friends?" Zachary asked.

"Mm-hmm."

Michael asked with a smile, "Lenora, what have you been busy with lately?"

"The endorsement of MQ."

Michael was taken aback, suddenly realizing he had dropped a bombshell.

However, the others were unaware that was a ticking bomb. Pointing at Susanna, Charles laughed and said, "Isn't the spokesperson right here?"

With a warm yet indifferent smile, Lenora walked straight up to the table and picked up an empty wine glass. She poured himself a cup of wine and said, "Today, I happened to run into you all. Allow me to toast you with wine. I apologize for the intrusion, and I'll invite for a m She enunciated "Zachary" with exceptional clarity.

you

all

Ever since they got married, Lenora hardly ever called him "Zachary" anymore. Instead, she affectionately referred to him as "Zack."

Lenora emptied the wine glass in her hand in one go.

"Now, if you excuse me, I have some matters to attend to, so I won't disturb you any longer. Lenora put down her wine glasses.

Just then, Charles chimed in, "Nora, this won't do! Susanna is sitting right here. Aren't you going to toast her?"

Charles is courting death. Michael was cursing Charles in his mind because he was about to smooth things over. However, the busybodies around him had already started stirring up trouble. "Lenora, aren't you going to toast Susanna, who Zachary personally stamped

approval on? Aren't you two still collaborating? Have a drink."

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lightly pressing her

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said with a half

you dissatisfied with Susanna,

a hidden depth of

saying. "How could you, a young lady adopted by

if even Lenora didn't recognize Susanna, then the person with the title of Mrs. Fuller wouldn't hold any authority in the circle. Gerald had always

turned their

gently, smoothing things over. "Nora surely didn't mean it

understanding as ever." Charles turned to look at Zachary. "Zack, Susanna is your girlfriend. Aren't you going to say something?"

her hand

Zachary looked up.

met, their gazes

amount, and placed it in front of Lenora. "Lenora, do

wife, to propose toast to Susanna in

wondered if he considered her as his wife at all or if

stiffened as if she had fallen into

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tie and narrowed his eyes. What's the matter? You don't want to do it?

in her throat, and she unconsciously frowned, Zachary, you really know

isn't it just a matter of offering a

is really considerate. What's the harm in offering

the wine glass on the table. She raised it slightly in front of Susanna, then drained

down her wine glass, said nothing, and turned

say anything to Susanna while doing it," Charles

daughter of the Fuller family. How

lady of the Fuller family,

face was growing

that he was unhappy with Lenora. Consequently, no

one person, presumably trying to curry favor with Zachary and Susanna, who loudly said, "Mr. Fuller, Lenora was only a teenager when she came to the Fuller family. She can't even be considered as an adopted daughter of the family. You can't spoil her like this

think she should be taught a lesson?" Zachary asked, his

it simple? She's not married yet, right? Just find a man for her to marry. Won't her husband be grateful

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