Chapter 82 Drug

The meal stirred up a whirlwind of thoughts for everyone present.

Corynn excused herself to the restroom, with Lillian trailing closely behind, brimming with curiosity.

Once Corynn left, Elliot grew restless and soon followed suit.

Morris attempted to console Amanda by saying, “Try not to dwell too much. You can’t force people to feel a certain way.”

Morris had long suspected Elliot’s lack of genuine feelings for Amanda. Otherwise, they would have been

married by now.

Thus, Elliot’s suggestion to call off the engagement didn’t come as a surprise to him.

However, Amanda saw things differently.

“You believe emotions can’t be coerced? But isn’t that precisely what he’s attempting?” Amanda shot back with frustration evident in her voice as she drained her glass.

“Oh, is that how you see it?” Morris was uncomfortable with her distress, so he made an excuse to leave as

well.

Left alone in the room, Amanda wiped angrily at the wine stain on her lips, retrieving a vial of Bad Blood from her bag and adding a drop into Elliot’s wine glass.

her

weren’t in

Elliot could be so callous for Corynn’s sake, then Amanda saw no reason to hold back.

a drop of Bad

completely, she also harbored intentions to sabotage

arranged for a few men to wait outside the hotel.

silence for

man seems quite taken with you.

“I’m not interested.

bring trouble, and Amanda’s

don’t want to give him a chance? I bet he’s skilled in more ways than one,” Lillian

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seeing someone,” Corynn responded, tossing the used paper towel into

he’s interested in you,” Lillian persisted

share his sentiments, so his affection for me would only burden us

sighed wistfully. “I had hoped there might be a spark

smiled and said,

the private room,

Elliot offering solace to Amanda. Instead, Elliot bluntly proposed compensation, suggesting transferring all profits from a particular project

her eyes

the door but hesitated upon seeing

on a brave front. “Fine, I’ll accept your

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