Chapter 1179

Kitty froze for a moment but quickly said, "Now's not the time for this. You should go greet the guests."

Austin snapped back to reality, nodded, straightened his suit, and without a second thought for Mirabella and Attorney Atlas, hurried towards the entrance of the banquet hall.

Kitty had initially thought of following him, but it wasn't quite right for her to be greeting guests like that, especially when there were other matters to handle. She turned to Mirabella, her expression cool, "Let's wrap up today's business here. If you've got any more ideas, save them for later. I've got important guests today, and you can't afford to mess this up."

Not waiting for Mirabella to respond, Kitty glanced around the room, motioned for a Cunningham family servant, and instructed him to take Mirabella backstage.

At this point, all eyes were on the guest from the Shepherd family, barely sparing Mirabella and her entourage a glance. Talk of audio recordings, wills, and lawyers was promptly brushed aside.

Kitty let out a sigh of relief.

who from the Shepherd family had shown up, but their presence had indirectly helped patch

the Shepherd family at their banquet would prevent

nodding respectfully, "James, it's great

but expressionless face. He gave Austin a cursory glance, as if doing him

look made Austin's palms sweat, but underneath it all, he was thrilled. This was someone who never showed up at these kinds of gatherings. If he could forge even the slightest connection today, who in Riverdale would dare to look down on

stayed close to James. He noticed Mirabella still standing there, frowned, and

to disappear into

as James ignored his suggestion, heading straight towards his niece, which left

the Shepherd family, and shelved his doubts, figuring James must know

was still instructing the servant to take Mirabella backstage, her impatience

masked her impatience, smiling and nodding in

his gaze on Mirabella, his expression unchanged, though the intensity in his eyes

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