Chapter 91

Chapter 91 Chapter 91

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Raven glanced at her phone screen, then looked over at Isla with a faint, almost amused smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

For some reason, seeing that expression sent a chill down Isla's spine. A vague sense of unease crept up on her, though she could not explain why.

Before Isla could say anything, Raven calmly tapped the screen to accept the call. Raven raised the phone to her ear and said in a composed voice, "Hello, General,"

Both Isla and Carl froze, their faces overwhelmed with disbelief. 'General? Did we hear that right?

There's no way a General would personally call someone from a second-tier family, right? they wondered.

Whatever the caller said next made Raven let out a soft laugh. "You already set everything up, didn't you? My opinion? Doesn't really matter now. If I said no at this point, you'd be in a pretty awkward spot, right?"

There was another pause, then Raven's smile deepened. “Okay. That's very thoughtful of you. I got it. I'll be there tonight."

On the other end of the line, Lorne finally let out a breath of relief after hearing Raven's response. He was about to hang up when Raven suddenly stopped him. "Wait.

to Isla, who now looked more than a little suspicious. Then Raven said calmly, "Repeat what you

gripped Isla's heart. The next second, as if she suddenly understood something,

she suddenly realized something, she burst

together, her face twisted with sarcasm. "Wow. That was really something. You almost had me. Good thing I know exactly what kind of trash you really are.

some random phone call is enough to convince us the General invited you to tonight's party?

Isla finished her sentence, Raven's entire presence shifted. The air around her seemed to

cutting through silence. "I told you to repeat what

say that whoever invited me to the party should be kicked out

take a step back. But the humiliation of being

nobody, and she dares to talk down to me in public? She thinks she

fury, Isla completely ignored Cassian and even her

with scorn as she

around?"

you think yo

are? What gives you the right

her with barely concealed contempt, then calmly spoke into the phone, "It's Isla from the Thornton family. Since she's a guest at tonight's event, I won't touch her for now, After

Isla had not repeated her words

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