tentious, sweet–tongued woman.

“Let’s wait for them to finish eating and see what Jessica will do next,” Cecilia suggested.

“All right.”

Lucille also calmed down, choosing to trust Cecilia.

She was well aware that if she just rushed over, there was no guarantee she could outmatch Jessica.

Moreover, upon hearing how Mason addressed Jessica respectfully as the daughter of the Quill family, it was clear that Lucille’s own family background fell short in comparison.

She had made up her mind. If Mason turned out to be a jerk, she would break up with him. In the worst- case scenario, she’d just have to venture into the dating pool again in search of her actual true love.

In the adjacent private room, Mason didn’t mention a single word about Lucille in front of Jessica.

Instead, he simply ordered a few dishes and subtly shifted the conversation toward Cecilia.

“What did Mrs. Rainsworth do at the office today?” asked Mason.

was just

Cecilia, “Honestly, I don’t think my sister–in- law takes her job seriously at all. She spent over an hour just reading through a single meeting document.

a lot of mood swings. You’ve really had

and drawled, “It’s not hard. As long as I can help Nathaniel share some of his burdens, I don’t

had taken a bite from to Mason,

a try. This dessert is so

when you first started hanging out with Nathaniel, you’d eat anything I’d taken a

anger.

and explained, “Ms. Quill, that’s all in the past now. I’m engaged these days. It’s not appropriate

you? You’re not even

said placatingly, “You always speak your

He felt somewhat helpless.

just an innocent young girl. He didn’t interpret her current

tended to be prejudiced. When he first met Jessica, she

a bright, innocent girl back then, and it

as the young lady of the Quill family, she never looked down on the working class. She always addressed him by his first name, which made him feel fond

other side of the private room, felt so wronged as she listened to everything that she couldn’t stomach her

that Mason, who seemed as impassive as a

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