Miranda's face darkened immediately; she stopped asking Adrian to serve her.

From the corner of her eye, she saw that, even with dishes right in front of Cecilia, Nathaniel still reached over to serve her.

Whenever Cecilia merely glanced at a dish, Nathaniel placed the food on her plate.

A pang of envy pricked Miranda's heart. Why was her own husband neither as capable nor as considerate?

Her dissatisfaction with Adrian deepened; she longed to divorce him on the spot.

But all of Adrian's assets were under Robert's control; if she left, she would gain nothing.

"Cecilia, you really are blessed."

Cecilia looked up and smiled. "Aren't you blessed too, Miranda? Or is Adrian treating you badly?"

The two questions left Miranda at a loss for words.

At that moment, Robert looked over, frowning. "Miranda, has Adrian fallen short somewhere?"

was just chatting. Cecilia, don't twist what I said. I only said you're blessed; I never said

"Oh, that's all. The way

clenched her hand, furious

nudge, hoping

up blankly. "Why

silent and lowered her head; despite the delicious spread, she

family was midway through the meal when a voice rose

dinner and no one thought to wait

The speaker was Elena.

her sudden appearance caught him off

his throat. "Didn't

how could

unless some sort of trouble was brewing, so she had come over to find out

scheme they were hatching.

Robert and the others had already finished talking by the time she

There are no outsiders here. Since you're here, sit down and

already asleep, so I left them at

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