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?"

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