Chapter 163

During lunchtime, Rebecca invited both Wesley and Sydney to join them.

Rosalie thought it would just be a family lunch, but she didn’t expect Cynthia to show up as well. She had a faint feeling of what Rebecca meant by not letting her be mistreated for nothing.

She worried that Rebecca might reprimand Cynthia here, which would worsen Rebecca’s relationship with Theo if he found out.

She tried to persuade Rebecca not to do so, but the latter reassured her and told her not to worry, because she wouldn’t lose her temper at the dining table.

Rosalie couldn’t disobey Rebecca. Either way, Cynthia had already been called, and it was too late to do anything about it.

The five of them sat at the table, the atmosphere unusually quiet. Wesley kept staring at Sydney, but Sydney just ignored him and ate her food as if no one else were around.

Rosalie looked at Rebecca with confusion.

Cynthia. “Ms. Zeller. This is our first formal meeting, isn’t

uneasy, and tried her best to portray the

ma’am. I’m very pleased to meet you today. Thank you for inviting me,”

she was somewhat incredulous and thought someone was pulling her leg. But Rebecca

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inviting her to lunch and even sending someone to pick her up, saying she wanted to meet

she would have to pass this test once she married Theodore. So she came here, hoping

hadn’t met before. Cynthia believed that as long as she tried hard to please Rebecca, the old lady would change her opinion of her. Even a poor girl like Rosalie could please Rebecca, so she couldn’t afford to lose. Should her attempts to please fail, she had a backup

so polite with me. After all, you and Theo are so close. I should have invited you earlier. Otherwise, he

but the atmosphere was

Ms. Zeller at all. He often takes her out for meals, brings her to the company, and even goes on dates with her. He’ll probably have to take

interrupted, “Theo hasn’t divorced yet. How can someone else

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