Chapter 122 Scheming

I know you guys drove here today, so I won’t urge you to drink alcohol. Instead, Delia, use this drink as a substitute and raise a toast to Mr. Gage,” Penny said, pulling out a large bottle of orange juice from under the table and pouring a glass for Cordelia.

Cordelia rose from her seat without hesitation and addressed Philip with a respectful tone, “Allow me to offer a toast to you, Mr. Gage, and express my sincere gratitude for this valuable opportunity.”

Philip acknowledged her gesture with a nod. He had a strange expression as he watched Cordelia finish her drink.

Just then, Emrys smiled and said, “Penny, let’s have a drink too!”

“Sure!”

immediately lit up with excitement. She had

clearly something wrong with the

instantly gotten perverse thoughts. A woman who looked so beautiful in minimal makeup would surely

strategic. Instead of immediately expressing his interest in her, he cleverly declined Cordelia’s initial request for a meeting, opting to set

he approached the former and requested her assistance in organizing the dinner. He purposefully portrayed himself as unenthusiastic about the gathering so that Cordelia would

to gauge the latter’s limits. However, it seemed that Cordelia was oblivious to the underlying intentions. Thus, Penny resorted to

trap fronted by

scenes.

he was simply an unexpected

even considered him initially. It was only after she

a point to instruct Cordelia to bring Emrys

drugged beverage, the

a seat beside Emrys, deliberately leaning toward

not to notice her

complained, “This is strange. Why is it so

and Penny’s cheeks

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