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!”

She had been hoping for Emrys

was clearly something wrong

had instantly gotten perverse thoughts. A woman who looked so beautiful in minimal

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

was Cordelia’s college roommate, he approached the former and requested her assistance in organizing the dinner. He purposefully

an attempt to gauge the latter’s limits. However, it seemed that Cordelia was oblivious to the

words, the gathering was a trap fronted by

scenes.

simply an unexpected addition to

after she saw him at Verdant Estate that her desire

point to instruct Cordelia to bring Emrys along

and Cordelia having consumed the drugged

took a seat beside Emrys, deliberately leaning

pretended not to notice her odd

short while later, Cordelia complained, “This is strange. Why is it

Penny’s cheeks were

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