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

something wrong

saw Cordelia’s profile, he had instantly gotten perverse thoughts. A woman who looked so beautiful in minimal

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

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

seemed that Cordelia was oblivious to the underlying intentions. Thus, Penny resorted to

a trap fronted by Penny, with Philip orchestrating from behind

scenes.

was simply an unexpected addition to the

considered him initially. It was only after she saw him at Verdant Estate that her desire was

made it a point to instruct Cordelia to bring Emrys along for

consumed the drugged beverage, the plan was now

beside Emrys,

to notice her odd

complained, “This is strange. Why

Cordelia’s and Penny’s cheeks

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