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!”

face immediately lit up with excitement. She had been hoping for Emrys to

clearly something wrong with the

gotten perverse thoughts. A woman who looked

assumption to be correct. However, 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 a test for her

Penny was Cordelia’s college roommate, 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 jump at the opportunity and potentially let her

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

was a trap fronted by Penny,

scenes.

simply an unexpected addition to

she saw him at Verdant Estate that

a point to instruct Cordelia

Emrys and Cordelia having consumed the drugged beverage, the plan was now

Emrys, deliberately leaning

not to notice her

later, Cordelia complained, “This is strange. Why is it so

Penny’s cheeks were flushed with a rosy

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