Chapter 500
Alivia signaled the maid to pour more coffee for one of the guests, her lips curling into a subtl smile. “Brielle, about last night, I’ll explain everything to Max personally. I sincerely invited your over, and if you’re feeling uneasy, you can always check in with Max first.”
“Alivia, what are you scheming now?” Brielle’s tone was indifferent, while Max, overhearing Alivia’s name, frowned almost imperceptibly.
Alivia didn’t genuinely want to invite Brielle; it was merely a pretext to broach her next topic. “If you don’t join us for afternoon tea, perhaps you’ll attend the welcome–back dinner tomorrow night. Jaired is a mutual friend of Max and me. My brother is organizing this dinner, and I was worried he might have overlooked to call you personally, so I thought I’d extend the invite.”
Brielle narrowed her eyes, about to respond, when Max snatched her phone away the call.
and endo
A flicker of annoyance crossed Alivia’s eyes as she pretended the call was still ongoing. “Well then, that’s settled. Jaired is really looking forward to seeing you.”
up, she lifted her cup and took a sip of her
someone at the table couldn’t contain their curiosity. “Alivia, what exactly
with her grandfather that morning, she had summoned several estheticians to
planned her
she needed to prevent the spread of last night’s debacle, ensuring she made a poised appearance before the others, and personally calling Brielle in their presence. Regardless of Brielle’s reaction, it would make the socialites question whether they
but also a declaration of war. Did Brielle think she had won
the
into a cold smile as she considered her second objective: to redeem herself
recovery, and she had already devised a plan. Jaired’s return was the perfect
was the key. If she could
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