Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Aldor, feeling a mix of sadness and understanding for Sylvia, had his suspicions about why Cordelia insisted on their dinner attendance.

He deduced that his earlier rejection of Cordelia's marriage proposal might have prompted her to arrange this impromptu " blind date" with Aurora.

Cordelia had been vague, mentioning only that their presence would make the dinner more joyful.

Sylvia, visibly worried about Aldor's job security, masked her discomfort with a forced smile.

This deepened Aldor's sadness, and he couldn't help but cast a colder gaze toward Aurora.

Aurora shivered slightly, sensing the tension.

She realized that her past arrogance might have led Aldor to believe she was deliberately trying to embarrass Sylvia.

But that wasn't her intention.

Apologizing wasn't Aurora's strong suit.

She nervously offered Sylvia some buffalo wings, her voice wavering, "Mrs.

Hart, I...

your gray hair might

only in her forties, has lots of gray hair

Cyrene sneezed

her seem.' As Sylvia was about to express her gratitude, Aldor interjected flatly, "Mom,

like it, just throw it away! The room filled

like? You're hardly ever around." Sylvia's primary concern was to

would serve him well, regardless of

Aldor remained silent.

"Sylvia,

things without

a child

her." Then, addressing Aurora, "Apologize to

and be more considerate next time." Sylvia quickly

by it." Cordelia's gaze

observed in

actions were

a scene this

and she met his gaze

to reciprocate