Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 666

That hit a little too close to home. If those words had come from anyone else, Raymond would have fired back without hesitation. But they came from Diana, the sister who had kept him in line his entire life. He did not even bother to deny it.

"How do you always know everything?"

"I can tell fortunes."

Whether it was sympathy or something else, when Diana looked at him again, her eyes held a rare trace of sisterly softness.

"If you want to win a girl back, act like it. Stop carrying yourself like some untouchable young heir." Diana had only met Tiffany a few times, but the day she handed her that check, she understood what kind of woman Tiffany was: proud yet sensitive, and certainly not someone who cared about money.

If this idiot truly wanted to win her back, then at the very least, he would have to lower that lofty head of his. Raymond said nothing. When had he ever put on airs in front of Tiffany?

At most, he cared a little too much about saving face, but who did not? Diana was about to say more when a faint sound came from the hallway.

Her good-for-nothing brother nearly craned his neck off trying to look.

"Pathetic." She sounded disgusted, but her tone was unusually light, almost amused.

you're worried, then go

The words had barely left her mouth before the man beside her strode off. By the time evening settled over Delta Mansion, Sydney sat at the dining table, her gaze drifting again and again toward the

she placed food into Sydney's bowl, she said, "Don't worry. Jules knows

wanting Agatha to worry. But deep down, she could

that Penelope wanted to meet her tonight, he asked what she thought. Of

Julian had not told her to refuse. Instead, he accepted the meeting

to handle it, and the uncertainty gnawed

to be someone behind her. If Penelope's invitation had anything to do with the people backing Megan,

against an attack in the open. What

they did not drag out the people hiding behind Megan, then from now on Sydney would have to stay on guard

had returned. But when she turned, she froze.

see

"Not at all."

to herself and went over to

had asked Tiffany to come

a soft snort and