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Upon hearing this, Gwen's eyes widened. "Ariana! What do you mean by that?"Everyone turned to look at Ariana.Seeing this, John stepped forward and said, "Ms. Torrey, you're still young. Mrs. Torrey is only trying to look out for the company's best interests."Before John could finish, Ariana cut him off. "Mr. Wagner, of all people in this room, you're the last one who should be defending her.""Ms. Torrey, what... What do you mean by that?" John asked, clearly confused.Ariana smiled coldly. "I understand that family matters should remain private, and I had originally intended to tolerate this for Ms. Lambert's sake. But you've all become so shameless, taking advantage of my patience. And now, you have the audacity to demand the company from me?""Ariana! You're going too far!" Gwen protested, but Ariana merely gave Anna a subtle look.Anna tapped a few keys on the computer, and the office surveillance footage appeared on the screen.The footage revealed John and Gwen in the

Ariana had just lifted her teacup when Brian reached out and pressed her hand down firmly.Without warning, he slapped the cup from her grasp, and it shattered on the floor."Ariana, you're ruthless. You almost fooled me last night.""Mr. Lodge, what are you talking about? I have no idea what you're referring to."Ariana looked at him with innocent eyes.Brian's voice turned icy as he retorted, "You conspired with Grandma, didn't you? You deliberately set up that private moment between us just so Eve would see it and think there was something going on. All of this was just for that two billion, wasn't it?"Ariana realized that Brian had suspected that the money she had used to save the company had come from Belinda."Mr. Lodge, you're reading too much into this."Ariana looked at him earnestly and said, "Last night had nothing to do with me. As for the two billion, I raised that on my own—it has nothing to do with Mrs. Lodge Senior.""Are you still trying to lie?"Brian's eye

Emily couldn't help but speak up. "Mr. Lodge, something about this doesn't feel right."Ariana was acting completely out of character.One moment, she refused to lift a finger, and the next, she was happily cooking in the kitchen. It was hard not to feel suspicious."What doesn't feel right?" Brian replied dismissively. "With Ariana, all you need is money and power, and she'll fall in line. A woman like that, hmph..."It was already 8:00 pm when Brian came downstairs.Ariana placed the final dish on the table and removed her apron."Go upstairs, change your clothes, then come back down," Brian commanded.Ariana raised an eyebrow. "Where are the clothes?""Ms. Torrey, these are your clothes," a maid replied, handing Ariana a maid's uniform.Ariana immediately recognized the humiliation Brian was trying to impose.He had expected her to throw a tantrum, but to his surprise, she simply took the uniform without a word and went upstairs."Mr. Lodge..."Emily couldn't help but sp

How could Mr. Dalton not recognize what kind of fish it was?When Mr. Dalton remained silent, Ariana sliced open the next dish, a stuffed roasted duck, and placed both the duck meat and seafood filling in front of him."Mr. Dalton, this is a stuffed roasted duck with a seafood filling."As Mr. Dalton saw that the duck was stuffed with rare ingredients like soft-shelled turtle meat, his hand froze just before reaching for it.Soft-shelled turtles and bear paws were illegal, and only the wealthy could afford such delicacies.Mr. Dalton was an ambassador for protecting endangered animals and had donated a substantial sum to charities dedicated to combating animal cruelty.So, how could he possibly enjoy such a dish?Noticing that Mr. Dalton hadn't touched his food, Brian asked, "Is the food not to your liking?""Mr. Lodge, as you know, I was in the seafood business when I was younger," Mr. Dalton replied coldly. "I'm more familiar with these ingredients than anyone."Brian was st

"Hurry up!" Brian's voice was laced with impatience.Emily nodded and quickly made her way upstairs.She stood outside Ariana's door, knocked, and called out, "Ms. Torrey, Mr. Lodge requests your presence downstairs."There was no response from inside.Frowning, Emily called again, "Ms. Torrey?"Still, there was no answer.With a sigh, she muttered, "With all due respect, Ms. Torrey," before pushing the door open.The room was tidy, but Ariana was nowhere to be found.Panicked, Emily dashed downstairs. "Mr. Lodge, she's... She's gone!"Brian's expression darkened as he hurried upstairs.Sure enough, Ariana's room was empty.His face grew even grimmer."Mr. Lodge, do you think she might have run away?""As if that's not obvious," Brian replied coldly. "Call her now.""Yes, sir."Emily quickly pulled out her phone and dialed Ariana's number, but it went straight to voicemail."Mr. Lodge, I can't reach her."Brian's face darkened as he let out a bitter laugh. "So, Ariana