Chapter 97 Are You ying Mind Games With Me?


    Ronda noticed Marion’s awkwardness and sighed. “This vi is really big.”


    Marion nodded hastily. “It’s indeed quiterge. Please familiarize yourself first, and feel free to ask me if you need anything.”


    Though she was not familiar with the ce herself.


    Observing the fresh vegetables in the refrigerator, Ronda asked, “Madam, is Mr. Craiging home for lunch today? Is there


    anything specific you''d like to eat?”


    “Yes he will being home for lunch today,” Marion replied. “Oh, Mrs. Bailey, can you make pine nut fish? It’s been a while


    since | had it.”


    “Certainly, I''ll make it for you this afternoon.”


    “Thank you. | don’t have any specific preferences so you can decide on the other dishes.”


    Ronda then asked about Lucas, and Marion found herself in a difficult spot.


    She did not know Lucas’s food preferences. Faced with Ronda’s hopeful and gentle gaze, Marion had toe up with


    something. “He’s allergic to peanuts and isn’t very picky about food. So you''re wee to make any dish for lunch today.”


    Ronda recognized Marion’s uncertainty and decided not to pry. “Alright, I''ll prepare four dishes and a soup for lunch today,” she


    said.


    Relieved, Marion excused herself to practice the piano. Just as she was heading upstairs, the doorbell rang again. Who could it


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    Marion had to turn around and open the door. As the door swung open, greeted by an elegant socialite.


    Marion was surprised, “Hello, may | ask who you are looking for?”


    she was


    The socialite was dressed in a couture dress from Mystara House, with white camellias contrasting against the ck fabric. She


    exuded an air of grace.


    The socialite spoke with refined manners. “Hello, Miss Marion. I’m Veronica Roy.


    Marion, still unsure of the situation, extended her hand in response. “Hello, Mrs. Roy.”


    Veronica rified, “My husband is Arthur Craig.”


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    Marion quickly corrected herself. “Hello, Mrs. Craig.”


    As she observed Marion, Veronica began to wonder if Arthur’s secretary had made a mistake.


    How could someone like Marion, who seemed tock intelligence, be associated with Arthur?


    m Lucas’s stepmother,” she said disdainfully.


    “Oh, you’re the mistress he married!” Marion blurted out.


    Realizing her mistake, Marion covered her mouth, blinked innocently, and


    looked at Veronica.


    “I''m sorry, stepmother. Sometimes | speak without thinking. Can | help you with something?”


    Veronica stiffened. Marion’s use of the term ‘stepmother’ was diforting.


    “Do you know if Lucas is here?” Veronica finally asked, trying to steer the conversation away from Marion’s blunder earlier.


    “He’s not here at the moment,” Marion said and added, “So you came to find Lucas. | thought you were here to see me.”


    Veronica looked at Marion, “Are you ying mind games with me?”


    Marion was shocked. “No, I’m not. Stepmother, you shouldn''t assume that of me!”


    Veronica was visibly angered and her face turned a shade purple. She decided to assert her seniority. “As Lucas’s stepmother, |


    am, in a way, his elder. As his wife, should you even be standing here talking to me?”


    “You said you came to find Lucas, right? He’s not here! Since the person you''re looking for isn’t here, maybe you should leave?”


    Marion''s argument was quite twisted, but Veronica could not find a retort.


    Frustrated, Veronica raised her voice. “As his mother, | demand that you step aside and let me in.”


    Marion’s unconventional reasoning left Veronica speechless. With an icy re, Veronica walked past her and into the house.


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