#ra was taken aback by Sergio''s indifference.


    Larry approached ra and said, "Ms. Stewart, pleasee with me upstairs to change your clothes."


    ra lowered her head. "Okay..."


    Sergio suddenly spoke coldly, "Remove your makeup beforeing down."


    ra''s heart trembled. "But-"


    "You''re a student, so this mature and shy makeup doesn''t suit you."


    ra felt even more ufortable upon hearing Sergio''s words. Was her makeup truly that awful?


    As Larry walked ahead, ra asked softly, "Larry, do I not look good in this outfit?"


    Larry nced back with a cold look and said, "Mr. Brooks prepared this dress for Madam."


    Upon hearing this, ra''s expression shifted. So this dress was actually prepared for Maeve?


    "But the gatekeeper said you sent this dress for me."


    "That must have been a mistake in themunication at the gate. Ms. Stewart, you shouldn''t havee


    today."


    ra suddenly felt humiliated by Larry''s distant and indifferent tone.


    Meanwhile, Maeve was in the apartment preparing her resume,


    Lyra said, "Sergio asked you to apany him to the banquet. Why don''t you go? Maybe you can gather some intelligence."


    "I don''t feel like going." She certainly didn''t want to see Sergio''s face when it seemed like he would kill her at any moment.


    "If you don''t want to go, then don''t. Why do you have to give ra this opportunity? Isn''t that just giving her an advantage?"


    As the banquet was open to all majorpanies, it included all the prominent figures in Seathburn City. Since ra was just a college student, her presence at such an event would make her feel out of ce. "Sergio likes ra, so I''m just going along with his preference."


    Maeve remainedposed. Since Sergio liked ra so much, he would naturally prefer her to be hispanion.


    For the past few months, Sergio always had ra apany him whenever there was a party or event, He unted her even more than before, wanting the whole world to know ra was the woman by his


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    This time, she didn''t know what had gotten into Sergio''s head to actually have her over.


    But she wasn''t a woman who could be summoned at his beck and call. If he wanted her to go, he could


    keep dreaming.


    Maeve''s phone suddenly rang. It was Sheldon.


    She had been taking sick leave from school for the past few months, and Sheldon would check in with her every few days. But this was the first time he had called sote at night.


    When Maeve answered the phone, she expected Sheldon''s usual inquiries. Instead, she heard his furious


    voice.


    *Maeve, are you out of your mind? You were once the legitimate wife, but now you''re being treated like


    this by the mistress?"


    Maeve was confused. "What are you talking about?"


    "Sergio has been unting ra everywhere for the past few months, which was bad enough. But today. of all asions, he''s also taking ra!"


    It then dawned on Maeve. As a member of the Hackett family, Sheldon would definitely be at the Brooks


    family banquet today.


    Maeve was afraid that Sheldon''s impulsive nature might lead him to cause trouble. She quickly said, " Don''t get worked up. Actually..."


    "Don''t sweat it. Today, I must teach Sergio a lesson!"