Chapter 168
“Sandy, leave this room. Close the door behind you.” “Yes, sir.”
Sandy left after shooting Tina an odd look. The door was closed shortly after that, leaving Samuel and
Tina alone in the study.
Feeling quite ufortable by Samuel’s presence, Tina said awkwardly, “Now that I’ve brought dinner
here, I’ll be taking my leave if there’s nothing else…” “What dinner? I don’t see anything here.” Samuel’s
tone was very cold. Tina was left speechless. The table was only a few steps away from him. Did he
want her to serve him like a servant? Left without a choice, Tina could only bring the chowder to him.
“Eat up.” Samuel couldn’t help but frown. “Your attitude makes me think that you’ve poisoned the
chowder.”
Admittedly, that idea did pop into Tina’s mind earlier. Nheless, it was just an intangible thought that
wasn’t put into action.
“Do whatever you want.” Tina couldn’t care less about Samuel’s thoughts. The reason why she was
there in the first ce was because of Madam Langford’s request.
Unexpectedly, Samuel didn’t get angry at her rude response. Instead, he picked up the bowl gingerly and
drank from it. A momentter, he finally spoke up. “It’s quite decent.”
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Tina could only watch Samuel downing the bowl of chowder. A look of shock was stered on her face.
She might have only stayed in the Langford manor for a few days, but she already caught wisps of
conversations between servants who talked about how picky Samuel was with his food. The chef would
look very troubled during mealtimes as well. To think he would prefer a bowl of simple chowder over a
fancy spread…
However, she didn’t think too much about it.
To Tina, it was impossible for Samuel to like her cooking. He was definitely putting on an act for Madam
Langford’s sake, as he didn’t want thetter to discover that their rtionship was built on a foundation of
lies.
Just as Tina cleared the table and was about to leave, Samuel stopped her once again.
“You should’ve heard our conversation just now. The day after tomorrow is the press conference, so
Sandy will be taking you to a designated studio to have your gown tailored for
you.”
“Got it,” Tina replied cooperatively before spinning on her heel and leaving without any hesitation.
However, something unexpected happened the next day when Tina followed Sandy to the fashion studio.
A familiar figure was seen sitting in the VIP lounge.
“You’re here as well, Cindy?”
Tina’s tone was filled with hostility.
Cindy sounded surprised when she saw Tina. “Do you really despise seeing me that much, Miss Lynd?”
“Stop pretending,” Tina replied in disgust. “Sandy isn’t here. We’re the only ones in this
room.”
Upon hearing the response, Cindy’s surprise was reced by a look of arrogance. “You must hate me so
much that you want me to die, Tina. It’s a shame Samuel’s very protective of me. My name will be
announced as the next Mrs. Langford in the press conference tomorrow. You, on the other hand, are just
there to take a picture in order to appease Madam Langford. In other words, you’re just a tool! How can
there be such pitiful people in this world? The sight of you leading such a pathetic life just strokes my ego
more!” Cindy was extremely arrogant at that moment. She finally realized that Samuel would always
defend her no matter what she did, due to her identity as his childhood savior. Moreover, he thought the
woman he had slept with that night was her. She had these two identities backing her up, whereas Tina
had nothing. Tina didn’t wish to talk to Cindy anymore, so she turned on her heel and was about to leave
the lounge.
Suddenly, Cindy spoke up. “Tina, do you seriously think I’m going to let you leave?” “What?”
Tina walked to the door. It was then that she realized that she had been locked inside the lounge with
Cindy. “What are you trying to do?” Tina’s expression changed drastically.
“What do I want to do? Oh, Tina, you filthy b*tch! Shouldn’t you know exactly what I want to
do?”