Lauren's reaction was lightning-fast, pressing her ear against my phone.
I was at a loss for words.
Liora's voice rang out from the phone, seemingly carefree. She continued in a cryptic tone, "Surprised, huh? Well, it's not every day I call someone like you."
"Indeed! Considering I don't have much rapport with you, Ms. Liora, your call must have ulterior motives. So, spill it. What's the game plan?" I scoffed, dripping with sarcasm.
"Haha... How about we meet?" She suggested, taking me off guard once again. This was truly bewildering. What kind of scheme was she cooking up?
"Meet? There's got to be a reason for that," I casually remarked, and Lauren gave me a thumbs up.
"Some things are better to be discussed face-to-face," Liora confidently asserted.
"I don't think it's necessary to talk with you. Is your bag of tricks running dry? It can't be, right?" I responded disdainfully.
"Chloe, what about Ardora? Don't you have anything to say?"
"I'm not interested." I declared firmly, wondering what game Liora and Melvern were playing. Why did they keep bringing up Ardora?
"Don't act so indifferent. After all this time, it's about time we had a face-to-face chat. Who knows, I may have something you want." Liora's tone remained ambiguous.
"I'm not interested in anything you have. Our tastes differ. But if you want to meet, get to the point. Don't beat around the bush." I was genuinely curious about her intentions, and asked, "So, spill. Where shall we meet?"
When she heard me finally giving in, she quickly said, "Since you love going to the Vanderberg Palace so much, let's meet there at 11."
After that, she hung up.
Lauren stood up, looking at me. "What is she planning?"
"You're right! I'll have Grayson dig into Felix's background and find some evidence. It might come in handy." I thought aloud. "By the way, Lauren, I suspect Bourdamun's incident is related to her. After all, Stella isn't even in Foswood during that time."
"Could it be connected to Trinity? From what I know, Stella was inseparable from Trinity during that period. Then suddenly, both of them left Foswood," Lauren said with a serious expression.
Lauren's words made me realize I had overlooked this detail. "Do you think Trinity and Stella might have joined forces?"
"It's a possibility. Although Trinity has an unusual relationship with you, it doesn't mean she would reject Stella's advances because of you. But one thing is clear. She's already distanced herself from Stella," Lauren reminded me.
Taking in Lauren's words, I pondered the situation and Liora's sudden request for a meeting.
Suddenly, an idea struck me.
"Let's go to the Vanderberg Palace!" I said, pulling Lauren along.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom
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This story would be interesting if there weren't so many garbled paragraphs. Half sentences and missed paragraphs. It's too much, give us a proper story. I'm done reading...
Atlas literally took Chloe away from Ryan Ryan needs to go back and reinforce to be able to be head-on Caz that's the only place he's lacking...