A ruthless look flashed past his eyes with that thought in mind, and he quietly left.
In contrast, Philip and James instantly stepped forward to greet Harold the moment they saw the latter.
Yet, just as the two made a move, Craig stopped them.
Immediately, they turned to look at Craig in confusion.
Both Philip and James were puzzled by how Craig was stopping them from greeting Harold.
Unlike them, the head of the Fields family, Laszlo Fields, did not know who Harold was. Still, he had heard about how Craig was romantically involved with his company's artiste, Marilyn.
Therefore, he was even more certain about the genuineness of Craig's relationship with Marilyn when he noticed the stunned expressions the other three wore when they saw Marilyn with an unfamiliar man.
However, what he was bewildered about was how Craig could bear watching Marilyn bring another man to the Fieldses' party.
Nevertheless, Craig did not bother explaining anything to them. Instead, he turned to Laszlo and said, “Mr. Fields, do what you need to do first. The three of us will just find a seat to watch the programs.”
“All right. Please make yourselves at home. Once I'm done settling my matters, I'll make amends with three shots.”
Laszlo then left, not ignorant enough to linger.
After all, he was not as important in society as the three of them. It would be nothing unusual for them not to want him around for a private conversation.
“Craig, why did you stop us from greeting Mr. Campbell?”
James only voiced his question when Laszlo was gone.
“Has old age gotten to you? Laszlo tried to invite Mr. Campbell through us, but his invitations were declined. Yet, he has now appeared with Marilyn. Do you know what that means?” Craig questioned.
James answered in uncertainty, “Are you saying that Mr. Campbell doesn't want others to know that he has come to the Fields family's party as well?”
“To my knowledge, Mr. Campbell prefers to keep a low profile, so that's highly likely. Therefore, we mustn't reveal his identity to anyone. Let's wait and watch for now,” Craig replied with a nod.
At that, Philip and James thought about how they had only found out that Harold had been living in Dellmoor recently. Thus, they saw sense in Craig's words.
The trio became much more cautious after that, not daring to do or say anything presumptuous. Furthermore, once in a while, they would let their eyes drift toward Harold and Marilyn to see what they were doing.
When the guests of the party noticed what the trio were doing, they became even more sure that Marilyn was in a relationship with Craig.
Meanwhile, after Autumn ended the call, she went to the room that Grandeur Hotel had arranged for Harold and Marilyn per the anonymous person's request.
When she tentatively turned the knob, she was surprised to find that the door was unlocked.
After that, she muted her phone and hid in the wardrobe to wait for Marilyn to return and film her in the act.
Meanwhile, right as Autumn went into the wardrobe, Jose, who had left the ballroom, came to Harold and Marilyn's suite.
Autumn nearly gasped out loud when she saw her ex-classmate, Jose, through the gap, but she managed to cover her mouth in time.
She then saw Jose applying something in the bathtubs of the two rooms.
Once he was done, a ruthless sneer grew on his lips.
“You want to get into bed with Autumn, don't you, Harold? Once everyone catches you red-handed with Marilyn, even if Craig doesn't do anything to you, Autumn will still be sick of you. Ha! You're still too wet behind the ears to go against me!”
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