Alpha Amanda's Love Adventure (By Aurora Grey) novel Chapter 209

Chapter 209 Drugging Her

Amanda’s POV:

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Michelle led the two exquisitely made-up women and stopped not far away. The look she gave me was far from friendly, yet the deliberately coy sweetness from before was gone. Instead, it was more like she was appraising an “ill-timed intruder.”

In the information Theo had given me earlier, there was a roster of the major families across Howlstead.

The one on the left wore a sapphire-blue evening gown. I recognized her at a glance-Kiara Gelber, the youngest daughter of the person in charge of the Green Flame Pack. Her pack had secured its foothold in the south through arms trading and had always styled itself as “upright aristocracy.”

The woman beside her in a champagne-colored gown was Elena Aquilla from the Celestial Pack, whose pack primarily handled luxury manufacturing and had long relied on the Green Flame Pack for survival.

“So, Michelle, this is the Ms. Lamb you mentioned-the one helping Samson handle affairs in the Eclipse Pack?” Kiara spoke first, her tone carrying a condescending scrutiny. “She’s quite different from the rumors. Is the Eclipse Pack’s hiring threshold really this low now?”

As soon as she said that, Elena let out a light chuckle in agreement. Michelle didn’t respond, merely folding her arms and standing to the side, clearly acquiescing to their attitude.

I understood immediately-they weren’t targeting my looks, but my “unclear background” and the increasingly important position I held within the Eclipse Pack.

“Kiara, that’s a bit unfair.” Michelle finally spoke, though her tone sounded more like she was smoothing things over. “Ms. Lamb stayed behind during the Eclipse Pack’s turmoil. That kind of courage is still worth acknowledging. Those of us raised comfortably within our families may not necessarily have that kind of

resolve.”

Yet the contrast she drew between “pampered insiders” and an “outsider” only made the disdain on Kiara’s face more pronounced.

“Resolve? I call it ignorance of one’s place.” Kiara stepped forward, her perfume mingling with the sea breeze as it rushed over.

“Someone whose family background can’t even be put on the table thinks she’s worthy of attending your grandfather’s birthday banquet? If word gets out, people might think the Midnight Pack doesn’t even know how to choose its guests, needlessly lowering the standard of the entire event.”

Elena chimed in, her fingers brushing over the gemstone bracelet on her wrist. “Exactly. We’re here representing the name of our respective packs. If people misunderstand and think that a lonewolf like Ms. Lamb is a guest of one of our packs, wouldn’t that be humiliating for everyone?”

Her words sounded tactful on the surface, but in truth, she was implying that I had “no pack backing me,” an easy target that could be manipulated at will.

Leaning against the railing on the deck, the sea wind sweeping my hair back, I looked at the three of them standing united and curled my lips into a cold smile.

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Chapter 209 Drugging Her

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“The Green Flame Pack made its fortune through arms trading, yet this is the kind of ill-mannered daughter it raises. The Celestial Pack lives at others’ mercy, to the point where you need to tread carefully when you speak. If this is the ‘name’ you represent, it’s really nothing special.”

Kiara’s expression changed instantly. “You dare insult our packs?”

“You were the ones who used ‘status’ as a weapon first.” I straightened up, my gaze sweeping over the three of them.

“This birthday banquet is Albert’s event. Aren’t you afraid Albert will think the Green Flame and Celestial Packs are deliberately disrespecting the Midnight Pack by throwing your weight around here? As for me…”

I lifted my wrist and gave the wolf-head token Samson had given me a slight shake. “I am a guest of the Eclipse Pack, attending on Samson’s behalf. It’s not up to you to judge whether I’m worthy.”

Elena’s face went pale, clearly reminded of the long-standing ties between the Eclipse Pack and the Midnight Pack.

Michelle’s POV:

I hurriedly grabbed Kiara before she could retort, tugging her hard and shooting her a look.

Amanda was far too sharp. With just a few sentences, she had steered everything toward “family reputation” and “old alliances.” If this dragged on and Uncle Percival heard about it, he would definitely scold me for being childish and damaging the relationship between the Midnight Pack and the Eclipse Pack.

“Kiara, Elena, forget it.” I lowered my voice, pulling them back a couple of steps. “Ms. Lamb has leverage on me from last time. If things really blow up and she says even one word in front of Samson, Uncle Percival will definitely tear into me.”

Kiara shook off my hand, fuming. “You should’ve said earlier that she was this troublesome! We thought she was some background-less soft target-turns out she’s all thorns!”

Elena frowned as well. “Exactly. We stood up for you-surely we’re not supposed to just swallow this for nothing.”

I knew they were upset and quickly tried to placate them, “I’m not asking you to help for nothing. After the banquet tonight, there’s a private cooperation meeting. The Eclipse Pack wants to talk arms supply with the Green Flame Pack, and hasn’t the Celestial Pack always wanted to connect with the Eclipse Pack for a luxury co-branding project?”

I leaned closer, lowering my voice even further. “Ms. Lamb is currently responsible for logistics coordination for the Eclipse Pack. Our plan already requires her to ‘cooperate’ a little.”

Kiara’s eyes lit up-the Green Flame Pack had recently been looking to expand into the northern market, and the Eclipse Pack was the best springboard. Elena perked up as well, grabbing my arm. “What’s your plan?”

I looked toward Amanda’s back. She was gazing out at the sea, seemingly unaware of our conversation.