"You know what? They are the masterminds behind the things against Sophia and Drake."
Aria had no idea about it. She was a little fool, a little puppet manipulated by Olivia and Cecelia.
"Don't be sad. I think Cecelia has also known that Olivia will give her up when she has no use for Olivia since she's just taken as a pawn."
Aria's body shivered again.
She never expected Olivia, whom she always treated as a mother, to be such a malicious and scheming woman.
At this moment, Sophia walked up to the Old Riley under the gaze of Aria and Emma.
"Mr. Riley, welcome to my banquet," said Sophia with a smile on her lips.
Everybody was watching since they believed a good show would be begun.
The Old Riley said, sitting in the wheelchair with a sullen face, "I would not have come if I'd known this is for you to flaunt your identity."
"Oh, really? Then you would have missed such a good show!" A faint sneer curled the corners of her mouth.
The Old Riley perceived something and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Nothing. I remember you told me that I could never enter the Riley manor anyway. And what did I say?"
"I said, I've never thought of entering it. I came to sicken you guys. Now, I've achieved my goal. I won't stay any longer. But...you stop me from entering your house today. In the future, if you want me to go in, even if your whole family kneels to beg me, I'll never walk in. You can't regret it."
Aria felt her face burning hot in embarrassment!
She did remember what she did to Sophia back then. At the time, she must be considered a clown by Olivia!
And the Old Riley's face betrayed mixed emotions like anger and shame.
He knew Sophia would humiliate him, but he didn't know that she would humiliate him this far!
He had to admit that it would make the Riley family much more powerful and wealthy if Sophia could marry Drake.
But he screwed it up.
Seeing that many people were laughing at him secretly, the Old Riley was chagrined.
As Sophia got the Old Riley in such an embarrassing situation, Olivia stood up for him on her initiative. "Sophia, stop being so complacent. You are not the only choice for Drake. There are still..."
Before she finished, Sophia interrupted her with a mocking smile on her lips.
"Mrs. Riley, don't deceive yourself and others. If not for the fact you found out who I was, you wouldn't have tried every means to break up Drake and me."
"You were afraid that they would know it which could break your plan."
It surprised Olivia that Sophia uttered these words in front of so many people. Her eyes became evasive.
Others were shocked.
If it was true, Olivia was much more cunning than they expected.
The Old Riley looked at her and asked incredulously, "Olivia, is it true?"
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