Chapter 37: Reaping What You Sow
Brandon began to wonder if he had offended Ella in some way. He racked his brain but couldn’t come up with an answer. Awkwardly, he smiled at Ella and suggested, "Ella, how about we go over there and have some snacks?"
Ella cast a contemptuous glance at Brandon and shook her head indifferently. "No, thank you. I don’t like those things."
Brandon’s mouth twitched. Charles also noticed Ella’s unusually cold demeanor tonight and gave Brandon a scrutinizing look.
Just then, Lily approached them, shyly addressing Charles, "Charles, I’ve heard your name since I was little..."
Charles smiled faintly, "It’s not convenient to talk here. How about we go to the gazebo over there?"
Outside Lily’s family’s grand hall, there was a small gazebo lit by a soft yellow lamp.
"Sure, I’d love to chat with you!" Lily’s heart raced, thrilled that Charles wanted to talk to her alone.
As Charles and Lily left, Ethan, who had been conversing with Chloe on the balcony, suddenly pushed open the glass door and strode upstairs, his face flushed as if something had happened.
Chloe came out and whispered in Ella’s ear, "It looks like Ethan has been drugged...his eyes are excited, you have to be careful."
Ella’s lips curled into a cold smile, and she nodded slightly.
A few minutes later, Lily returned, chuckling as she approached Ella. "Ella, I heard you love collecting paintings. I have some famous ones upstairs. Come and take a look; even my dad wouldn’t sell them!"