"No. It must have been an oversight by my staff," Drake said, casting a nce at Liza.


    Then, with deliberate ir, he took Cathryn''s hand in his and smiled. "Cathryn and Miss Eaton are such good friends. How could we possibly forget to invite Miss Eaton to our engagement party? Isn''t that right, Cathryn?" Cathryn''s face went as pale as a sheet as Drake pushed the problem to her.


    Debra, who had been sipping the champagne that Drake had handed her earlier, nearly choked. ''Wow, passing the me like that?''


    "I..." Cathryn struggled to form a response.


    Drake cut in with feigned surprise, "What? Did you really forget to send Miss Eaton an invitation?"


    Cathryn paled further. She couldn''t invite Liza, who had just broken off her engagement to Drake. Yet here was Drake, throwing the me squarely on her shoulders. Cathryn found herself in a tight spot.


    Just then, Gand spoke up. "That aside, you get engaged again right after you break off your engagement with Liza. With your actions, you''re defying the Eaton family."


    Debra couldn''t help but pay special attention to him because his tone rang a bell. But he hadn''t been so imposing back in New Age.


    The atmosphere grew tense with his remark.


    Liza stepped forward and confronted Cathryn. "I''ve called you countless times these past few days, and you didn''t answer. I went to your house, and you weren''t there. Turns out you were with him the whole time, weren''t you?"


    "Liza..." Cathryn tried to exin, but


    Liza was too furious to listen. "Don''t give me excuses. No wonder, when invited you to stay at the Lowe Mansion, the two of you were always sneaking around together. I saw you as my friend, but you


    betrayed me."


    Liza grew angrier with every word. She raised the cake in her hand, intending to throw it at Cathryn. But at thest moment, her hand wavered. Instead, she dropped it at Cathryn''s feet.novelbin


    It was just a man. If Cathryn had been honest with her, she wouldn''t have hesitated to give up the engagement. But instead, Cathryn had hidden the truth and lied to her.


    "Did you see that? Liza is angry, and there will be consequences," Gand said.


    Suddenly, a burst of static echoed in the tiny earpiece hidden in his ear. He quickly changed his demeanor. "And one more thing, the Lowe family has been acting recklessly there Gambling dens, drug


    Love


    in


    your


    trafficking, and even prostation. Do you think no one can put you ce?"


    As soon as his voice died away, the doors burst open, and a flood of men poured into the hall.


    Drake''s moles were pushed out and forced down on their knees.


    "Do these people look familiar to you, Mr. Lowe?" Gand went over, lifting the face of one captive. "You''ve spent years nting spies here, haven''t you? It took me quite some time to dig them out. Now I wift return them to you."


    Drake simmered with anger. For years, he had been careful not to alert anyone while stationing operatives here. But now, all his efforts had been spoiled.