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Lisa caught on to the weird vibe between Zoe and and started eyeing Zoe like a hawk
Any woman who could walk straight into Damon’s house must be sothing else.
Zoe had dyed her hair brown, which made her look more docile and gentler. Her nose and lip piercings were gone, but the row of earrings on her ears were still there, adding a dash of rebellion to her otherwise soft deanor
I knew exactly what kind of daughter-in-law Silas and Lisa were looking for. They preferred a girl who was well-read, generous, simple yet elegant, and full of noble.
They definitely wouldn’t like the row of earrings on Zoe’s ears. And they still didn’t know about Zoe’s background.
"Damon, who is this?" Even though Lisa might not like Zoe’s look, she still managed to keep her tone soft.
"A friend" Damon responded curtly, almost coldly
Zoe quickly got her act together. She bead at us, "Hello! I’m Damon’s friend. Just call Zoe I heard from Damon that it’s his mom’s birthday today, so I brought a gift"
She walked up to Lisa and handed her a birthday present. It was a transparent, delicate box containing a beautiful red crystal ring. Judging from the quality, it definitely wasn’t cheap
As expected, Lisa’s eyes lit up when she saw the gift. She showered praise on the ring, and Zoe seed to relax a bit.
But the next second. Lisa returned the gift to Zoe, "I can’t accept such an expensive present. Zoe, why don’t you stay and have dinner with us?"
Zoe was taken aback, and a hint of embarrassnt flashed across her face. It was awkward to have a gift returned, but Lisa’s refusal was understandable. She couldn’t possibly accept a gift this expensive from a re friend of Damon’s.
"Zoe, co sit with us" I tried to ease the awkwardness.
"Okay." Zoe nodded, placed the gift on the table, and sat down next to .
I was friends with Zoe, and she was quite outgoing, so the atmosphere in the living room quickly lightened up
Silas and Lisa appeared to be fine on the surface, but from ti to ti they would exchange glances and size Zoe and up.
Damon sat on the other couch looking rather gloomy. I couldn’t tell whether he was pleased or displeased with Zoe’s arrival.
"Mr. Iceberg, didnt you prepare a gift for your mom?" Zoe asked Damon.
Lisa was a bit surprised by this nickna and asked, "Mr. Iceberg?"
Zoe playfully stuck out her tongue. " I think Damon is too cold, so I gave him this nickna. I hope you don’t mind. It’s just a joke among friends"
"It’s okay I just thought the nickna was quite unique." Lisa said with a smile.
Zoe seized the opportunity to praise Lisa, "How can such a gentle woman like you have such a cold son? But Damon definitely got his looks from you guys. He’s so handso!"
Lisa maintained her polite smile. She wasn’t the kind of person who could be easily swayed by simple complints, and she had heard plenty of them already
Damon glared at Zoe. "Shut up!"
"We’re all sitting here; it’s only interesting if we chat a little, right?" Zoe turned to with a smile.
I agreed with her, "Yes. It’s always nice to have you around; we always have plenty of topics to talk about."
This was a genuine complint. Zoe was delighted and winked at
Damon frowned at , seemingly not approving of my words, but he wasn’t as impatient with .
Just then, a servant ca over. "Ms. Ariel and Ms. Nancy are here, but they’ve been stopped by security"
"What is she doing here? Send her away!" Silas said coldly
"Let them in "Everyone was taken aback by Damon’s sudden remark
Lisa’s face imdiately changed, "Damon, working with Soul Enterprises is one thing, but are you planning to get involved with Ariel again?"
She asked him directly in front of and Zoe, not holding anything back
Damon responded calmly. "I can’t turn them away because we’re working together"
The servant naturally took Damon’s side and imdiately left.
The living room fell silent again, I was familiar with this slightly awkward atmosphere, so I didn’t feel uncomfortable. I just quietly sipped my drink.
Zoe also remained calm, not saying a word.
After a while, the servant brought Ariel, Nancy, and Karen in.
Ariel was dressed very formally today, clearly putting a lot of thought into her outfit. After all, this was her first formal encounter with Lisa,
As soon as Lisa saw Ariel, her face charged, clearly not wanting to put on a show anymore.
Silas’s dissatisfaction was even more apparent. He frowned deeply.
"Mr. Coleman, Mrs. Coleman, hello!" Nancy greeted them calmly with a smile on her face.
Silas and Lisa just snorted and didn’t respond
Of course, they didn’t regard Nancy highly. Although she was now in a high position, this was still the Coleman family’s territory.
Ariel humbly said, "Lisa, I heard it’s your birthday today, so I brought a small gift. Happy birthday! I hope you like it"
Her gift was a set of high-grade nutritional products for the elderly.
Lisa waved her hand, "I never accept gifts on my birthday. I even returned the gift that young lady just gave ."
Ariel looked at Zoe.
Zoe nodded, "Yes."
Of course, Lisa had accepted gifts on her birthday before. I had given her so, and she had always happily accepted them.
However, if she didn’t like the person or wasn’t familiar with them, she’d definitely reject any gifts they offered.
"Ariel, Mrs. Coleman has accepted your gesture," Nancy reminded Ariel.
Ariel imdiately put the gift down and didn’t say another word to avoid making everyone feel awkward.
It was Damon who agreed to let Ariel and her friends in. Although Silas and Lisa were not happy, they couldn’t just kick them out, so they just frowned and kept their mouths shut.
Ariel glanced at , then at Zoe unconsciously biting her lip. There was a clear sign of displeasure in her eyes.
Damon casually said. "Please have a seat"
Nancy led Ariel and Karen to sit down. The servant ca over to pour them so wine and then left the room
"Ms. Ariel, I heard your shoulder was injured, but you seem fine now. Did you recover that quickly?" Lisa suddenly said, her tone clearly hostile
Ariel had posted a photo of her bruised right shoulder online before, along with a doctor’s examination result that showed she had a minor fracture in her scapula
In theory, she shouldn’t have recovered this quickly unless she was lying.
I lowered my head, staying silent. It was now a showdown between Lisa and Ariel.
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