Chapter 25 Adeline arrived at the Kelce Family Estate around .[] Edward, the family steward, seemed surprised to see her.] He knew another guest was expected, but had no idea it would be Mrs. Kelce. Considering Mr. Kelce and Miss Grantham were currently in the living room, beads of sweat formed on his forehead.[ Besides their respective parents, only Ronald Hills and the household staff knew that Tristan and Adeline were actually married.] "This way, please," Edward said.[] The steward had no choice but to follow Mrs. Jones's instructions, reluctantly leading the way.] Before they even reached the living room, Adeline heard a sugary, girlish voice: "I totally beat you again! Come on, you're not even trying, are you?"] Adeline stopped in her tracks.[] Her mind went blank for a moment before everything suddenly clicked into place. "Well, isn't that convenient," she muttered with a bitter laugh as she walked in.[] Since she'd been moving books earlier, she wasn't wearing makeup and was dressed casually-a loose white button-up, jeans, and her long hair loosely tied back. Even so, her skin was flawless, her eyes bright, her lips naturally red. The few loose strands framing her face added an effortless sensuality to her striking appearance.] In the living room, Tristan's eyes registered shock when he saw Adeline enter. "What are you-"|] "Your mother invited me," she replied coolly, her eyes gleaming with sarcasm. "Wait, weren't you supposed to be in Portugal? When did you master teleportation? That's impressive."] Tristan's eyes flickered with unmistakable guilt.] Evelyn rose from the sofa and approached Adeline, extending her hand with obvious challenge. "Hi there, I'm Evelyn Grantham."] Adeline looked right through her, as if she were a ghost.]] From the doorway, Amanda Jones entered.] She glanced dismissively at Adeline before warmly taking Evelyn's hand. "Darling, having fun? You know you're practically family here."] Then she introduced Adeline: "This is Ms. Paige from Harmonex Group. I needed to discuss some business matters with her."[] Everyone knew Adeline was Tristan's wife, yet deliberately introducing her as a company employee made it crystal clear Chapter 25 Amanda didn't want her there. It also sent Evelyn a message: Adeline was nothing, and there were no obstacles to a union between the Kelce and Grantham families.] Evelyn lifted her chin smugly. "Oh, just an employee. I see."]] Adeline didn't look at either Evelyn or Amanda. Her eyes were fixed Tristan, watching him silently. She wanted to see how he would react.]] But he maintained his cold expression, showing no intention of stepping in or defending her.[] Did he not understand what was happening? No, he understood perfectly-he just no longer cared about her humiliation.] "Mrs. Jones, let's just talk about whatever you wanted now," Adeline turned to her mother-in-law.] "We'll talk another day. Since you're here, stay for lunch."] "No thanks. Got better things to do." Adeline turned to leave. Amanda's voice cut through the air: "You ungrateful girl! When someone of my standing invites you to lunch, you show some damn respect!"] Adeline turned back, her gaze steady as she studied Amanda. "Fine, I'll stay. Don't say I didn't warn you."] She walked over and chose a single chair.] Evelyn brazenly sat next to Tristan, clinging to his arm. "Tristan, let's continue our game."[] Tristan pulled his arm away, his eyes on Adeline.]] "Does Ms. Paige play Connect Four?" Evelyn asked, looking at Adeline.[] Adeline glanced at the expensive game set on the coffee table. The vertical board was clearly set up for Connect Four, yet Tristan had somehow managed to lose at this children's game...] He hadn't lost his ability to charm women-he'd just stopped trying with her.[] She looked up at Tristan with an icy smile playing on her lips. "Of course I do. Would you like to play, Miss Grantham?" Tristan's eyes flashed with annoyance, silently warning her.] Evelyn confidently reset the game. "Red or yellow, Ms. Paige? " ] Adeline took the yellow pieces. "Yellow suits me better."] Arnanda and Evelyn almost laughed at her apparent self-insult-who would deliberately choose the color associated with jealousy? A few seconds later, they realized she was actually implying something about them.[] Evelyn angrily made the first move, dropping a red disc into the center column.[] Delete Block Move On Your Little Crybabu Ungraded to Untouchable Qu Chapter 25 They played back and forth, filling the vertical grid. Amanda watched Evelyn play with apparent strategy while Adeline seemed to place her discs with no pattern. Biased toward Evelyn, Amanda didn't look closely before giving Tristan a pointed look: See what a real lady from a good family looks like.] Tristan showed no reaction.[] As the board filled, Evelyn repeatedly thought she was about to win, only to be blocked at the last second. Her emotions fluctuated, growing increasingly frustrated. Still, if she couldn't win, at least Adeline wasn't winning either. A draw would be acceptable. Hmph, tying with this nobody would be embarrassing enough.[] "Your move," Adeline said casually.[] Evelyn had already set up three red discs in a diagonal pattern. One more in the right spot and she'd definitely win.[] She dropped her piece with forced calm, then anxiously watched Adeline, afraid she'd block her again. When Adeline placed her disc in a seemingly random column, Evelyn triumphantly exclaimed, "I won!"] Amanda immediately applauded.[] But in the next moment, they watched as Adeline calmly pointed to four yellow discs forming a perfect horizontal line that everyone had somehow missed.[] The color drained from both their faces.] (0) ( 0 ) Delete Block Move for Your Lite Crybaby Ungraded to Untouchable Quee