Chapter 156: Chapter 156

Chapter 156:

Adelina’s cheeks flushed a deep crimson, her embarrassment palpable.

How could Harlee, a country bumpkin from a modest family, possibly boast such a prestigious card?

Liam’s brow creased with worry.

Despite his success, he found himself at the mercy of a friend’s membership to gain entry to this elite floor.

How on earth did Harlee get a hold of a card like this? And such a rare, exclusive one, no less?

Adelina protested to the manager, incredulity lacing her tone, “Surely there’s been some mistake? She’s financially struggling! How could she possibly…”

Adelina refused to believe Harlee held an exclusive membership card at the Grand Oak.

How could someone who had done nothing but latch onto the Gill family and usurp her life be granted such privilege?

The manager smirked at Adelina, his voice rich with irony.

“If you question Miss Sanderson’s qualifications, might I inquire about yours, madam? The card you clutch belongs to Emmitt Sampson. You trespass on privileges not your own and yet dare to challenge the legitimacy of our valued guests?”

Color drained from Adelina’s face, leaving her pale before flushing with anger, her emotions a visible storm.

Beside her, Liam’s face darkened further, a shadow falling over his features.

Ignoring the mounting tension, the manager dismissively turned his back on the duo and gestured for Harlee to follow.

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He led her toward the exclusive elevator that ascended directly to the 66th floor, leaving Adelina and Liam to stew in their chagrin, unnoticed and unimportant.

“She has access to the private elevator going straight up to the sixty-sixth floor?” Adelina was completely taken aback.

Liam’s expression darkened. Why was Harlee faring better since she left the Gills and returned to her real family? At this moment, Liam’s emotions were a tangled mess.

Despite his success in the business world, he didn’t even possess a Grand Oak membership, yet the girl he had raised for twenty years, and assumed led a miserable life, had privileges to a private elevator leading straight to the sixty-sixth floor.

To maintain appearances, Liam grudgingly used Emmitt’s membership card to access the sixty-sixth floor.

“Isn’t it almost time for our meeting? Let’s head up.”

Adelina quickly took Liam’s arm, feigning indifference as she said, “Collin and I saw Harlee last time at the racetrack. She appeared to be with a man.”

“What kind of man?”

“He looked like a retired man.

Harlee didn’t acknowledge me, and I didn’t feel comfortable approaching.” Adelina’s face showed grievance, fooling Liam into believing her lies.

Liam’s spirits lifted.

He had suspected as much.

How could Harlee, his ineffectual former daughter who had nothing but her looks, genuinely afford a Grand Oak membership card? Turned out, it was thanks to an older man…

A surge of anger flickered in his eyes.

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