Seeing Stella and Liora standing side by side gave me a bad feeling. Meanwhile, the two men beside them chatted and laughed like close friends instead of rivals.

Just then, Stella smiled and raised her glass toward me. Loira also looked toward me, but she looked proud yet indifferent.

I scoffed and whispered to Lauren, “Thank goodness this is her family’s event. Otherwise, things would have gotten ugly. You were right when you said she holds grudges.”

Lauren sighed, “That’s because it was hard for the Thompsons to get involved in the Coles’ business. They’ve been planning this for years. Although Atticus was cautious, Loira had some tricks up her sleeve. Then, Keegan eventually entered the company.

“However, Atticus finally removed Keegan thanks to your actions. It wouldn’t be right if Loira weren’t mad at you.”

“I guess I can buy a lottery ticket just using my instincts,” I joked, then chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"You're laughing about it?" Lauren rolled her eyes at me. "You sh