The hostess’ eyes reddened.

On the other hand, Darius narrowed his eyes. He felt the latter was quick-witted, or she would not have come up with such an excuse on the spot.

His expression did not improve because of that. Instead, his nose scrunched up as he kept his hands in his pockets.

“You aren’t actually working hard, though. If you were, you would’ve investigated all the guests’ backgrounds beforehand and targeted other people. Consider this—you arrived in appropriate clothing and succes