Chapter 51 Drugged Soup

Thalia paused while tidying up. She guessed that the Backshaws had also sent the Crestfalls an invitation, so she rejected him without thinking. "I don't have time that day." Even if she did have time, she would not go with him. "You're in charge of the Chromia Retreat project, so you must go even if you don't want to." Alden's tone brooked no argument. Thalia refused ruthlessly. "I'm not going to work for you anymore. Get someone else." "Thalia, you—" Alden gritted his teeth and looked at her angrily. "Fine, I'll get someone else. Don't come to the banquet and cause a fuss." He stormed out angrily, banging the door behind him. Thalia's mood was unaffected. Once she had cleaned the room, she went into the bathroom and tossed out all the skincare products that she had prepared meticulously for Alden. He had never used them, not even once. She even threw out the razor that she had chosen so carefully for him. When she was done, she looked around the master bedroom, which seemed