Chapter 226

As soon as James Bennett walked away, Lily Summer plopped down next to Maria Lewis without a hint of politeness, grinning ear to ear. "Amelia White finally tripped over herself! Now that James knows how nasty she is, he’ll definitely start drifting away from her. My chances just shot up!" Maria chuckled, raising her brow. "Wait, why are you even here today? This is our company’s annual party." "James invited some business partners. My brother was on the invite list but couldn’t make it, so I came instead." Lily’s voice picked up excitement as she went on, "This place is owned by one of my relatives—I watched it get built! I knew there was a side door. I really had to pee when I got here, so I used that entrance, planning to say hi to you guys after. And bam! Total dumb luck, just walked in on her crap!" The more embarrassing it was for Amelia, the more hyped Lily got. "By the way, what gave her the nerve to come at you like that in front of everyone? Doesn’t she care the most about how