Chapter 468

The speech at the family banquet was nothing more than some predictable slogans. Hugh, thoroughly uninterested, downed a glass of champagne and left the stage without looking back. The Larson family was long accustomed to his indifference. No one batted an eye—except Melissa, who still gripped Cole's shoulder. "I hope that in a few years, it'll be you standing up there." Cole said nothing. Beside him, Sarah slipped her hand around his arm with a gentle smile as she mistook his silence for disappointment at not being chosen to speak. She leaned in and said, "Maybe… it won't even take that long." Her gaze swept calmly over the crowd, landing squarely on Hannah, who was already quietly trailing after Hugh. Ha. If the rumors about Hugh and one of the maids broke out tomorrow, who knew what kind of scandal it would stir within the Larson family? And Serena… what kind of face would she have made then? A sly, chilling smile tugged at Sarah's lips. Cole caught the flicker of malice i