Chapter 17 Gifting a Company

Lisa turned to Madeline, saying, "I don't know what you like to drink, so I'll just give you the same as Mom." She walked over to her, holding a glass and smiling sweetly. "You won't mind, right, Maddie?" "As if I need any more tea to drink," Madeline thought to herself. She was practically drunk on tea at the moment. Madeline looked at the glass being offered to her but didn't reach out to take it. "I just finished dinner. I don't want a drink for now," she said. The smile on Lisa's face froze for an instant. She had no choice but to put the glass down on the coffee table in front of Madeline in a casual manner. She turned and went back to Helena's side, intimately linking arms with her. Helena, watching this scene, nodded approvingly. "Lisa, it makes me pleased to see you accept Maddie so quickly," Dominic said. "Of course!" Lisa said coquettishly. "Maddie coming home is a happy event for us. I couldn't be happier." Dominic smiled contentedly and then said, "By the way, Lisa