Chapter 33

Lance took a sip of his wine. He then shifted his gaze from the scene downstairs to Soren, silently urging him to continue. Soren recounted Tara's words verbatim. After he finished, he wore an amused smile, clearly intrigued. Tara now suited his taste perfectly. Lance remained silent for a long while before saying, "With her level of awareness, it's not surprising that she rejected Jasper." "Not long ago, we both saw how she acted toward us. Then, there was that incident with Jonah. She changed really quickly." He was planning to find a moment to ask Tara why—despite her appearance, family background, and social standing matching or even surpassing theirs—she had rejected Jasper so decisively when she had previously flirted with them. Without saying anything, Lance lowered his eyes, lost in thought. In the living room downstairs, Tara took the umbrella from Shawn and placed it on the umbrella stand. Her work uniform was soaked from the rain. The soft fabric clung to her back, ou