Chapter 263 A Feast With Hidden Daggers
Jennifer considered the possibility and whispered to herself, “It could just be a rumor, after all.”
Anyway, she had spent so much time with Timothy, and in those countless moments, she realized he wasn’t the monster the gossip made him out to be.
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Maybe Kinglet Villa wasn’t what she had imagined.
“What’s wrong? Did you have another nightmare?” Timothy asked with concern. His face darkened as he looked at her pale face. “Are you feeling unwell again?”
Chapter 263 A Feast With Hidden Daggers 2/10 “A little, but it’s nothing.”
Jennifer lied, forcing a smile. She chalked up her unease to a simple stomachache rather than the villa’s ominous
reputation.
She reached for Timothy’s hand, trusting her own judgment more than the shadows of fear lingering in her mind.
His gaze lingered on her pale countenance, his jaw setting into a hard line. The realization that her anguish stemmed from her own family’s actions cast a glacial frost over his deep–set eyes. Inside, a cold resolve was settling in. Tonight, he would settle the score for Jennifer. If the Hargreaves family couldn’t learn to treat her with respect, then he would make sure they had no
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choice.
The fresh air hit Jennifer the moment they stepped out of the car. It was crisp and cool, reviving her slightly.
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She followed Timothy toward a beautifully manicured lawn, where a long table was set for dinner. To her surprise, members of the Hargreaves family were already seated, waiting.
The idea of sharing a meal with the Hargreaves family this evening hadn’t crossed her mind.
She wondered why Timothy hadn’t mentioned this before.
She recalled his earlier comment about
showing her “a good show.”
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Chapter 263 A Feast With Hidden Daggers She had envisioned an evening of breathtaking landscapes or perhaps an encounter with something extraordinary. Instead, she found herself facing a dinner table.
“This is it? What kind of spectacle is this supposed to be?” she thought.
Something felt off, though she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.
As they approached, the Hargreaves family rose from their seats.
Asher, Dylan, Daniel, and Sarah, all dressed to the nines in formal attire, looked every bit the picture of elegance.
With that familiar pointed tone, Sarah
Chapter 263 A Feast With Hidden Daggers spoke first, “Jennifer, this place is so beautiful. Why didn’t you dress up?”
Jennifer glanced down at her simple T–shirt and jeans.
But before she could respond, Timothy beat her to it. “This is her home. She wears what she likes.”
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Glaring at Sarah, Asher quickly stepped in, smoothing over the awkward moment. “Mr. Clark is right. Besides, Jennifer isn’t feeling well. It’s better she didn’t wear makeup.”
Timothy said nothing more, guiding Jennifer to her seat.-
Dylan, unable to hide his irritation at
seeing Jennifer defend so fiercely, spoke
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Chapter 263 A Feast With Hidden Daggers úp, “Mr. Clark, my lab has developed a breakthrough drug that could help with your leg’s nerve recovery.”
Timothy remained cool. “I’ve heard. You’ve even patented it.”
“Yes, to prevent leaks. It would be a loss otherwise,” Dylan answered, his eyes darting toward Jennifer with a sharp, unmistakable glare.
Sarah, ever the peacemaker, quickly explained, “Dylan, Jennifer isn’t like that. She helped in the lab, after all.”
“What help could she be? The real breakthroughs were all made by our
team. But she knows the process,” Dylan retorted.
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Chapter 263 A Feast With Hidden Daggers Dylan now held a deep–seated grudge against Jennifer, compelling him to stay on guard.
Indeed, this was the Hargreaves family’s trump card, a precious leverage point in their negotiations with the Clark family.
Jennifer felt a surge of irony bubbling up inside her. “Your research was stagnant until I joined. That’s when you finally made progress.”
“Just a fluke. Do you really think you have some special talent?” Dylan retorted, his voice dripping with condescension.
He simply couldn’t fathom that Jennifer possessed such prowess, so he was convinced that it had to be mere
happenstance.
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Chapter 263 A Feast With Hidden Daggers “Let’s not argue. We’re family. The patent is just to protect against outsiders,” Asher intervened, saying with a convivial smile. “Mr. Clark, with your wedding to Jennifer approaching and breakthroughs in the laboratory, it’s indeed a time of twofold joy. Let us toast to these happy tidings.”
However, aside from the Hargreaves family members raising their glasses, neither Jennifer nor Timothy made a move to join the toast.
An awkward hush fell over the table.
Dylan shattered the uncomfortable silence with a sharp inquiry, “Mr. Clark, what exactly are you implying here?”
Timothy replied with a cool detachment,
Chapter 263 A Feast With Hidden Daggers “This is my villa. Naturally, what I say goes.”
Asher set down his glass and admitted, “Mr. Clark is correct.”
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Yet, Dylan’s pride wouldn’t let him yield, and he lashed out at Jennifer with a scathing remark, “Have you no shame? Are you deliberately trying to humiliate the Hargreaves family?”
Sarah hastily interjected with a placating tone, “Dylan, I believe Jennifer isn’t that kind of person. Perhaps she’s just feeling hurt.”
“Jennifer, your pregnancy doesn’t mean you can waltz back into our family and act like you own the place, you…”
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Chapter 263 A Feast With Hidden Daggers Before Dylan could even complete his sentence, Timothy whipped out his gun and pulled the trigger.
