This was getting boring. I glanced at my watch—my husband and daughter would be arriving soon to take me out for hot pot.
I stood, picked up my bag, and headed for the door. Then, remembering something, I turned back.
“Correction—five years ago, I didn’t agree to marry you to secure any position.”
“Don’t flatter yourself.”
I gave Sophia a cool glance.
“A phoenix is a phoenix. No matter how many feathers you glue onto a sparrow, it will never be a phoenix.”
With that, I turned to leave—only for the door to slam shut with a loud bang.
Behind me, the laughter grew louder.
“Lily Anderson, you think you can just walk away after offending our Ethan? Not a chance.”
I tried the door, but it had been locked from the outside. The gala beyond was still in full swing, and the organizers hadn’t even noticed anything unusual in here.
My expression turned cold.
With my current status, I had no need to personally attend an event of this level.
I was here today only because the host had once done my adoptive mother a favor, so I showed up out of courtesy.
I never expected to run into such a pack of lowlifes.
“What’s the meaning of this?”
I turned toward Ethan, my voice like ice.