380.Chapter 380


    The thought alone made Adeline''s eyes light up with excitement


    Without hesitation, she grabbed a bowl and adle from Ekza''s small kitchen Ladle afterdle, she filled arge bowl to the brim and eagerly began drinking. She had no idea what was in the soup, but the vor was absolutely divine


    One bowl wasn''t enough. She went back for a second, then a third. By the time she''d polished off five bowls, her stomach felt like it was about to burst and she finally set the bowl down with great reluctance.


    Just then a sudden noise from outside made her freeze in ce


    "Please wait here for a moment, everyone. The Snow Lotus beauty soup is in my small kitchen. I''ll bring it out for you shortly?


    "Oh no, Your Grace, how could we let you personally serve us soup? We''ll fetch it ourselves."


    "Exactly, we''ll go get it ourselves."


    As they reached the small kitchen, they nced inside and were greeted by the sight of Adeline, standing at the stove with a bowl in hand, caught mid-act of secretly drinking the soup. The door was wide open, and she hadn''t even tried to hide Eliza struggled to suppress herughter as she took in the scene. ''My aunt is, as always, predictably foolish


    Suppressing her amusement Eliza widened her eyes in feigned surprise and asked, "Mrs. Nevill, what are you doing here?" Caught red-handed. Adeline froze


    The fivedies who hade first to collect their soup, including Ariana, were equally stunned "Wait a moment, Mrs. Nevill, did you rush in here just to sneak a taste of the soup?"


    Ananas words snapped Adeline out of her daze. Adeline immediately grew agitated and


    d and retorted, "What nonsense? I just came to check on my niece''s living arrangements after she left home. Is that a crime?" Ariana raised an eyebrow and smirked. "But you''re holding a bowl of soup. If you weren''t sneaking a taste, then what were you doing?


    Thedies present were all from Hasen City and had heard about the time Adeline falsely used Eliza of stealing snow cream from her estate.


    Everyone in Hasen City still remembered how Nn personally visited the Marquis''s estate and exposed the truth for all to


    The so-called theft of the snow cream? It turned out to be an inside job at the Marquis''s estate, yet they had the audacity to pin the me on someone else


    At the time, Eliza had just left the Stonor family, only to be treated so maliciously by Adeline.


    Many people privately expressed their outrage on behalf of Eliza, feeling injustice keenly.


    With how Adeline had treated Eliza in the past, it was obvious Adeline wasn''t here today with any good intentions.


    "Of all the days to visit, why today? And if it were just a visit, that''d be one thing, but barging into someone''s kitchen? What, were you here to look with your eyes or taste with your mouth?"


    Behind Ariana was the wife of a general, Cora Wright, a woman famous for her fiery temper and razor-sharp tongue.


    The moment Cors opened her mouth, her words cut like a de, and Adeline''s face flushed an angry crimson, as if she''d been pped in public.


    Adeline snapped, "None of your business. This is my niece''s house! I cane whenever I want! So what if I drank the soup? Elza is my niece. Shouldn''t she show some courtesy to her aunt? Who are you to interfere?"


    By now, Adeline could no longer maintain herposure


    had been caught red-handed, and the worst part was that Eliza had brought audiences to witness her humiliation!


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