Lucius's response confirmed my suspicions.

Although I had already witnessed his favoritism towards Cecily earlier this morning, hearing him admit it out loud still struck a nerve.

Just because Cecily felt a little uncomfortable, I’m supposed to leave early?

That’s utterly unreasonable.

Normally, I’d try to give some leeway to the investors, but today was different. The opportunity to attend this banquet was hard-earned by Michael, and I simply couldn’t ...