Chapter 201

“Oh, tough luck,” Freya said, her eyes red with anxiety. She gazed at Odalys's pretty face, and her liking for it grew. "How cute Odalys's children will be," Freya mused, her imagination already running wild.

After a quick glance at Freya, Selah noticed that Stellan had cracked all the nuts on the table. He pushed the bowl toward the women.

“Come on! Who wants to raise a family at twenty?” Selah protested.

The lively atmosphere in Group B disturbed someone. Finnian watched Group B for a long time before finally walking over. He stopped, his gaze on Odalys. "Can you tell my fortune?" he asked.

"The moment you willingly aligned yourself with her, you tied your fate to hers," Odalys replied. "Since when? When you joined the Bennett Group."

Finnian was taken aback. Odalys had read his mind. A look of surprise flashed across his face, and he argued incredulously, "What do you mean by 'willingly'?"

"Literally," Odalys said coldly.

Finnian's heart sank. Because of Sophia's instigation, he had sabotaged Group B. At the time, he hadn't seen anything wrong with his actions. Now, he felt scared.

"Can you help me? Give you money?" Finnian panicked, now dreading Sophia and viewing her as an unpredictable lunatic.

Odalys said sarcastically, "I don't want to get entangled with you, and I won't help you. How can I help you after you colluded with her to hurt me? Finnian, wake up! Do you still think I'm ignorant of your schemes? You overestimated yourself, opportunist."

In Odalys's eyes, Finnian and his companions were shameless. Together with Sophia, Finnian had manipulated Odalys into replacing Sophia as Mrs. Stewart. They planned to brainwash Odalys to gain control of the Stewart family's resources after Percival's death, then abandon her.

"What?" The others quickly sensed a conspiracy. They looked at Finnian with surprise, wondering if he'd been tricked by Sophia or if he was now trying to make peace with Odalys. Their contempt was evident.

"Excuse me," Finnian mumbled, his heart sinking. He left the group and retreated to a corner alone.

Only half a month had passed, but everything had changed.

[Oli: Odalys tells fortunes again! I wish she would tell mine. It is said that she saved her fans at the airport before this show. Thanks to the cooperation of the airport, many people dodged a bullet. Odalys treated us to breakfast, told us not to leave until eight o'clock, and let the shopkeeper supervise us.]

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Chapter 201

[Marvellous! I wish I was there.] [What did she tell Francis? I feel that they don’t look unhappy after his fortune-telling.] [Isn’t Finnian inviting humiliation? What are he and Sophia up to? Odalys looks so angry!] [And now he asked for her help cheekily. Screw him!] [How shameless! He cut the rope to hurt Odalys.] [Group B is nice, and its atmosphere is great. They don’t discriminate against Francis, a member of Group A.] [How harmonious Group A is!] [Odalys mentioned that she would open a divination company with some free services. When will it come true? I can’t wait anymore!]

The netizens were thrilled when Odalys told fortunes for her companions. A police statement confirmed that a blockade of the airport had occurred due to the intervention of Odalys's fans, who had learned of an imminent explosion from her channel. Countless families were saved in just half an hour. Without the blockade, the consequences would have been disastrous. The incident caused a stir and brought Odalys a great deal of attention. Some netizens even tried to schedule divination appointments with her. They grew anxious watching her tell fortunes on the show.

"One is supposed to be kind to others. Don't play the victim after your evil plot fails," Stellan said to Finnian, his voice sharp. He wasn't usually meddlesome, but Finnian's shamelessness was too much.

Finnian remained silent, feeling bad. He wanted to vent his frustration and rage, but had no outlet. He hadn't yet acknowledged his own role in the situation. He had colluded with Sophia. No, he had simply shared her views. He wanted Odalys to replace Sophia as Mrs. Stewart and planned to exploit Percival's death. He would help Odalys after securing the Stewart family's resources. He had seemed trustworthy to the meek Odalys. His plan had been flawless until Odalys suddenly turned on him, leaving him perplexed and consumed by hatred.

His plan was ruined, and he felt abandoned. It would have soon succeeded if Odalys hadn't turned against him. Then, he would have helped her leave the Stewart family and married her as promised. He had never intended to abandon her. If his plan worked, she would share in his success. With the Stewart family's resources, he would replace Orson as heir to the Lark family, escaping the stigma of illegitimacy. He would become the owner of the Lark Group, his future bright. Odalys would become the honorable Mrs. Lark.

Why couldn't she trust him? Why had she suddenly turned against him? Who had brainwashed her?

Was it Freya, Or Stellan? Did they really become acquainted through this show? If so, how could they have become so close in such a short time? Endless questions filled Finnian's mind; he felt his brain had jammed.

He returned to his bedroom, lay down, and stared at the ceiling in a daze. He heard a noise outside his door, turned, and saw the disheveled Sophia pushing it open and entering his room. Startled, he sat up. "What are you doing here?" he asked warily.