Selina met Logan’s gaze. He saw the doubt in her eyes and slowly curled his lips into a smile.
"Mrs. Reid, I’ll have a surprise for you tomorrow."
...
Upstairs bedroom.
"Mom, I don’t want to live anymore!"
Natalia threw herself into Katie’s arms, sobbing uncontrollably. "Look at Selina! That b*tch has Mr. Reid backing her up, and now she’s stepping all over me! I don’t think Ryan even compares to Mr. Reid. Why should such a great man be monopolized by Selina?!"
As she spoke, a sudden thought lit up her eyes. "Mom, what if I steal Logan away?"
Katie’s eyes flickered, her heartbeat accelerating.
If she became Logan’s mother-in-law...
"Natalia, Mr. Reid is staying the night. I’ll make arrangements for you to go to his room in the middle of the night."
Natalia was both excited and nervous. "But what if Logan won’t touch me?"
"Don’t worry, men always want more than what’s in front of them. You’re more seductive than Selina. Once you take everything off, I refuse to believe Logan won’t be tempted!"
Katie spoke with confidence—after all, this was exactly how she had climbed the social ladder back then. She was an expert in this. "Tomorrow morning, I’ll bring people in to ’catch you in the act.’ By then, you’ll be in bed with Mr. Reid, and he’ll have no choice but to take responsibility!"
Natalia’s face turned bright red, already imagining herself as the future Mrs. Reid.
"Thank you, Mom! Oh, and once I’m with Mr. Reid, Selina will be thrown aside. Didn’t you say Mr. Perez is interested in her? We can just hand her over to him!"
Katie coaxed her gently, "My sweet Natalia, always so kind. Don’t worry, I’ll handle Mr. Perez. You just focus on securing Mr. Reid."
"Remember, you have to be proactive tonight. Use all the tricks I taught you—don’t be shy, men always fall for that!"
...
Outside the door, Logan had heard everything loud and clear.
Like mother, like daughter. A live tutorial on seducing men—what a show.
And Natalia even wanted to gift Mrs. Reid to Mr. Perez?
Heh. In that case, she shouldn’t blame him for returning the favor.
...
At 10 PM, the guests gradually retired to their rooms.
Katie signaled to Natalia, who stepped forward, holding a glass of wine. "Mr. Reid, have some wine to warm up."
Selina instantly sensed something was off. "Natalia, he doesn’t drink wine offered by others."
Katie quickly intervened. "Oh, Selina, don’t be so stingy! Mr. Reid is Natalia’s brother-in-law. What’s wrong with toasting him?"
Logan’s gaze darkened, but he took the glass casually, swirling the wine. "Alright, a little drink in the evening won’t hurt. Selina, go wait for me in the room."
Selina blinked and suddenly remembered the ’surprise’ Logan had mentioned.
"Oh... I get it."
As she turned to leave, she felt an unsettling gaze crawling over her.
Selina narrowed her eyes and met the filthy stare—it was... Mr. Perez?
Her eyes flickered, and in that moment, she understood Natalia’s scheme.
Once Selina was out of sight, a cold glint flashed in Logan’s eyes. He turned to Perez and said smoothly, "Mr. Perez, why don’t you have a drink too?"
Natalia and Katie exchanged looks, growing more confident. They quickly poured a glass for Mr. Perez.
Logan smirked faintly, shifted slightly, and discreetly swapped his glass with Perez’s. Then, he downed it in one go.
Natalia’s heart nearly leaped out of her chest in excitement!
That glass was drugged. As long as he drank it—
Sure enough, moments later, Logan pinched the bridge of his nose. "This wine is quite strong. I’ll excuse myself first."
Perez also felt a little dizzy. Strange... was the wine really that strong?
Katie’s face lit up with excitement. "Mr. Reid, you’re drunk! Natalia, quickly help Mr. Reid upstairs to rest."
Blushing, Natalia stepped forward coyly. "Logan, let me take you to your room."
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