Lambert gave him a cold glance, "Shut up!"
Beverly was startled by his icy demeanor. Everyone knows Lambert rarely gets angry, yet this time, he was infuriated by Ariana.
He glared at Ariana and demanded, "Why?"
This was the first time Ariana saw Lambert so angry. She feigned irritation and retorted, "With your accusatory behavior, I won't go!"
Lambert's anger subsided slightly, and he reached out to her again, saying, "Let's go."
Only then did Ariana obediently extend her hand, and held Lambert's hand. She didn't forget to take out her wallet and leave money for the meal on the table.
She turned to Beverly and Johan, "Well, we are leaving."
Subsequently, Ariana was dragged out of the restaurant by Lambert.
Left behind, a stunned Beverly exclaimed, "Lambert!"
Beverly had guessed early on that Lambert would be angry, but she didn't expect Ariana to be able to extinguish his anger so easily.
Johan looked at their retreating backs and chuckled bitterly, "I'm afraid that all our meticulous arrangements were for her benefit."
"What do you mean?" Beverly, who had been somewhat pleased, suddenly lost her smile.
Johan Sanders said: "Ariana deliberately used us to make Lambert jealous."
It must be said, that Ariana was really clever.
They had originally intended to use Ariana but ended up being used by her instead to entice Lambert.
"What?" Beverly's face instantly turned sour.
The thought of falling into Ariana's scheme and being manipulated around nearly caused her to faint from anger.
Ariana was pulled away from the restaurant by Lambert. She couldn't quite keep up with his pace and angrily said, "Slow down! Lambert! Slow down! I can't keep up with your long legs!”
Lambert stopped at the door, letting go of Ariana's hand. He asked with impatience, "Aren't you always clever? How could you not know that you were used this time?"
She played dumb, "Used by someone? What do you mean?"
Lambert smirked and mocked, "You can't possibly be enticed by that Johan, can you?"
Ariana couldn't help but laugh, "Mr. Stone, you've underestimated yourself. In my opinion, you are far more handsome than him! If you can't allure me, how could he?"
"Oh? Is that so? Then why did you go out to dine with him?" Lambert retorted.
She chuckled lightly and replied, "It was just a meal, don't overthink. Besides, even if you didn't want to be misunderstood when you angrily pulled me out just now, those people might have already fabricated plenty of rumors."
"You!"
Lambert was slightly taken aback. He now realized that he'd been played by Ariana.
"You knew Johan had ulterior motives, yet you still dined with him. Aren't you afraid to tarnish your reputation?"
Ariana boasted with a smile, "Well, I might have been, but not after what just happened."
He paused for a while. Recalling Ariana's coquettish attitude just now, he couldn't help but snicker, "No wonder, it indeed was all for show."
She patted Lambert on the shoulder, gloating playfully, "Your acting skills are quite good too. This is the first time I’ve seen you angry, pretty scary! I didn't expect that you care so much about me, your partner, that you've even staged a drama to protect me."
Upon hearing her teasing, Lambert's thin lips curved slightly and he spoke with a mix of helplessness and admiration, "You're truly clever."
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