Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 118

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Lambert coughed a few times, "Good morning..."

Upon hearing his coughs, Grandma Stone asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"

Before Lambert could respond, his Aunt Khloe joked, "Mom, he must have slept in the study last night and caught a cold."

"Slept in the study? Why would he be sleeping in the study?" Grandma Stone frowned as she asked.

His other Aunt, Aster, chuckled, "Who knows? Maybe someone kicked him out of the bedroom."

The news about Lambert sleeping in the study the previous night had spread, only the two elders were unaware of it.

Pretending to be angry, Ariana scolded them and then asked the servant, "Can you bring me the brown sugar ginger tea I made this morning."

She immediately reassured the elders, "Last night, Lambert worked late in the study. I told him not to overwork, but he didn't listen. When I woke up this morning and didn't see him in bed, I knew he hadn't come to sleep, so I made him some brown sugar ginger tea to dispel the cold."

Hearing Ariana's flawless excuse, Lambert raised an eyebrow.

"So that's what happened," said Grandma Stone, finally understanding. She sighed heavily, "No matter what, you should care for your health. It's cold now, and if you sleep in the study, what if you catch a cold?"

Lambert slightly curved his eyes, glancing at a smug Ariana, he couldn't help but follow along with her lie, "I'll keep that in mind for the future."

A servant brought out the brown sugar ginger tea from the kitchen; Ariana stood up to receive it and handed it to Lambert, saying gently, "Lambert."

At this moment, to an outsider, Ariana seemed like an exceptionally considerate wife, miles away from a woman who would kick her husband out of their room.

Seeing Ariana's acting so realistic, Lambert couldn't help but smirk, "Why don't you feed it to me?"

The corners of Ariana's mouth twitched slightly, This man... has he no shame?

Not even mentioning others, both Hugh and Jolene found themselves unable to tolerate the nauseatingly sweet behavior of the two.

Khloe, sneered, "Oh, such a lovey-dovey pair of newlyweds! Sweet as candy. But why did I hear that Lambert was jealous and fought with someone yesterday?"

As soon as this matter was brought up, their second aunt, Aster, couldn't help but jump in, "I heard about that too. Lambert, this won't do. Just because your brother isn't here, that's no reason to act so casually. Johan is your elder aunt's son-in-law; are you trying to make it hard for your great aunt to face her in-laws?"

As soon as she mentioned that, Khloe's face instantly darkened.

On the surface, she was speaking up for Khloe, but in reality, she was stirring up trouble.

Old Mr. Stone particularly despised those who deviously pushed their relatives into company positions, especially the utterly useless ones.

At the same time, he criticized Lambert for his malicious suppression of subordinates due to personal love conflict.

Luckily, Johan was not a waste, so although Old Mr. Stone's expression was rather ugly, it hadn't reached the point of raging anger.

Lambert chuckled lightly and said, "Second Aunt, you misunderstood. Johan is a talented individual. I asked him to go to the other city because I hope he can help increase the sales there."

Aster feigned surprise, "That so? But the incident of you feeling jealous because of Johan has spread throughout the company. It even made the newspapers."

Ariana said, "Second Aunt, those are nothing but false rumors. Reporters these days are always keen on creating some buzz."