Chapter 397

Maeve remained still, her eyes flickering briefly to where Mason stood. His expression was impassive as he looked away. Gaby leaned in close and whispered in Maeve's ear, "Someone wants to see you. Ms, Scott, I hope you'll cooperate." Maeve glanced at Gaby, then sighed and followed her out reluctantly. "Damn it! She pretends to be helpless about this situation, but I bet she's loving it!" Wendy spat. "Right? Who wouldn't want special treatment? Who wants to eat this junk from the cafeteria?" Dorothy added, equally displeased. Cathy's eyes lingered on Mason, who stood not far away. Seeing that Wendy and Dorothy were getting heated up, she intervened calmly, "That's enough. Let's all go back to eating." The group heeded Cathy's words and settled back into their seats. On the other side of the room, Zander sidled up to Mason and gossiped eagerly, "Hey, what was that look you gave her? Have you taken a liking to her?" "Shut up and eat," Mason replied coldly. Looking at Mason's c