Chapter 339

The meal went fairly smoothly. Perhaps because of the incident that happened at the commencement of the meal, Khloe shut her mouth afterward. Apart from essential utterances, she was virtually mute for the entire time, fearing that Old Mrs. Stone would cause her trouble. Yet, Khloe was oblivious to the fact that Old Mrs. Stone had no intention to make things difficult for her. The older woman had simply appreciated her initiative. Thus, one could say Khloe shot herself in the foot. After dinner, people naturally fell into casual conversation. Ariana and other women surrounded Old Mrs. Stone, while Uncle and others kept Old Mr. Stone company. For some reason, Old Mr. Stone was in high spirits and directly invited Lambert to play a game of chess with him. Faced with so many onlookers, Lambert didn't want to let Old Mr. Stone down, so he agreed. Eventually, Ariana and Lambert were separated. But it was all good. Ariana didn't mind keeping Old Mrs. Stone company. She felt that the old lady