Chapter 1048

Of course, they couldn't overstep too much; after all, Ariel was still Jake's mother-in-law. Although they disliked Ariel, they held no grievances against Dulcie.

Ariel remained frozen in place.

She hadn't expected Theophilus to be so firm. Although similar incidents had occurred before, Theophilus had always treated her as a mother-in-law. But now, he expected her to apologize and invite those people back, further humiliating herself.

"Ariel, what do we do now?" Riley asked quietly.

"How should I know? I didn't expect Theophilus to treat me this way!" Ariel stormed into the mansion, visibly furious.

Riley and the others from the underworld society were left dumbfounded.

The clans here weren't major powers; the truly influential families were busy building connections with the Jake family in Wolves, showing no interest in flattering Ariel.

In other words, Ariel was unworthy of their flattery.