Chapter 205: To Him, She Was Just Adorable Owenâs face turned beet red. "Why wouldnât I dare? I just thought..."
Before he could finish, the kitchen doors swung openâ
Selinaâs expression darkened immediately. She had expected Ambrosiaâs management to be a mess, but she hadnât imagined it would be this bad.
The kitchen was in complete chaosâdirty, disorganized, with food ingredients scattered on the floor. The scene was filthy.
Everyoneâs expression changed.
"Mr. Logan asked to inspect the kitchen, and I didnât believe Ambrosia would be so shameless. But I didnât expect the Reed family to be so shameless!"
"With food this unsanitary, no wonder we got sick! They better pay for this!"
"And the Reid Family still has the nerve to call themselves elite in City A? Owen cutting corners like this just to make a quick buckâheâs ruining the hotelâs reputation!"
Loganâs eyes narrowed slightly. He was more than satisfied with this unexpected bonus.
No one knew Ambrosia better than he did. With the rot starting at the top, it was only a matter of time before Owenâs cost-cutting and shortcuts were exposed.
Still, he hadnât expected Mrs. Reid to be the one to blow the lid off.
Selina feigned ignorance, covering her mouth in mock shock. "No wonder Owen. didnât want us to come back here. After seeing this, how will Ambrosia keep doing business?"
The two police officers reported the situation. "Ambrosia must shut down for a period of inspection and rectification."
Owen trembled with panic. "Itâs a misunderstanding! These ingredients were meant to be thrown out! Not for the customers! I swear!"
Selinaâs tone was ice-cold. "You sure know how to talk, Owen. Everythingâs always a misunderstanding, huh? So accusing Logan of poisoning you earlier... that was a misunderstanding too?"
With that, the surrounding guests began murmuring again, their stares filled with disgust:
"The evidence is right here, and theyâre still saying itâs a misunderstanding? What, does he think everyoneâs his parentsâgonna believe anything he says?"
"Seriously, does Mr. Reid and Mrs. Reid have a screw loose? Instead of appreciating such an outstanding eldest son, they pamper a foster kid and hand him a business their real son built from the ground up?"
"If Ambrosia were still in Mr. Loganâs hands, itâd be one of the top-tier establishments in City A by nowâwhat a shame."
"And this poisoning accusation? Please. They treated Mr. Logan like trash for years, and now that theyâre scared heâll retaliate, they get a stomachache and try to blame him? Shameless."
Daniel and Ameliaâs faces turned red, then pale. They hadnât expected things to spiral like this.
Owen was nearly fainting from rage and humiliation. Ambrosiaâs closure was now official, and he had become the punchline of every cruel joke.
Everyone was saying he, the adopted son, couldnât hold a candle to Logan...
It couldnât be. There was no way. How could he possibly be inferior to that nobody who crawled out of the gutters?
As the crowd dispersed and Selinaâs goal was achieved, she lost interest in the scene.
She strolled up to Owen and spoke slowly: "Well, now everyone knows youâre useless. If youâd just kept a lower profile, maybe you wouldnât have embarrassed yourself so badly..."
Selinaâs voice was deliberately cruel. "Maybe this is just fate, donât you think?"
Owen couldnât take it anymore. With a loud ugh, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"This is just fate"âthose were the words heâd most often used to mock Logan.
Logan being abandoned? Fate. Owen being adopted? Fate. Logan being unloved? Fate. Owen being the familyâs pride and joy? Also fate.
But now, Selina had thrown those exact words back in his face.
"Owen! Owen!" Amelia rushed to him in a panic, face full of concern.
Daniel, having just been publicly humiliated by Owen, now acted like the perfect doting father, shouting for a doctor as if nothing had happened.
They never once cared about Logan.
Selina scoffed. "So fake."
She turned and said casually, "Well, that was fun. Letâs go."
Jack swallowed hard as he watched her walk away. The image of Selina making Owen spit blood from pure rage still fresh in his mind, he murmured with a trace of fear, "Sir... donât you think Madam is a little... fierce?"
Logan gave him a lazy sideways glanceâone filled with enough menace to make it clear that if he said another word, he might not live to see tomorrow.
"Fierce?" he said slowly. "Sheâs adorable."
Jack: "..."
Was the difference in aesthetic preferences between people really this huge?
Once they were back in the car, it came as no surprise when Logan received a call from Grandpa Reid.
Loganâs tone was flat. "Poisoning? Grandpa, you must be joking. Why donât you ask the Reid Familyâs doctor yourself?"
Selina blinked. So, Grandpa Reid was coming to lecture them?
Logan suddenly let out a laugh, as if heâd just heard the most ridiculous joke. "Youâre right. I suppose caring for the family failure is everyoneâs responsibility."
Grandpa Reid roared on the other endâhis voice loud enough for Selina to hear clearly. "Fine! Logan, you better hope I never find proof you were behind this!"
Loganâs lips curved into a calm smile. "Be my guest."
Then, without hesitation, he hung up the call and turned to Selina with a half-smile. "Mrs. Reid, if they do find out I poisoned them, what do you think will happen?"
Selina swallowed nervously. "Mr. Reid, a clear conscience fears no accusation. Even if they investigate, it wonât come back to you."
"Oh?" Loganâs eyes glinted with amusement as he pulled a small device from his pocketâa tiny camera. He toyed with it between his fingers. "But, Mrs. Reid, your every move at the dinner table was caught on tape."
The cameraâs playback showed her clearlyâsprinkling a white powder into the fish soup with practiced ease.
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Selinaâs eyes flew wide open. "..."
Wait a secondâwhere the hell did that camera come from?!
She was sure sheâd checked all the surveillance positions when they arrived!
Her face flushed bright red, and realizing there was no escape, she decided to go full throttle. She squared her shoulders and declared boldly, "Mr.
Reid, I did it to help you! Weâre on the same team now, so you better keep my secret!"
Loganâs pale gray eyes lifted slightly. "Then maybe Mrs. Reid can explain how the poison you used somehow escaped every medical test?"
"Oh, that..."
Selinaâs eyes sparkled mischievously, clearly not planning to spill the secret.
"Just a little trick. Which is why you should never cross me, Mr. Reid. Otherwise, I could poison you and youâd never even know."
Jack, sitting in the front seat, shuddered. Was the boss sure he found this woman "adorable"? She was terrifying!
Logan withdrew his gaze, still utterly unbothered.
Mrs. Reid guarding her secrets was like a little squirrel defending her nest. Dangerous, but somehow... endearing.
Beep beep beep. Suddenly, Jackâs phone buzzed.
His expression turned serious at once, as though the phone had become a ticking time bomb. "Sir..."
Selina leaned over curiously. The caller ID flashed on the screenâand her brows arched in surprise.
If she wasnât mistaken... that number belonged to Angelica.
The ringtone kept blaring.
Selina blinked. "Not answering?"
Loganâs eyes remained calm. He turned slightly. "Do you want to answer it?"
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