Alex also felt uncomfortable.He did want to make trouble for Serena, but it had to be done subtly.If he openly offended someone, Serena could go back and gossip, and that would be the end of the Wilson Family.Although he didn't want to admit it, he currently didn't dare to provoke Serena.The people in the coffee shop, watching the drama, instantly understood. It seemed that this young lady had an even bigger background.The woman, enraged, turned red in the face. Alex could only comfort her, "She comes from a powerful background. We can't provoke her. If you want to vent, we can do it in private, okay? Sweetie, I'll buy you a bag and a necklace later as compensation."Hearing the first half of the sentence, the woman was initially angry, but the promise of buying a bag and a necklace made her eyes light up."Alex, I'm fine. You're still good to me."After saying this, she cast a proud glance at Serena and coldly sneered, "I won't bother with you. You, acting all high and mighty, n
Sophie poured the orange juice into the trash can, got into the car parked nearby after leaving the coffee shop.The driver, who had been waiting, spoke respectfully, "Miss Sophie, are we heading back?"The woman remained silent, absently touching the scar on her wrist.The driver dared not drive, and the car stayed parked for a while.After half an hour, he tentatively asked, "Miss? Are we going back?""What do you think of Serena?" The woman asked softly, seemingly not hearing his words.The driver tightened his grip on the steering wheel. "Mr. Jack would like her, proving she has exceptional qualities. Mr. Jack is about to return. Miss Sophie, you've worked hard for so many years, and he hasn't even looked at you. It's better to give up. Continuing like this will only bring you more pain."His tone was filled with reluctance.The lively and cute girl from the past had turned into someone with severe depression due to a youthful romance."Is that so? Do you also think I'm not as goo
FranceJack caressed the photo in front of him, his eyes red, and his hair disheveled.He had a nightmare, a very long one."Serena, we haven't talked for a long time. I just dreamed of you. They say dreaming of someone you haven't spoken to in a while means they are forgetting you. Is that true? I miss you so much..."As he spoke the last sentence, a hint of choking accompanied it, causing a twinge in Serena's heart.It felt like time had flown back to that summer when they were seventeen.The young man crossed everyone to be by her side.With just one glance, she became engraved in his bones and blood.She opened her mouth but found she couldn't produce any sound, as if the whole world had fallen into silence.Suddenly, a hand reached over from the opposite side and took the phone.Matthew's movements were elegant and indifferent.He hung up and tossed the phone into the trash bin.Serena didn't have time to stop him, and all her thoughts instantly returned.She was about to questio
Matthew felt an indescribable frustration in his heart and didn't even know where to go.He just didn't want to stay in the villa, didn't want to see her.Fortunately, Blair sent him a text, so he drove to the hotel.Upon entering the private room, he saw the same man he had a fight with a few days ago.Both of them still bore the marks of their recent brawl.Blair had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and his open shirt revealed well-defined muscles, with a deep scar on his left chest, suggesting a once life-threatening injury."Recovered pretty quickly," Matthew remarked as he took a seat.Blair extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray."With your weak strength, I couldn't afford to lie down for a few days."Matthew remained silent. This guy always had this tone – tough and unyielding."Anything happened?" Blair asked, noticing the change in Matthew's expression."Is it because of a woman? I heard you got married. I really want to see what that woman looks like."Blair never exp
At this point, Matthew was in a semi-conscious state, completely paralyzed by the effects of the drug.He was barely holding on and couldn't hear what people around him were saying."Yes I am. Let me take care of him," Samantha reached out to help Matthew stand.Blair scrutinized her for a moment, puzzled.Was this really Serena?She didn't seem particularly outstanding, similar to any woman on the street.Would Matthew be attracted to such a woman?He quickly dismissed this speculation.It seemed that Matthew's bad mood tonight had nothing to do with a woman."There's a room upstairs. Here's the key to the room I often stay in. Take him there, and I'll call a doctor,"Blair said without suspicion. He was too confident, thinking no one would dare deceive him."Okay," Samantha replied straightforwardly, unable to conceal her excitement.Matthew's mind was like mush, and he was being led forward in a daze.He couldn't even recognize where he was.Samantha, supporting him, entered the el
Matthew got into the car, holding onto the last shred of rationality, and drove back to Pines Ridge.Upon entering the villa's living room, he didn't see Serena and had to go upstairs.Opening the door to his room, he found Serena sitting solemnly on his bed.Her hair was disheveled, her fair skin more enchanting under the lamp's glow, and her figure alluring.Serena, unaware that tonight's actions were akin to a lamb entering a tiger's den, was genuinely happy to see Matthew return. She smiled and quickly stood up to greet him, "You came back so quickly."She had initially intended to wait for him in the living room, but what they needed to discuss required privacy, so they had agreed to talk in their room.Approaching, Matthew instantly caught a whiff of the shower gel scent on her. She must have just taken a bath.The heat inside him surged again, slowly eroding his rationality.He felt like a hungry wolf, and Serena was a delicious piece of meat, and, crucially, this meat was cons
Matthew remained silent, hearing the door slam shut.He reached up to touch his face.The surging heat still rampaged through his body. What was in that medicine, so potent...He thought he would be angry, given the current situation wasn't what he intended.It was the medication inside him causing trouble, not his own intention.However, he was surprisingly calm. He calmly entered the bathroom, placing himself under the cold water. The chill cleared his mind.He looked at his reflection in the mirror, his eyes still carrying the lingering fierceness.A perfect lion, when encountering something it liked, would tear it into several pieces before savoring it slowly.He just had such feelings towards Serena. He wanted to claim her as his own, to hide her away, visible only to him.Infinity Realm was powerful, and his hands were not clean. Or perhaps, he himself was a fierce carnivore.The more dangerous the creature, the more it liked to present itself as untouched by the human world.Af
Serena's steps faltered. Drugged? No wonder things got so... intense.Her face turned red; she might be the only person who had seen Matthew in that state.The fierceness in his eyes made people tremble, but at the same time, it enticed them towards the abyss.So, it was because of the drug. She turned around, looking at him; he didn't seem to be lying."Is it true?" she asked, though she knew Matthew wouldn't lie. But what if?Matthew opened the nearby computer and pulled up the surveillance footage from last night."Samantha drugged me. "Indeed, Serena was frightened. She didn't know how to face him now that the misunderstanding was cleared. She sighed in relief; her body wasn't as tense as before.It was frustrating to think that all of this happened because of her threat to bring Matthew back. If it weren't for that, perhaps nothing would have happened last night. She had walked into the wolf's den.Seeing Serena's body relax, Matthew's eyes moved slightly, and he lowered his gaz