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
The two of them had been in a cold war for several days, until Serena heard about Samantha's misfortune.Samantha had been disfigured.Michelle immediately called that day and didn't mince her words."Did you do this to Samantha, Serena? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have the Harrington family backing you. If Samantha's face is ruined, I will do everything in my power to tear a piece of flesh from you!"Michelle was nearly mad. When she found Samantha, her face was completely unrecognizable, covered in blood and flesh.A woman's face is her business card, and now that the card is ruined, how could she face anyone!Serena squinted her eyes. Samantha's face had nothing to do with her, and she wasn't going to shoulder the blame."Michelle, with all the enemies you has made in Hustleburg, there could be more than one person wanting to harm her. I don't need to bring this trouble upon myself."Michelle was boiling with anger, and she had pinned her hopes on her
Hustleburg General HospitalSince Mary underwent the surgery, she had become increasingly alert, but her memory started to become chaotic.She didn't even know her current age or her identity."This is Alzheimer's disease. She had such symptoms before, but this time it erupted completely. This disease not only comes with memory disorders but also comprehensive decline in cognitive, behavioral, and linguistic brain functions. We have no way to cure it, Madam. Please spend more time with her. She currently only remembers you," the doctor explained, his tone filled with gravity.Serena, upon hearing the doctor's solemn words, felt a twinge of pain in her heart.She sighed and opened the door to the hospital room.Mary was sitting on the bed, seemingly in good spirits."Serena, you're here," Mary greeted as usual, but there was a sense of confusion and haziness in her expression, as if the word "Serena" was etched into her bones.Serena approached, taking a seat beside her."Granny, how's
After Ethan left, he immediately sent someone to convey a message to Jordan.They must meet tonight!Jordan, who was in the Ignite Spirits Bar surrounded by women, saw someone hurriedly approaching and whispering in his ear.His brow furrowed; it seemed Matthew's identity had been exposed.Jordan spread his hands, pushing the woman in his arms away.He withdrew without any sentimentality, not lingering, and headed home.Ethan sat coldly on the sofa, and when he saw Jordan entering, he picked up a cup from the side and threw it at him.Jordan dodged quickly, and the cup shattered at his feet."You've known all along, haven't you?!" Ethan was infuriated to the point of breathlessness.Matthew had established Infinity Realm right under his nose! It was a colossal irony.Jordan's gaze remained calm as he sat down nearby, unaffected by Ethan's anger."Knowing what changes? He managed to build Infinity Realm, proving his capabilities surpass yours. Provoking him recklessly, you might not ev
"I won't agree to the deal with him, so you have to protect me," Serena stated matter-of-factly.She had rejected Ethan, and now Ethan would undoubtedly come after her.She had never intended to get involved in the power struggle within the Harrington family, but it seemed inevitable now.All she could do was try to protect herself as much as possible."uh-huh" Matthew replied with a simple acknowledgment, his eyes focused on the keyboard."uh-huh?" Serena couldn't believe his seemingly indifferent response.Her life was at stake. Matthew, however, remained silent, continuing to type on the keyboard."Just 'uh-huh'?" Serena's frustration grew.he noticed that every time she faced Matthew, she lacked confidence.While she could argue and articulate herself well with others, she found herself powerless against Matthew.She stood up and opened the office door, realizing that Matthew still hadn't looked at her.Feeling the threat to her life, Serena gritted her teeth.Each encounter with
Eaglecrest Estate.Richard, reading the media reports, slammed the table forcefully."Sue them! Sue each and every one of them to death! Do they think I'm dead? They dare to bully my people like this!"Nina pouted nearby, feeling a bit unhappy."Grandpa, why are you so worked up? Serena is capable. I think, judging by her appearance, she can handle it herself."Nina was quite displeased; her grandfather had always cared the most about her.Serena seemed to have taken away his love, leaving a sour taste in Nina's heart.Richard suddenly calmed down, a hint of kindness appearing on his face."Nina is right. Serena can handle it on her own. I was just worried and got carried away."Nina felt even more uncomfortable, "Grandpa, you trust her so much...""That's because she's your sister-in-law."Nina fell silent, pursing her lips.After leaving, Nina was filled with thoughts.She had never thought she would be jealous of anyone before.She was the pride of heaven, the cherished pearl in he
Lorraine's fingers squeezing her coffee cup tightened for a few moments and her eyes sank, she hadn't expected Matthew to speak so nonchalantly."Matthew, you probably don't know that Maxwell has already annulled his engagement with me for Serena's sake and is going to bring Serena back to the Harrington family headquarters in spite of the elders' objections, Serena has stayed in the Purple Garden for so long, and what exactly she and Maxwell have done, do you really not care at all don't mind?"There wasn't a man who wouldn't mind, it was just that Matthew's fondness for Serena went beyond all that.Now that Lorraine brought it up, the discomfort in his heart was instantly magnified.It was only now that he realized that Serena had lived in the Purple Garden, and that Maxwell had called off his wedding to Lorraine."Matthew, you also know that Maxwell looks exactly like you, so have you ever thought that maybe Serena is just using you as his doubl
Matthew was deliberately hiding her whereabouts?This was something Serena knew, Matthew was trying to divert attention from other people by contacting other women before.Robin noticed the look in her eyes and knew that she trusted Matthew and felt slightly uncomfortable."Rena, go ahead and turn over the next photo, Matthew and that woman have met, this is what I took from the cafe's security camera, and it happens to have the front of that woman in it, exactly the same as you, have you ever thought that maybe you're just a stand-in for a certain woman, and that Matthew's being nice to you is just trying to divert the attention of certain people .""No."Serena denied it almost without thinking, her brow set in determination.If it hadn't been for what happened in the fire, maybe she really would have suspected Matthew.But in the fire, how could Matthew be protecting the woman when he had already said that to her."Rena, you
It was getting darker and darker, and Serena's mind had been restless ever since she heard that Matthew had to go out recently.When she went to bed at night, she habitually nestled into his arms, and just as she entered dreamland, she began to dream.Dreams of deep, bottomless oceans, dreams of the man holding her close and not wanting to let go, dreams of him chewing raw fish and feeding it mouth-to-mouth into her mouth.The ship's board was adrift in such an ocean, her life in danger at any moment.She was shivering with cold, unable to distinguish dream from reality.He called her "Serena" over and over again in her ear, his voice so gentle and loving that her eyes began to redden.Her body was held in his arms, and he kept her warm with his body heat, while he was submerged in the sea.The fish smelled so full of fish that she swallowed almost unconsciously, having no idea what she was going through.Serena's tears ran dow
"Sophie, why are you telling me about this now, I was almost victimized by that bitch!"Roger had a belly full of bitter water and was worried that he had no place to pour it out, just when Sophie called this number.And Sophie was still different from the others, at least the other party had been comforting him."Mr. Roger, so how are you now? Is everything okay?"Even though she already knew how Roger ended up, Sophie was still pretending to be confused at this moment.Hearing that she was concerned about herself, Roger suddenly felt a little guilty, guilty that before this, he actually suspected that Sophie was trying to brush herself off.It turns out that people are just not feeling well, and they are not receiving calls for the time being.Sophie's image in his heart instantly towered over him, and all of his resentment was transferred to Serena."Being dismissed by my uncle, all because of Serena, this bitch!"Rog
Serena raised her eyebrows, it turned out that contacting the bodyguard did not rely on the phone, this was something she really did not think about.When the old man saw her face, his eyebrows were even more smug, ''Do you think that there is nothing I can do if you block my men down there? I'm just willing to cooperate with you, I really think I'm charmed by you, now you don't want to pull Infinity Realm's Boss on me, no one can save you, if you're sensible, you can send this bodyguard out of the room, and stay here with me for a few days."Serena gauged the time and Matthew was almost there.She had the bodyguard hold the older man down while she herself broke the glass in the bathroom, picking up the shards and plunging them down his throat."Mr. Roy would be better off with a little less talk right now."Her tone was light, yet her strike was so vicious.Mr. Roy was so shocked that he almost screamed, luckily the glass shard stopped a few centimeters from his throat.His forehead
The old man was already dissatisfied with Roger's current attitude, and now that he heard Serena say this, he instantly understood.It turned out that Roger himself coveted Serena's beauty, and the gaze he looked at Roger with a thorn in his side, making Roger feel like a fool inside and out.Roger could only hastily apologize, "Mr. Roy, I definitely didn't mean that."After saying that, he looked at Serena, his eyes full of threats, "It's good that Madam can figure it out, following Mr. Roy does have a good life, don't you think of running away, or else ......"Serena laughed lowly and didn't bother.The old man could no longer stand Serena's clear-cut energy, and immediately spoke sharply, "Where does Madam want to go? Please."He made a "please" gesture, and Serena lifted her foot and left.Roger was in a hurry, but with Mr. Roy here, he couldn't really say anything.Serena went all the way out of Vitec Technologies, her heart suppressed a ball of fire, but now the crisis has not b
She kept whispering, but in this small space, the sound had a brief echo that disturbed her.She crouched in the corner, holding her head, her mind in turmoil.The people in the monitoring room saw her like this and were a little afraid that something was wrong, but with Roger's orders in front of them, no one dared to put Serena out.The child's voice was getting more and more shrill, like she was facing some great fear, and with it being in this dark, claustrophobic space, Serena felt like she was going crazy.She pounded on the wall, but no one paid any attention to her until the back of her hand was swollen.In the afternoon, Roger mercifully came over to take another look and found Serena had crouched motionless in the corner of the wall and looked quizzically at the crowd in the custody room."What's wrong with her? Shouldn't be scared to death?"His tone was full of mockery, the corners of his mouth curved up triumphantly, "I thought I had a hard-on, but it turned out to be jus
If she didn't see it with her own eyes, Serena couldn't believe it was Sophie.Sophie liked Jack to the point of paranoia, and didn't expect to go behind Jack's back and do something like this."Does Jack know when you're like this?"Her voice trailed off, holding her chest slightly as she looked Sophie over.Sophie raised an eyebrow, getting up and grabbing a bag off to the side, "Madam is this about meddling in her ex-boyfriend's family business?"She emphasized her ex-boyfriend, her words full of sarcasm.Serena raised her eyebrows and laughed out softly, "That's not true, before I heard that Winters Group had a big crisis, after seeing you I realized that the crisis has been so serious that the grand lady of Winters Group actually needs to come out to pick up customers, I'm just a little surprised."Sophie originally still had a cloudy face, when she heard her say that, her face instantly changed, slightly narrowing her eyes."Serena, if it wasn't for you, do you think I would be
All she needed to do was to plant a seed of doubt in Serena's heart, and with time, that seed would surely grow into a huge tree.Serena was staring at her cell phone in a daze, and when Lorraine reminded her of this, a cold sweat did break out on her back.She thought back carefully to the details of her re-encounter with Matthew, such as to Mr. Roger was touching her left index finger, the place where she wore her ring.Matthew never wore a ring, only Maxwell wore a ring, and only someone who wore a ring would react that way.She tossed her cell phone aside as a pain started to build in her head.After careful thought, she found the idea funny again, Lorraine still had something to hide from her, this person's words couldn't be trusted one hundred percent, maybe the other person was purposely trying to separate her and Matthew.Thinking of this, her heart settled down a bit, lying on the bed and fell asleep.Matthew returned not long after, he lifted a corner of the quilt and lay on