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
Just now, while she was brooding here, Serena thought a lot about how she was going to make this man suffer, how she was going to make him pay for Mary's death.She thought of one idea after another and finally vetoed one after another."Matthew, do you have any idea how obnoxious you are?"She said, looking up with red eyes and biting her lip.Matthew said nothing and raised a hand to dry the fluffy drizzle from her hair.Serena couldn't bear the depth of his tenderness like that.She shuddered and slapped his hand away, covered her face and began to cry, sorry to Mary, sorry to everyone.She'd never been in such pain, like a wound exposed to the air, blood slowly draining, muscles slowly rotting, every second that passed seemed like a knife cutting through bone.Guilt and panic tortured her heart at all times, lynching her and tearing away flesh and bone marrow piece by piece.Matthew frowned and bent down to take her in his arms, "Serena, what's wrong with you?"He asked cautiously
After exhaling a ring of smoke, his mind suddenly remembered what the woman had just said, "Jordan, do you love me?"Somehow, the person who said those words had suddenly become Serena.Jordan's eyes were confused, and it wasn't until his hand hurt that he looked down and realized that the smoke had burned down to where his fingers were.He stubbed out his cigarette and stared out the window in disbelief.The years had flown by and he had had many women lie in his arms and ask him if he loved them with a look of infatuation and devotion, but how ridiculous that the woman he loved the most had never asked that question.Jordan curled the corners of his mouth, pulled out his cell phone to check the time, and walked out of the room.After hopping into the convertible, he hit the gas and headed straight for Pines Ridge.Coincidentally, Serena came out of the house, saw the car parked next to her, and subconsciously had to swerve to avoid it.But Jordan was quick, getting out of the car an
But the two men's voices never came from behind her, and the corners of her mouth tickled mockingly, no longer curious what they would say, and quickening her own pace.Once she was gone, Nathan spoke again."Boss, I didn't expect Wilbur to betray us, I treated him like my best brother, and he even ......"It was hard to hide the sadness in Nathan's voice and his forehead was tired.Wilbur disappeared for three years, he and Boss are no fools, both are a little suspicious, so they began to investigate what happened to Wilbur in the past three years.Wilbur was his brother, but as long as it was Boss, he had to find out the details.But when you look into it that much, it is actually something that happened three years ago.Three years ago, it was because Wilbur leaked their location that they were ambushed.After checking this out, Boss rushed over in the night and rearranged all the forces in the shadows, just for fear of being taken out of their hideout, after all, Wilbur had always
She asked herself, she was not a kind person, but Wilbur had saved his life at least once, and he was his brother, and he had already knelt down, so sincere and open, that he could not spare his life?If it had been her, she would have kept Wilbur alive instead of just blowing his head off and giving him no chance to live.Now that he talked so easily about sending Wilbur out of the country, it was obvious that it was really cruel.Serena's heart cooled as she became even more skeptical of the secret Wilbur and Matthew were talking about.She had overheard Wilbur's words earlier, and she had been on the defensive against him as a person, but now that she thought about it, Wilbur didn't know that she was hiding in the dark at that time, so how could he have intentionally acted out for her?Not to mention that he had just lost his life. Would a person use his life to put on a show?Was it worth it? What did he get out of it?With these
He smelled of dust and seemed to have been out recently.The corners of Wilbur's mouth turned up, the bottoms of his eyes slightly scarlet."Boss, I think it's time Madam knew these truths.""And what did you say to her?"Accompanying Matthew's grim voice was the sound of a bullet being loaded, and with a single tick of his fingertip, Wilbur would be lifeless.Wilbur looked up, not in the least intimidated by the muzzle of the gun pressed against his head, but with a cheerful expression on his face."It's a shame Madam isn't here, or she'd know how desperate the men she cares for really are."Matthew's face immediately grimaced and his eyes narrowed."Boss, all the happiness you have now is stolen, do you think Madam will stay by your side when she finds out about all this? You'll be a sinner by then.""My business is not your business.""I just feel sorry for Madam."Matthew ticked the corner of his mouth
"I have raised you for so many years! Not for you to step into a man's trap with one unproductive foot, if you mess with him again, I'll have him blocked tomorrow!""Don't you dare! If you block him, I'll tell everyone in Hustleburg what you did, and let them know that Mr. Greg of Infinity Realm forced himself on a woman with a group of people! Humiliated someone to death!!!""Pop!"Another hard slap and Gloria's face was deflected with a somewhat contemptuous mouth hook.Greg's face turned red and he snapped, "What are you babbling about?!"Gloria wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her eyes filled with sharp sarcasm."I already knew it, don't pretend, you said drunken things when you were drunk, and said that the woman cried so sadly before she died, but you all didn't have a soft heart, and tortured her to death alive, dad, my character is like you, people say there is a father like you, you are such a no-good person, how can I be better!"Greg couldn't get a word out, he
Serena couldn't care less about Daniel and rushed to say quietly, "I'm here Scarlett, just hang in there."Scarlett smiled to herself, no blood on her face, "Daniel, can you go out first?"Her words were full of mockery, even the bottom of her eyes were filled with mockery.Daniel stiffened and stood up, taking a step toward the door.It was only a moment after the door closed that Scarlett bit her lip, her hand squeezing the sheet tightly."Serena, I'm dying.""No way!!!"Serena, filled with fear, held her hand in place to keep from hurting herself.Scarlett turned her head with difficulty and looked at her guiltily."Serena, the only person in this world I've ever apologized to is you, I don't deserve a tombstone, so when I die, donate all my organs, and burn what's left in a fire, scatter the ashes by the side of the road, don't go home, don't go to the grave, don't reincarnate, and better yet, the soul should be scattered so that it can wash away the sins in my body, and also so t
Serena's excitement slowly faded as her breathing began to slow and her hands began to squeeze and squeeze harder."Husband?"She rubbed her eyes, and the next thing she knew, she was flattened out in a recliner.Matthew kissed her gently, cupping the back of her head and undoing her buttons one by one with his mouth.Serena's face flushed and she looked away, "What are you doing?"Gasping for breath, Matthew scooped her into a hug, desperately trying to suppress the emotions that were about to spill out."Do you want to stay here or go to your room?"Serena tilted her head slightly, as if she didn't understand what he meant.Matthew couldn't hold back any longer and scooped her up in a hug and headed back to the bedroom.The servant, seeing them head on, hastily lowered his eyes and looked at them.Serena had been drinking and it was coming back to her, and just after she was tucked into bed, she could no longer see much of anything.Just to lean against him and get some warmth from
Matthew carried on, not noticing her bend, and bubbles continued to boil in his heart at the thought of her waiting for him outside.After dinner, the two of them sat on the couch watching TV like a normal young couple.Serena opened her mouth, still unable to resist saying something about Wilbur, but just as her lips opened, Nathan walked in from outside."Boss, there's another impromptu meeting you need to handle."Matthew's brow furrowed in obvious exhaustion, and he braced himself to get up when he heard the words.But after a few steps he turned his head and smiled at Serena, "I'll be done by twelve and then I'll take you to the fireworks."Serena's heart fluttered instantly and her mind grew much warmer.It was Mary's first New Year without her, and she thought she would have a lonely time, not realizing that this man would take care of her feelings in every way, take her shopping for New Year's Eve, and even think of going to the fireworks with her.She lowered her eyes, sudden