Several days later, Matthew's injuries gradually improved, but the atmosphere in the hospital room became colder day by day.Serena had not come to visit, not even a phone call.Serena had been busy with company matters these days, and she hadn't had the mind to deal with anything else.After work, she was stopped by Greg."This is Boss' document, Serena. I heard Boss is in the hospital. Please deliver it to him."Greg was Gloria's father, and Serena didn't expect him to approach her voluntarily.He should know about the situation between her and his daughter.Without refusal, Serena took the documents and went straight to the waiting car outside."Go to the hospital," she told Jo, closing her eyes slowly.Jo sighed in relief. Serena finally agreed to go to the hospital.Nathan had mentioned that the atmosphere in the hospital was currently quite terrifying.20 minutes later, Serena arrived outside the hospital room.She pushed open the door and found Matthew working on his laptop.Se
Matthew ruthlessly pushed her away without saying a word, seemingly planning to leave.Anxious, Mira continued to approach, embracing him."I took the aphrodisiac. Are you really leaving? Matthew, if you leave, what should I do? And how you explain yourself to my Family."As the drug took effect, her speech became intermittent, and her eyes became hazy.Matthew's eyes showed a hint of danger as he said word by word, "Nathan."Waiting at the door, Nathan walked in, not daring to raise his head."Go find a man."Nathan was taken aback.Mira was the heiress of the Waters Family, and the relationship between the Waters Family and the Harrington family had always been good.If something happened to Mira, it would be hard to explain to her family."Why aren't you going?"Hearing Matthew's words, Mira felt like cold, piercing ice had suddenly fallen onto her heart.She turned pale."Matthew, are you really going to treat me like this?"Now that she had taken the drug, as long as this man rea
Inside the room, Mira's provocative words and the man's ambiguous responses continued, too low to be heard clearly.Serena felt a sudden wave of nausea in her stomach.She thought that given Matthew's personality, he wouldn't engage with other women outside, at least not within the next two years.However, she didn't expect to witness such a scene."Do you still need your bag?"Jordan spoke casually from the side, a glint of cunning in his eyes.Serena had just left the room not long ago and realized she had forgotten her bag inside.Now, returning, she encountered this unexpected drama.She tugged at the corner of her mouth, turning around slowly."No, let's not disturb them."In the elevator, Jordan noticed her unpleasant expression.He reached out and rubbed her head. "If you're sad, my shoulder is here for you to lean on. Feel free to use it."Serena pushed away his hand, seemingly uninterested.Sad? Perhaps.Having a man like that constantly around her, how could she not have oth
*Creaked*Just as the door open, a voice could be heard.It was Matthew.Jordan quickly gestured at the man in black."Hide for a moment."The man holstered the gun and went upstairs.As soon as he left, the door was kicked open by Matthew.He seemed like a harbinger of darkness, surrounded by an aura of death.Jordan nonchalantly smiled, gesturing towards Serena."Here to see her?"Matthew didn't answer him, walking directly to Serena and carrying her in his arms."Matthew, it seems she is your weakness.""Mind your own business."Leaving behind these words, Matthew held Serena and left.Serena was still running a fever, and the IV had been removed.She now lay quietly in his arms.Matthew lowered his head, glanced faintly, and instructed Nathan to drive.After the car pulled up to Pines Ridge, Matthew took Serena to bed and then called the doctor to come and re-administer the fluids."Jack..."Serena whimpered, her eyes moistening.Matthew's body tensed, his eyes narrowing.Serena h
Serena frowned.He's already sleeping with Mira. Why was he clinging to this piece of marriage contract?Wasn't he supposed to agree immediately, allowing her to make way for his beloved woman?She couldn't understand him.Matthew closed his eyes, calming the anger in his heart. "Serena, don't test my patience."His angry demeanor was something no one would want to witness.He let go of her and, grabbing his coat, headed for the door.Serena went upstairs, sleeping straight through to the next day without any disturbances.When she woke up, she was ravenously hungry.After a simple meal, she grabbed her bag and headed out, planning to buy some things at the mall before visiting Mary.However, as soon as she entered the mall, she spotted Mira.Mira, who had lost her previous nobility, now carried a hint of charm."Serena, it's you," she greeted with a smile, occasionally adjusting her collar.Serena could clearly see the red marks beneath her collar, indicating the enthusiastic encount
Serena was unaware of Mira's thoughts.After shopping, she quickly headed to Mary’s house.Mary had recovered well, and the house was neat and tidy.Originally, she wanted to wait until Mary fully recovered to ask about her mother.However, she was now suffering from Alzheimer's disease, forgetting many things.She might not even remember her own children, so there was no need to go through the trouble.Returning to Pines Ridge, she had some worries.After all, she had said those things to Mira, and if Mira whispered in Matthew's ear, her days ahead might not be pleasant.However, to her surprise, the whole afternoon was calm.Although Matthew had returned, he showed no intention of talking to her, which suited her.In the evening, Tara suddenly called, saying Nina had locked herself in her room for two days and refused to listen to anyone, staying upstairs.Without hesitation, Matthew immediately grabbed his coat.He turned to glance at Serena. "Go with me."Serena was taken aback. T
Tara noticed that in the short time Serena had been upstairs, Nina had come downstairs on her own, and she felt relieved."Matthew! How come you have time to come over today?"Nina, in her slippers, asked excitedly when she got downstairs, showing no signs of sadness.Matthew, not used to comforting people, rubbed her head when he saw her sparkling eyes."Mom said you're not behaving?"Nina pouted. "No, I just broke up."After speaking, she turned to Tara."Mom, sorry for making you sad."Tara's eyes reddened, and her emotions had been tense due to the unknown fate of her husband.Seeing her daughter acting sensible, she turned away, feeling somewhat awkward."You're just spoiled. You young people talk for a while. I can't help with matters of a broken heart."Serena, seeing Tara's reaction, suddenly felt envious of Nina.She was the little princess pampered by the Harringtons, not having suffered any grievances.Her family genuinely cared for her, standing at a pinnacle others could
When they arrived home, Serena didn't have the mood to continue the conversation and quietly went upstairs.Matthew's aura became even colder, watching her leave, his eyes narrowed.Restless. An indescribable restlessness settled within him.The night passed without much conversation between Serena and Matthew.After her request for a divorce was rejected, Serena focused on her work."Mr. Greg wants me and Gloria to go on a business trip?"Upon receiving this task from Ella, Serena frowned.She and Gloria didn't get along, and going on a business trip with her might lead to complications."This is Mr. Greg's arrangement. I believe he wants you two to mend your relationship."Ella had no other choice.With Greg specifically naming them for the trip to the neighboring city, they had to go.Serena did need a change of scenery, so after a brief consideration, she agreed. "When's the afternoon flight?"Ella handed her several plane tickets. "You can bring Ida."Serena nodded.Having Ida by
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