Having entered the car, Serena rolled up all the windows, narrowing her eyes slightly.Ella felt uneasy. Despite Serena being much younger, she now seemed like a child who had done something wrong.Serena waited for Ella to speak, to explain the events leading up to this moment.Ella hesitated before finally opening up."After leaving, I quickly joined another company. At that time, all I could think about was defeating you. But in just a few days, I got fired. After that, I couldn't find any work. No company wanted to hire me. Last night, I encountered some thugs. I was almost...,"She paused, trembling at the memory, then continued, "A woman saved me. She had bodyguards with her, and those thugs were captured. During interrogation, they claimed you sent them.."“ I've been facing continuous setbacks—no job, unpaid mortgages, and car loans. The bank keeps calling me. My emotions reached a terrifying point. What happened last night finally pushed me over the edge.”Serena's eyelashes
Pines Ridge"Madam, your current room will be your room from now on. All toiletries are provided for you. If there's anything missing, please let me know."Serena nodded, dragging her luggage into the room.The room had several new wardrobes. Opening one, she found it filled with clothes, each set still with its tags on. A whole wall, organized by the four seasons, each with at least thirty outfits.Another wardrobe was packed with handbags, shoes, and neatly arranged hats.Her room even had a spacious vanity table with internationally renowned skincare products, from cleansers to essences, all top-tier.Serena's mouth nearly dropped open.She had visited Nina's room before and never expected to enjoy the same treatment. Staring at the skincare products on the vanity, she reached out and touched them.Back in college, many girls would spray perfume and apply lipstick.She had envied them back then; after all, which girl didn't love these things?However, all the money she earned went
After dinner, Serena found the atmosphere here too stuffy and couldn't wait to get back to Pines Ridge.But it was too rude to leave right after dinner, so she could only find an excuse to go out into the garden to get some fresh air.But not long after she stopped, Jordan's voice came from behind her."Sister-in-law, you chose this place very well, even if something happens to us, no one will hear it."Jordan stroked his chin as he said it and looking at her with a smile on his face.Serena shivered with goosebumps; hearing that the man had gone to Antarctica for a month to remodel didn't seem to change anything.Jordan approached, a smile covering his face again at the thought of last time."Thanks to you last time, how else would I have been able to go to Antarctica and see the sights, why don't I treat you to dinner and thank you properly?"Serena frowned, this person wouldn't think he went to Antarctica because of her, would she?"That has nothing to do with me."Her voice was ca
Worried about her?Matthew's brow furrowed for a moment, "Why do you think that?""Then what are you doing here?"Serena asked rhetorically, her heart at peace, was he just being nice to her because she was his wife in name only?Matthew turned around and looked down at her, "Serena, don't ever depend on me, after two years I won't interfere in your affairs anymore, when you take off this identity of my wife you will realize how cruel I really am to outsiders, what I have done for you is responsibility, a man's responsibility.”Once people become dependent, they become little children waiting to be picked up from kindergarten.The Serena in his eyes wasn't supposed to be like that.Serena looked into his eyes and knew he was reminding her of that.She smiled, "I know, at least the woman you love will be happy in the future.""No such woman will exist."Matthew replied absolutely and then walked forward in silence.The two walked back and forth to the parking lot where Nathan waited qu
(Flashback)"Serena , don't go, just send her a text to remind her." Catherine is lying on the bed to persuade Serena .But Serena didn't stop packing and continued to take a bunch of notes and put them in her book bag saying, "She's not answering her phone, the final exams are next month and Linda doesn't even know when they are. I'm just going to check it out, don't you worry."Linda was the most introverted and quiet of them all.Serena was the only one who remembered that she wasn't at school, and she had stumbled upon the address of Linda's new home when she'd had dinner with her earlier, so she'd brought her notes with her, ready to lend them to her.But when she got to Linda's house, no one was there even though the door was open."Linda, are you there?" She shouted as she made her way inside.Approaching the bedroom, a strange noise stopped Serena in her tracks, "Ah-"Serena was an adult now, and she certainly knew what such a gasp meant.Far away, through a crack in the door
Matthew’s voice was so faint and light that the woman standing a short distance away didn't hear it, just thought it was strange and wondered about Serena's relationship with this man.She didn't know the man's name yet, she had seen him a few times before, and then she had seen him in many places one after the other.Today, after a chance encounter in the elevator, she had finally gathered the courage to talk to him.Although his attitude was cold, she was already happy to be so close to him.She hadn't seen him in high society, and she had asked many people, and no one knew his identity, so who the hell was he?But it seemed impolite to ask someone's identity out of the blue, so she kept her mouth shut the whole time, not expecting him to walk up to another woman on his own.She always thought there was something familiar about this woman, but she forgot where she had seen her before.Serena kept her head down as she looked around and noticed that Matthew was talking to her."Am I k
After hanging up the phone, Serena immediately went downstairs to find Nathan. She learned from Nathan that no one in the Harrington family currently needed a kidney transplant. Her brow furrowed; the attending doctor wouldn't lie to her."Nathan, go to the Hustleburg General Hospital for me and find out who took the person away. This is my granny's only hope, and I can't afford to miss it."Granny's condition had dragged on for too long, coupled with her rare blood type. Missing this opportunity meant she might have at most two months left.So, whoever was behind this, Serena couldn't tolerate it again!Nathan quickly went to the hospital, and Serena waited for news.An hour later, Nathan called."Mrs. Serena, it was Mrs. Emily... I've informed her, but she's unwilling to release the person. Moreover, they've already successfully matched, and Emily offered a high price. The woman has decided to donate her kidney to them."Serena's vision blackened for a moment.If that was the case,
"I ...... I didn't." Serena's guilty gaze flickered."It better be." Matthew's icy voice hung up just as he finished speaking.Serena dared not entertain any thoughts. She quickly went to the wardrobe and put on clean clothes.Just as she finished packing the wet clothes into a bag, she noticed her phone on the sofa still blinking—it was a message from that man.-[My mom has confiscated my passport, so I couldn't come back.]-[Serena, I beg you, don't marry someone else.]-[You're finally online. I can explain everything.]-[...]Serena's fingertips instantly stiffened as she stared at dozens of messages he had sent, rendered speechless.From the beginning of being playful to the final plea, she could imagine the expression on his face.He was a very warm person. When he played around, it was like a golden retriever, constantly pulling her hand, rubbing against her neck, asking if it was okay, if it was okay, melting her heart.She had never seen him beg anyone before. This was the fi