With the surgery approaching, the doctors didn't dare to be lax, conducting daily examinations to ensure Granny's overall health.The upcoming operation would be challenging, and her body needed to be in optimal condition."Madam, your grandma's condition is still good," the doctor informed her.Serena stood by the bedside, letting out a sigh of relief.Granny lay there, deep in slumber, her aged skin resembling dry tree bark, layers sagging downward.Granny had endured a lot over the years, facing various ailments in her old age.Serena stayed at the hospital until late, talking to Granny.The upcoming surgery wasn't guaranteed to be a hundred percent successful, so Serena cherished every moment spent with her Granny.It wasn't until 9PM when her phone rang, it was Matthew.Serena looked at the screen flashing dimly, hesitated for a moment, and answered, "Hello""Where are you? I'll come pick you up." Matthew had just finished a meeting and now had some free time.A lump formed in Se
The man who kidnapped Serena didn't think about turning off Serena's phone. He believed that by controlling her phone, she wouldn't be able to call the police.Serena remained silent throughout, her palms sweaty.The car was clearly speeding, and the scenery outside quickly retreated. She suddenly wished this road would never end, at least then the man might not stop and harm her.However, ten minutes later, the man harshly stepped on the brake.The car halted in front of an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts. He holding a dagger, got out and walked to the back, staring menacingly at Serena. "Get out!"Serena pursed her lips, not daring to make any movements.The man impatiently reached out and pulled her down."I know you're smart! Don't play tricks with me! I don't have time to waste on you!"The man grabbed her and brought her into the warehouse.The warehouse was drafty and gloomy, with peeling walls.A blanket was casually laid in one corner, next to it, a camera on a tripod.S
*Rumble, rumble*The roar of the helicopter echoed, the wind lifting leaves and swirling them in the air.The man, intending to unbuckle his belt, halted, his face contorting as he looked towards the gust of wind.*Smack!*The gate was kicked open, bullets flying before the person arrived.The man's leg was hit..“AH!!!”Serena quickly clutched her collar, stepping back. Blood from her bitten lip dripped onto her trembling thighs.She dared not look to see what was happening, her mind devoid of rationality. Any woman in such a situation couldn't remain calm.She'd been able to maneuver around the man for so long that she'd reached her limit.Matthew held a gun and, without checking on the man's condition, walked towards Serena.Serena kept her head down, clutching her collar, curling up even more after the touch on her head, and her body began to shake."I’m here"Matthew rubbed the top of her head, only to hear her scream and slap his hand away, "Don't touch me!"She couldn't disting
The next morning the hospital was busy, Emily was called in early and the doctors were sad."Mrs. Emily, she passed away early in the morning. We haven't informed Miss Linda yet. Considering her fragile health, we're afraid she might be devastated."Emily sighed, rubbing her forehead with her hand, "She's an adult now, and besides, it's her mother who passed away. She has the right to know the truth. I'll go tell her."She entered Linda's room and found Linda sitting quietly on the bed, staring blankly out the window, almost as if life had left her body.Beside her was a small diary that Linda had been using since her hospitalization, writing in it every day.Emily had known about it all along, even buying her the pink diary."Linda, what are you writing?" Emily asked, picking up the open diary.A black pen lay on top, and a string of verses caught her eye.Here, desolate, not a blade of grass grows.Later, you came here.Miraculously, everything came to life.This is my heart.Emily'
Linda and Catherine were already in contact, so receiving a message from her wasn't surprising.But why would Serena go Global Oasis Hotel?Just as Linda pondered this question, another message from Catherine arrived.[Jack is back and will be there tonight. He has already arranged to meet Serena. If you capture evidence of their cheating, Serena will not be able to get along in the Harrington family, after losing the protection of them, she is still at our mercy!]Linda's eyes flashed with a hint of ecstasy, so it was Jack who had returned.The past intimacy between Serena and Jack was well-known, and people often said that a woman's unforgettable love was her first.Serena was persistent, and Jack's departure without a word had always been a pain in her heart.Jack was pretty much Serena's only weakness besides her Granny.The fire of triumph in Linda's eyes grew, indeed, this was the perfect opportunity!She was going to handle this one herself this time!At 7:00 PM, Linda managed
Serena couldn't help but feel helpless.She had initially planned to open the door herself, but Matthew unexpectedly took the initiative to do so.To prevent Linda from seeing Matthew's face, Serena impulsively threw herself at him, using her body to shield his face and swiftly closing the door.In her haste, Serena's teeth inadvertently grazed Matthew's lips, leaving a small cut that immediately began to bleed.Once the door was closed, the atmosphere in the room turned icy.Serena covered her mouth, wincing from the pain that distorted her face.She raised her hand to turn on the light and noticed that the cut on Matthew's lip was obvious and still bleeding."Are you okay?" she nervously inquired, her scalp tingling.Matthew's expression was grim. From the moment he received Serena's call, he felt as if he were in a fog, but he still played along and came here, expecting something important.Instead, she lunged at him upon opening the door, injuring his lips in the process.Is he go
Serena trailed behind Matthew, sensing his growing anger."Matthew, wait for me," she spoke, attempting to break the heavy silence.However, Matthew paid her no attention, proceeding straight to the car and reclining with his eyes half-closed, as if in a light doze.Feeling awkward, Serena bravely initiated conversation, "I bit you, and you bit me back. Are we even now?"She assumed Matthew was upset about the wounds on his lips.Matthew's eyebrows furrowed as he slammed the car door.The atmosphere inside the car was tense, and Serena shivered from the cold. Matthew's chilly aura enveloped her.The car finally came to a stop at Pines Ridge. Politely, she opened his door, but Matthew walked past her without acknowledging her efforts.Feeling frustrated, Serena pondered how to pacify such an unpredictable man.He had at least done her a favor tonight, and though he seemed reluctant, at least he was finally cooperating.Once back at the villa, Matthew headed straight to his study and di
Daniel, wearing a white shirt, remained silent as he stood by the floor-to-ceiling window. The wind played with the corners of his clothes.The men carefully placed Serena on a bed in the room and respectfully exited.Once the door closed, Daniel finally turned around.His fair complexion and striking black eyes carried a profound sense of sorrow and silence.He approached the bed, picked up a cup from the side, and splashed water onto Serena's face without any mercy.Coughing, Serena woke up to an unfamiliar ceiling. Startled, she sat up and saw the man standing before her.Unlike Matthew's indifference, this man's coldness was tinged with a hint of sorrow and death, like a quiet, withered narcissus."Daniel," Serena mocked with a smirk on her face.Daniel's gaze remained indifferent. Meeting an old friend under these circumstances left them speechless.Serena wiped a handful of water from her face, feeling unlucky, how could she meet this man.As she tried to leave, Daniel spoke, "I
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