Serena thought her days would calm down after Emily left Pines Ridge.But the next day, Emily was at her doorstep again."Madam"She called out politely because, with Emily's presence, she couldn't continue going out.Tomorrow was Granny's surgery, and Serena needed to go to the hospital to follow up on the situation."What's your relationship with Henry Anderson?"Henry Anderson was the principal of the university where Serena worked.Emily had already sent someone to inquire among her university alumni. They said that Serena did indeed have a good relationship with Henry. Considering Linda's words, she felt disgusted!Serena paused and thought nothing else for the moment. "Mr. Henry is my headmistress and he appreciates me a lot."She won numerous awards every year, and the school leaders were familiar with her. Henry had even taken her out to participate in competitions. Describing it as appreciation wasn't too much."Appreciates? What kind of appreciation? The kind that happens in
Serena exclaimed and rushed over, grasping Mary's hand.Mary's vacant eyes suddenly cleared, flickering with awareness. She opened her mouth, but with an oxygen mask covering it, speaking was inconvenient."Granny, rest well," Serena said, rubbing Mary's hand against her cheek.Feeling the pain, Serena remembered the injury on her own cheek. Mary's gaze held concern and inquiry.Serena couldn't explain the clear imprint of Emily's slap on her cheek. She couldn't tell her grannyr that she fell, could she?"Just a minor disagreement with a colleague, everything's fine," Serena reassured.Mary slowly squinted, lacking the energy to look at Serena any longer, and drifted back into slumber.Serena pursed her lips, raising her hand to touch her own face.Granny must be worried.Matthew stood behind her, hesitating for a moment before extending his hand, patting her shoulder.He wasn't good at comforting people, so the gesture was stiff.Serena was about to say something to thank her when th
Serena didn't expect Linda to hang up so quickly.She stared at her phone, a mocking smile playing on her lips. Was she unable to handle it so soon?Linda was pitiable, But she wouldn't forgive unconditionally like a brainless person."Tthanks" Although Matthew had only uttered four words throughout the conversation, the impact of those four words was as powerful as a bomb.Linda, so arrogant, probably went mad from anger, right?Matthew remained silent.He seemed increasingly curious about Serena, curious about how she could always utter such sharp words, and curious about how soft she could be in his presence."You..." He hesitated for a moment, then continued placing the eggs on her cheek."In front of me, it seems like you've never pretended to be anything."She openly admitted her past relationship, let him know her personality, and revealed a vulnerable side that needed protection.Serena wore a thousand masks, but surprisingly, he didn't dislike any of them."Your eyes can pene
The board of directors was like the school's lifeline, providing all the resources, medical facilities, and teaching equipment. It was a group that couldn't be offended.However, Henry had been working at Metropolitan University for so many years and had never been afraid of anyone."I won't give up the position of the principal! Inform the students in the Law School immediately; we're preparing for a lawsuit."On the first day students entered Hustleburg, Henry would address them from the stage.He would tell Metropolitan University students not to fear getting into legal trouble, as they had the support of the nation's top law school. All law students from various institutions would stand behind them!The members of the board of directors felt somewhat awkward.They knew Henry's style over the years, but unfortunately, the anonymous report had escalated the matter to the education bureau.If this issue wasn't resolved, there might be a thorough investigation from higher authorities.
The maid intervenes immediately, pushing her away."Serena, you really have no sense of propriety!"Serena leaned back a little as she was pushed, banging her head against the wall and hitting her head on the floor.The maid wears a triumphant expression.The bitch deserved it!In pain, Serena's tears almost burst forth.Seeing the arrogant look on the maid's face, Serena lifts her hand and delivers a resounding slap.*Slap!*The maid's face bears five clear fingerprints, and she covers her cheek in disbelief."Serena, you..."Before she can finish her sentence, Serena delivers another slap.*Slap!*Serena's strength is considerable, and her hand hurts after hitting twice.Her gaze is icy as she rubs her wrist.The maid's cheek instantly swelled and blood spilled from the corner of her mouth."Are you FUCK awake now? Who do you think you are?!"Serena's voice was cold as she looked down and rubbed her wrist weakly.The maid, intimidated by Serena's gaze, steps back, covering her face
Serena's heart skips a beat when she looks up and sees Matthew standing not far away in the corridor, holding a thermos.His brows are furrowed, and a chilling atmosphere surrounds him.She falls silent instantly, feeling inexplicably guilty and reluctant to speak.Emily, noticing Matthew's arrival, hurries to approach him."Matthew, did you hear what she just said? She's only with you for some ulterior motive. She's after your money.""Grandma, there are plenty of wealthy people in Hustleburg. Why wouldn't she go after someone else's money?" Matthew responds, blocking Emily's words, and her face turns purple in frustration."It's cold here. You should go back," Matthew adds, glancing at the swollen-faced maid beside him."Take Grandma back."The maid lowers her head, avoids eye contact, and quickly assists Emily, who leaves with a sense of satisfaction.Serena, feeling a bit unlucky, wonders why her words always seem to coincide with Matthew's appearances."Ma..Matthew" she stammers,
As she walked away, Serena's face still unattractive and miserable, she casually bought a bowl of porridge and sat down in the small shop to eat it.Waiting for her mood to ease a bit, she took out her cell phone and looked at the messages on it.Her eyebrows furrowed as she noticed the contents of the forum, Linda was determined to make a big deal out of this.Public opinion would always be on the side of the underdog, and since Linda had committed suicide, people were more than willing to believe that she was the underdog.Serena rubbed her forehead, she really didn't have any proof about Linda and her stepfather.Now that Linda had come to testify against her, there was really nothing she could do for a while.In that case, let's try it with this so-called stepfather.The corner of Serena's mouth twitched, actually she didn't want to deal with such a man, but this was all forced on her by Linda, and if this matter wasn't resolved as soon as possible, she was afraid that Henry would
On the other side at the hospital, Linda was restrained on the bed by everyone.Having recently regained consciousness, she had used a shard of glass to cut her artery, nearly causing severe bleeding and shock.Emily watched with great distress as doctors were currently bandaging her.Due to Linda's intense struggles, they had to administer a sedative."Linda, I know you've suffered a lot, and I understand your resentment towards Serena. Rest assured, I won't let her off easily," Emily reassured.After all these years of companionship, Emily considered Linda as almost a granddaughter.Tears welled up in Linda's eyes, and she bit her lip tightly, finally calming down emotionally.However, in the hidden corners where no one could see, a glint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.Emily wouldn't doubt her innocence anymore!"Emily, don't you blame me for liking Matthew?" Linda asked.Emily sighed. "I can't help you with that. Keep your feelings for Matthew to yourself. I won't let Serena
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