Serena calmly looked at him, reaching out to cup his face." I just want you to understand that it's not that I'm unwilling, but rather, you are. You have a strong sense of responsibility. I am only your nominal wife, and you protect me at every turn, preventing me from harm. If you take away my body, the two-year agreement might become void. You are well aware of this, so since we got married, you have never thought about what could happen between us. Even when you hold me or kiss me, you've never thought about it in that way."Matthew's hand, pressing down on the blanket, stiffened. A complex emotion suddenly surged in his silent eyes.This was the first time a woman had held his face and said such things to him.He pursed his lips, but ultimately remained silent."Matthew, you are a good man. If I had met you earlier, maybe I would have loved you, but my love has already run out."Everyone thought she fell in love with Jack during college, but in reality, it happened even earlier.
Struggling to turn, Serena noticed that the man was still sleeping soundly.Up close, he was undeniably handsome, with flawless skin and long, hanging eyelashes.She hadn't expected to end up sleeping with this man.Serena's head was pounding as if someone were drilling into her temples. If not for the last shred of her sanity, she would have kicked him off the bed!Just then, Matthew also opened his eyes, and upon seeing her, he froze for a moment, apparently not expecting to wake up here.When he recalled everything from last night, his pupils constricted sharply.He thought he would return to his room, but waking up here suggested that he was genuinely exhausted.Pretending to be calm, he got out of bed, smoothing the wrinkles on his suit with a trembling hand.He hadn't even taken off his clothes; he was still in his suit.Behind him, Serena gritted her teeth and finally spoke, "Get out; I need to change."Although Matthew seemed composed, his hands, brushing over the suit, were t
Matthew walked down from the car not far away. He had seen her crouching here for quite a while.Could it be that she was feeling upset because he took advantage of her last night?With such thoughts, he hesitated but eventually got out of the car.There lay a dog on the ground, poisoned to death, and Serena held a thermos box.If someone saw this scene, they would probably think Serena was a psychotic poisoner.However, Matthew didn't see it that way.When he saw the dog foaming at the mouth, a cold glint flashed in his eyes."What happened?"Serena's legs felt weak, and when she stood up, she almost stumbled.Matthew reached out to support her, immediately forgetting the morning's unpleasantness."Matthew, have someone investigate the owner of this thermos."Poisoning like this was a cruel method. The thermos had been with her the whole afternoon, and she didn't notice anything.If she had taken a sip, she might have met her end by now.Matthew nodded, his face chilling.Serena's ey
Serena placed the spoon in front of Linda, her face filled with a smile.Linda's hands slowly clenched into fists.There was poison in the soup, and she definitely wouldn't dare to drink it!Serena was confident that Linda wouldn't drink it.Although this woman had faked a suicide attempt, it was just a way to attract attention.She didn't really want to die.*Smack*Linda slapped the bowl of soup away."Serena, you've been threatening me for so many years, and it's not enough! Now you're here pretending to be compassionate! With grandma here, don't mess around!"She spoke, and her eyes turned red. She bit her lip, and blood oozed from her bitten lips, making her look pitiful.Emily, who was sitting beside her, couldn't stand it."Serena, what are you trying to do? Bringing Matthew along, are you flaunting yourself in front of Linda? You know Linda likes Matthew!"Upon hearing this, Linda quickly looked at Matthew.Unfortunately, she didn't see any emotional fluctuations in his eyes.
Serena's eyes revealed a hint of amusement as she stirred the soup in the thermos with the spoon."Linda, why are you so sure there's poison in this soup? It's quite a coincidence. Today, someone placed this thermos on my desk. I'm lucky and smart enough not to drink it. That man is from the same neighborhood as you. I had the surveillance checked, and he visited you a few days ago."With every word Serena spoke, Linda's face grew paler.She had been too impatient, eager to take revenge on Serena.Emily couldn't tolerate it any longer."Serena! Stop fabricating lies!""Whether I'm fabricating lies or not, just ask your grandson."Serena's tone remained calm. She had called Matthew here for a reason—Emily wouldn't believe her, but Matthew's words would carry weight.Emily looked at Matthew with a questioning gaze.He nodded. "It's true."Emily wasn't foolish. If Linda was so certain that the soup was poisoned and even had it tested at the hospital, she must have known what was in it be
Serena, relieved after leaving the hospital, took a deep breath. The Linda situation was finally resolved.If Emily continued to interfere, using her influence to help Linda privately, Serena would expose the matter to the public.She didn't care what the reputation of the Harrington's was!She pulled out her phone and called Violet.“The money has been transferred to your account. Take it, along with your sister, and find a good school. Don't let your family locate you. That money is enough for you to finish college. After graduation, it's up to you.“Violet's eyes reddened. They were finally escaping from hell. "Serena, thank you.""Don't thank me. This is just a deal."After saying this, Serena hung up, feeling a pair of feet stopping behind her.At this time, other than Matthew, there shouldn't be anyone else.She thought he would still be with Emily inside, but he had come out so quickly."Going home?"Matthew's voice was calm, with a hint of warmth in that calmness.Serena's hea
"Oh, unwanted junk for you."Serena's face was covered with a heavy frost, feeling sorrowful and distressed for Scarlett.Joanne was almost fainting in anger."Daniel never loved Scarlett. Their relationship started as a plot. He told me he would marry me after playing with Scarlett!"Serena never believed in such rumors, but seeing Joanne so confident, she couldn't stay calm.At that moment, Daniel walked in from outside, still carrying an air of deathly silence.Serena looked at him coldly, feeling the air in the room becoming nauseating."Daniel!" Joanne noticed him and tried to rush towards him but was casually avoided."Did you buy it?"His voice lacked any warmth, and he didn't even glance at her."I was just about to buy this dress, but Serena took it first. She's still as annoying as before."Joanne's voice, full of coquetry, was in stark contrast to her previous domineering attitude, making it awkward.Finally, Daniel's gaze fell on Serena, his eyes showing a slight tremor. S
Samantha walked in with her head held high, carrying a limited edition handbag, worth around a hundred thousand dollars.The saleswoman felt a bit awkward. Ideally, she should sell the dress to Serena, but this newcomer didn't seem like an easy person to deal with either.The dress cost just over ten thousand, and Serena was willing to pay double, making it around twenty thousand."Triple," Serena said, her tone indifferent, looking at Samantha with disdain.Feeling scorned, Samantha retorted, "Five times, Serena. As far as I know, you don't have much money."Samantha sneered.Although the Wilsons power couldn't match the Harringtons, she had always lived a pampered life with plenty of pocket money.Serena, despite Richard's favor, couldn't possibly receive cash gifts from him. So Samantha concluded that Serena was definitely broke."Ten times," Serena calmly replied, watching Samantha with indifference.Samantha's complexion darkened.Buying a dress for a hundred thousand was unneces
The sudden dog food made Scarlett feel very heartbroken, she lowered her eyes and was just about to say something when Serena's voice rang out again, "Scarlett, tomorrow is your birthday, let's have a birthday party for you."So she still remembers ......The haze in Scarlett's heart was instantly dispelled, she raised her eyes, "Sure, Serena."A few people finished eating, Scarlett made a scene to go back with Serena, Lucien hastened to hold her shoulders, "Don't fool around, people Serena just came back, the little two still have a lot to say."Scarlett skimmed her face and sullenly got into the car parked outside.Lucien snorted and followed him up.Serena took Matthew's arm, "It's been a year and the two of them still haven't made any progress, Scarlett is heavy-hearted now, so I guess it's not that easy to start another relationship.""Didn't you come over for a movie today?""Scarlett introduced another powerful actor from K Group, lowered the pay, as a way to return my favor, a
Which of course included Lucien and Scarlett.Scarlett had her head down, quietly sipping her milk, eyes downcast, and looking like she didn't want to talk about anything.Lucien came to her and propped his hands on the wall behind her, "Scarlett, coming to my place tonight?"Scarlett didn't say anything and threw her milk in the trash.Lucien's eyes dimmed, Scarlett had gotten colder since Serena had disappeared.Yes, it was because of Serena that she was willing to sign him in the first place, Serena was the only person she cared about in the world.He quickly adjusted himself and continued to post up, "Scarlett, tomorrow is your birthday, we can ......"However before the words were finished, Scarlett was interrupted, "Lucien, after annoying me for a year, aren't you tired?""Not tired.""But I am a little tired."After living in these pleasure grounds all day, forcing smiles and seeing all kinds of falsehoods, she would never have someone like Serena in her life again.Lucien's fe
"Uh-huh."She replied wiltingly, looking uninspired.Oscar's eyes lit up and he made a move to pounce on her, but halfway through the pounce, he was pulled by the back of his collar, "Oscar, men and women are different."As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Oscar fell asleep and smashed his head on the bed.Serena huffed, she really hadn't changed at all, just as bubbly, just as innocent.Two or three minutes later, Oscar woke up, rubbing his eyes, and hastily grabbed Matthew's arm, "Maxwell, you have to help me, that stalker named Barton is at it again ......""Pfft!"Serena, sitting on the bed, burst out laughing, propping her chin up, "Oscar, you're as cute as ever."Oscar froze and looked over at her, "Serena?"Exactly the same expression, exactly the same question.Serena was instantly relieved, she should feel thankful that at least her memories didn't last only a few seconds like Oscar's, or that she didn't pass out indiscriminately.She was in a good enough state now th
Verna rubbed her head, her head hurt.Her hand was suddenly pulled by a small hand, Leona looked at her worriedly, ''Mommy, you were very weak when you left, you couldn't see anything, you were as thin as a pair of forks, as if you were going to fall down when the wind blew, at that moment, you were dead set against leaving Daddy, you said that there was a destiny in life and death, you didn't want to turn into someone else, and you also ...... You even slapped Daddy, what Daddy and I want is for you to be with us, not to spend the rest of our lives missing you."Leona grew up and became much more understanding, she pursed her lips and seemed to be depressed as she thought about that time."After you left, daddy ran over there every day, just afraid that you wouldn't last, that aunt had people contact daddy several times to let us prepare for the aftermath, you don't know how we all got through it, we missed you every day, and I was constantly worried that I would turn into a child wi
It's a road of no return ......Verna looked at her hands and touched her face again, dropping her eyes, "Sign it."After Nathan took the contract away, Tiffany kept staring at Verna in disbelief, "You ..... ...Verna, you have nightmares every night and call out someone's name, I think it's your loved ones."Verna took a fruit knife aside and stared at it, "Really?"Tiffany jumped in shock and held her wrist in place, "Verna, I know you've suffered a lot, those herbs are hard to drink, and you don't know what you've been through in your past, but it's all going to be okay."Verna gave her a look and took a piece of fruit aside and peeled it, "I just want to eat the fruit, Tiffany, why are you nervous."Tiffany breathed a sigh of relief before holding her forehead, "Verna, the first time I met you, you were in a nightmare that night, talking nonsense all the time, I'm sure your past wasn't very pretty."Verna quietly peeled her apple, the corner of her mouth curved, "Tiffany, I'm a lit
The car door was opened and Matthew helped Verna down.Tiffany froze and seeing the face, she quickly stood up straight respectfully, "Sir?"Matthew of Infinity Realm Group!Why was he with Verna?She was just about to go forward to help Verna when she was politely pushed away by the man, "Lead the way."Tiffany shivered in fear and dizzily led the way in front, feeling like her legs were stepping on cotton.She was hallucinating, wasn't she?After opening the door, Matthew saw the cramped space and his brows tightened, "Why do you live in such a shabby little place?"Tiffany blushed, "Sir, two people living in an eighty square foot place is already not small.""Tomorrow someone will come to pick you up to live somewhere else."Tiffany didn't say anything and glanced at Verna who was leaning against Matthew's arms, the guy was probably already disoriented, her stamina wouldn't last long.Verna and Sir in the end what is the relationship, how to feel Sir some ...... attentive."Sir, yo
Verna's head hurt and her chest hurt, like a sharp knife stabbing there repeatedly.A person who didn't know the past was like being stuck in a quagmire with darkness all around.Tiffany said that she was pretty and easy to lose in this circle, those investors like to take advantage of women, she is still an eighteen line, and there is still a lot to face in the future.When she woke up, she often leaned against the window and stared, thinking about what kind of person she was before the coma, and why she had ended up in this situation.She knew nothing, so every step she took was like stepping on the tip of a knife.Until she met him, this cold man.She couldn't help but speak out of turn and say things that were off-putting.He must have thought that she was the kind of woman who had her heart set on climbing up the ranks of the powerful.Yes, he must have felt that way.But she wasn't that kind of woman, it was just that the first time she saw him, it was as if she was struck by so
Verna touched her face and lowered her eyes.Fatherless, motherless, no relatives, no past, heaven-sent, and entering the entertainment industry that eats people without spitting out their bones, how do you look at it, it's like going to send people's heads."Tiffany, I know."Tiffany took her down for a walk, and after just one lap around the neighborhood, Verna was exhausted, her forehead covered in a weak sweat.When she got back, she went to the bathroom and took a shower, lying on her bed in her pajamas and fidgeting.Tonight was when that drama was going to air, and it was hard for her to fight for the chance to be the third female, so let's hope she won't be disappointed.Tiffany had been keeping watch outside and seeing that the first episode would be aired soon, she hurriedly came to Verna's door, "Little Flower, the drama is about to start, aren't you coming out to take a look?"However, when she entered the door, she realized that Serena had already fallen asleep, still mum
Heh, good one, if she lives, I can find her.The woman's mouth curled into a sneer, and she looked down to caress the bracelet in her hand, dropping her eyes."You go back and bring her, I'll say in advance, the method I used to fight poison with poison, her body and bones may become very weak, but as long as they are properly regulated, they will be able to return to normal, I've carefully studied these few cases, not only did they die very quickly, but a few days before their deaths, they were already in a state of blindness, so don't delay here, if Serena really comes to the blindness, those eyes will never be saved by me."Matthew's body stiffened and his face went a little pale, "I don't understand what you mean.""If I'm right, Serena had an attack before you came, she just hid it from you for fear of you worrying, you'd better go back as soon as possible."No sooner had she finished her words than she saw that Matthew had gotten up and was striding away.Only Robin was still kn