All Chapters of Serenade of Secrets: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

"I have prepared the entire wedding event for us. Get ready, because tomorrow you will begin to follow what I command. Regarding the contract, I will give it to you tonight," Sean said suddenly.Hera widened her eyes upon hearing this. "So soon? Didn’t you say that all of this was still quite a while away?""Yes, I did say that. But after thinking it over, the sooner the better, right?" Sean replied immediately.Hera fell silent for quite a while afterward. She didn’t know; she felt uneasy after this.What would Margaret say if she found out about this?Her mother would surely be very sad if she knew the real story."Alright, I will go for lunch first. You will come back before dinner, right?" Sean asked then.Hera looked at him and nodded, "Yes, I promised my mother that.""Alright, then I will pick you up later this afternoon," Sean replied and then walked away towards his car.Hera, who was about to respond, suddenly fell silent, watching Sean disappear into his car."It feels so d

"Honestly, I wish this man wouldn’t meet my mother directly. I’m just afraid she might think something else about me and Sean, especially hoping that I will always be with him," Hera murmured to herself while gazing out the car window."We've arrived," Sean said suddenly, making Hera turn to him."Really? But why does it look different? I mean, the parking area at your penthouse doesn't look like this," Hera murmured, feeling quite unfamiliar with the place."Of course, we’re still somewhere else. I’m going to buy something in there," Sean replied as he unfastened his seatbelt.Hera nodded in understanding and quickly unbuckled her seatbelt too. "Then let me buy it; you wait here.""Why?" Sean asked, curious.Hera hesitated for a moment, "I just want to repay a portion of what you've given me and my mother so far. Even though it’s not that much."Sean just looked at her, suppressing a smile, "You can repay me when we get to the penthouse. Just that; you don’t even have to pay in cash

"Alright, I've agreed to the contents of the contract," Hera murmured to herself.That morning, she was back to work as usual. Of course, Sean had dropped her off that morning. However, Hera chose to walk a few meters from where Sean had left her. She just didn’t want anyone to see her with another man.“Good morning.”The greeting made Hera immediately turn toward the source of the voice. There sat Jessy with a glass of milk in front of her. Yes, it seemed she was almost done with her breakfast activities that morning.“Good morning, Jessy. What’s your schedule for today?” Hera then asked.“I’m going somewhere tonight. You know, my dad asked me to replace him at an event. But hopefully, my dad won’t be too busy tonight so I won’t have to attend that event,” Jessy murmured.Hearing this made Hera smile faintly, “That sounds exciting. Your dad must really trust you to attend that event. You should go.”“I’m too lazy; they’re all going to bring their partners,” Jessy complained.“Just i

Hera smiled as she found the address matching Jessy's message."Alright, Jessy said I could just go right in," Hera murmured to herself.Still, she decided to let Jessy know that she had arrived at the gate of her house.Not long after, she received an incoming call and quickly answered it."Hello, Jessy.""Hi, Hera. Oh my gosh, I told you, right? You can just come in. It's fine; everyone knows about your arrival. Come on."Hera smiled and thanked Jessy. She quickly walked into the house."Oh, look. The gate opens automatically. So high-tech," Hera exclaimed, feeling surprised. She admired the sophistication of the technology used.Hera was also taken aback by the number of people who welcomed her. They all appeared very polite and numerous. Yes, that was all that was on Hera's mind so far."Here we go. Come on, Hera. We're already a bit late. But honestly, I don't want to go to that boring event," Jessy said, appearing from behind the elevator.Hera admitted that this woman came from

Hera's eyes widened upon hearing the voice."Thomas? Oh my, I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you. Everyone is wearing masks here."Thomas laughed upon hearing this, "No problem, Hera. It's not your fault. By the way, who are you with at this event?"Hera smiled as she spoke, just as Jessy appeared between them, "Here she is, I'm with my friend. Her name is Jessy. And Jessy, let me introduce you to Thomas, a friend from school."Jessy's eyes widened behind her mask as she remembered Hera's earlier stories about a guy named Thomas."Thomas, is he the doctor that Hera mentioned in the kitchen?" Jessy muttered to herself while extending her hand to introduce herself to Thomas."Thomas.""Jessy."Hera smiled as she watched them introduce themselves.However, Hera still felt as if someone was watching them. Yet, she maintained her focus on the conversation."Jessy, where's the restroom?" Hera whispered suddenly.Jessy then helped her find the way to the restroom, even offering to accompany Her