Catherine's voice reverberated through the room, capturing the full attention of all those present.The commotion had everyone's eyes fixed on the unfolding scene.Unfamiliar with Serena's identity, the attendees were under the impression that an uninvited interloper had infiltrated the event.This kind of incident occurred annually when individuals sought to seize the opportunity to mingle with the wealthy elite.Meanwhile, Evelyn, who had been engrossed in conversation with others, had observed the commotion and felt compelled to intervene as the event's host.As her eyes landed on Serena, her pupils constricted in disbelief."Why are you here?!"This Harringtons gathering had been purposefully low-key, with little fanfare within high society.Consequently, Evelyn was unaware of Serena's association with the Harrington family, as Catherine had deliberately kept her in the dark.She had assumed that Serena's presence would go unnoticed, no one would recognize her anyway!"Auntie."C
The crowd automatically parted, and the elderly man with a walking stick slowly approached with Nina's assistance.His gaze pierced through the room like a sharp blade, locking onto Evelyn.His eagle-like eyes, filled with an unwavering determination, seemed to lower the room's temperature by several degrees, making everyone feel as if a heavy weight pressed down on their heads.Evelyn took a step back, her face paling.Mr. Richard?Wasn't he supposed to be abroad?When had he returned?Seeing his cherished granddaughter-in-law being mistreated in such a way!Did they really think the Harrington family had no one?*Da-da*Richard declared, grounding his cane with authority and a commanding voice."Serena, come over here. I’d like to see who DARES to eject you today,"The few bodyguards who had initially intended to remove Serena hesitated and avoided eye contact.Evelyn's throat was dry, and her fingers involuntarily clenched."Mr. Richard, Miss Serena was..." The surrounding onlooker
Jordan, who had been lurking in the crowd to enjoy the spectacle, was suddenly exposed by Richard's outburst.He put down his wine glass, and the playful smile on his face turned somewhat serious."Grandpa," he called out with feigned innocence, raising his right hand. "I swear I just arrived."Actually, he had been present from the beginning, But he needed not to step in. Serena was great.Just by looking at it from afar just now, he could tell that this girl Grandpa chose was special, he must admit that he was a little envious of Matthew, if she was his wife..."Grandpa, don't worry! I won't be letting anyone bully our family! Leave the rest to me!" Jordan stated righteously.Serena glanced at Jordan briefly before shifting her gaze away.Hadn't this man witnessed everything from the beginning?He had even seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold when Catherine dropped the hairpin.She narrowed her eyes but said nothing.Jordan, however, seemed pleased with Serena's response.He wa
Serena refrained from identifying Samantha as her sister, merely stating her whole name.Samantha's countenance darkened considerably, and she extended her hand to introduce herself, saying,"Hello, Mr. Jordan, I'm Serena's sister. My name is Samantha."Jordan withheld his own hand, and his gaze lightly scanned Samantha's face.He bluntly remarked, "You two aren't truly sisters, are you?"Despite the inquiry, his tone remained unequivocal.Samantha's complexion darkened further, and she retorted, "We're half-sisters.""Well, then my sister-in-law's mother must be a knockout."This statement simply means that it's a blunt way of saying that Samantha is ugly.Jordan's sarcasm was acerbic, inflicting a painful blow to Samantha's pride.Samantha's eyes welled with tears, and she bit her lip, unable to respond.Samantha still young and deeply concerned about her appearance.How could she stand such mockery?She hastily devised an excuse and made her way over to Michelle.With a cup of red
Soonly, Richard's car had arrived at Infinity Realm Inc.His last thread of sanity was all that kept him from kicking open the office door in front of him."Matthew Harrington!" he shouted, calling someone by name to vent his anger.His demeanor clearly showed his anger.Inside the office, it was silent, except for Nathan, who was diligently working."Sir, boss just left for an out-of-town meeting, and we're uncertain about when he'll return," Nathan informed Richard.Richard's anger felt like a punch into soft cotton.Obviously, Matthew had guessed he was coming and was the first to duck out of the way.Richard clenched his teeth and took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He reminded himself that he would have another opportunity to confront Matthew."You tell him! He's done!" He said before slamming the door angrily and leaving.Matthew, having waited until Richard was gone, finally emerged from the lounge.His expression was clouded as he removed his jacket and began to b
Serena frowned and looked at him with questioning eyes.Nathan saw her doubt and introduced himself with a smile, "Madam, I'm Nathan, the assistant to the president of this company. Boss asked me to come and take you to the legal department."Serena instantly realized that her boss was that man!A dawning smile immediately appeared on her face as she nodded slightly to Nathan and replied, "Good morning, Nathan""Let me show you over, your coworkers are already waiting for you."Serena noddedand was led by Nathan into the renowned legal department.With a gracious demeanor, Serena offered a slight bow and spoke sincerely, "My name is Serena...."The department rarely saw new arrivals, and when such a beautiful one appeared, the male employees couldn't help but be captivated.Some colleagues enthusiastically welcomed her, but a few other colleagues regarded her with less than welcoming eyes."Welcome!""Feel free to ask me any questions you have!"The office was instantly buzzing with a
Serena sighed, seemingly speaking to herself, "I've always wondered what you would look like."Matthew pursed his lips, eager to hear more.However, Serena offered only a brief statement before falling silent, her gaze returning to the file on the table.Matthew's thoughts briefly went blank.What does she mean by that?Was she disappointed with his appearance?"I didn't want to keep it from you. I knew you didn't care about me, so there was no need to explain," Matthew explained.The two aren't talking about the same things, but inexplicably they can also converse...Serena stood up to pour a glass of water for Matthew."Boss, I am not blame you. You really don't have to explain yourself to me.""Boss, please have some water," she offered.Matthew raised his gaze, looking directly at her. "You call me boss?"A wry smile tugged at the corner of Serena's mouth.What does he mean? Isn't that what Nathan calls him?Matthew took the glass, his fingertips grazing it twice.He spoke softly,
Edward hesitated for a moment, standing nearby.Richard's eyes glared at him, "Are you deaf?"Edward glanced at Matthew, who remained silent and composed.Sighing, Edward ordered someone to put the whip aside."Sir, are you sure about this..."Matthew's a adult. This isn't going to solve anything at all."Sure about what? I'm sure going to educate my grandson on what makes a real man!"Matthew stood up, his expression cold."Grandpa, even if you whip me, I still want a divorce."Richard was incensed, his breathing heavy, and he pointed his trembling finger outside, "Kneel! Edward,my whip!"Matthew offered no resistance and obediently knelt on the floor.Edward gripped the whip and hesitated for a moment, but Richard's icy glare pushed him to swing the whip.*Snap! Snap!*Edward lashed Matthew with precision, avoiding vital areas, but ensuring that the blows broke the skin.Blood soon began to seep from Matthew's back.He didn't flinch, and the beads of sweat on his forehead merged int
Serena raised her eyebrows, it turned out that contacting the bodyguard did not rely on the phone, this was something she really did not think about.When the old man saw her face, his eyebrows were even more smug, ''Do you think that there is nothing I can do if you block my men down there? I'm just willing to cooperate with you, I really think I'm charmed by you, now you don't want to pull Infinity Realm's Boss on me, no one can save you, if you're sensible, you can send this bodyguard out of the room, and stay here with me for a few days."Serena gauged the time and Matthew was almost there.She had the bodyguard hold the older man down while she herself broke the glass in the bathroom, picking up the shards and plunging them down his throat."Mr. Roy would be better off with a little less talk right now."Her tone was light, yet her strike was so vicious.Mr. Roy was so shocked that he almost screamed, luckily the glass shard stopped a few centimeters from his throat.His forehead
The old man was already dissatisfied with Roger's current attitude, and now that he heard Serena say this, he instantly understood.It turned out that Roger himself coveted Serena's beauty, and the gaze he looked at Roger with a thorn in his side, making Roger feel like a fool inside and out.Roger could only hastily apologize, "Mr. Roy, I definitely didn't mean that."After saying that, he looked at Serena, his eyes full of threats, "It's good that Madam can figure it out, following Mr. Roy does have a good life, don't you think of running away, or else ......"Serena laughed lowly and didn't bother.The old man could no longer stand Serena's clear-cut energy, and immediately spoke sharply, "Where does Madam want to go? Please."He made a "please" gesture, and Serena lifted her foot and left.Roger was in a hurry, but with Mr. Roy here, he couldn't really say anything.Serena went all the way out of Vitec Technologies, her heart suppressed a ball of fire, but now the crisis has not b
She kept whispering, but in this small space, the sound had a brief echo that disturbed her.She crouched in the corner, holding her head, her mind in turmoil.The people in the monitoring room saw her like this and were a little afraid that something was wrong, but with Roger's orders in front of them, no one dared to put Serena out.The child's voice was getting more and more shrill, like she was facing some great fear, and with it being in this dark, claustrophobic space, Serena felt like she was going crazy.She pounded on the wall, but no one paid any attention to her until the back of her hand was swollen.In the afternoon, Roger mercifully came over to take another look and found Serena had crouched motionless in the corner of the wall and looked quizzically at the crowd in the custody room."What's wrong with her? Shouldn't be scared to death?"His tone was full of mockery, the corners of his mouth curved up triumphantly, "I thought I had a hard-on, but it turned out to be jus
If she didn't see it with her own eyes, Serena couldn't believe it was Sophie.Sophie liked Jack to the point of paranoia, and didn't expect to go behind Jack's back and do something like this."Does Jack know when you're like this?"Her voice trailed off, holding her chest slightly as she looked Sophie over.Sophie raised an eyebrow, getting up and grabbing a bag off to the side, "Madam is this about meddling in her ex-boyfriend's family business?"She emphasized her ex-boyfriend, her words full of sarcasm.Serena raised her eyebrows and laughed out softly, "That's not true, before I heard that Winters Group had a big crisis, after seeing you I realized that the crisis has been so serious that the grand lady of Winters Group actually needs to come out to pick up customers, I'm just a little surprised."Sophie originally still had a cloudy face, when she heard her say that, her face instantly changed, slightly narrowing her eyes."Serena, if it wasn't for you, do you think I would be
All she needed to do was to plant a seed of doubt in Serena's heart, and with time, that seed would surely grow into a huge tree.Serena was staring at her cell phone in a daze, and when Lorraine reminded her of this, a cold sweat did break out on her back.She thought back carefully to the details of her re-encounter with Matthew, such as to Mr. Roger was touching her left index finger, the place where she wore her ring.Matthew never wore a ring, only Maxwell wore a ring, and only someone who wore a ring would react that way.She tossed her cell phone aside as a pain started to build in her head.After careful thought, she found the idea funny again, Lorraine still had something to hide from her, this person's words couldn't be trusted one hundred percent, maybe the other person was purposely trying to separate her and Matthew.Thinking of this, her heart settled down a bit, lying on the bed and fell asleep.Matthew returned not long after, he lifted a corner of the quilt and lay on
Matthew returned to Pines Ridge only to find that Serena hadn't gone to bed and had been waiting in the living room.He covered his shoulder and when he saw her, he quickly put his hand down.Serena noticed the bandage on his shoulder and stood up, "What happened to the shoulder?""It's a little bruised."Matthew's reply was light, and after sitting down on the couch, he hugged her to him, "Did you have a good day at work?"Serena unbuttoned him and took a serious look at the bandage, "Gunshot wound?"She was only guessing, her eyes staring him down without blinking.Matthew was helpless, rubbing his brow, "Well, gunshot wound, I was going to send you to the office to get back in shape, but the group came out of nowhere, so you won't be able to go out lately, Serena, I'll be at Pines Ridge with you."Serena was relieved that at least the man was willing to loosen up and stop hiding things from her."Is it for me?"Matthew wrapped her in a hug and kissed her on the cheek."I'm not sure
Scarlett didn't tell Serena any of this, though, so Serena didn't know.After a few days of working at Infinity Realm, she was completely back in the swing of things.During her lunch break, she was caught up in a story on the news.It was a missing persons story.The face was one she recognized, when she was in front of the hospital, the person said they wanted Matthew to stop pestering her.She didn't realize that in a short period of time, it had become a missing person, was there any connection?She carefully rummaged through it, yet there was no news other than missing, it was like disappearing into thin air.Her mind suddenly went to the Sin City, an existence that ordinary people didn't even know about.If she hadn't personally gone and experienced it, she wouldn't have known that there was actually a place like that in this world.Moreover, Lorraine had also mentioned the Harrington family headquarters before, and said something about the Elders, and all of these clues all add
Leona stared at her phone in disbelief and put it down with a cold face when she heard the voice coming from inside.She rubbed her eyes, the tip of her nose was sore, "So was it really her that killed daddy?"Boyd saw her so sad and regretted that he had let his mouth slip, "Leona ah, just now it's all my nonsense, I'm not sure, and the little uncle is blessed with a great life, there's no way that he would die, maybe he's already been salvaged by someone, he just can't get in touch with us right now."In the past few days, all the people were searching for Maxwell, but found nothing.In the vast ocean, if the person was really gone, it was even more unlikely that a body could be salvaged, so they could only hope that Maxwell had been rescued by someone.Now Byron and Vincent have gone to Hustleburg just to ascertain Serena's well-being, and if Serena is still alive, then Maxwell should be fine too.But they had waited for so long and Maxwell hadn't shown up, and if the Mercenaries h
Jordan only found it funny, lazily exhaling a smoke ring, "In the first place, I just wanted you to sabotage the relationship between Serena and Matthew, but you're good, it's not enough that you've gotten up close and personal, you want more, you're really greedy."He got into a side car and closed the doors and windows, paying no further attention to the woman.The woman also didn't dare to pester him, her teeth clenched and she directly left the place.But she just walked out not far, was strangled from behind, the dagger sharply in her neck, she instantly no breath.Jordan just watched this scene, the mockery at the corner of his mouth even more powerful.A few more people came one after another in the back, squatting at the woman's side to examine her, and finally directly drenching her with gasoline, burning the person into a pile of charcoal and crushing the charcoal into ash.Such a cruel practice can be described as bloody to the extreme.Moreover, the location they were in w