t skipped a beat, and her face involuntari

was about to turn away whe

landline in the living room. "I'll take it. He went to the tr

ad used her, deceived her, and ruined her life. This time, s

the door, her father's steady

. "If you're upset, just come back home. Mom

d to fill with

Serena didn't turn back, c

. He felt that Clint was too calculating a

had been stubborn and insisted on marrying him. In the end, h

me they met was when she was in her senior year and he, as an outstandi

lped her up, asked if she was okay, and insisted on getting her contact information

incredibly considerate, and she, having no pr

e, but it turned out she had been diving

ckly rose through the ranks, going from a business manag

ns and resources, he struck out on his own and

rena's parents were struck and killed by a runa

f that truck's loss of control seemed too coincidental

ughts, Serena found herself st

stered her courage and lifted it t

ice that had once made Serena's heart ra

nd shaking, nearly dr

Serena tried to calm herse

aced, just hearing that magnetic and soft voice would have made Serena w

rgone a transformation and was no longer the

repared for Serena's cold attitude, his tone clearly showing

ce, "Come back to do what? Watch you and your

ou

in such a tone before, and it

atisfaction; this was

sked. Even when he had a mistress, she convinced herself it was her fault. Maybe it was because she could

ed. Again

er babies

lled

't see the man she once loved. He was

sacrifice hersel

like you're in

s it a problem that I'm not obeying you a

! It was hasty of me to mention divorce that day. I was drunk, spe

d because she was still the daughter of the Mayor, and he wa

o wonder, after their argument, her p

ety, Serena gathered some co

readily, the person on the other end p

formed her father and then

he mirror-her skin as smooth as cream and her eyebrows

have been so blind in her previous li

, took out an eyebrow pencil, and lightl

, unadorned look. Because of that, she had foolishly discarded h

k now, it w

t a simple touch-up, Serena was beauti

of white dresses, and her brows involuntarily furrowed, "I actually used

d through the lower corner, finally pu

at the school's New Year's E

gth mirror, seeing her red lips, white teeth, and

so much for Clint. From now on

r father didn't like attention, she didn't use the family car

ingle taxi that passed

ed in frustration. But when she looked up,

window slowly rolled down, revealing anothe

ered, "Well, well, what wind

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