Chapter 29

Sergio suddenly felt strangely uneasy at the sight of his lone hand. After a long time, Maeve finally asked, "What are you doing here?" "You knew that you would get bullied if you came alone. Why did you do it anyway?" Maeve paused. "I asked you to come." Sergio pressed his lips into a line. "It's Clara's birthday today. I still need to stop by." "Clara's birthday?" Maeve was taken aback. "Then what are you doing here?" Sergio always placed Clara on a pedestal above everyone else. He couldn't help but frown at Maeve's tone of disbelief. "This family gathering is important to maintaining the relationship between the Scott family and the Brooks family. I know my priorities." "Liar," Maeve mumbled. Sergio didn't hear her clearly. "What did you say?" Maeve fell silent. She remembered how Sergio knew about the family gathering in her last life too, but he didn't show up then even though he knew she would get pestered and jabbed by Sharon and other unreasonable relatives. He hadn