During the meal, Michelle had been trying to test Serena and Richard's true relationship but was met with Serena's clever responses.
"Samantha will go back with you later and meet the Mrs. Tara and Miss Nina first."
Michelle's tone held a veiled threat, and Serena's hand paused briefly while holding her fork, her eyes carrying a trace of coldness.
Serena's hand froze on her fork for a moment, holding back the cold light in her eyes.
"Samantha just had a confrontation with Nina.” she added evenly.  “And Nina has already made it clear that she'll SLAP her again if she sees her. Oh, of course If she really wants to go and humiliate herself, just back with me."
"Serena!" Michelle slammed her bowl onto the table,the atmosphere grew heavy, thick with tension.
She didn't count the fact that Serena had just hit Samantha, but the other party spoke with barbs, could it be that she really didn't ca

Matthew noticed her bleeding palm and furrowed his brow but remained seated in the car without a word.
Serena, in pain, bit her tongue fiercely, the intense sting briefly sobering her. She gripped the car door and stumbled inside.
Nathan sensed something was amiss, but the boss's silence kept him from speaking up.
Matthew's gaze remained faint as he looked out the window, the passing light leaving flickering shadows on his face.
Serena gazed at him, her eyes reddening, smitten for a moment. A mix of bitterness, regret, and complex emotions surged within her.
There was a time when a man vowed to protect he...
Matthew's brow furrowed imperceptibly and his lips pursed as he suddenly grabbed her hand and saw the bloody mess.
Serena's consciousness blurred again, so hot that for a moment she couldn't tell if it was reality or a dream.
"Don't move."
Matthew's voice was devoid of warmth as he r

"That was supposed to be my question to you! How dare YOU!" Serena rubbed her hand and smiled slightly,
"Do you not understand the status of the Harrington family? If Grandpa Richard were to hear you talking like this, can you imagine the consequences? Even if Matthew is unwell, he's still Matthew HARRINGTON! I had hoped you'd wise up after Nina's rebuke, but it seems you've kept your stupidity."
Samantha, her face still stinging from the previous slap, covered it in shock and now had Serena pointing at her.
Her emotions swirled with humiliation, unwillingness, and resentment.
"BITCH!" she made a move to retaliate, but a commanding voice rang out, putting an end to the altercation.
"Stop!"
Samantha turned her head in disbelief and looked at Stephen, she was being bullied now, or being bullied by Serena, a hick, who was she to tell her to stop?
However, shortly thereafter, Stephen moved to Serena's side,, he forced out a fake smile, "Have you met Mr. Richard?"
Mr. Richard's status was so high that not many people in the whole city had ever met him.
If Serena had met him, it meant she hadn't been forgotten in that family.
That's why she deliberately and intimately called him Grandpa, just to use his authority to shock them.
Serena looked at him weakly without denying it. Stephen's heart was ecstatic, it seemed he had guessed right!
"Serena, come and sit down." Stephen's attitude had softened, and he glared at Samantha, who was still in shock.
Samantha's angry tears fell directly into her eyes, and her brother Alex, who was sitting on the couch, immediately stand up.
"Dad, can't you see that Samantha is been beaten? Why do you still favor that bitch?"
Even though his mouth said like that, he couldn't stop looking at her pretty body. His heart instantly itched and his eyes burned!
He'd wanted to fuck her for a long time!
But Stephen didn't care about anything else, right now profit was all that mattered and said, "That's Samantha talking too much!"
On the other hand, Michelle sat on the couch and didn't move, she had known for a long time that profit was all that mattered to this man.
When he loved Serena's mother, Eleanor, he could watch Eleanor get raped by someone else just because Eleanor's stunning beauty could bring him profit.
He's thoroughly self-centered, which is why Michelle needs to strategize for her daughter's future. She wants to ensure that she and her daughter had a support system to rely on instead of depending on this heartless man.
"Samantha, come here." She spoke, her eyes filled with pain.
Angry as she was, Samantha covered her face and walked over in resignation.
"Since you know Mr. Richard, you should know Jordan, remember what I said last time?" Michelle rubbed Samantha's head, her voice light, a smirk tugging at the corner of her mouth.
Serena raised an eyebrow, sometimes she admired Michelle, a woman who could bend the rules, how could she have given birth to these two stupid sons and daughters!
She pursed her lips in unconcerned reply, "Jordan has returned home, his favorite place is the Ignite Spirits Bar."
Serena ruffled her hair, that's what she heard from Nina.
A hint of skepticism crossed Michelle's eyes and her brow knitted.
"Keep me updated on Jordan's whereabouts from now on," she instructed Serena.
Serena's misty eyes didn't answer, enjoying the anxious look on their faces.
Michelle was about to press for more information, but Stephen's excitement interrupted her, "Good girl! Serena, I knew you could do it! Your beautiful face was meant to be adored by men. Don't worry, I'll find you a good man when that wastrel Matthew is dead."
Serena's eyes looked different, she didn't like people talking about Matthew like that, he was her husband. And he hadn't given her a hard time about it.
And she didn't trust this greedy father. The good man, he said, was probably those old men who had business interests with his company.
Samantha scoffed on the side, her heart growing more and more resentful as she saw her father's attitude towards Stephen, her nails digging deep into her palms.
Suddenly!
The corner of her mouth turned up when she realized that Alex had put something in the water Serena was drinking.
Serena!!! You're DONE!

During the meal, Michelle had been trying to test Serena and Richard's true relationship but was met with Serena's clever responses.
"Samantha will go back with you later and meet the Mrs. Tara and Miss Nina first."
Michelle's tone held a veiled threat, and Serena's hand paused briefly while holding her fork, her eyes carrying a trace of coldness.
Serena's hand froze on her fork for a moment, holding back the cold light in her eyes.
"Samantha just had a confrontation with Nina.” she added evenly.  “And Nina has already made it clear that she'll SLAP her again if she sees her. Oh, of course If she really wants to go and humiliate herself, just back with me."
"Serena!" Michelle slammed her bowl onto the table,the atmosphere grew heavy, thick with tension.
She didn't count the fact that Serena had just hit Samantha, but the other party spoke with barbs, could it be that she really didn't care about the old villain's death?
The air was dull for a moment, the smell of gunpowder.
"Michelle, 

Chapter 10