Chapter 13

"You're questioning me now?" Alex's brows furrowed further, his eyes darkening with a trace of resentment. "You don't go home either. Why is that? Your mom has been worried sick." I was taken aback as the answer seemed obvious. "I don't go back to the Hastings residence because I'm not a Hastings. That isn't my home." The car fell into an uncomfortable silence. As we reached the university gate, I unbuckled my seatbelt and was about to get out when Alex called out to me, "If you're worried about your surname, you can always change it to Serena Hastings," he said in a firm voice that left no room for argument. I glanced back at him but said nothing. Grabbing my things, I stepped out of the car. Alex was getting dumber by the day. Was this really about a surname? He only saw things on the surface. Hastings Group was bound to fail with that kind of thinking. I spent the entire walk back grumbling about Alex before finally pushing open the door to my dorm room. "Serena, you're fina