Tonight, Hayden Crawford didn’t say much, but Serena Sterling could already guess the kind of twisted family environnt in which he grew up.
In fact, Serena was quite interested in the story of Mr. Crawford’s father and mother, curious about the intense love and hate that led them to this point.
What was certain was that Hayden Crawford was a victim of these two people. So people are healed by their childhood, while others spend their lifeti healing from it.
Hayden Crawford was the latter.
Serena’s heart ached for Hayden Crawford. She reached out her small hand to embrace his firm waist, then nodded firmly, "Mr. Crawford, if you stay, I won’t leave."
Hayden’s strong arms suddenly tightened, holding her in his embrace like iron rings. Just as Serena was nearly asleep, she heard his low voice, "Serena, I will definitely get better..."
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The next morning, Hayden Crawford personally drove Serena Sterling to The Concordiat Research Institute. Only after the Rolls-Royce Phantom disappeared from sight did she enter the institute’s gates.
But as soon as she walked in, she noticed sothing amiss. Everyone was looking at her with strange glances and whispering behind her back.
She was once again the center of attention.
Serena entered the pharmacy, and at that mont, a "ding" sounded from her phone. Leah Thorne’s WeChat ssage ca in—I know my Serena wants to keep a low profile, but it’s really hard. There’s always soone trying to make you trend.
Leah had also sent a direct link.
Serena clicked on it. It was The Concordiat Research Institute’s forum, which had now beco a hot topic with a headline—Serena Sterling ets secretly with The Crawford Group’s President, Hayden Crawford. Is it an affair or true love?
Below the headline was a photo of Hayden Crawford holding her in The Crawford Group’s lobby.
The photo looked familiar. Serena rembered; it was the one Shania sent last night.
How did a photo from Shania’s phone get exposed on the forum?
Serena checked the whistleblower’s ID, and it showed as Shania.
Serena lightly furrowed her elegant brows and opened the popular comnts,
Oh my God, Serena Sterling actually... hooked up with President Hayden Crawford? I must be dreaming!
Did you guys see the way Mr. Crawford was holding Serena Sterling? Did you ever imagine there would be a woman embracing the waist of Bayside’s powerful figure, and that woman would be Serena Sterling!
Where is Mr. Crawford’s hand, and why is he holding Serena Sterling’s backside?
ahem ahem, Let’s not get off track, isn’t the main topic now that Serena Sterling cheated? The internet rembers, and Serena Sterling did marry into Orchid Court to bring joy to that ghost husband!
How can The Concordiat have soone like Serena Sterling, just a bad apple spoiling the whole bunch, she should be expelled imdiately.
Shania and Serena Sterling were good friends, and now Shania has had enough of her and has exposed her, shouldn’t we also stop tolerating people of such poor character?
Please get Serena Sterling out of The Concordiat Research Institute!
Serena took so ti to read these comnts and realized what was going on. Soone was finally unable to resist using her relationship with Hayden Crawford against her.
Serena curled her lips slightly, thinking, isn’t soone being a bit too eager to et their end?
After putting her phone back in her bag, Serena resud her work thodically. Many onlookers ca to see the spectacle, discussing her calm deanor,
This Serena Sterling sure is thick-skinned, her cheating has been exposed, yet she can still work so calmly, how arrogant!
Try having an affair with Hayden Crawford, and you’d be even more composed and arrogant than she is!
At that mont, soone squeezed through the crowd and ran over, "Make way, make way."
Shania had arrived.
The onlookers were excited, anticipating a dramatic showdown, cheering,
Shania, we all support you. If it weren’t for your courage to expose this, we wouldn’t know the truth about so people’s affair.
Shania, be careful now, watch out for soone’s revenge.
Yasmine Sterling and Joan Alden were also there, enjoying the spectacle, their hands clean, knowing the crowd’s disdain was enough to drown Serena Sterling.
Shania felt guilty, so she rushed over after seeing the forum commotion. Ignoring the crowd, she grabbed Serena, "Serena, if I say I didn’t do this, will you believe ?"
Serena looked at Shania, "Shania, what’s wrong? Why do you look so pale?"
Last night, Shania was left on the highway by Joan Alden. By the ti she got ho, it was already morning. She had been drenched in rain all night and now had a high fever. Her normally plump and adorable face was as pale as paper, her body felt like it was falling apart, her legs felt heavy, and she was physically unwell.
"Serena, last night that bastard Joan Alden stole my phone and left on the highway. He did all of this pretending to be !" Shania angrily pointed at Joan Alden in the crowd.
Joan Alden was not the slightest bit flustered, clearly confident, "Shania, if you make such accusations, you should have evidence. When did I take your phone, when did I leave you on the highway? You can’t just make things up."
"You!" Shania really had no evidence, and with her fever at forty-two degrees, her head was spinning.
Joan laughed, "Shania, since you’re trying to slander , I can only tell everyone the truth. You knew perfectly well that I didn’t like you and wanted to dissolve the engagent, so yesterday you offered to expose Serena Sterling’s scandal. You said that if you could get Serena out of The Concordiat, you’d ask to reconsider our relationship. You even pleaded with , telling how much you liked . Honestly, Shania, I do feel a bit sorry for you."
Shania looked at Joan Alden in shock. She had no idea he could be so despicably shaless, saying such things. How blind she had been to like him before!
Everyone knew Shania liked Joan Alden, so they all sided with him,
Shania, feelings can’t be forced, Mr. Alden really doesn’t like you.
Shania, it was wrong of you to have this fake sister-friendship with Serena Sterling, expose her scandal, and now try to pin it on Mr. Alden, your behavior is a bit unsightly.
Joan Alden is the head of a research team, and with his various rits, he’s well-regarded at The Concordiat.
Nobody believed Shania, and faced with Joan Alden’s slick argunts, Shania had no defense. Out of anger, anxiety, and hatred, she suddenly had red rimd eyes, and tears rolled down her face.
Yasmine Sterling didn’t want to dirty her own hands, so she watched the drama unfold, satisfied, seeing Shania crying in disgrace. Everyone who got close to Serena Sterling was her enemy and would face bad ends!
In Shania’s mont of despair, a gentle small hand reached over, holding her cold one.
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