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Lana Xavier listened to the conversation between Serena Jennings and Ethan White, feelingpletely lost.
“What do you mean she saved you? Did she feed you some elixir?”
Lana’s words amused Serena.
If only there were truly such clixirs in the world.
Originally, Serena nned to keep it a secret from Lana about taking so much money, but she couldn’t resist Lana’s persistent
questioning, so Serena had to tell the truth.
“Damn! Ten million!”
Lana’s loud voice made Serena cover her ears.
Looks like she definitely has to buy some desserts and fruits tomorrow to offer as apologies to the neighbors.
“I mean, Ethan, wasn’t your mom asking for
way too much?”
Ethan lowered his head at Lana’s words.
“Lana…”
Serena nudged Lana with her elbow, signaling her to talk less.
She knew that once Lana found out Serena paid so much for Ethan’s medical expenses, she’d definitelyin about Ethan’s parents.
Serena always felt that Ethan’s car ident was her responsibility.
It’s reasonable for Ethan’s parents to struggle with epting that their excellent son became a vegetative state due to a car ident
while helping her retrieve an amulet.
Treating a vegetative person requires an enormous amount of money, and there’s no telling when or if such a person will wake up, like a
bottomless pit. Even though Ethan’s family is wealthy, this ongoing expenditure is hard to bear.
Since she could receive dividends from FY every year, using that money to aid with Ethan’s treatment and lighten the burden on his
family was something Serena felt she would do, even if the ident had nothing to do with her, simply because Ethan was one of her
best friends.
After Lana’sints, Ethan spoke noticeably less.
In fact, after he woke up, his parents never told him that Serena covered all his enormous medical expenses.
However, Ethan wasn’t foolish; during his rehabilitation, he secretly checked on his family’s assets.
Properties, cars,nd,pany savings–nothing was missing.
So where did the medical expensese from during the year and a half when he became a vegetative state?
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Impossible.
The only person he could think of was Serena.
However, he didn’t rush to see Serena, nor did he inquire from his parents about Serena.
He didn’t trust them.
Ethan was in a vegetative state for a year and a half and then spent another half year in rehabilitation, which in medical terms, is
considered a miracle.
But there was an even greater miracle.
His mind had be even sharper.
He was exceptionally admitted to JQNJ University in Novaria and earned a Ph.D. in AI research and technology two yearster.
The government and institutions wanted him, but he chose Country A because he discovered information about Serena during his
doctoral studies.
He felt…
She needed him now.
So he came.
This time, he nned never to leave her.
“But a million every year… Serena, where did you get so much money?”
Lana rubbed her chin, feeling like something was missing from the story.
Serena smiled slyly and casually replied, “That’s a secret.”
“You’ve turned against me, keeping secrets now, huh?”
Lana started tickling Serena, turning the scene in the living room chaotic.
Ethan watched them with a gentle smile, asionally taking a sip of beer.
Seemingly, nothing had changed.
The three of them were still like they were in high school.
Thinking of this, Ethan’s smile faded.
Some things had indeed changed.
For instance, Serena got married.
And then divorced.
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Although Ethan learned some information about Serena, he didn’t know everything.
Like why Serena married Caleb Lockwood in the first ce?
He didn’t believe Serena did it just for money.
Serena had her first love.
It was this first love that made her reject his confession.
Even for this first love, Serena had no reason to marry Caleb Lockwood.
Unless…
Ethan tightened his grip on the beer can.
The can slightly deformed with a sound.
Momentster, he rxed his hand and faintly lifted a gentle smile.
The night was deep and quiet.
But it was not quiet at Serena’s home.
Lana Xavier was asleep, snoring loudly.
Serena Jennings and Ethan White helped the deeply sleeping Lana Xavier from the living room to the guest room bed.
Now, the living room was quiet.
“What’s wrong? You look like you can’t sleep.”
Ethan White, afraid Serena Jennings might be cold, took off his suit jacket and draped it over her.
“Maybe we’ve talked too much tonight, my mind is still in an excited state…”
Serena Jennings‘ face showed a faint, bitter smile.
“Are you still ming yourself? I’m awake now, and it’s turned out to be a blessing in disguise.”
Serena Jennings looked at Ethan White.
Ethan White had very beautiful eyes, almond–shaped with deep sockets, and the pupils were dark and bright, as if sprinkled with
diamonds.
“Is it really a blessing in disguise…”
Serena Jennings finally voiced her inner worries.
Ethan White recounted to her and Lana Xavier a series of experiences after waking up, sounding legendary: an excellent student turned
into a vegetative state after a car ident, then miraculously awakening and bing a genius, earning a doctorate in just two years
and being in high demand worldwide.
However, to Serena Jennings, Ethan White’s physical condition seemed too abnormal.
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She was afraid that it was some kind of after–effect of waking from a vegetative state.
She feared even more that such a legend had imnted a hidden danger to Ethan White’s health.
“I feel… I ruined your life…” Serena said lightly.
If it weren’t for that car ident, Ethan White would have been equally talented as now, without detours and not fearing any after-
effects.
“No.”
Ethan White shook his head.
“Quite the opposite… it was I who ruined your life…”
Serena lifted her gaze, slightly surprised.
Then, Ethan White took something out of his trouser pocket.
It was a gift box.
“You’ve already given me such an expensive dress, I can’t ept another gift from you!”
Serena wanted to refuse.
She thought that Ethan White bought that unique dress at such a high price for her aspensation for the millions in medical bills she
incurred.
Looking into Serena’s eyes, Ethan White guessed what she was thinking.
Not at all…
It wasn’t to repay the medical bills…
Ultimately, he didn’t voice the inner rebuttal.
“The dress was prepared as your battle armor, and this is for your sleeping aid…”
As he spoke, Ethan White took out the item from the gift box.
Serena was shocked.
In Ethan White’s palm was nothing less than thetest design she had made for the piano series-
A music box.
Though a music box isn’t considered jewelry, as an art piece, it can be gem–embedded.
This was a user demand Peter had ryed to her, so she used the same hidden iy design as the piano series jewelry to create this
music box.
“If you don’t take it, I’ll sing by your ear all night.”
Ethan White smiled gently, but this threat was extremely potent for Serena.
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“Spare me, please!”
Serena took the music box with a wry smile, still feeling uncertain inside.
“How did you think of giving this to me? This is thetest in the piano series, are you also following this series?”
Ethan White gently touched the delicate yet somewhat abstract patterns on the music box.
The piano series was renowned worldwide not just for its unique upgraded hidden iy technique but also for its ingenious design, incorporating a certain abstract pattern into a piano theme, giving an inexplicable sense of fragmentation and mystery.
Many industry experts and collectors studied these abstract patterns but couldn’t reach a consistent and urate conclusion.
However, Ethan White saw at a nce that those abstract patterns-
Were wheels.
“Secret!”
Ethan White teased Serena with a secret.
If not for him, Serena should have already be a world–renowned pianist, instead of doing the job she was skilled at but didn’t like.
Riverside Manor.
Valerie Vance scolded ire Shaw all night.
When she went out, ire Shaw was morous, but returned with her skirt halfway torn, and her underwear showing outside.
“Look at you, no wonder Caleb Lockwood divorced and still won’t publicly announce your identity!”
Having been yelled at by Valerie Vance all night, ire Shaw cried so much her eyes swelled like peach pits.
“Mom, do you think I wanted this?”
Valerie Vance took a deep breath.
“Sure enough, you’ve embarrassed yourself tonight, but what’s with Caleb Lockwood? Won’t he evenfort you? You were his first love
after all!<b>” </b>
“What if…” ire Shaw sniffed, her eyes reddened with despair, “What if I was never his first love?”
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