190 Chapter 190: Not Divorced
190 Chapter 190: Not Divorced
Serena was stunned.
Her long eyshes lifted upwards, and Caleb Lockwood’s striking face was reflected in her eyes.
This face was very serious.
But Serena couldn’t understand why Caleb Lockwood was saying this to her so earnestly.
She remembered the fireworks Caleb had set off.
Hot air balloons, cake, fireworks disy-
It was indeed an incredibly romantic birthday party.
Although Serena was confused at the time, she was nevertheless deeply moved.
Yet the more she was moved at that moment, the more her heart was touched, the more excited she became…
The more it hurt when she was stabbed in the back afterward, and the deeper the wound.
Serena was silent for a long time, then smiled slightly.
“Don’t misunderstand, those fireworks weren’t meant for me.”
They were for ire Shaw.
It was a gift andpensation to help ire Shaw win the gemstone she had reserved.
Serena initially wanted
“What are you doing?!”
to
shake off Caleb’s hand, but he held onto her arm tightly, and she couldn’t break free; it just hurt her arm.
When Ethan White appeared, Caleb finally let go of his hand.
He saw the bright red marks on Serena’s pale arm and realized how hard he had been gripping it.
Apologetic words were on the tip of his tongue, but before he could speak, Ethan White’s voice rang out.
“How do you feel? Does it hurt? Let me blow on it for you.”
Ethan blew on Serena’s arm a few times, and she felt a little better.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine.”
After saying that, she gave Caleb a look before turning around and heading into the restroom.
Caleb felt like Serena had just red at him.
“Mr. Lockwood, please don’t entangle yourself with your ex–wife; it’s very unsightly.”
The words “ex–wife” from Ethan White’s mouth sounded particrly harsh to Caleb.
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But he wasn’t angry; on the contrary, he chuckled.
“Are you sure… she’s an ex–wife?”
Caleb’s mild retort left Ethan momentarily stunned.
“What do you mean?”
With a faint smirk on his lips, Caleb casually remarked, “What if Serena and I are not divorced?” then walked back to his seat on his own.
The food on his te had already gone cold, but Caleb picked up his knife and fork and continued eating. No one could tell if he was
eating with relish or out of disinterest.
When Serena came out of the restroom, she found Ethan still standing there.
“What’s wrong?”
She asked with a face full of concern, “Did Caleb make things difficult for you?”
“No…” Ethan shook his head, hesitating to speak.
It wasn’t until they both returned to their seats that he couldn’t help asking, “Serena, you and Caleb… are divorced, right?”
“Yes!”
Although Serena didn’t quite understand why Ethan suddenly asked this question and in such a hesitant manner, she answered
decisively.
“Well, that’s good…”
Ethan didn’t say much more, and they quickly switched to other topics.
However, Caleb’s words “what if Serena and I are not divorced” lingered like a thorn in Ethan’s heart, seemingly unable to be removed
any time soon.
Caleb and Serena, along with Ethan, almost started their meals at the same time, but Caleb, after all, was dining alone, so he finished
faster than them.
After he paid the bill, he stood up and nced toward the window.
Serena and Ethan were still eating, chatting, andughing.
Retracting his gaze, Caleb reached into the pocket of his suit pants and pulled out two gift boxes.
He put one back again.
The gift box he put back was given to him by Arthur Lockwood; he didn’t even know what was inside.
He would return the gift to his dad because it was meant for Wendy Linton.
Caleb unwrapped the gift box in his hand.
The contents inside didn’t quite match Caleb’s status-
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it was a pair of keychains.
Small rabbit shapes made of stic beads, one male and one female, hugging each other tightly.
Even Caleb couldn’t understand why he bought such a thing.
Before he left for Country C, he had inadvertently passed by a school where someone was selling these items at the gate, very cheaply, around a dozen bucks per pair, and students were buying them in droves.
Caleb didn’t know what hade over him that he bought a pair too and even got it packed at a store.
The packaging fee was dozens of times more expensive than the keychains.
He clearly didn’t have a girlfriend and didn’t know whom to give them to.
In his social circle, giving them to anyone would be looked down upon.
Except for…
Caleb left the pair of keychains on his dining table.
After midnight, it would no longer be Valentine’s Day.
ire Shaw had been waiting in her studio until dawn the next day.
In the pitch–ck office, only the light from the phone screen illuminated ire’s face, making her look ghostly.
Valerie Vance had told her, girls shouldn’t be too forward; if you chase after a man, he’ll think he can control you.
She listened.
And did as advised.
As a result, she missed the opportunity to spend Valentine’s Day with Caleb.
Because Caleb didn’t take the initiative to contact her.
ire opened her phone’s contact list and reached out to someone.
But it wasn’t Caleb.
Recently, Serena’s business had seen slight progress; after a few deals, she made a bit of money and first bought a very cheap second-
hand car.
Because she was alone and had to deliver jewelry to many clients, it was really inconvenient without a car.
Before having a car, most of the time it was Ethan who drove her to client meetings.
Ethan himself enjoyed it, but Serena couldn’t always see Ethan as just a driver.
That evening, just after delivering jewelry to a client, she received a call from an unexpected person.
“Hello Miss Jennings, I’m Justin Nash’s mother.”
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The faint voice of Iris Irving came through the receiver.
Serena frowned slightly.
The car drove for about two hours, from the city center all the way to the suburbs.
This was Serena’s first visit to Justin Nash’s home.
Iris Irving had been waiting for Serena carly at the vi gate.
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At that time, Iris seemed to be crazed, baring her teeth and ws.
But now Iris was a different person, looking as gaunt as someone seriously ill.
Serena didn’t ask much and followed Iris into the vi.
Iris had already exined the general situation to her over the phone earlier.
As soon as she stepped into the vi, Serena saw Cynthia Fulton sitting on the couch in the living room, ring hatefully at her.
Justin Nash’s room was on the second floor, and Iris unlocked the door, allowing only Serena inside.
Justin Nash’s bedroom wasrge enough, and precisely because it was big, Justin’s figure seemed all the more thin and pitiable.
Serena was taken aback.
The Justin in front of her was weakly slumped on the ground, his whole body as thin as a lightning bolt.
Iris had told Serena over the phone that Justin hadn’t eaten anything for a whole week.
No advice helped, and no threats worked.
Iris said she had already lost one son and couldn’t lose Justin too.
As long as Serena could persuade Justin to eat, she could ask for any conditions.
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