Chapter 128
Sarah shouted, “You’re the one who’s the mistress‘ daughter!”
Sarah jolted upright, eyes blazing with fury, like someone had just poured ice water down her
back
A glint of satisfaction flashed in Wendy’s eyes as she leaned delicately against Zach, feigning vulnerability. “If it weren’t for you, Serena wouldn’t be so miserable. She wouldn’t have left Javerton for years! You stole everything from her so what exactly are you gloating about?”
Zach didn’t even try to stop Wendy from speaking up for Serena.
Sarah seethed with rage and shot Zach a glare. You two really have the nerve to stand here and pretend to defend Serena? A cheating bastard who tossed her aside and a pathetic country bumpkin who took advantage of it.
“You think you have the right to talk down to me? Serena is with Mr. Larson now, and trust me, she’s a thousand times happier than when she was wasting her time on you two shameless idiots!”
For a moment, guilt flickered in Zach’s eyes. He instinctively glanced at Serena, but she didn’t
seem to care.
If anything, she couldn’t have agreed more with Sarah.
Sarah was usually at odds with her, always looking for ways to undermine her. But for once, she had said something that resonated perfectly!
On the other hand, Wendy was fuming. The moment she caught Zach’s guilty expression, rage. consumed her. He would rather take the insult and wallow in guilt over Serena rather than stand up for her.
Why was he acting like this?
She clenched her fists, her eyes reddening with frustration. Unable to bear it anymore, she lunged forward, ready to slap Sarah.
But Sarah wasn’t one to back down either.
She raised
and, aiming to slap Wendy–hard enough for the sound to–ring out, just to prove her sincerity to Serena. That way, Serena would take her inside to meet Cole.
Both women had their agendas, but neither planned to hold back.
Zach snapped out of his daze, stepping in to block Sarah.
But someone else moved faster.
“Enough! Do you think this is the place for a street brawl? This is the Larson family’s private
event!”
Two security guards stepped in, blocking both wonen before they could land a hit.
Serena calmly slipped her phone back into her eltel, having already called security moments.
before.
She turned to Zach, her lips curving into a cold smirk. “If I waited for you to step in, they’d be clawing each other’s faces off by now.”
“Save it. I’m leaving.”
Serena didn’t give him a chance to respond. She turned and walked inside without another glance.
Zach and Wendy were left standing outside, blocked by security.
Sarah used her connection as Serena’s sister to tag along with Serena, her face filled with eagerness. “Serena, I just went all out for you. I nearly clawed Wendy’s face off! You should at least-”
“Drop the act.”
Serena’s head was already pounding from all the noise, and her phone wouldn’t stop buzzing
with calls from Howard.
She waved a hand dismissively. “You can come in, but once you’re inside, don’t tell anyone
we’re related. We’re not close.”
All she wanted was to go to the lounge and rest.
Sarah’s eyes lit up..
She would love nothing more than to pretend she and Serena weren’t related. This worked out perfectly.
“I get it. Now, hurry up and take me inside!”
Serena couldn’t be bothered to argue. She led Sarah through the doors and left her to fend for
herself.
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Once inside, Serena made her way to Hugh, only to find him surrounded by people trying to get him drunk. She instructed Celeste to prepare some hangover medicine before heading to the lounge to wait.
She had no interest in networking. They hadn’t even had a proper wedding, and she wasn’t about to go around announcing she was Hugh’s wife.
Across the room, Hugh’s gaze never left her. Only when he saw her settle into a seat did he finally look away.
For a moment, he had thought she was leaving, hat she hated being here with him.
It seemed he had been overthinking things.
In a quiet corner of the venue, Sarah excitedly went to find Cole, only to stop in her tracks.
He was chatting animatedly with a woman.
She had wavy hair, soft, delicate features, and a playful charm about her. Two towering bodyguards stood protectively behind her.
That had to be Cole’s fiancée, the heiress of the Arnold family, Regina Arnold.
