Isla Lawson was crying while still sneaking glances at Julian Lawson. But she only saw the cold gaze of Julian Lawson. "Isla, if you want experience, you can join any major domestic securities, public or private." "That department originally belonged to the Sheridan Family." "You have a bias against her, it’s intentional." Julian Lawson said one sentence after another, his voice very cold. Isla Lawson didn’t respond, stubbornly and angrily staring at Julian Lawson. Julian Lawson didn’t want to deal with Isla Lawson anymore. He finally understood the real meaning of the "Spanish Bullfighting Song" from earlier, and the meaning behind Serena’s cold look when she left. She always valued the Sheridan Family, and with Isla Lawson provoking , it’s no surprise she was angry. Especially seeing Vera Hansen here as well... However, even so, Serena shouldn’t have thrown red wine at Isla Lawson in front of everyone. "Put away your little schemes, and," Julian Lawson said, leaving one last remark, "you should call her sister-in-law." Julian Lawson left after finishing speaking, leaving Isla Lawson standing there alone. Isla Lawson swept everything off the dressing table with a swipe. Julian Lawson walked all the way back to his car, and Vera Hansen was purposely waiting for him by his car. "Brother Julian." Vera Hansen looked very anxious, "I’ll explain to Serena clearly, we were just involved because of Preston Langley’s matter..." But Julian Lawson could only look at her helplessly. "How are you going to explain?" Julian Lawson said, "She doesn’t know what happened back then." "At that time, I didn’t want it that way either... Brother Julian, I didn’t want it..." Vera Hansen started crying. Vera Hansen cried pitifully. "I know." Julian Lawson comforted, taking a long sigh, "Today was just a coincidence, Vera, I’ll handle this matter." Serena was driving on the avenue. Surrounded by dim streetlights, with retreating street scenes beside her. She didn’t know where she wanted to go. She thought of her dad again. She wanted to see Seraphina, but was afraid her bad mood would affect Seraphina. At this moment, her phone started vibrating. Serena glanced at it, it was a call from Jasper Ford. Composing herself, Serena touched the answer key. Jasper Ford started with a flurry of swearing: "I’m so pissed off, damn Julian Lawson is so despicable! He brought Vera Hansen while attending with you!" Serena knew Jasper Ford was worried she’d bottle things up, so he specially called to vent about Julian Lawson. "And Vera Hansen too, I’ve never seen anyone so bouncy, didn’t they say she only had half a year left?" Jasper Ford continued with another round of bird-and-flower language, venting all out. Listening to Jasper Ford’s unending variety of curses, Serena wondered if he attended a cursing class for $700 a session. Thinking of this, Serena found it amusing herself and laughed out loud. Thus, Jasper Ford on the other end of the call also breathed a sigh of relief. "Not long to go now." Jasper Ford’s voice came through, "Only a few days left, after a few days, you’ll have nothing to do with him." Serena calmly gazed at the road ahead. "Mm." Serena responded resolutely. After chatting a bit more, Serena hung up the phone. The car continued driving on the road as Serena wandered through the city’s night. She didn’t know where she wanted to go or what her destination was. The call from Jasper Ford just now seemed to have slightly lifted her mood, but only slightly. It had been over twenty days since Julian Lawson proposed divorce that night. Once, her life plan was to be with Julian Lawson, strengthen The Lawson Corporation, develop the Sheridan Family, and investigate the truth behind her father’s death. With the Lawson Family as a backup, and his mutual affection with her, everything was supposed to get better, but now... Everything had changed. Today’s difficulty with Isla Lawson was just a small ripple. But it still left her troubled. The car kept driving aimlessly through the city. Eventually, Serena’s car stopped under a hotel building. Looking at the light from the room on the third floor and the shadow cast on the curtain, Serena felt inexplicably uneasy. Lately, her mother had come to Aeston to deal with the adoption procedures for Seraphina and had been staying here. The hotel was one she found for her mother, a suite, comfortably enough. But the relationship between the biological mother and daughter was so indifferent. Actually, she knew, after her father’s death, the one affected was not just her. But for various reasons, in the end, they became . Serena’s phone started vibrating. Serena hesitated a bit but eventually touched the answer key. "Come up, I saw your car." Her voice came through. Serena looked up and saw the open window on the third floor and the woman standing by the window. "Mm." Serena responded. All the way to the suite door, before she could knock, the door opened from the inside. It was Serena’s biological mother, Sheila Jenkins. The two exchanged a glance. But neither could call the other. Serena couldn’t bring herself to say "Mom." Sheila Jenkins couldn’t say "Serena." The two sat in silence, and then, she got slippers for Serena. After changing shoes, Serena followed Sheila Jenkins to the living room. The two sat silently on the sofa. Chapters first released on novelꞁire.net Finally, after a long time, Serena was the first to speak: "Have you visited him since you came to Aeston?" "Yes." Sheila Jenkins responded. They both knew the "him" referred to the stepfather. The stepfather in prison. No, ex-stepfather, they were already divorced. Thinking of this, Serena said, "I’m getting a divorce." Sheila Jenkins’s expression didn’t change, she just responded, "Mm." Then silence fell again. The clock on the wall ticked gently, unsure how much time passed, Sheila Jenkins said: "I’ll handle Seraphina’s paperwork, don’t come here anymore." This was clearly a dismissal. Serena looked at Sheila Jenkins. After a long while, she nodded: "Okay." After saying just a few words, the mother and daughter parted ways. Before leaving, Serena took all the cash from her bag, along with the necklace she took off, and placed them in the hallway. Serena got back in her car and drove. She initially thought aimlessly driving around might improve her mood, but it only worsened. The night wind blew, sweeping away some fallen leaves by the roadside, leaving Serena feeling cold. Have a good soak, get some rest, and everything will be better tomorrow. But as soon as she reached the apartment block she rented, she saw Julian Lawson’s Maybach parked there. He had found her place after all. Even though she hadn’t told him. But she knew, as long as Julian Lawson wanted to find out, it was only a matter of time. Serena didn’t think too much about it and parked her car, then got out. Serena walked straight into the building without glancing around, but still got stopped. "Serena." Julian Lawson called her name, quickly taking a few steps to block her path.