Felix Knight looked at Serena Sterling, she had been waiting for him in the underground research base all along! Luring the tiger from its lair! Today is Zane Crawford and Pearl Nightingale’s wedding day. She deliberately leaked the information about the black van to him, she deliberately lured him here! This text is hosted at novel⟡fire.net Felix Knight turned around to leave. But just then, with a "boom," the door to the underground research base slammed shut, trapping everyone inside. "Young Master Knight, what’s going on here? I feel like Serena Sterling has us in a trap!" His subordinate looked at Felix Knight nervously. Felix Knight pressed his thin lips together, and at this moment, Serena’s clear voice sounded from behind, "Felix Knight, where are you going? Now that I’ve finally gotten you here, do you think I’ll let you leave so easily?" Felix Knight turned around, his scorpion-like blue eyes landing on Serena’s face, "At the hospital, you deliberately showed up in front of me?" Serena Sterling was wearing a black tactical jacket, the zipper pulled up high, highlighting her fair and delicate skin, and her stunning face was lip-red and tooth-white. She nodded, "Yes." Saying that, Serena walked down with a file in her hands. It was Felix Knight’s complete growth archive, "A few days ago, I formed an emergency research group to study your extreme personality. From a young age, you had a talent for poisons, so your grandfather invested all his energy and effort in you. While other children were playing joyfully, you were locking yourself in a lab doing various experiments. You are emotionally detached, with tendencies of autism, extremely dark and melancholic personality, very pathological." Serena closed the file, her bright eyes gazing at Felix Knight, a smile tugging at her lips, "Someone like you, the last thing you can handle is provocation. I disappeared right under your nose without a trace, you must have worked hard to find me these days. I deliberately showed up at the hospital, and you must have gone crazy investigating. Then I revealed the information about the black van at the right time, and smoothly got you here." Felix Knight’s expression changed as he glared at Serena, "You’ve executed your plan step by step flawlessly, every move interconnected, but you must be backed by a powerful force, and many people must be cooperating with you. Serena Sterling, who exactly are you?" An icy gleam slowly burst in Serena’s eyes, mesmerizing and captivating, "Who I am, you’ll find out soon enough." "Serena Sterling, what else do you have planned?" "Can’t you guess? Zane and Pearl’s wedding today must be lively, right? I won’t chat with you anymore, I’ve got a wedding to crash." Felix Knight watched Serena’s charming figure as she left. He guessed right, her target was Zane and Pearl’s wedding. She already knew Zane was poisoned, and she wants to save him! Right now, public opinion is like a snowball, all it takes is her showing up to crush her. And she’s daring enough to crash it alone? Felix Knight remained calm, he didn’t plan to leave, but instead sat down on a chair and spoke hauntingly, "Serena Sterling, it’s useless. You can’t save Zane Crawford." Serena’s footsteps didn’t stop, but she turned her head to glance at Felix Knight, smiling warmly, "Young Master Knight, don’t be in a rush. Have a seat, I’ll have quite a few people come over to entertain you later. Since your grandfather didn’t teach you how to be a person, I guess I’ll have to do it for him." Felix Knight looked up at Serena. But Serena’s figure had already disappeared from view. Today Zane Crawford and Pearl Nightingale were having their wedding, held at a villa. All the elite nobles of Aethelgard were in attendance, smiling and chatting amiably. The bride-to-be, Pearl, wore a custom white wedding gown, her makeup delicate and light, a crown on her head. She seemed like the happiest person today, beside her was future mother-in-law, Zelda Willow. Pearl knew Zelda never liked her, so after the wedding was arranged, she endeavored more to ingratiate herself and had already started calling her "Mom." "Mom, today I’m marrying Zane. Don’t worry, I love Zane so much, I’ll surely treat him well after marriage. We’ll be family, and I’ll devote myself to respecting you too." Pearl’s words were sweet, and over the years, she had been regularly giving Zelda gifts, even more so these days. Although Zelda wasn’t short of gifts, they represented Pearl’s obsession and affection for Zane. Originally, Zelda wanted her son to marry Seraphina Linden’s daughter, and upon learning Serena Sterling was her daughter, she reluctantly accepted it. Who would have thought Serena would create a series of scandals and cuckold her son? Her son, a favored one of heaven, was spun around by Serena’s charm, creating a rift between mother and son. Zelda feared Serena might truly ruin her son, so she begrudgingly accepted Pearl when Jude Crawford agreed to the marriage. Zelda looked at Pearl from a superior stance, "After marrying Zane, you’re no longer the daughter of the Knight family, but Zane’s wife. You must always put Zane first, understand?" Pearl swiftly nodded, bowing submissively, "I understand, Mom." Only then was Zelda satisfied, nodding approvingly. Yvonne Knight and Annette Rathborne also arrived, Annette asked, "Mommy, where’s Daddy?" Annette was also in high spirits, her mood bright. Firstly, her wrist injury was healed, and secondly, her father Julian Rathborne returned! Julian Rathborne was the world’s richest man. As soon as he returned, society ladies clustered around, offering flattery and admiration. Annette knew her father was her biggest reliance and pride. Being Julian Rathborne’s daughter, who would she fear? Yvonne pointed with her eyes, "Annette, your daddy is over there." Annette followed her gaze and saw Julian with Jude in a dimly lit area, surrounded by the most powerful moguls of Aethelgard, who clustered around them like emperors. Annette’s red lips curved in pride, her biggest lifelong honor being that her dad was Julian Rathborne. She tugged Yvonne’s hand, "Come on Mommy, let’s go to Daddy." Yvonne attended splendidly dressed, whispering to Annette, "Annette, your daddy wants a divorce, you must cling to him, make him abandon the idea, and reconcile with me, understand?" Annette nodded confidently, "Mommy, just watch me."
Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband - Chapter 409
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