At home, Serena pretended to be fine. She went to bed after washing up as usual.
Avery told from her zed eyes that Serena might be suffering from a trauma. She was tired physically but lied awake on the bed.
"Serena, I''m sorry, I''m terribly sorry." Avery held Serena tightly, ''Why didn''t I apany her to the bar?''
He was busy when Serena informed him of her schedule, and the reputation of that high-end bar let him be off guard.
Knowing that Serena loved that band, Avery didn''t feel like spoiling the fun, but what came next did go beyond his imagination.
Proud and well protected as Serena, she must be totally freaked out.
Serena clutched Avery''s clothes tightly, "Avery, don''t leave me."
Such vulnerable Serena grieved Avery, ''No matter how tough, intelligent, and independent Serena is, she is 16 years only!''
"No, I will be here with you forever. Serena, tell me what happened tonight!" Avery felt that it was a trap.
She went to the business dinner as a representative of Eastern Group, so what she had suffered seemed unreasonable.
"Avery, I''m tired. Could you please stay here with me?" Serena did not want to talk.
"Alright, I am here, and good night! It''ll be fine. I promise this won''t happen again. There, there. "Avery patted her back and tried to put Serena down with a gentle voice as if she was a child.
Serena fell asleep soon. Then, Avery got up after pulling the quilt for Serena.
Avery called his secretary to learn what both Serena and Amy did today.
''Why did Serena propose such a bet to Amy? Why did she call me to make Amy stay in thepany?''
''Amy was in charge of this acquisition project. Is she part of the reasons for what Serena went through today?''
The secretary told Avery all he knew without reservation. Those rumors infuriated Avery immediately.
"Why didn''t you tell me the nder earlier?"
"Well, you are busy, and those gossips about you and Amy have circted in thepany for a long time. Those gossips are good for nothing, so it didn''t ur to me that I should bother you with that trifle." "Bastard, how do you know what I will think when you tell nothing to me at all? What else did Amy do?"
"She went to the sanatorium today. I don''t know why she did so since the vice president already took over the project. That''s all I know."
"Do some investigation on Amy tomorrow." Something urred to Avery.
Amy and Avery were ssmates, and Nisse was two years older than them. Back then, Nisse took a shine on Amy, and that was how their acquaintance began.
"If that is your wish, President."
Hanging up the phone, Avery looked at the myriad twinkling lights of the city from the balcony, thinking that Nisse should be behind the trick, though Amy was questionable. With a cigarette in his hand, Avery still felt heartaches at the memory of Serena''s panic-stricken face.
''If Kieran arrivedter...'' Avery didn''t dare to imagine the consequences. There was a cold aura circting around Avery, who frowned.
He felt upset that he was still not strong enough to protect Serena.
He struggled with frustration.
Finally, he dialed a number.
"Young Master." A low voice came.
"I want you to do one thing."
"Yes, Young Master."
"The young master of Group M, I want him to suffer a fate worse than death!"
"Got you, Young Master."
Putting out the cigarette butt, Avery took a shower before sleeping. He held Serena tightly in his arms, "Serena, I will protect you."
The next day, Serena woke upter than usual, and Avery didn''t go to work yet.
"Did you sleep well?" Avery asked when caressing her face gently.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.
"Great. Thanks to you."
"What a sweet talk! What do you want for breakfast?"
Neither of them mentioned what happenedst night. Avery intended to hide something from Serena.
"Wow, how brilliant! You waited to provide me breakfast instead of going to work?" "It can happen every day, as long as it is your wish!
I will spend more time with you from tomorrow on." Avery felt that he had neglected Serena for work.
He intended to catch up with Adam
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However, his anxiety for sess made Serena suffer. If he had not been that busy, the disasterst night was avoidable.
The couple had a sweet morning. Avery would like to spend the rest of the day with his girl, but Serena disliked dying the work for personal affairs.
Avery failed to persuade Serena and gave her a ride to thepany.
The bet between Serena and Amy was known to all in thepany, and these people felt amused by the wager.
Amy came to work in good moods. She felt sure that Serena suffered a lotst night when the news came that both Serena and Avery took a day off.
She was clear that no woman could stand those mischiefs executed by Nisse and his friends.
Imagining the happy future between Avery and herself, Amy saw both Serena and Avery show up with spirits.
Usually, the tortures from Nisse and
his friends would send women to the hospital, and these women couldn''t get off the bed within three days. However, Seren walked very and now Amy doubted if her trick worked.
"Amy, what is wrong?" Serena cast a cold nce at Amy, whose surprise was exposed by her expression.
Serena was convinced that Amy was behind the foul trickst night, Apart from betraying thepany, Amy intended to ruin me.''
''That woman courts death.''
"Well, I am surprised that both of you arete for work today. President, there are the documents needing your approval, and I will leave them on your desk.''Amy diverted the topic.
Amy was anxious to know how the trick endedst night and felt that Serena suspected her.
Neither Avery nor Serena acted rashly. They went back to their own office as if nothing had happenedst night.
Amy hurried back to her office to call Nisse, who didn''t answer her call at all.
She felt restless, ''It seems like the peace before the storm.''
She had a bad feeling that the storm woulde soon!