“Open the door! Let me out!” Serina shouted and tried to smash the door open.
“You’d better reflect on yourself in the room! You are not allowed to go out until you admit you are wrong!” Andrew’s voice came from outside the door.
“Dad, you’re going too far!”
As soon as Serina stopped shouting, she heard the sound of Andrew leaving. It seemed that he was determined to punish her!
Serina gave the door a hefty kick barefoot, and thus her foot hurt. As she struggled to keep her balance, she hurt her back again.
She had to leave!
Except for Serina, everyone in the Norris’ sat together and chatted as they ate breakfast. It was a peaceful morning.
Sammy worriedly looked upstairs and said, “Has Serina eaten breakfast yet?”
Clara immediately said with a smile, “I’ve told the servant to save her some. I will bring it to her in a moment.”
Miranda curled her lips and said, “Clara is really considerate. However, Serina is ungrateful. She is so fortunate to have such a good sister!”
Clara gave a shy smile and said, “Grandma, it all thanks to you.”
Andrew sat at the table with a long face. He didn’t feel well either after beating Serina and keeping her in the room. But he also felt that Serina had gone too far, so he had to seriously punish her.
A servant rushed in from outside.
Andrew, who had been somewhat unhappy, immediately scolded, “Why the hurry?”
“We have a guest, Mr. Andrew.”
“Then, you go to entertain the guest. Don’t make a fuss!”
“No, Mr. Andrew, It’s Derek. Derek is here!”
“Derek?” Of course, Andrew had heard a lot about Derek.
In fact, everyone in Z City knew him.
Given the Norrises specialized in construction and most of projects it worked on were small-scale, they had nothing to do with the Saint Group and Derek. Why would he come?
“Invite him in!” Andrew stood up and hurriedly went upstairs.
Although he didn’t know why Derek was here, he couldn’t afford to annoy Derek, who was influential in Z City.
Andrew changed into a suit. When he went downstairs, Derek happened to walk into the living room.
“Mr. Derek, welcome! Please come in,” Andrew greeted Derek as he walked over. He reached out and tried to shake hands with Derek.
However, Derek glanced at his hand and walked straight into the living room.
Andrew awkwardly pulled back his hand and said to the servant, “Serve some tea for Mr. Derek!”
Although the Norris family could also be considered a wealthy family, it was no match for Derek.
As Derek had a noble air, his appearance in such a small living room was like a square peg in a round hole.
“Mr. Derek, may I know what bring you here today?” Andrew asked carefully.
Derek didn’t say anything and give a look to the secretary beside him. Then, the secretary said, “Mr. Andrew, the Saint Group has a new housing development in the suburbs. We’ve bid for land, but we haven’t cooperated with any construction company yet. Are you interested in it?
In an instant, Andrew widened his eyes open. He reckoned that the Saint Group’s new development must be quite a big project!
None of the projects he had ever done could outclass the Saint Group’s!
It was totally a windfall.
“Yes, of course.”
Even though Andrew was a bit confused, he didn’t want to lose the opportunity.
Thus, he rushed to sign the agreement.
“Mr. Derek, if you don’t mind, how about we….”
“Mr. Andrew, I heard that you have a daughter. Is that right?” Derek suddenly asked.
“What?” Andrew was puzzled, “Yes.”
The secretary that stood by Derek hurriedly said, “Mr. Andrew, don’t worry. We need a suitable ambassador for the group’s new product. Besides celebrities, we also want to see some new faces. Can I have a talk with your daughter?”
Andrew put on a beaming smile after hearing the secretary.
After graduating from a film school, Clara had appeared in a few movies. Unfortunately, she had never played a leading role. If she could become the Saint Group’s ambassador, she would be popular soon.
“Sure,” Andrew turned to the servant beside him and said, “Go and do as Mr. Derek ordered.”
Derek looked ahead with his cold eyes and waited silently. And his eyes were as black as a pearl.
Clara changed into a white dress. With her long hair fluttering, she wore a warm smile and walked into the living room, “Dad, is something wrong?”
“Come over. Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Derek from the Saint Group,” Andrew said to Clara.
Clara fixed her eyes on Derek. The man in front of her had a noble and indifferent air. With fine features, he was extremely handsome.
“Hello, Mr. Derek,” she said and blushed.
Seeing the woman in front of him, Derek narrowed his eyes slightly. She was not Serina. How was it possible? Did Ernest give him a wrong address?
Derek stood up and walked out. The secretary nodded at Andrew and said, “Sorry, something has come up. Mr. Derek has to go now.”
Andrew and Clara were confused. Apart from them, all the people in the living room had followed Derek and left before they could figure out what was going on.
As soon as Derek stepped out of the villa, he noticed that there was something on the third floor. He stared at the wall of the villa for a while before finding that there was someone climbing down from the third floor.
A thief?
It looked like a girl with large sunglasses.
Derek sneered and whispered in the secretary’s ear for a moment before getting in the car.
Serina went out of her bedroom window and climbed down to the ground through the balcony and the air conditioner safely. At last, she climbed over the wall and wanted to run away.
Just as she left the villa, she felt somewhat strange. She looked up and found herself being surrounded by a few bodyguards in black.
They looked familiar.
“Ms. Serina, please come back with us. Mr. Derek is waiting for you in the car.”
“Is he here?”
“That’s right. Mr. Derek is in the car.”
Serina sighed. She wasn’t afraid to stand up to her father, but she couldn’t afford to offend Derek. She’d better do as Derek ordered.
Walking behind the bodyguards, Serina went to the car not far away and got in it. She didn’t take off her sunglasses and waved at Derek, “Hi.”
Derek cast a glance at her and said to the driver, “Let’s go.”
Along the way, neither of them said a word. The car at last stopped in front of the Crystal Palace.
Derek maintained silent and went upstairs with a cold face.
Serina was stressed out. She finally realized that Great Demon King’s trump card was that he would never tell others what he was about to do, which was scary.
When she was little, if she made any mistakes, she knew she would just get a scolding or beating.
What did Derek mean by remaining silent?
Serina followed Derek and went to his bedroom. Since the door was open, she saw Derek untying his tie.
“Do I get to explain myself?”