The moment the tip of the pen touched the agreement paper,
A large hand suddenly pressed down on it.
Serina was shocked. She was nervous, and his sudden behavior frightened her.
“What are you doing, Derek? I’m going to sign it!”
“I advise you to take it back and have a thorough look of it in case you accuse me of tricking you in the future.”
“What?” Serina was a little confused.
“I said, take the agreement back, and think twice before you sign it. If you feel that there is anything wrong with it, you can correct it. Anyway, I have signed. As long as you sign it, our marriage will be dissolved.”
Derek’s hand was still on the agreement.
Serina looked at him carefully but could not tell any emotions from his poker face.
She wondered what he was up to.
However, she didn’t want to sign it now.
“If you insist, I’ll take it back. What if there are some pitfalls in it? I have to find another lawyer to take a closer look.”
“As you wish, contact me after you sign it. Henry, send the guest out.”
Serina held the agreement and found Derek’s face cold and strange to her.
Did he say “the guest”?
She had not signed the agreement yet but was already a “guest”.
No wonder people said that a rich man was cold-hearted.
“Thanks, but I can walk by myself!” Serina glared at Derek and walked to the door.
Just as Ernest wanted to follow her, he was stopped by Derek’s gaze.
“I’ve brought her here so I must send her back. I will be back soon.”
Derek didn’t say anything. It was an agreement.
Ernest rushed out to run after Serina.
Derek rubbed his forehead.
Sooner or later, they had to divorce.
The moment he fell in love with Serina, he knew that he would divorce her one day.
His identity and status determined that he could not marry an ordinary woman even though he liked her.
Serina could not become the Cinderella who married Prince Derek and the door of the Maynard family would not open to her.
“Mr. Derek, Mr. Ernest drove Ms. Serina away.” Henry slowly walked forward.
Derek did not open his eyes and continued to gently pinch his forehead.
“Follow her and report her whereabouts to me at any time.”
“Yes.”
“Bring me Ernest’s identification papers and let him rest. No more plays for him for the time being.” Derek finally opened his eyes.
“Yes, Mr. Derek.”
Derek was dread to think that Serina and Ernest had secretly gone to register their marriage last time. Had Ernest not drunk too much and taken the wrong papers, the two of them would have been legally married!
Recently, he had been so busy, but Serina and Ernest had come to cause him more trouble!
Inside the Grand Apartment,
Ernest drove Serina back to her apartment. Except for this, Serina had nowhere to go.
When she arrived, Serina went straight to the sofa and sat down.
“Hey, Serina, I have to go back later. I can’t accompany you.” Ernest sat next to her.
“Ok then, I know you are afraid of your uncle. I won’t make things difficult for you!”
“That sounds weird. Tell me, what’s your plan?” Ernest asked, feeling uncomfortable at the way Serina had talked.
“What can I do? I have to write novels to make money. Otherwise, will you feed me?”
“What’s wrong with that? I can afford that!” Ernest immediately patted his chest and vowed.
“Sir, how much money do you have in your bank account?” Serina glanced at him.
“I…”
Ernest was speechless.
All of the salaries for making a firm or advertising were handed over to Derek, and Derek gave him money monthly to cover his daily expenses.
Serina snorted lightly, “Ernie, a man of your age will pay for your own family, but you still have to give it to your uncle!”
“Come on, though I hand it over to my uncle, I can still get thirty thousand dollars a month. I will save some money and share half with you. Fifteen thousand a month is enough to support you, right?” Ernest said grumpily.
“Drop the act!” Serina stretched out her hand and pointed at Ernest’s forehead. “After the divorce, I don’t want to use Derek’s money. Otherwise, what have I become? I have the backbone to face it!”
“How come…”
“Come on, it is kind of you to offer. But I can handle it myself.” Serina interrupted Ernest.
Seeing Serina’s impatient look, Ernest decided not to continue.
“Then what are you going to do?”
“As I’ve said I’m writing novels. My latest novel has been very popular.”
Then, Serina patted Ernest on the shoulder, “By the way, thanks for your rewards.”
“Me?” Ernest frowned. He did not even know that Serina wrote a new novel!
“All right, dude, stop pretending. I know it’s you! Do you think I can’t recognize you under the name of ‘Black Snow’?”
Ernest was more confused!
He couldn’t even bring his phone with him while filming. How could he tip her in this situation?
“Ernie, I do appreciate your kindness. But the reward was too much. I know you are not that rich!”
Ernest smiled awkwardly and did not refute. He felt that name “Black Snow” was strange.
“All right, Serina, I will go back first.”
“Okay, I understand. Go ahead!”
Ernest looked at Serina and left without saying anything.
However, as soon as Ernest left, Serina fell into a state of loss, her eyes fixed on the divorce agreement.
Tears poured down her face.
She wiped up the tears, walked to the desk, turned on the computer, and typed the title of the latest, “Divorce”.
Sometimes, Serina felt that her profession was really good as she didn’t need to go out. It would probably be more difficult for her to handle the scandals in another profession.
It was good. She didn’t need to go out and could write novels at home.
Ernest returned to the Crystal Palace and had dinner with Derek.
There were white tablecloths, silver tableware, and beautiful porcelain plates.
But not a single word between them.
Ernest was eating uneasily, not daring to make a sound.
“Is she living with you now?” Derek suddenly asked.
“Ah, yes, uncle Derek,” Ernest was stunned for a moment and hurriedly replied, “Serina has cut off all ties with her family. She can go nowhere but stay with me. Don’t worry, nothing would happen between us.”
Ernest tried his best to clarify, not knowing why he had to do that in front of his uncle.
“I allow you to get into a relationship.”