Before Derek closed the door, he glanced at Serina and sighed.
He had sat in the living room for quite a while.
He had indeed fallen in love with Serina, and he could not help himself. However, it was a pity that he could not marry her.
This was the sorrow of being in a wealthy family. There were some things that he could not control.
The Lotus Restaurant
Ernest waited for a long time in the private room, but Serina did not come yet.
Because Ernest had been memorizing the lines he had prepared, he did not realize that time was slowly passing.
After having waited for Serina for a long time, Ernest picked up his mobile phone and called her.
Derek was sitting on the sofa while Serina’s phone rang on the ground, which should have fallen down when he was carrying Serina.
Derek picked up the phone from the ground. It was a call from Ernest, so he answered.
“Serina, did you drop in the toilet? Why aren’t you back yet?” Ernest’s impatient voice came.
“Serina has already returned home.”
Hearing his uncle’s voice, Ernest was quite shocked!
He looked at his phone screen. The number he dialed was indeed Serina’s. “Uncle…”
“Serina’s already back. There’s no need to wait for her.” Derek hung up the phone.
Hearing the “beep” sound from the phone, Ernest was still in a daze.
Serina went home? With his uncle?
Serina had left…
Ernest’s heart slowly sank, and his mind went blank as he looked at the draft in his hand.
Derek sat on the sofa for a long time. In order to comfort Serina and persuade her again, Derek went to the bedroom but found the door locked.
“Serina, please open the door and let me in, Okay?”
“No! Scram! I don’t want to see you!” Serina roared at the door. There seemed to be the sound of something falling to the ground. It should be Serina.
Derek didn’t knock at the door again. He hoped that Serina could calm down, and he also needed to find other practical ways.
So, he left.
That night, Serina tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep no matter how hard she tried. She never imagined that Derek would want her to be his lover!
Serina did not care about the identity of the young mistress, but she found it impossible to share a man with other women, and she could not tolerate herself becoming a lover!
When Serina woke up the next day, her eyes were swollen.
She got up early because she could not sleep at all.
“Ms. Serina, do you want to have breakfast now?” the servant asked.
“Yes.” Serina sat in front of the dining table as if her soul had been extracted.
The doorbell rang, and the servant opened the door, “Welcome, Mr. Henry.”
“Where is Ms. Serina?”
“She is having breakfast.”
“Then I’ll wait for her in the restaurant.”
Hearing Henry’s voice, Serina stood up and limped out of the restaurant, “Mr. Henry, what’s the matter?”
“Ms. Serina, Mr. Derek said that you might have injured your foot yesterday. He asked me to bring the doctor over to have a checkup.”
Serina saw a doctor in the white uniform standing behind Henry with a suitcase in his hand.
“My foot is fine.”
“Ms. Serina, please let the doctor take a look. If there is any dislocation or other problem, we can find it in time.”
“Alright then.” Serina limped to the sofa and sat down.
The doctor cut open Serina’s gauze and carefully examined her foot.
“Ms. Serina, there is no big problem. I will give you another dose of medicine. In a few days, the gauze can be removed.”
“Alright.”
The doctor re-applied the medicine to Serina’s foot and wrapped it with gauze.
The doctor left after Henry told him a few words, then Henry walked to Serina.
“Ms. Serina, you look in a bad mood.”
Serina snorted coldly, “I’m about to be someone’s lover. How could I have a good mood? However, please go back and tell Derek that I will move out from here today. It’s impossible for me to become his lover.”
Her voice was very indifferent.
Henry was not the least bit surprised because this was something he had already expected.
“Ms. Serina, Mr. Derek has his own difficulties. If you really love him, you shouldn’t mind the identity of young mistress, right?”
Serina raised her head, “Mr. Henry, if I wanted to marry into a wealthy family, I wouldn’t have tried my hardest to divorce Derek.”
“If you don’t mind the identity of young mistress, then why?”
“Why? It’s really strange for you to ask this question! It’s not an old society now. I love a man, so I naturally want him to be mine! Why should I share him with others?”
Were the people in the rich and powerful families not normal?
What kind of values did they hold?
“Ms. Serina, have you heard of Mr. Derek’s sister, the eldest daughter of the Maynard family, Ms. Rafael?”
Henry asked patiently.
“I’ve heard it from Ernie.”
Serina could not figure out what the connection between Derek’s marriage and his sister was.
“Didn’t his sister die a long time ago?”
“The Maynard family is actually a very traditional family with very ancient family rules which still apply even now.”
“Family rules?” This was a very old word.
“That’s right. The Maynard family’s rule is that the heir has to be the eldest child. Because there are outstanding women ancestors of the Maynard family, so no matter the first child of the family is a boy or a girl, they would inherit the family business.”
“…”
“So, logically speaking, the person who will inherit the Saint Group of the Maynard family should be Ms. Rafael, the eldest daughter of the family.”
Serina nodded and listened quietly.
“The relationship between Mr. Derek and Ms. Rafael was very good. Mr. Derek had been a little mature since he was a child. Only when he was with Ms. Rafael did he act like a child. That day was Mr. Derek’s birthday. He told Ms. Rafael that he wanted to eat the birthday cake made by Ms. Rafael. You know, how could a child in the rich and powerful families make cakes?”
“And then?”
“Therefore, Ms. Rafael went to a bakery to DIY a birthday cake for Mr. Derek. However, on their way back, there was a car accident. Ms. Rafael’s husband died instantly, and Ms. Rafael died despite many days of emergency rescue efforts.
Serina sighed.
“Because of this, Mr. Derek felt very guilty about the death of his sister. Ms. Rafael was a very stubborn woman with a strong personality. She took care of the Saint Group very well, so Mr. Derek swore in front of Ms. Rafael’s grave that the Saint Group would be better and better.”
“Also, Mr. Andrew liked Ms. Rafael very much, who was very filial. After Ms. Rafael passed away, Mr. Andrew was very sad. Although Mrs. Maynard is Ms. Rafael’s stepmother, they had a good relationship. She has always treated Ms. Rafael as her own daughter. After the car accident, Mr. Derek swore to be a filial son.”