Serina was pretty sure it wasn’t her in the photo.
She had never taken a picture like this with Derek and cut her hair that short.
Noticing the photo in Serina’s hand, Derek almost stiffened.
‘How did she get these photos?’ he wondered.
“Say something!” Serina was angry with Derek’s silence.
“How did you get this photo?” Derek finally said in a low voice, as if someone was rubbing his nose in it.
“It’s doesn’t matter how I got it. Just tell me who this girl is!” Serina cried out, suddenly excited.
She had expected Derek to give a perfect answer, but she could tell from his expression that he was going to let her down.
It seemed that this girl did mean something to him.
“Can you calm down, Serina? These photos have been locked in my private cabinet. How could you…”
“You locked them in a private cabinet,” Serina interrupted him, “So these photos mean a lot to you, don’t they? That is to say, and this girl is very important to you.”
Derek was misunderstood by Serina. He just wanted to say that it must be a trick for these photos to show up here by accident.
A person suddenly came to his mind.
No wonder his mother seemed to do nothing recently.
She had prepared a trap here!
“Listen to me first, okay?” Derek said.
“No! I don’t want to hear anything!” Serina threw the photo to Derek and covered her ears.
“Serina…” Derek walked over and tried to pull her into his arms, but she dodged.
“Do you love her?” Serina suddenly grabbed Derek by the collar.
She locked eyes with him so that she wouldn’t miss any hesitation in his eyes.
Derek fell silent.
“Have you considered me as this girl since the first time you saw me?”
Derek lowered his eyes. He couldn’t deny that the reason why Serina attracted him was true because she looked like Marco.
“Am I the substitute for this girl?” Serina asked.
Derek raised his eyes to look at her without saying anything.
He didn’t know how to answer Serina’s question.
Silence meant that he admitted it.
Serina released her hand slowly and understood everything.
“Have you never loved me?” Serina asked the last question.
Derek opened his mouth but said nothing. He was so confused that whenever he heard the name of Marco, he would lose control.
Serina lowered her head and let tears stream down.
“I see.” She stood up from the bed and made it towards the door.
Derek was just sitting at the head of the bed like a motionless statue.
Marco and Serina.
Serina and Marco.
These two names appeared alternately in his mind.
To be honest, he didn’t know who he loved. At first, he always felt that it was because of Marco that he fell in love with Serina. But after he was with Serina, he never thought of Marco again.
The sudden appearance of Marco’s photos and diary today reminded him of this girl.
Otherwise, he might never think of her for the rest of his life.
At present, Serina was his whole world.
Henry ran upstairs in a flurry and knocked on the door, “Mr. Derek, Mrs. Serina went out alone, and she ignored me when I told her to come back.”
Henry was shocked when he saw Derek’s glassy eyes.
After a while, Derek raised his head and said, “Let her go. Ask someone to follow her. Keep her safe and sound.”
“Yes, Sir. Are you alright?” Henry asked.
“I’m fine,” Derek said.
But his low voice gave himself away.
Serina walked alone on the street. The wind was bitterly cold, but she did not feel it.
She was numbed by her disappointment from the bottom of her heart.
She just decided to spend the rest of her life with Derek, only to find that she was just a substitute.
Although she loved him, she just couldn’t be his rebound.
Besides, the one he loved was not her but Marco.
When Serina arrived at the Grand Apartments, she realized that Ernest was on set now, so he was definitely not home.
However, she found that she didn’t take the key.
She then took out her phone and called Ernest.
A few seconds later, Ernest’s lazy voice came from the other end of the line.
“Your Majesty, why don’t you sleep?”
“Ernie…” At the very moment Serina began speaking, she burst into tears.
“What’s wrong with you? Why are you crying?” Ernest became nervous immediately.
Saying nothing, Serina kept crying.
“Where are you now?” Ernest asked.
“I’m at the entrance of your apartment,” Serina answered.
“Alright. Wait for me there. I’ll be right with you.”
Ernest hung up.
Serina cried so loudly that she didn’t hear what Ernest said clearly.
After the phone call, she sat on the ground and cried for quite a while.
Being exhausted from crying, Serina leaned against the door. Bit by bit, memories of her time with Derek these days came back to her.
It made her very sad to think of the fact that all the things Derek had done for her were due to Marco.
After a while, someone came to the corridor.
It was Ernest.
“Serina!”
Hearing someone call her name, Serina raised her eyes. She was eager to get some comfort from Ernest.
It took him two hours to drive all the way back.
He walked to Serina and reached out to her. Putting her hand on Ernest’s, Serina stood up but directly threw herself into Ernest’s arms.
He gently comforted Serina, “I’ll be with you, don’t cry.”
“If you keep crying, people will think I’m bullying you. Let’s go home and have a talk.” Ernest said.
He then took out the key and opened the door.
Later, Ernest made Serina instant noodles and a cup of milk tea.
Serina got better after eating and drinking.
Then, she told Ernest about what happened between her and Derek.
However, Ernest was not surprised at all and seemed to expect it.
Obviously, he knew about Marco.