“You also said it’s strange to see a group of so many people. You are just a fashion designer. What important news should they get from you? Maybe magazines don’t sell enough. Maybe better to take pictures of minor stars than nothing. Maybe they could wait until they become more famous and then publish them, right?”
Anna unkindly continued to exploit Serena’s pain, and as she did so she raised her lips proudly.
After hearing those words, Serena took a step back and looked at Anna.
Anna used to call her back by saying what she thought, but Serena never reacted. But now she suddenly stopped and looked at her, making her wince, “Serena Gallo, don’t look at me like that, you scare me…”
When he said those words, Anna changed her expression, hastily covered her mouth, and looked away in panic.
“Those words I said just now, I didn’t mean that.”
Hearing those words, memories of long ago rose in Serena’s mind.
At one time, countless people called her that, but now…. She had not heard that name in years.
Anna’s voice awakened many memories in Serena.
Serena stood still on the spot, and a voice rang out.
“Aunt Anna, who is Serena Gallo?”
When she heard the voice, Serena came back to herself, looked at her son and helplessly reached out her hand to touch him on his head, “Children shouldn’t ask too many questions. Let’s go.”
With that said, she took Manuel’s hand and moved on. Anna knew she had said something wrong and followed them without saying a word.
After a while, Anna could not help but say, “Well, Serena Giordano. I didn’t mean to, it’s just that subconsciously…”
“Anna, can you call and ask if our car has arrived?”
When Anna heard, she nodded, “I’ll take care of it.”
As soon as she picked up her cell phone, a call came in, Anna hurried to answer, “Hello? Secretary Gatti? Where are you?”
Just then, Serena approached and said, “I see her, let’s go.”
After hearing those words, Anna looked in Serena’s direction and saw Chiara not far away.
She had not seen Chiara for a long time. She was still wearing the same clothes. The simple makeup made her look full of energy. She waved to her as she held her bag in her hand.
Serena approached and Mario, who had been waiting beside her, stepped forward to take the suitcase.
“Miss, welcome back.”
“Mario!”
Serena smiled at him, then turned to Manuel, “Say hello to Mario.”
Manuel followed with an unusually cultured phrase, “Hello, Mario, I wish Mario good health.”
It was Mario’s first time meeting Manuel. He did not expect Manuel would be there too, which made Mario very happy, and he bent his whole face into a smile.
“This is Mr. Giordano, what a smart child.”
Anna walked over and patted Manuel on the shoulder, “A smart little monster.”
Manuel turned around and surreptitiously gave Anna a tongue-lashing.
When Chiara saw Manuel, she couldn’t help but shout, “I haven’t seen him in two years, he has grown so tall…”
“You Chiara look even more beautiful!”
Chiara couldn’t stop herself from laughing, “You’re really talkative.”
“With that mouth, who knows how many girls he will be able to fool when he grows up.” Anna deliberately destroyed his reputation, but Manuel did not get angry and continued to smile.
Looking at his face, indeed, Anna seemed to see the look of his old superior, but… That was still not him, and he was more graceful.
Moreover, their expressions were completely different.
Although they looked the same, the former never smiled and had an icy, hollowed-out face, while the latter… He smiled all the time, and Serena grew him well, so he had fleshy cheeks. He looked like a little ball, which made people want to — pinch them.
Yes!
A strong urge to pinch it!
Thinking of this, Anna reached out her hand to pinch Manuel’s cheek, “It’s so soft, softer than the seal stuffed animal I bought online. It’s such a stress reliever!”
The more she spoke, the more Anna pinched, and Manuel’s beautiful face was almost distorted.
But in front of the reporters and the crowd, Manuel dared not resist. He could only cry and look at Serena for help, “Mom, save me…”
Serena saw her son’s face all pinched and had no choice but to say, “Anna…”
Anna retracted her hand, “For your mother’s sake, I will spare you. Later when we are back we will see if I pinch you again!”
As soon as Anna’s let go of her hand, Manuel immediately ran after Serena.
“All right, if there is any problem, let’s talk about it in the car, the reporters are continuing to take pictures.” Chiara emphasized.
They all got into the car.
After getting into the car, Manuel sat beside Serena, holding her arm tightly and staring cautiously at Anna.
He was afraid she would pinch his face again. His face was so beautiful, what if Anna pinched it until it became ugly?
“Mr. Giordano heard that Miss Giordano is back home, he postponed the trip he had planned to spend a few days with her.”
“My brother?” Serena turned around; there was a dazzling light in her beautiful eyes. She looked out the window, “It was such an important commitment and he postponed it. Won’t the company lose too much money?”
Chiara could not help but smile, “According to Mr. Giordano, all the money in the world is not worth as much as his sister.”
“Seriously?” Serena said nothing, but Anna sitting partly sighed, “It’s been five years. Hard to believe that Matteo hasn’t married and had children? Is his sister the most important thing to him?”
Hearing this, Serena was also worried about her brother.
In the past, Matteo thought that looking for his sister was just a nuisance. Moreover, he was a very aloof person when it came to feelings, so he never reflected on this aspect.
After finding his sister, he was fascinated by all kinds of things about her, and he thought about nothing else.
In the blink of an eye, Matthew found himself almost forty years old and still single.
Even though he was almost forty, the people in the Giordano family seemed to be born with a natural optimistic temperament, and to look at him, he seemed to be a man in his thirties, but very mature and with a successful career.
Within these five years, Chiara had married and had an adorable daughter.