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67. Under My Protection
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2026-07-09 14:20:16Serena's Point of View
I had just finished buttoning my blouse when the doorbell rang.
I frowned at my reflection in the mirror.
It was too early.
Who would come at this time?
Becky?
But she usually called befor
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When My Husband Lost Me, His CEO Found Me 123. My First Friend
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When My Husband Lost Me, His CEO Found Me 122. But I do.
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When My Husband Lost Me, His CEO Found Me 121. Just Me?
Serena’s Point of View“You remember that?”I couldn’t even believe what I had just heard.Him remembering me that well, even when we barely knew each other.“Yes.”“But...”I stared at him.“We barely knew each other.”Adrian raised one eyebrow.“We knew each other.”"Hm?"“You had already cried in my arms. You told me about that asshole. You told me about little Theo. I took you to Uncle Wang’s, a place that’s close to my heart.”His eyes stayed on mine.“So you still say we barely knew each other?”I looked down, avoiding those eyes staring into mine.Yes.What he said was right.I had done all those things before that day at Lena’s.And he had done so much for me already, including motivating me to apply to Henrix Properties.Still, in my heart, I had always felt like we were from two different worlds.I honestly believed I was just someone he sympathized with.Someone he truly felt like helping.I never thought he would pay that much attention to me.Someone who didn't even deser
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Serena’s Point of View“So what if it was?”For a moment, I forgot how to speak.I looked at him.But he was just looking at the road as he drove us through the traffic. As if he hadn’t just said something that made my heart pause.So what if it was?What did that question even mean?Was he trying to say he didn’t mind even if he went on a date with me?Or...Was he simply trying to say that even if it was a date, what did that have to do with Noah?Maybe that was most probably it.“You’re asking me?” I finally managed to ask.But it was something utterly ridiculous.“You’re the one who brought it up.”“Because Noah called it a date.”“And you said he wasn’t wrong.”Damn Adrian.“I just said that it looked a little like a date.”“Yes. That’s why I asked you, what if it was?”I turned around and looked out the window.Because I felt like I couldn’t continue talking while looking at him anymore.“I didn’t say anything would be wrong with it.”I said it in the most indifferent voice I co
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