All Chapters of After Eight Years, She Left Me at the Altar for Her First Love: Chapter 431 - Chapter 440

“He only got close to you and started calling you ‘Sis’ because he wants something from you.”Serena’s voice grew more certain the longer she spoke.“Once the two of you get close, he’ll ask you to talk to me for him and convince me to accept him.”Cherrie stared at her in disbelief.She hadn’t realized Serena’s prejudice against Lucas ran this deep.What on earth had gotten into her?Serena had never been this unreasonable before.Why did she always assume the worst when it came to Lucas?When Serena opened her mouth to continue, Cherrie reached over and covered it with her hand.“Stop. Just listen to me for a second.”For once, her expression was completely serious.“Lucas and I really did run into each other by accident today. I came to the hospital because I wanted to visit Mrs. Owen Sr., but I wasn’t allowed to see her. Then I happened to run into Lucas on my way out.“And I’m the one who made him call me ‘Sis.’ I like him, and I want to get to know him better, so I’m

Serena’s heart softened immediately under his pitiful gaze.Maybe there really was something different about the brother she had spent so many years caring for.No matter what happened, Miles always took her side and stood up for her.Compared to him, Lucas was impossible.She had already swallowed her pride and apologized, yet he had brushed her off without a second thought.How could he be so cold?Serena pushed down her irritation and gently ran a hand over Miles’s hair.“You’re my brother. You stood up for me. Why would I ever be mad at you for that?”As she spoke, she deliberately glanced toward Lucas.But there wasn’t even a flicker of jealousy or resentment on his face.He truly seemed to be treating the two of them as if they didn’t exist.Serena’s expression darkened.At this point, Serena was the only person Miles could still count on, so naturally, he was going to do everything he could to keep her on his side.And now that Lucas had upset her, this was the perf

Otherwise, Serena wouldn’t have been so upset about Lucas calling Cherrie his sister.Miles’s mind raced, but outwardly, he put on the appearance of someone standing up for Serena.“Serena, if Lucas is willing to forgive you and accept you as his sister, then I’ll apologize on my knees.”His smile turned sad.“I know blood still matters to you. You can say it doesn’t, but I know you still care about Lucas. He’s your brother, after all.”With that, Miles gripped the arms of his wheelchair and struggled to stand.He had barely gotten to his feet before his strength gave out and he collapsed back into the chair.“Cough... cough!”A mouthful of blood spilled from his lips, staining the front of his shirt.“Miles! Stop moving!”Serena went pale with fright and immediately pressed a hand to his shoulder.“You don’t need to humiliate yourself for Lucas! He’s the one who owes us, not the other way around. If anyone should be on their knees apologizing, it should be him!”“Serena, j

“And you said you wanted to end our friendship, right? Fine. You got it.”Cherrie’s voice turned cold.“From this moment on, Serena, you and I are done.”Serena stared at her in shock.She had only threatened to end their friendship to scare Cherrie into backing down.She hadn’t expected Cherrie to actually walk away from her.“Cherrie, I…”“Don’t call me that!”Cherrie cut her off sharply.“From now on, whatever happens to you is none of my business.”Then she turned to Lucas.“Come on. Let’s go.”Lucas glanced at the swelling on her cheek.Serena had struck her hard in a fit of rage. Cherrie needed to get some ice on it before it got worse.He nodded and turned to leave with her.“Lucas!”Serena’s desperate shout rang out behind them.“If you leave with Cherrie right now, I swear I will never, ever accept you as my brother!”Serena practically screamed the words after him.Lucas stopped.A spark of hope flashed through her.She knew it. He did care what she thoug

Mr. Quinn Sr. had been back in Jasper City for a while now, and he planned to use the banquet to reconnect with old friends.More importantly, he wanted to remind everyone who was really in charge of the Quinn family.Ivy had been drawing far too much attention lately.She was supposed to be little more than a figurehead, yet while he had been away, she had taken advantage of his absence to build up her own influence, reconnect with former allies, and bring more people over to her side.At this rate, she was beginning to overshadow him.Mr. Quinn Sr. would never allow that.As far as he was concerned, Ivy’s only real purpose was to produce an heir for the family.He had no intention of letting a woman rise above him.Cherrie’s family hadn’t been invited.They had strong political ties, and showing up at a lavish private event filled with prominent business figures could attract the wrong kind of attention. People in their position had to be careful about looking too close to t