All Chapters of After Eight Years, She Left Me at the Altar for Her First Love: Chapter 521 - Chapter 530

Ethan gave a slight nod, unsurprised by her answer.Serena hesitated before asking carefully, “Could I at least choose who I marry? I promise I’ll stay completely out of our social circle from now on.”The Owen family had connections in politics, and too many people in those circles knew Serena.If she was truly going to disappear from her old life, marrying into a political family was out of the question.Since Ethan intended to arrange a marriage for her, he would most likely choose someone from the business world.She would marry into a suitable smaller family, live under a new identity, and spend the rest of her life quietly out of sight.This time, Ethan didn’t object.“Mr. Fuller will put together a list of suitable families. When the time comes, follow his arrangements.”Serena quietly let out a breath of relief.No matter what happened, she had no intention of leaving Jasper City.She had to stay.“One more thing,” Ethan said. “Don’t tell anyone I was here tonight.”

The bodyguard’s report made both Mr. Quinn Sr. and Ivy’s expressions change.“How could Nina just disappear? What about the security cameras? Did they catch whoever took her?”Mr. Quinn Sr. slammed his cane against the floor, his temper flaring.Nina was the last witness he had.If she disappeared, how was he supposed to find anything he could use against Ivy?Cold sweat beaded on the bodyguard’s forehead.“I already checked the security footage, but someone deleted several hours of recordings from the hospital today. There’s no footage of whoever took Nina.“And the men guarding her don’t remember anything. They woke up with no memory of what happened during that time.”Mr. Quinn Sr.’s expression turned grim.A moment ago, he had still suspected Ivy might have arranged Nina’s disappearance behind his back.Now he was almost certain she hadn’t.“There’s one more thing,” the bodyguard added. “Miles disappeared from the room next door around the same time.”Ivy immediately fe

By the time Fiona woke up, it was already the day after the hotel incident.She rubbed the back of her neck, which was still sore, as her sluggish mind slowly started working again.Just then, someone knocked on the door.“Come in.”Mr. Zimmer opened the door carrying a tray, with Fiona’s assistant, Blake, following behind him.“Ms. Shaw, you’re awake!”The moment Mr. Zimmer saw her sitting up, relief flooded his face.He quickly walked over and set the tray on the nearby table.His eyes reddened.“You’ve been unconscious for an entire day. Thank goodness you’re finally awake.”Even the doctors hadn’t been able to figure out why Fiona had slept for so long.They had only said she needed rest and would wake up on her own when her body was ready.Mr. Zimmer had spent the entire day worrying about her.Only now, seeing her awake with his own eyes, could he finally relax.“I’m fine, Mr. Zimmer.”Fiona reassured him before turning her attention to Blake.Blake immediately st

If only the man in front of her were really Lucas.Why couldn’t Lucas be more like Blake and simply give in to her?She could give him money. Status. Anything he wanted.All he had to do was stay by her side.Fiona stared at Blake, lost in thought.Blake had been watching her closely the entire time.Naturally, he caught the fleeting trace of fascination in her eyes.A sense of satisfaction rose inside him.At least all the money he had spent on his face hadn’t gone to waste.As long as he looked somewhat like Lucas, there would always be a place for him beside Fiona.And with a little more effort, who was to say he couldn’t make her fall for him?Once that happened, money, power, even Shaw Corporation itself could all be within his reach.All he had to do was keep Fiona happy.Blake reached out and gently took her wrist.Then he leaned closer.“Ms. Shaw... Fiona.”His voice was soft and tender.His face, so similar to Lucas’s, drew closer and closer until they could h

A week later, Gina’s condition had stabilized.She had barely recovered before asking Mr. Fuller to notify several families who were close to the Owens about Serena’s funeral.The official story was that Serena had died in a car accident.The explanation probably wouldn’t stand up to much scrutiny, but no one was going to ask too many questions.In families like theirs, a sudden “death” was sometimes used to quietly erase someone after a scandal and preserve the family’s reputation.It wasn’t common, but it wasn’t unheard of either.Nearly everyone who was notified said they would attend.Although Gina was recovering well from surgery, Lucas still didn’t want her wearing herself out.He told her to focus on resting and took over the funeral arrangements himself.With Mr. Fuller’s help, he took care of every detail.Gina was pleased with how thoroughly he handled everything.Before long, the day of the funeral arrived.Outside a funeral home in Jasper City, Lucas stood in a