"The innermost private room is the one. This is the opportunity I’ve fought for you, make sure you perform well!"
Claire Shaw patted Cynthia Fulton’s shoulder and noticed Cynthia was trembling.
Claire didn’t accompany Cynthia to the end, so Cynthia pushed open the door of the innermost private room alone.
Inside sat Boss Zhao, corpulent and gluttonous.
Cynthia felt nauseated at the sight of him and turned to leave.
"Miss Fulton, you’ve come all this way, why are you leaving now?"
Boss Zhao proactively walked over and hugged Cynthia’s waist, pulling her onto the sofa.
Cynthia, half-heartedly resisting, ended up complying, reluctantly sitting on his lap.
"I never thought I’d get to savor the taste of The Fulton Family’s heiress someday."
That phrase "The Fulton Family’s heiress" was like a slap across Cynthia’s face.
Boss Zhao’s hand ventured inside Cynthia’s ultra-short skirt, prompting Cynthia to resist.
"Miss Fulton, wasn’t it you who invited me here tonight?"
Cynthia’s body went rigid.
"The favor you want from me, I’m already aware of it. As long as you serve me well, I’ll definitely help you with that matter."
As Boss Zhao spoke, he pulled down Cynthia’s strap and buried his face in her chest.
...
After leaving The Nightglow Gala, Claire Shaw returned to her car and called joker.
"Boss Zhao is definitely taken care of, do you want her to accompany anyone else?"
"Borrow a few men from me and let her accompany them."
"Alright."
Claire agreed swiftly, and joker’s cold laugh immediately echoed from the receiver.
"So quick to accept when you don’t have to do it yourself! Perhaps I underestimated you; there’s a woman even dumber than you willing to be your prostitute."
Listening to joker’s mockery, Claire’s face turned gloomy.
"But I noticed that ultra-short skirt she wore was yours, wasn’t it?"
Before joker could finish, Claire angrily hung up.
She refused to return to the days worse than death.
Anyway, Cynthia was already ruined and filled with hatred towards Serena Jennings, so why not take advantage of it?
In the innermost private room of The Nightglow Gala, after Boss Zhao left satisfied, more men went inside.
Silverwood Plaza.
Serena Jennings was selecting suits in a store.
Inside, besides her, there were two other customers.
One, was Ethan White who accompanied her.
The other was an unexpected encounter at the store entrance, Caleb Lockwood.
Serena was utterly surprised to run into Caleb here.
She personally liked this brand of suits; back when she was Caleb’s wife, she’d bought him many sets.
But they were all scorned by Caleb.
So later, she stopped buying them and catered to Caleb’s preferences.
Yet now, she understood.
Caleb had never scorned the suits.
But the person who gave the suits.
In the store, Serena and Ethan were closely selecting suits, like a couple.
Caleb stood silently with one hand in his pocket, resembling a lamppost.
Initially, Serena couldn’t comprehend why Caleb came to this store.
After all, Caleb never liked this brand of suits.
But seeing Caleb’s statue-like stillness, Serena suspected Caleb might not be there to select suits.
"Serena..."
Serena’s thoughts were interrupted by Ethan’s voice.
She looked at Ethan, seeing the bright glow in his eyes.
"Don’t look at others, just focus on me, alright?"
Ethan’s voice felt like warm spring water flowing into Serena’s heart.
All were Claire Shaw’s favorites.
So...
Was this how it felt to receive something not of one’s preference, but somebody else’s?
Caleb lightly closed his eyes, enveloped in darkness.
Spring had arrived, yet the weather changed again today, not only was the temperature dropping suddenly, but skies were overcast, seemingly ready to pour heavy rain at any moment.
Today was Caleb Lockwood’s birthday.
On this day annually, Serena was always busy preparing meals for the whole family at the old household, as well as cleaning and washing dishes.
Yet this year, on the same day, Serena drove on to a construction site in the suburbs.
She was to deliver the custom watch ordered by Boss Zhao.
The agreed delivery location was Boss Zhao’s office, but he called last-minute, saying he needed to inspect the site and asked her to bring the watch directly there.
While driving, Serena saw a flash of lightning in the clouds ahead, shortly followed by deafening thunder.
The Lockwood Family’s old residence.
At this moment, Caleb’s birthday banquet was underway.
There were many guests, most invited by Arthur Lockwood.
For Arthur Lockwood never missed an opportunity for business networking.
As the birthday boy, Caleb maintained a stern demeanor, uninterested.
Claire Shaw approached Caleb, presenting the birthday gift she had meticulously prepared.
"Caleb, I specially commissioned a renowned artist for this gemstone mural."
Caleb lowered his gaze and glanced at the mural, displaying himself constructed entirely from differently colored precious gemstones.
"Thank you, you put much thought into this."
Caleb offered a faint smile.
This was his first smile today.
Seeing her gift winning Caleb’s favor delighted Claire immeasurably.
Beside her, Lilian Young promptly brought over a gift box.

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