First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Chapter 254: Slashed Wrists

In the end, Caleb Lockwood carried Serena Jennings down the stairs and threw her into the car.

Mr. Miller wanted to remind Caleb several times that his head was still bleeding.

But he swallowed the words back down.

Mr. Miller drove Serena and Caleb to the hospital.

Caleb’s head injury was not light, requiring stitches. Serena’s hand, though not as badly injured, was also serious enough that timely medical care was needed to prevent potential nerve damage.

Serena is a jewelry designer, and especially when it comes to her patented inlay technique, her hands are critical.

Both Serena’s hand and Caleb’s head were wrapped in thick bandages, and the doctor could tell right away that the two had been fighting.

But considering Caleb’s identity, since neither party said anything, the doctor saw no need to report it to the police; less trouble is better than more.

A perfectly good night was spent in the hospital.

In the end, they couldn’t avoid alerting Ethan White.

Because Ethan had sent Serena a message on WeChat earlier, saying that he had already driven to her building.

Serena had to truthfully tell Ethan that she was in the hospital.

When Ethan arrived at the hospital, he saw Serena and Caleb standing together.

There was some distance between them.

But the idea that they just ran into each other at the hospital was something Ethan would never believe.

When Serena told him she was in the hospital, she hadn’t gone into much detail, only saying she’d injured her hand.

She hadn’t mentioned Caleb at all.

Therefore, when Ethan saw Caleb, he was surprised.

Caleb’s head was wrapped in thick bandages, looking badly hurt, and Serena’s dominant hand was also bandaged.

Ethan’s expression darkened, and he strode over quickly.

Before Serena could call out to him, Ethan swung a punch.

"President Lockwood!"

Mr. Miller rushed over quickly, but Caleb’s face was already bruised.

He was about to reason with Ethan when he saw Caleb wave his hand.

Nosebleed trickled down, and Caleb casually wiped it away.

From last night to today, he really seemed to be having a streak of bloodshed.

In fact, Ethan didn’t know what happened last night, nor what Caleb had done to Serena.

But Serena was fine when he sent her home, yet when he woke up, she was in the hospital with an injured hand.

Not to mention punching Caleb, Ethan wouldn’t have felt guilty even if he gave Caleb a good beating.

Caleb didn’t fight back, which clearly showed that he felt guilty.

In the hospital corridor, Ethan stood with Serena by his side, and Caleb stood with Mr. Miller by hisside.

The four of them faced each other, and the atmosphere was strange.

"Mr. Lockwood, Serena has already divorced you, so please have some self-respect and stop pestering your ex-wife like a rogue."

After Ethan coldly said this to Caleb, he put an arm around Serena’s shoulder.

At the moment the two turned around, Caleb stepped forward.

"Serena!"

He called out Serena’s name loudly.

Serena instinctively turned her head and saw Caleb staring intently at her, his serious expression unaffected even by the bandages wrapped around his head.

"If I said... we aren’t really divorced..."

"President Lockwood!"

Caleb didn’t finish his sentence, suddenly interrupted by Mr. Miller.

Mr. Miller held a phone, his expression grave and anxious.

"Dr. Li called and said Miss Shaw has slit her wrist."

Serena hadn’t finished listening to Caleb, but saw him hurriedly leave the hospital with Mr. Miller.

Miss Shaw has slit her wrist...

There could be thousands of Miss Shaws in the world who might do this.

But the one that would make Caleb so anxious could only be her.

Seeing the complex expression on Serena’s face, Ethan gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Serena..."

Ethan’s fingertips were warm, and as they brushed past Serena’s ear, she felt a slight tickle.

"Promise me, don’t care about what Caleb says or does, okay?"

Serena looked toward Ethan.

Serena could tell Ethan had put in a lot of effort for this "official announcement."

But she also guessed why Ethan did it.

Claire Shaw’s wrist cutting would undoubtedly become a new hot topic.

Serena thought that at this moment, online discussions must be filled with voices condemning her.

After all, Claire Shaw had painted her as someone who lost in a fight over a man and then bankrupted Claire, hired people to gang-rape her, and now pushed her to attempt suicide.

Serena sat in Ethan’s car, scrolling through her phone.

As expected, many netizens had already found out that it was Claire Shaw who had gone bankrupt, been assaulted, and then attempted suicide.

The triangle between Claire Shaw, her, and Caleb provided a perfect narrative framework for her alleged persecution of Claire.

Currently, the netizens had labeled Serena as the "malicious ex-wife," the "wicked wife," and agreed her divorce wasn’t unjust.

However, there were also those who spoke up for Serena.

For instance, some believed that since Serena was originally married to Caleb, Claire would be the mistress. Now that the mistress has risen up, retaliation from the original wife was understandable, though her actions were wrong.

But there were also rebuttals arguing that the one not loved is the mistress.

Some even dredged up old stories, pointing out that Serena was the first to cheat during the marriage.

For a while, online arguments were more intense than those involved.

But those were from earlier comments.

The latest comment trends began to shift in favor of Serena.

Because Ethan announced publicly that he was Serena’s boyfriend.

Ethan had his own Weibo account, working in collaboration with government projects.

A Ph.D. from overseas might not draw much public attention.

But a handsome, young, celebrity-looking Ph.D. would surely gain attention.

Once Ethan made the announcement, netizens instantly felt Serena’s motives for harming Claire didn’t hold up.

In Ethan’s car, as Serena enjoyed scrolling through her phone, suddenly, a call came in, and the caller ID made her more energetic—

It was Ian Blackwood.

Meanwhile, in the hospital ward, Claire Shaw was getting an IV, with Caleb by her side. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

He was also on his phone, seeing the news of Ethan announcing himself as Serena’s boyfriend; it flashed across his screen like needles pricking his eyes.