First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 284

Chapter 284: Chapter 284: Investigate Serena Jennings

In stark contrast to Jade Shaw’s tearful expression, Serena Jennings crossed her arms and shrugged with a smile.

"Yes, you are always at the mercy of others."

Back then, they sent her to the juvenile detention center like this, and now they were persuading her to divorce in the same manner.

But thankfully, she had wanted to get divorced anyway, so taking advantage of this opportunity to gain connections within the Linton family was no loss to her.

"Although you originally wanted to divorce Caleb Lockwood, no matter what, your father and I feel that breaking up your marriage deserves some compensation. Take a look at these projects..."

As Jade Shaw spoke, she handed several folders to Serena Jennings.

"These projects are all good... The land in Azure State is suitable for building a food city... Eastview is ready to build a hospital... Then there’s rare earth mining..."

Before Jade could finish, Serena shut the folders with a snap.

"I’ll take them all."

"What?"

Aaron Linton and Jade Shaw spoke in unison.

Serena gave a calm smile, "Didn’t you hear me? I said I’ll take them all."

"This..."

Aaron and Jade hesitated immediately.

These projects were all sure moneymakers, but they couldn’t let Serena take them all alone. If Old Mr. Lowell found out, all the projects would likely be taken back.

"What? Were these projects originally prepared for your beloved foster daughter, and now you’re just trying to ease your conscience by throwing one at me?"

"Ellie..."

Before Aaron could speak, Serena threw all the folders onto the dining table.

"Either give them all to me, or I won’t take any."

With that, she stood up and turned to leave.

"Ellie!"

Aaron shouted.

"No matter what, your mother and I are your biological parents. Blood is thicker than water. Can’t you treat us a little better?"

With her back to Aaron and Jade, Serena remained silent for a long time.

"You are my biological parents, and blood is thicker than water..."

Serena turned around, glaring angrily at Aaron and Jade.

"What have you ever done for me since I was a child?"

Serena’s words rendered Aaron and Jade speechless.

Serena sighed with resignation and walked out of the restaurant.

Outside the restaurant, an imperial blue Bentley was parked across the street.

Mr. Miller sat in the driver’s seat, Caleb Lockwood in the back.

"President Lockwood, Miss Jennings is having dinner with the Linton couple here."

As soon as Mr. Miller finished speaking, Caleb saw Serena Jennings walk out of the restaurant through the car window.

Behind Serena, Aaron Linton and Jade Shaw followed, one after the other.

Caleb saw Aaron grab Serena’s arm and immediately frowned, opening the car door.

The Linton family contacting Serena was nothing more than to force her to divorce so they could give the position of Mrs. Lockwood to Wendy Linton.

That’s why they introduced Lawyer Yao to Serena, and arranged for the familiar Judge Chen to assist.

Serena had already reached the point of divorce proceedings as the Linton family wished, yet it looked like they still weren’t willing to let her go.

Just as Caleb thought Aaron was going to harm Serena, he saw Jade start crying.

Serena furiously shook off Aaron’s hand, seemingly pointing and yelling at him.

Despite being a high-ranking official with significant power in Country C, Aaron hung his head low, unable to find a word in defense against Serena’s accusations.

Standing in the middle of the street, Caleb did not continue forward but instead returned to his car.

"President Lockwood, aren’t you going to help Miss Jennings?" Mr. Miller asked curiously.

Caleb remained silent.

Instinctively, he felt that Serena didn’t need his help. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"Mr. Miller..."

"Please instruct me, President Lockwood."

"Look into whether Serena has any ties to the Linton family."

Caleb’s command left Mr. Miller puzzled.

What kind of connection could exist between the Linton family and Serena?

With so many people around Patrick, she couldn’t determine his opponent.

Seeing Serena pause, Patrick proudly declared:

"It’s your greatest rival in life! Hehe... I’ll test her limits for you."

Hearing this, Serena lifted her gaze, comprehendingly.

Meanwhile, she spotted a flamboyantly dressed and conspicuous figure in the crowd—

Wendy Linton.

Serena got out of the car.

And walked towards the gathered spectators.

By this time, both Patrick and Wendy were ready.

With the referee’s hand signal, the cars shot forward.

The streets around here were sparsely populated with people and vehicles at this hour, making it perfect for street racing, with numerous twists and turns, testing driving skills, and a final stretch for a straight sprint.

In the end, Wendy won beautifully.

"Tch!"

Patrick clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.

After painstakingly honing his driving skills, he thought he might somehow beat Wendy just once!

Most of the surrounding spectators were Wendy’s racing fans.

As the racing goddess of Country C, Wendy participated in both official and street races.

She clearly loved thrill-seeking and showing off.

Patrick clambered out of his car, looking rather dejected.

"Fine, you’re good. I’ll honor my wager. What do you want me to do?"

Before the race, Patrick declared that if he lost, Wendy could make him do anything.

Standing before him in a vibrant red t-shirt, paired with a black leather skirt and color-block stockings, with golden wavy hair to her waist, Wendy looked more like a wild child than a wealthy heiress.

She met his eyes, flashing a bright smile.

"I want your shares in the Rhodes Group — all of them."