First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 326

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: I Want to Confirm Something

Serena’s fingertips felt like they’d been shocked, and she immediately withdrew her hand.

"Alright, I’m done wiping."

Caleb’s deep eyes showed a hint of unfinished longing as he forced a bitter smile.

"You’ve fooled me."

"That’s why I told you to wipe it yourself!"

Serena tossed the tissue into the trash can and straightforwardly asked, "What other clues are there about the joker?"

Caleb’s bitter smile turned crafty in an instant.

"There’s no clue now. If there’s new information, I’ll let you know."

"You’re playing with me!"

Serena was annoyed.

Yet Caleb shrugged nonchalantly.

"Just consider it like I was teasing you!"

"You..."

Serena was infuriated by Caleb and stormed up the stairs.

Caleb followed behind, his charming eyes always watching Serena’s slender back.

Lana’s rented apartment was also in an old complex without an elevator.

Serena climbed straight up to the seventh floor.

But Lana wasn’t home.

"I should have called her first."

Serena ran her fingers through her hair, annoyed.

"I was going to remind you, but seeing you rush up the stairs, I thought a bit of exercise wouldn’t hurt."

Caleb’s sarcastic comment made Serena even angrier.

She took out her phone to call Lana, but the call didn’t go through.

As they walked downstairs, Serena casually asked Caleb:

"By the way, why do you want to hear me play the piano?"

Caleb was taken aback, his face slowly becoming serious.

Back in high school, he was overly confident.

He thought the piano music he heard was the same as the one Chloe used to play, so the person must be Chloe.

Thus, he mistakenly recognized Claire Shaw and never investigated whether Claire Shaw had been sent to juvenile detention during middle school.

Rather than trusting Claire Shaw at the time,

it was more accurate to say he trusted himself.

He never considered he might have misidentified someone.

So there was no need for investigation.

Now, he had Mr. Sanders investigate Serena’s connection to The Linton Family but found nothing.

This time, he wanted to investigate but couldn’t find anything.

Caleb sighed.

"I want to confirm something..."

"What thing?"

Serena tilted her head, puzzled as she looked at Caleb, who hesitated to speak.

"You..."

Caleb started to speak but abruptly stopped.

Actually...

He had given up searching for Chloe.

Compared to Chloe, Serena was far more important to him.

Once, Caleb thought he would never fall in love with a woman other than Chloe.

But in the end, he wasn’t able to stick to that.

However...

If Serena really is Chloe...

Would that mean he never truly moved on from the start?

Serena stared at Caleb, not understanding what Caleb was conflicted about.

As they were about to reach the first floor, Caleb’s question came from behind:

"Serena, did you ever go into juvenile detention during middle..."

The last two words were drowned out by the phone’s ringtone.

The caller ID showed a strange number, a landline.

Serena hesitated slightly and answered the phone.

"Hello?"

But his gaze towards Caleb was sharp as a needle.

"Serena will definitely prefer what I bought."

"How can you be so sure?"

Seeing Caleb unwilling to concede, Ethan shrugged and laughed disdainfully.

"Because you don’t understand Serena at all."

This sentence added a layer of gray to Caleb’s already unhappy face.

"If you don’t believe me... why don’t you tell me what dishes you ordered?"

"..."

Caleb hesitated slightly, looking at Serena.

Just at that moment, Serena also turned to look at him.

"Garlic lobster, charcoal-grilled beef tongue, black truffle foie gras, tuna salad, typhoon shelter fried bread crab..."

As Caleb recited the dishes like a menu, Serena’s mouth twitched.

They were all extravagant dishes, but really didn’t suit a hospital setting.

"Caleb... I appreciate the gesture, but I’d rather eat the dinner Ethan brought."

Serena spoke frankly, but saw Caleb frowning deeply, as if he didn’t understand something.

These dishes... were precisely from the menu package C Serena ordered before in Country C’s Peak.

Caleb remembered asking Serena to order the dishes she liked back then, and she chose this set.

So does Serena really like these dishes, or does she not?

"See, I didn’t lie to you, did I?"

Ethan’s smile carried a hint of victory.

"Since I’m here, you might as well leave!"

Caleb ignored Ethan and instead used his eyes to ask Serena.

Serena’s expression told him that staying here would only make Serena uncomfortable.

"Alright, then I’ll go."

As Caleb walked to the hospital room door with the food he had meticulously ordered from the grand hotel for Serena, he overheard Serena asking Ethan:

"What good food did you buy for me?"

"Of course, the two dishes you love most... spicy fried meat and vinegar shredded potatoes."

Caleb suddenly stopped.