First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 335

Chapter 335: Chapter 335: Mistaking Claire for You

Serena Jennings’ crow-black eyelashes curled upwards.

She never expected to encounter Caleb Lockwood in such a place.

"Are you following me?"

Caleb Lockwood approached Serena, his obsidian eyes far from calm.

Like the sea beside them, rising and falling.

"I just asked your bodyguard..."

Caleb’s thin lips parted slightly.

Serena halted because Caleb blocked her path.

She didn’t take the initiative to ask why Caleb was there; the look in his eyes suggested he had something to say to her.

The sea breeze tangled Serena’s long hair.

Serena noticed Caleb hadn’t applied wax this time, and his hair was messily tousled by the wind, adding an element of casualness compared to usual.

"Today... Jasper Linton passed away..."

Caleb spoke calmly, observing the even calmer Serena before him.

"How long do you plan to keep this from me?"

This time, Caleb’s voice carried a tinge of grievance.

"You are the true heiress of The Linton Family—Chloe Linton. You are the biological granddaughter of Jasper Linton, the only daughter of Aaron Linton and Jade Shaw."

The weight of these titles seemed laughable to Serena.

Is bloodline important?

Surely, it is important.

But legally, since she was adopted by Audrey Jennings, she has nothing to do with The Lintons.

"Yes... my former name... was Chloe Linton."

Serena calmly confirmed to Caleb.

Caleb’s expression darkened, his brows furrowed.

He was angry.

But he also knew he shouldn’t be angry with Serena.

Yet the fact that Serena hid this part of her identity from him for so long made it impossible for him to suppress his anger.

Originally, he was looking forward to hearing Serena play the Chopin Nocturne in the piano competition today.

But Dylan Shepherd suddenly announced that Serena had an urgent matter and couldn’t participate.

Sitting in the audience, Caleb immediately contacted Mr. Sanders to find out where Serena had gone.

Mr. Sanders told him Serena, accompanied by her bodyguard, had gone to Country C.

And the biggest event today in Country C was the passing of Jasper Linton.

The person who called Serena was Aaron Linton, and the one insisting Serena must be present was Jasper Linton’s lawyer.

The moment he learned of this, Caleb connected many dots.

For instance, back in the juvenile center, Serena was unwilling to reveal her surname, only stating she was called Chloe.

For instance, Serena’s file was sealed.

For instance, the racing goddess named Chloe Linton refused to remove her helmet during the award ceremony.

Soon, Caleb concluded—

Serena is Chloe Linton, the original heir of The Lintons.

Caleb stepped forward.

"Why didn’t you ever tell me about this? Am I so untrustworthy?"

Caleb’s agitated demeanor puzzled Serena.

To her, her background wasn’t worth mentioning.

If it wasn’t for the chance encounter with Aaron Linton and Jade Shaw on the cruise, and Aaron Linton’s remorse for the past leading him to actively reach out to her, the Linton Family would already be erased from her life.

Close at hand, Caleb’s eyes were filled with pleading.

Serena could see that Caleb genuinely hoped she would forgive his unintentional mistake.

Yet after listening to Caleb’s story, Serena couldn’t stop herself from laughing, even as her shoulders shook.

"Caleb, how could you be so stupid?" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"I..."

"Claire Shaw claimed to be Chloe and you believed her, even after all these years, don’t Claire Shaw and I look nothing alike?"

"Chloe, listen to me..."

"I don’t want to hear it!"

Serena clutched her ears and turned to leave.

Caleb immediately rushed forward to grab Serena, but Serena harshly shook him off.

They grappled by the sea, neither willing to give in.

Finally, in a fit of rage, Serena pushed Caleb into the sea.

The waves crashed over Caleb, like a monster devouring him whole.

Caleb sat drenched in the seawater, looking up helplessly at Serena.

Serena’s eyes burned red with anger as she glared at him.

"Do you think that just because you mistook Claire Shaw for me and favored her, I would forgive you, be moved, and regard you as a steadfast lover?!"

Caleb was silent.

"No, I would only feel that you never truly loved Chloe... In your time with Claire Shaw, you didn’t notice the difference between her and Chloe, and in our three years of marriage, you never realized it was me who was truly Chloe..."

Every word of Serena’s doubts felt like knives piercing through Caleb.

He was heartbroken, yet couldn’t utter a word of rebuttal.

An unexpected darkness engulfed him, and he didn’t even know when he lost consciousness.