Unwilling Trophy Wife (Serena and Victor) novel Chapter 220

Chapter 220

Chapter 220

Serena planned to cook dinner herself when they got home, but Keith approached from behind.

“You’ve had such a long day dealing with all those documents. Let me handle dinner tonight.” Keith gently pushed Serena out of the kitchen without giving her a chance to protest. “Go on, take a break and spend some time with Alyssa. She’s been missing you.”

Alyssa stood outside the kitchen, clutching her doll and watching Serena with longing. Alyssa wanted to be close to Serena, but seemed unsure whether she should approach, her expression cautious and hesitant.

“Alright.” Those soft, pleading eyes melted Serena’s heart completely, especially since Keith had already volunteered to cook. She nodded with a slightly embarrassed smile.

“Thanks for taking care of dinner. I’ll go play with Alyssa then,” Serena said.

With permission granted, Alyssa’s face lit up with joy as she quickly grabbed Serena’s hand and pulled her away from the kitchen.

After playing with Alyssa, Keith emerged from the kitchen to call them both for dinner.

When Serena entered the kitchen, rich, savory

aromas hit her–chicken pot pie. She thought, ‘Such a feast tonight?”

“I happened to see we had some chicken left, and since I accidentally interrupted your date today, I figured I’d cook something special as an apology” Keith said, pulling out her chair.

Serena’s eyes crinkled with amusement as she sat down. “How did you know I had a date today?”

Keith’s movements froze for a beat, realizing his slip. He cleared his throat, adopting a casual expression. “I overheard it mentioned earlier.”

Serena didn’t think much of it and settled into her seat.

The truth was, she hadn’t wanted to go to dinner with Julian at all. If he hadn’t been so persistent, if she could have figured out any other way to handle the situation, she wouldn’t have gone tonight.

“I should thank you, actually. I really didn’t want to have dinner with that guy–I just didn’t know how to say no.” Serena seemed to realize that talking about someone behind their back wasn’t right, so she quickly changed the subject.

She said, “Anyway, I’ll gladly accept Mr. Brannon’s kindness. These pies look absolutely delicious–let’s dig in.”

Alyssa clapped her hands with delight. Instead of sitting down immediately, Keith headed to the refrigerator and pulled out two bottles of beer. “The food turned out pretty good today: How about we have a little drink?”

Serena wasn’t much of a drinker, but after everything that had happened recently, she could use some alcohol to numb the stress.

Regarding Julian, Serena didn’t know how to describe her feelin

with a stranger in such a way. It just felt burdensome.

“Open one for me.” Serena’s lips curved into a small smile.

He was genuinely a good person, but she’d never imagined starting a relationship

Twenty minutes later, Serena had finished an entire bottle of beer and was already feeling dizzy.

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