"Now that she has just returned from her sessful scientific research, I believe a talent like her who has contributed greatly to the country is worthy of respect. Dad, what do you think?" said Justin.

Serena was stunned.

She turned to look at him. His side profile was serious, and he looked at Zachary with a strong aura.

''Did his wordse from the bottom of his heart, or was he just trying to help me?'' No matter what, Serena felt her heart was warm at that moment.

Zachary sat on the chair with his hands sped together. He rubbed the ce between his thumb and index finger subconsciously. His gaze was slightly focused.

Angie''s heart felt like someone had thrown it into a coldke. It was cold and heavy, and she was about to suffocate.

She could still clearly remember what he had said to her yesterday. He had said that he was not in the mood to date.

Although he said that he had lost the ability to love someone, he appeared in front of her with his girlfriend the next day, making her look like a fool.

It was too cruel.

Angie felt that she couldn''t stay any longer. She put down her fork and said, "Mr. Vance, I''m full."

With that, she stood up.

The dining room was quiet. The sound of chairs scraping against the ground was especially sharp.

Zachary stopped her. "Angie, wait a moment."

Angie nodded and went to the balcony alone.

Sharon sneered. She hadn''t said anything until now because she hadn''t heard about Serena''s background. Now that she knew that Serena was from an ordinary family, the sarcasm on her face was obvious.

"Justin, I thought you would find a beautiful and rich woman after picking for many years. Angie has been waiting for you for seven or eight years. You''re so heartless," said Sharon.

Ethan interrupted, "Sharon, she is beautiful." Then, he turned to Serena. "Miss Logan, they''re talkative. Please don''t take it to heart."

Seeing that Zachary''s expression was getting darker and darker, Ethan''s wife elbowed him at the right time.

"Let''s eat," Zachary said.

There was no more sound at the dining table. Serena felt that there

was

diningbulent undercurrent at the

dining table. After a few bites, she put down her fork.  fo

"Mr. Vance. Mrs. Vance, I''m full. Please help yourself." With that, Serena stood up gently and tried to make her movements as light as

possible to reduce herdin

presence.

She stood up and left the dining room.  s?novel

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In the living room, Serena saw Angie standing outside.

She pursed her lips and walked toward Angie.

Angie was in a daze on the balcony. The wind at night was cold, but her heart was even colder.

It was only when Serena stood next to her that Angie noticed.

She turned to look at Serena and smiled sarcastically. "Miss Logan, are you here to look for me?"

Serena looked at her. "You like Justin."

Angie bit her lip hard. "You must think that I look like a joke, right?"

"I don''t think so." Serena looked out the window at the night, thinking, ''I''m a joke too, aren''t I?''

Angie continued, "I already liked

Justin when was in university. Our

families are considered friends. I

always thought that regardless of

whether he has me in his heart now, as long as he''s not in a rtionship, I''ll marry him eventually.

"I always thought we had a tacit understanding, but after I confessed my feelings

to him, even being friends became an extravagant hope."

Serena looked at her for a long time. She wanted to say something tofort her, but she couldn''t.

After a while, a maid came to call them. Angie looked at her sideways and said, "Miss Logan, the oue is still uncertain. I won''t let go."