CHAPTER 239: CHAPTER 239: DO YOU REALLY NOT LOVE ME ANYMORE?

Serena Jennings looked at the object with a surprised expression.

"This keychain... why is it with you?"

The keychain Caleb Lockwood handed her was a small rabbit made of plastic beads.

"I should be the one asking you that."

Serena hesitated, scratching her head.

"So these keychains really belong to you?"

"Mm..."

Seeing Caleb nod, Serena’s eyes showed even more surprise.

These keychains, to be precise, were something she picked up.

Back at the Cloud Peak Restaurant on the 126th floor of Isabelle Tower in Country C, Serena had casually noticed this pair of keychains left on Caleb’s dining table after he departed.

They looked cheap, something a middle schooler might buy.

Serena didn’t think these keychains belonged to Caleb.

Yet, they were conveniently left on Caleb’s table.

Out of curiosity, Serena picked up the keychains, asking the staff to broadcast to the patrons in the restaurant.

Cloud Peak was a highly prestigious restaurant, and as Serena expected, no one in the restaurant claimed them.

So she hung the abandoned keychains on her own keys.

Though they weren’t valuable, Serena quite liked them.

"I thought I lost them!"

"They were lost... crushed under a container."

Upon hearing Caleb’s explanation, Serena’s eyes widened.

"That’s how... you found me?"

"Mm."

Caleb nodded again.

Serena held the small rabbit keychain made of plastic beads in her hands, her heart mixed with emotions.

"Unexpectedly... it was you who saved me."

Seeing Serena pour all her gratitude into the keychain, Caleb cleared his throat:

"It was me."

Serena lifted her gaze to Caleb.

Caleb frowned, his face showing some displeasure at having his credit stolen.

"The one who saved you... was me."

"Mm, I know."

Serena gently lowered her gaze, clutching the small rabbit keychain tightly in her palm.

She heard many people say they searched the site several times, but since containers blocked the cement stairs of the abandoned electrical room, everyone mistakenly believed the containers were impassable dead ends, so they couldn’t proceed.

Several people advised Caleb to give up.

Yet, Caleb continued his search in the storm, refusing to rest until he found her.

If it weren’t for Caleb’s persistence...

If it weren’t for Caleb recognizing the fallen keychain...

She wouldn’t have been saved.

Serena trembled from the thought.

The cold and suffocating feeling from being trapped in the abandoned electrical room haunted her.

Serena lifted her gaze once more, meeting Caleb’s eyes.

Caleb also looked at her.

Those eyes, dark as ink, seemed to be coated with a layer of pearl luster, bright and profound.

Serena couldn’t convince herself that Caleb felt nothing for her.

If truly not...

Why would Caleb risk everything to save her?

Just as he did when the laid-off employee of Newcross Real Estate stabbed her.

And this time too.

But Serena had learned too many lessons; blindly indulging in her own feelings would only lead to her own hurt.

Seeing Serena and Caleb looking at each other affectionately, Mr. Miller quietly slipped into the adjacent care room.

However, the care room was poorly soundproofed, and both he and the caregiver could hear everything from the ward.

For instance, just as Serena called Caleb’s name, Caleb’s phone suddenly rang.

For the first time, Caleb hung up the call.

But the caller called again.

This time, Caleb answered.

"Caleb, something bad happened!"

The voice from the receiver was like a cold water bucket that instantly extinguished the warmth Serena felt.

"My mom had a car accident, the police station contacted me, Caleb, what if something happens to my mom!"

Claire’s voice was nearly crying over the phone.

Serena saw Caleb’s displeasure but he still comforted Claire:

"Don’t worry, I’ll be there right away."

As he hung up, Mr. Miller happened to walk out from the care room.

Before leaving, Caleb said to Serena: "Take care of yourself, I’ll visit again."

Serena remained silent, the plastic rabbit keychain hurting her palm.

It seems she indeed misunderstood again.

No matter the time, the one Caleb cared about was always Claire.

Under the night sky, Caleb got into the car with Mr. Miller driving.

Until the end, Serena never knew that the plastic rabbit keychain had been crushed by the container.

Caleb strung together each broken plastic bead, carefully crafting it back into the original rabbit shape.

Mr. Miller drove, hesitating to speak.

He didn’t know what Caleb thought.

He wanted to ask, but it wasn’t his place.

Mr. Miller never had a first love, so he couldn’t understand Caleb—

Is a first love really so important?

Late at night.

In the ward, Serena was the only one, the caregiver was asleep in the care room, and his snoring kept Serena awake.

Serena lay on the hospital bed, the phone screen in her hand remained lit.

Caleb, who would save her at a critical moment now...

But she thought, soon, Caleb would only harbor hatred for her!

At the police station, with Caleb managing things, the other party’s family received a hefty compensation, and they stopped troubling Valerie Vance.

From the call, Claire made it sound like Valerie Vance was hit by someone.

But in reality, it was Valerie Vance who hit someone with her car.

The other party was adamant initially, and the police were impartial as well.

Claire just happened to need an excuse to ask Caleb for help, and this situation helped Valerie Vance, fulfilling her wishes.

"Oh Caleb, we owe you so much this time."

Valerie Vance smiled broadly, pushing Claire towards Caleb.

"Claire, Caleb did us such a favor, you must properly thank him..."

Seeing Valerie Vance’s wink, Claire understood.

"Caleb, I know a newly opened club, let me treat you to a drink, you won’t refuse me, right?"

Claire asked sweetly.

If it were before, she wouldn’t need to say such words.

But now, she wasn’t sure if Caleb would agree, so she subtly pressured him, especially in front of her mother; he wouldn’t completely deny her.

Caleb’s silence wasn’t long, and he replied with "Okay."

Claire secretly rejoiced in her heart.

Caleb drove, Claire sat in the passenger seat, and the two arrived at the club.

Claire had already made up her mind—

Tonight, she wouldn’t go home.

She wouldn’t return to her own home.

In the club room, Claire ordered two sets of Ace of Spades.

Caleb slightly frowned.

"It’s just the two of us... do we need so much?"

"Whether you drink or not, it’s up to you, but I want to drink."

Without a word, Claire grabbed a bottle of Ace of Spades and poured it into her mouth.

"What are you doing?"

Caleb seized the bottle, only to see Claire’s eyes redden, voice mixed with sobs.

"Caleb, do you really not love me anymore?"