CHAPTER 91: CHAPTER 91: THE LOCKWOOD FAMILY’S LEGAL TEAM

Holding the phone, Serena Jennings felt her heart race with anxiety.

As long as Caleb Lockwood didn’t change his mind, she could finally draw a clear line with him this time.

After Lana Xavier finished singing two songs, Serena finally received a WeChat message from Caleb Lockwood.

’It counts.’

Caleb Lockwood only replied to her with these two words.

Serena frowned, wanting to discuss the details of the divorce further, but then she received another text from Caleb:

’We’ll talk when I’m back in the country.’

The text was brief, the attitude was indifferent.

Serena sighed.

She just hoped nothing would go wrong this time.

The next day, Serena went to work as usual.

In the studio, Sharon Sanders and Nancy Young were both there.

Quentin Xavier didn’t show up.

Serena called Quentin.

"Are you taking a day off today? If you don’t, it’ll count as absenteeism."

Quentin was actually downstairs at Azure Tower, just not going up.

A silence fell over the line; just when Serena thought there was a signal problem, she finally heard Quentin’s voice:

"You still want me to go to work? Haven’t you already found out that I’m working for CL?"

"So whether you want to quit or not, you need to come in to formally complete the resignation procedures."

Serena’s tone was businesslike, Quentin opened his mouth but didn’t know what to say.

Half an hour later, he appeared in front of Serena.

Serena took Quentin to the conference room, the heavy atmosphere between them left Sharon and Nancy puzzled.

In the conference room, Serena had already organized Quentin’s resignation paperwork, social insurance, and remaining salary.

"I won’t apologize."

Quentin suddenly said this for no apparent reason.

Serena looked up to see Quentin with a severe expression, as if upset about something.

"Indeed, there’s no need to apologize, but you came to me as a corporate spy, and I didn’t even get mad, so why are you upset?"

"I..."

Quentin hesitated, eventually admitting:

"Originally, if I did well this time, Claire Shaw promised to promote me to the design team leader, but now..."

"She fired you?"

Quentin stared at Serena in disbelief.

"How did you know?"

"Just a guess."

Serena stapled the resignation documents and handed them to Quentin.

Although Quentin took the documents, he didn’t leave for quite some time.

He was now unemployed.

Even though it was his fault for failing to complete the mission Claire Shaw gave him, he thought he could return to work at CL after his identity was exposed.

This morning, he received a package sent by Claire Shaw, which contained a dismissal letter.

He called Claire, only to find his number had been blocked.

This was the first time Quentin realized how heartless Claire Shaw could be.

Serena was about to leave the conference room, seeing Quentin not moving, she reluctantly returned.

"You actually came to apologize to me, didn’t you?"

Suddenly hearing Serena say this, Quentin’s face flushed red.

"I’m not..."

"You know you owe me an apology, but you’re afraid I won’t forgive you... Actually, you don’t want to resign because it’s hard to find a job now..."

Serena bluntly pointed out Quentin’s thoughts, making his face alternately red and white.

"Sigh!"

Serena sighed and handed a contract to Quentin.

"This is...?"

Quentin’s eyes widened.

"Your new contract, with a six-month probation period, half the salary. If you perform well, you can be made permanent and get a raise after the probation. If you find a better opportunity during this time, that’s fine too. Of course, your work content will remain the same, but I can’t trust you as much as I did initially. If you think you can accept this, then sign it."

Serena spoke smoothly; the contract was already prepared.

"Did you plan this from the start?" Quentin frowned at Serena.

Serena smiled without answering.

Her studio was short-staffed, and funds were barely enough to keep it going. Finding someone experienced, competent, and not demanding a salary was nearly impossible.

Coincidentally, Serena thought after all this, Claire Shaw certainly wouldn’t want Quentin anymore. Keeping Quentin would save her some salary, which seemed a win-win.

In the end, Quentin signed the probation contract, and even after signing, he couldn’t resist teasing Serena:

"Don’t think I’ll be grateful just because you gave me this job."

"I don’t expect you to be grateful. I’d be content if you don’t talk badly about me behind my back."

Blushing, Quentin left the conference room.

Serena shrugged and gave a bitter smile, thinking Quentin might inherently be a bit of a tsundere.

Serena waited all day but never got news of Caleb Lockwood’s return.

She contacted Mr. Miller several times, and he informed her that Caleb was indeed still abroad, although the business had been concluded.

That night, Serena accidentally saw Caleb post on his Moments.

The photo showed a yacht at sea, with a bikini-clad beauty beside him.

Although the woman’s face wasn’t visible, her pink bikini made Serena immediately recognize it was Claire Shaw.

So it turned out Caleb hadn’t returned because Claire was accompanying him.

It seemed like Claire had lost a competition and had gone with Caleb to relax.

Serena turned off her phone screen and lay down on the bed, gently closing her eyes.

Once Caleb returned with Claire, she would be able to formally divorce him...

Palmyria.

The seaside was brightly lit at night.

The yacht was docked at the shore, and Caleb and Claire returned to Garden Hotel.

"Feeling better now?" Caleb asked Claire proactively.

"Much better, thank you, Caleb." Claire hooked her arm around Caleb’s, deliberately brushing it a couple of times.

"This was my fault. I never expected Serena would manipulate Peter to ensure a win."

"It wasn’t your fault. I didn’t expect Serena would go to such lengths either..." Claire sighed as if regretful, "Those judges all have connections with FY. If Peter hadn’t set things up in advance, how else would they have all given Serena perfect scores?"

"Hmm..." Caleb nodded.

They arrived at the guest room door.

They were the only ones staying in the entire Garden Hotel, and there were plenty of rooms.

"Caleb..."

Claire’s eyes sparkled, as if illuminated from within.

She gazed at Caleb with deep affection, the invitation evident.

Caleb gently smoothed Claire’s tousled hair and opened the door.

"Good night."

Claire entered the bedroom.

The door closed.

Caleb didn’t join her.

Facing the closed door, Claire’s expression could no longer hold, seething with anger.

She took out her phone and contacted joker—

Isn’t Felix Shepherd supposed to start acting yet?

On the day Caleb returned with Claire, Serena directly blocked the entrance of The Lockwood Group.

Seeing Serena, a hint of surprise flashed in Caleb’s eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

He took Serena via the general manager’s dedicated elevator to a rarely used conference room.

Inside the conference room, people were already waiting.

As soon as Serena opened the conference room door, she saw a group of men and women in suits—

They were the Lockwood Family’s legal team.