CHAPTER 208: CHAPTER 208: I SAW THEM KISSING

Thinking of this, Serena looked at the many journalists who were trying to break through the bodyguard line.

Some were live streaming, while others were continuously taking photos with cameras.

The "click click" sound was incessant.

"Everyone." Serena finally spoke, and the crowd immediately quieted down, eager to hear what she had to say.

Serena first bowed deeply to the people.

Then she solemnly said, "I understand your curiosity, but what I want to tell you is that Julian Lawson and I are divorced."

Serena looked around at everyone present, her voice clear and forceful.

She paused slightly and continued, "It’s not a fake divorce; we indeed have the divorce certificate, and I have no intentions of remarrying him."

The crowd burst into noise, the buzzing was loud.

Serena was about to speak again when someone urged them to quiet down.

"Although Julian Lawson and I once had a marriage, it is no longer relevant now."

Serena spoke clearly, word by word, "So, I am not concerned with his matters nor am I aware of them."

"If you want information, you should go find those who are related to him, not me."

"Firstly, I do not know, hence have nothing to offer; secondly, you’ve disrupted my life; finally, I hope you will not contact me due to his matters in the future."

"Please take note of this, thank you."

After finishing, Serena bowed deeply again.

Though she was thin and weak, her attitude was very resolute.

Her gaze swept across the faces of the reporters one by one, and finally, she turned and left escorted by the bodyguards.

Once Serena left, the place erupted.

Some were streaming live, others were recording videos, some were taking photos, and all of these were being uploaded in a frenzy.

#We indeed have the divorce certificate, and I have no intentions of remarrying him#

#I am not concerned with his matters nor am I aware of them#

These two statements were clearly conveyed through the live streams.

Serena’s determination and the unwavering tone also made everything very clear to everyone.

This caused a stir.

Previously, there had been many rumors saying Serena was waiting for Vera Hansen to die before reconciling with Julian Lawson, but now they had been fully shattered.

"This is an official announcement, indicating she truly does not want to go back."

...

Public opinion was fermenting.

At The Hillside Villa, Julian Lawson also saw it.

In the past few days of treatment and rest, his body had recovered.

He just felt a bit weary, a mental fatigue, so he entrusted Secretary Chaucer with many tasks.

Julian watched on his phone at her determined look towards the camera.

She knew he was sick.

But she did not care about him.

Julian lowered his eyes slightly, unsure of his own feelings.

For the past few days, he had been numbed, unable to understand himself.

"Buzz buzz."

The phone vibrated once more, with a new message reminder.

Julian glanced at it; it was Vera Hansen.

She had contacted him many times these days.

But he didn’t want to discuss these matters with her or let her know what had happened that night.

Deep down, he had a faint hope, hoping everything was like a giant bubble, as long as he didn’t burst it, there would still be room for reconciliation.

But...

Serena’s statement shattered it all again.

"Serena, you really leave me with no room at all," he murmured.

While he looked at his phone, the sound of hurried footsteps approached.

Julian slightly frowned and looked up, only to see an angry Xander Linton.

"Xander?" Julian asked in surprise, "How did you get in?"

Xander marched straight towards Julian, grabbed him by the shoulder, and pressed him hard against the bed head.

"How I got in is none of your business!" Xander snorted coldly.

He had brought people, taking advantage of delivering something inside to let someone hold control and sneak in.

He was truly annoyed.

That day when Serena and Silas Hawthorne went for a hot air balloon ride, he went late, was played by Silas and was also angry, but he wasn’t as desperate as Julian!

"Are you taking care of your company?" Xander directly questioned.

"What?" Julian didn’t comprehend.

Xander was furious.

He pointed viciously at Julian, "Just because you’re hiding at home, your company is full of speculation, then a bunch of reporters went to block Serena!"

Julian wasn’t very informed on this matter.

He had Secretary Chaucer handling it, and he showed his medical records to the shareholders.

He hadn’t been paying much attention to external news these days, only set the keyword "Serena" to check her news, ignoring everything else.

"I will manage it," Julian said, planning to explain later.

Xander was even more furious at this attitude.

"So, what exactly are you doing!" Xander was angrily looking at him.

Julian merely looked calmly at Xander.

He recalled the events that had happened in Frelia.

He wondered if he and Serena had had a child, whether things wouldn’t have come to this today.

"Speak!" Xander seemed to almost strike.

At this moment, villa staff hurriedly arrived, informing Julian someone had broken in.

Julian simply waved them off, indicating he was aware.

Then, Julian turned to Xander.

"She is with Silas Hawthorne." After a pause, Julian finally revealed to Xander.

"What did you say?" Xander doubted he heard wrong. Didn’t they just go for a hot air balloon ride?

Wasn’t it Silas pursuing her?

Seeing the flash of shock on Xander’s face, Julian felt a bitter satisfaction.

"I’m not lying to you." Julian said, looking at Xander’s face of disbelief, "She told me to my face, and..."

Julian paused slightly and said, "Kissed Silas right in front of me."

"What!" Xander exploded in anger.

In the next moment, he grabbed Julian’s shoulder tightly, glaring into Julian’s eyes, seemingly searching for signs of deceit.

But there were none.

In Julian’s eyes, there was only sadness.

"I saw them kissing." Julian continued, "She seemed... very fond of him."

Xander gave Julian a vicious look.

"Smack!"

Xander slapped Julian hard.

"You did it on purpose; there was no need to tell me so clearly!" Xander shouted, his eyes red.

"Ha..." Julian laughed, self-mockingly, wiping the blood off his lip from Xander’s hit.

"If I don’t make it clear, how can you believe what I say."

He looked at Xander’s angry eyes, as if seeing himself that night, with a sense of twisted satisfaction.

"Humph!" Xander threw Julian aside and paced around the room, not knowing what he was doing.

"Xander." Julian suddenly called out.

"What?" Xander replied angrily.

"That day in Frelia," Julian asked, his eyes filled with sadness, "during the ten minutes I left, what exactly happened?"

Xander looked at Julian, whom he had thrown at the bed head with blood at the corner of his mouth, thought for a moment, feeling it was time to let Julian know certain things.