CHAPTER 211: CHAPTER 211: GOODNIGHT KISS, JULIAN LAWSON LIKE A CLOWN

At this moment.

"Serena!"

Just then, Julian Lawson, who was following his assistant to retrieve the contract, arrived.

Without any hesitation, he jumped directly into the ice pool.

Julian Lawson carried her out of the ice pool.

Her blood kept flowing, mixing with the water from the ice pool, spreading across Julian Lawson’s body as he held her.

It looked shocking.

The Hillside Villa, inside a room.

"This is what happened after you left that day," Xander Linton told Julian Lawson.

He had already drunk several glasses of wine, and there was a hint of intoxication in his eyes.

Xander Linton looked up, staring at Julian Lawson, whose eyes had turned red.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"Actually, it’s a very simple story," Xander said with a frown, as sunlight poured through the large floor-to-ceiling windows in the bedroom, reflecting a rare hint of red in his eyes.

"It’s just that she believed in you, she loved you, and she gambled her life for you."

"Do you remember?" Xander asked, his eyes red as he looked at Julian Lawson, a light breeze causing his hair to flutter, "That day, after you carried her ashore, she still asked me to remember that contract."

"She really loved you."

"Bang crash..."

A clatter sounded, and the next moment, Julian Lawson, who had been lying on the bed earlier, was now grabbing Xander Linton’s collar and pressing him hard against the white wall beside him.

Wine bottles and glasses toppled from the table, hitting the floor, spilling red wine all over, staining the ground with a large patch of red.

In a daze, it seemed like Serena’s blood that day, which seemed to flow endlessly.

Her smiling appearance, her heart-wrenching crying face, replayed vividly in their minds.

Julian Lawson’s heart ached, his eyes turning red.

But Xander Linton only laughed mockingly.

He said, "She truly inherited, or rather, genetically acquired her father’s Heart Attack Technique. Insight, surprise, plus being ruthless to herself."

"You should have figured it out by now." Xander said, "Everything was planned by her, except for the surprise of her being pregnant at that time. From the beginning, she had already decided to risk her health."

"She knew I would break the contract, so she started the gamble before me, even though she let me choose the stakes, she had enough control over the situation."

"And then, she knew that even if she won the gamble, I would renege, so she deliberately provoked me, offended me, shocked me physically and mentally, giving me no time to think of anything else."

"We were gambling with our lives, but the moment she agreed, she had already noticed the pool beside her. Compared to being shot in the head by me, jumping into the pool gave her a higher chance of survival."

Both were involved in the incident back then, so at this moment, what Xander said, Julian Lawson could understand.

Step by step, as soon as Xander began to frighten her, everything had already formed in Serena’s mind.

As she spoke, she had already decided to sacrifice her health.

"Only, at that time, neither you nor she knew that she was pregnant with your child."

"Enough!"

Julian Lawson roared, punching Xander Linton in the face.

Xander, not willing to show weakness, returned the punch to Julian Lawson’s face.

Thus, they punched each other fiercely.

Until someone, hearing the commotion, came and separated the two of them.

"You still have the nerve to hit me," Xander spat blood from his mouth and said, "Back then, she truly was willing to risk her life for you, it was a gamble. No matter how many plans she had, at that moment, my gun was loaded and aimed at her head."

"And now you’re treating her like this for someone else!"

"Truly ungrateful for all her genuine love!"

Julian Lawson’s face twisted, seeming to want to say something, but eventually, he closed his eyes in pain.

"She’s already with Silas Hawthorne," Julian Lawson said, his voice filled with sadness.

"She doesn’t want me anymore."

"Serves you right," Xander rolled his eyes and turned to leave.

Leaving Julian Lawson to watch as the cleaning service cleared up the broken pieces and the spilled wine everywhere.

The red wine looked like blood, stinging his eyes.

...

That afternoon, Julian Lawson showed up at The Lawson Corporation.

His face had already reduced swelling, and he told everyone that he had just been a little unwell and was resting, but now he was mostly well again.

He dispersed all rumors.

However, when a reporter blocked him to ask about his thoughts on Serena Sterling’s previous public statement, he refused to answer.

Time flies by quickly.

Vera Hansen is still active, and she’s currently preparing to continue her first grand luxury villa floral series live broadcast.

She deliberately set the date to coincide with Serena Sterling’s second product launch to create a competitive clash.

However, Vera Hansen is not satisfied with the venue offered by Ian Yates.

She wants a grand opening, so the venue must be chosen carefully.

Thinking this, a hint of scheming flashed in her eyes.

On the other side.

Serena Sterling was focusing on preparing matters related to the second product launch.

This time it’s a yellow gemstone, hence the series name "Golden".

These past few days, Serena has mostly been busy with Seraphina’s matters.

Silas Hawthorne was also helping, and their relationship advanced further.

That day, after sending Seraphina back, they took a walk together again.

This has been countless times they’ve walked this path over the past days.

Holding hands, their shadows stretched long.

They chatted as they walked, unconsciously bringing up the topic of the second product launch.

After a lengthy conversation, Silas Hawthorne escorted Serena Sterling home.

"The second product launch is about to begin, Vera Hansen won’t give up easily, be more careful recently," Silas Hawthorne said with concern as he brought Serena Sterling to her doorstep.

Serena nodded.

As she prepared to enter her door, Silas Hawthorne smiled and said, "Serena, wait a moment."

"Hmm?" Serena looked up in confusion.

In the next moment, he assertively held her waist with one hand, his other hand cupping her face, kissing her lips.

"Good night kiss," he said.

Serena’s face blushed, and she playfully punched him.

"So, good night," he said.

"Good night," Serena said, then went inside her home.

Silas Hawthorne chuckled as he looked at the closed door, finding her shy demeanor utterly endearing.

On the other side of the door, Serena leaned against the door with one hand, touching her lips, her face even redder.

Neither of them noticed that in the building across from theirs, a light was off, but someone stood at the window, watching from afar.

Julian Lawson watched the two of them kiss, then turned away.

His fist trembled as he withdrew his gaze and walked back into the room.

A ring she had returned was in the drawer by his side.

His phone continuously buzzed with the latest messages in the dark.

Julian Lawson picked up his phone and glanced at it, frowning slightly, then replied briefly — "Alright, I’ll take a trip to Darrow in a couple of days."

On the morning of Hawthorne Group’s second product launch.

Julian Lawson took a flight to Darrow.

Vera Hansen watched him leave.

"Heaven helps me too," Vera’s eyes gleamed with a scheming smile.