CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 40: YOU’RE JUST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MY LOVE FOR YOU

Serena’s joke put everyone on an emotional roller coaster, and Seth’s handsome face turned gloomy and unpleasant. He looked at Bella with some perfunctory and insincerity, "Vanessa, marry me, and I’ll make you happy."

Bella listened to this abridged version of a marriage proposal and felt unhappy, but she didn’t want any more surprises. She quickly extended her hand, "Seth, I agree."

Seth slowly slipped the diamond ring onto Bella’s ring finger.

But at this moment, "ding," Seth’s phone rang in his pocket; he had received a text message.

Seth’s movements paused. He took out his phone and opened the message.

Soon, his tall figure suddenly stiffened.

Bella was still waiting for Seth to slide the ring onto her ring finger. Now, seeing him staring at his cell phone message frozen, she asked, "Seth, what’s wrong? Who sent you a message, and what does it say?"

Seth quickly got up and turned to leave.

This sudden change left everyone in a daze. Seth walked briskly, and people quickly made way for him.

Seth reached Serena, grabbed her slender arm, and dragged her upstairs.

What’s going on?

Bella’s beautiful face turned pure white at once. She lifted her beautiful dress to chase after him, "Seth, where are you going? Where are you taking Serena? Don’t be fooled by her. Don’t leave me... Ah!"

Bella wanted to chase him upstairs, but she unfortunately stepped on her skirt hem and fell directly.

Tearing.

The beautiful dress was torn, exposing Bella’s thighs. She screamed and covered herself frantically, embarrassed.

All the guests started pointing at her, displaying sympathy, pity, schadenfreude, and amusement... there were all sorts of looks.

She was originally the protagonist of this engagement party, destined to become the object of envy for Bayside’s socialites tomorrow, but now she was abandoned on the spot, becoming a joke.

Many people took out their phones and started filming Bella.

"Stop filming! Stop filming!" At this moment, Lillian rushed over and swiftly covered Bella with a blanket.

Lillian hadn’t expected so many twists in this engagement party. She initially invited Serena to humiliate her, but Serena ended up ruining the engagement directly.

What was the content of that message?

Did it have something to do with Serena?

...

Seth dragged Serena upstairs, directly throwing her into a room and locking the door. He pressed Serena’s fragrant shoulder forcefully, "What do you mean by the message you sent me?"

Serena’s eyes were clear, with strands of laughter spilling out, "Can’t understand the hospital’s diagnosis report? I’m still a virgin."

The message Seth received was sent by Serena. It was straightforward: a hospital report proving she was still a virgin.

She had said she would give them an engagement gift, and this hospital report was the best present.

Seth was incredulous, "I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it; you haven’t been clean for a long time. I personally saw you disheveled with a man in that cave, and you moved into Orchid Court, you have sugar babies, and you’ve also gotten involved with Hayden Crawford, you’ve been with so many men, you’re truly filthy!"

Serena looked at his near-breakdown appearance, finding it amusing, "Finished? It seems even the hospital report can’t save your sordid heart."

"You’re lying to me, Serena, you’re lying to me! The hospital report can be faked. Even if the report is real, you could have had restoration surgery at the hospital; you..."

Serena raised her hand and slapped him hard.

Smack.

Seth’s handsome face was slapped to the side.

Serena forcefully broke free from him and then flung the original hospital report in her bag onto his handsome face, "Seth, don’t overestimate yourself; just look at yourself now, is there any reason for me to lie to you?"

Seth picked up the hospital report from the carpet and looked at it several times.

"Seth, in my impression, you weren’t such a foolish person. When I saved a man in the icy snow, we only hugged to keep him warm. How old was I then, yet you misunderstood and still believe it after so many years?"

Seth crumpled the hospital report and went forward to grab Serena’s fragrant shoulder, "Serena, I was wrong, it was my mistake, I misunderstood you, I won’t get engaged to Vanessa, you want to ruin the Sterling family, fine, I’ll help you do it, give me a chance, let’s start over, shall we?"

Serena looked at Seth’s distorted, grim face and sneered, "Why did you stab me back then, why did you stand up and say I pushed Grandpa, Seth, tell me the reason now!"

Seth’s eyes swiftly turned red, his veins throbbing, "Serena, let it go, don’t bring it up again, I’ll make it up to you, and I’ll treasure and love you dearly."

He still refused to speak.

All these years, Serena couldn’t understand why he stood up and smeared her.

Her mother liked him immensely and even arranged a childhood betrothal for them. At that time, she called him Seth.

She couldn’t understand why he behaved this way!

Now, he still won’t say.

"Seth, you know, from the moment you stood up, we became impossible. That’s why when you saw me hugging that man and after Vanessa’s provocations, you subconsciously convinced yourself. Only if I betrayed you can you more vilely destroy me and even imprison me as your slave, Seth, you know how disgusted I am seeing you now?"

Seth looked into her bright, clear eyes, uncontaminated and transparent, as if they had seen through all the dirt in his depths.

Sometimes, he wished she weren’t so insightful.

He had been self-hypnotizing; otherwise, how could he, in hell, bear to drag her in with him?

"Serena, I love you; you should know how much I love you. Did you not disrupt the wedding with the medical proof precisely because of your reliance on my love?"

"Yes, I rely on your love just like ten years ago, you relied on my trust and faith and stabbed me. Seth, we are even now; from now on, there’s no love, only hatred!"

Serena pushed him away and turned to leave.

"Serena," Seth called out hoarsely, "Do we really have no chance?"

Serena didn’t turn back, "Seth, since you’ve chosen your path, don’t look back, because there’s no path for you to return to with me."

Serena opened the door.