"Seriously, who does Alex think he is? The most powerful man in the world? Does he take everyone else for fools?"


    After listening to myints about Alex, L finally asked, "So, what are you nning to do now?"


    The resentment in my heart instantly faded as I racked my brain for a solution.


    "How about... just having an open and honest talk with him?" She suggested cautiously.


    "No way," I rejected the idea with a cold expression. "L, if Alex wants to keep things from me, I''ll keep things from him too. Isn''t he ying games with me? Well, I''ll make him taste what it''s like to be on the receiving end."


    "Alright. Serena, you''re amazing." She pped her hands. "I support you, but you have to be careful."


    "Don''t worry." I rolled my eyes. "Wanna bet that Oliver will still be following me when I step out tomorrow?"


    "No." L chuckled mischievously. "But Serena, don''t you think Mr. Hastings is actually kind of... hot?"


    "He''s a typical male chauvinist." I put down my phone. "I''m going to sleep."


    The following day, just as I opened my door to head out, the door to the room next to mine swung open.


    "Oliver?" I feigned surprise. "Why did you move into this room? Wasn''t yours on the second floor?"


    "Uh..." Oliver scratched his head. "The colleagues from the R&D department arrived, and they needed to be on the same floor as Mr. Hastings for convenience."


    I nodded. "Are you following me again today?"


    "Ah... I''m free, so I figured I''d join you."


    I nodded again. "Go get the car, then. Didn''t the Schneider family invite us for lunch today?"


    Oliver looked shocked. "You... You''re really going?"


    I nodded. "Of course. They''re discussing Mr. Hastings'' engagement ceremony today. How could I not be there?"


    Oliver stared at me in disbelief as if he wanted to say something but couldn''t find the right words. He looked like he was choking on his thoughts, unable to swallow them down.


    "Go get the car." I tilted my chin slightly. "I''ll wait at the entrance."


    Oliver didn''t ask me to go to the parking garage with him this


    but when he drove out, som moet


    belongs


    else was in the car. Content Be to


    It was Alex, whom I hadn''t seen in a while.


    Despite my lingering resentment toward him, seeing him so suddenly still made things a little awkward.


    I turned to nce at Oliver, but he was doing his best to act as if nothing was out of the ordinary-though his head was practically buried in the steering wheel.


    With no other choice, I braced myself and entered the car.


    "Are you and Lucas close?" Alex suddenly asked.


    "Not really." I thought for a moment. "I''ve helped him before, and he has helped


    me. I''d say we''re friends."


    "Like you and L?" He turned to look at me.


    I nodded.


    After that, we did not talk for the rest of the ride.