"What do you want?" I crossed my arms over my chest.


    "Serena, no matter what, we''re acquaintances. I got sick, and Julian brought me to the hospital. We just happened to run into you, so I thought we''d say hello." Elena was still putting on her innocent, delicate act.


    I nodded slowly. "Alright, you''ve said hello. Can you leave now?"


    "Serena, why are you at the hospital?" Elenapletely ignored my words. "Are you sick too? You didn''te here alone, did you? No one''s here with you?"


    Before I could respond, Lucas spoke up. "Lady, every word you say is just to show off that you have someone taking care of you. But Serena isn''t sick-she''s perfectly fine. She doesn''t want to talk to you. So, if you two are done with your check-up, just leave."


    Julian suddenly sneered, his tone dripping with sarcasm, "No wonder you''re afraid to see us. Serena, did you find yourself another rich man to cling to? Are you afraid he''ll find out about what happened before?"


    He was really like a buzzing mosquitopletely useless, yet always making noise. He annoyed everyone around him. The worst part was that he had zero self-awareness.


    "What''s so bad about clinging to a rich man?" I raised an eyebrow and looked him up and down with open disdain.


    "If I remember correctly, you were nothing more than a kept man I used to support. Do you really think you have the right to question me?"


    "You—" Julian was clearly furious. He stepped forward, but Lucas immediately positioned himself in front of me.


    "Listen, buddy, if you want to talk things out peacefully, we can do that. But if you keep this up, don''t me me for not being polite."


    There was a cold edge to Lucas'' voice. Suddenly, a group of bodyguards dressed in ck appeared behind Julian.


    Julian nced back at the burly men and immediately lost some of his bravado. He turned back to re at Lucas. "Who the hell are you?"


    "I''m—" Lucas took a step closer to me and casually draped an arm over my shoulder. "Serena''s boyfriend."


    "What?" Julian''s expression changed drastically. "You... You''re her boyfriend?"


    Lucas nodded nonchntly. "Is there a problem?"


    "You actually like someone like Serena?" Julian''s voice was filled with disbelief.


    My brows furrowed deeply. I seriously questioned if I had been blind back then to ever think Julian was worth my time.


    "Does Alex know you''re with him?" Julian turned to me.


    "What does that have to do with you?" I scoffed. "We''ve separated long ago. Worry about yourself."


    I pulled Lucas with me, ready to walk away from these two lunatics. However, Julian just wouldn''t let it go.


    "Hey, did


    know? When Serena


    of with me she was crazy a


    was


    me. She worked day and night just


    to make money for me." Cet


    My fists clenched tightly. I barely restrained myself from turning around and punching him in the face Lucas gently patted my shoulder, then turned back to Julian.


    "But you''ll never meet another one as sincere as her again."


    Julian immediately fell silent.


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    Lucas chuckled softly, then pointed at Elena. "You gave up a loyal, kind-hearted woman like Serena for.....Someone like her? Tell me, don''t you regret it?"