Chapter 1445


    With a huff, she tossed her phone aside, refusing to reach out to him first.


    Martin sat behind his desk, his usually bright eyes now shadowed by a cloud of mncholy and


    dejection.


    His deputy, sitting nearby, was at a loss for words on how tofort him.


    Since this morning, Martin had been nted at his desk, silent, not working, lost in his thoughts.


    The scenes fromst night reptayed in Martin''s mind.


    Serena, full of heartfelt emotion, kept calling him Romeo and saying those things.


    How much she liked Romeo, how her boyfriend was Romeo, and that he, Martin, was nothing in


    When he offered her a cup of soup to sober her up, she had scorned it, telling him to get lost and stop


    interrupting her "date" with "Romeo."


    The way she tiptoed to nt a kiss on "Romeo" was so loving, so lost in the moment, so shy and


    endearing—a stark contrast to how she was with him usually.


    The more Martin thought about it, the more his heart ached.


    Until the screen of his phone lit up, showing a text from Serena.


    He quickly opened it to find a picture of a wound and a crying emoji, with the message, [It hurts so


    bad.]


    Martin immediately called her back to ask what had happened.


    “Last night I had a bit too much whiskey and said some things I shouldn''t have. My sister thought I was


    flirting with her husband and without any discussion, she stormed into my room and gave me a beating.


    pped me several times and hit me with a vanity stool. I''m in so much pain. The doctor says my


    injuries will take about a month to heal, and my hand is fractured."


    By the end, Serena''s voice was filled with such self-pity.


    "What are you saying? That''s outrageous,’ Martin''s anger swelled in his chest, “Does she always get


    away with this at home? What about your family?


    Didn''t anyone stand up for you?"


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    "I didn''t want to disturb the peace at home, so I didn''t say anything."


    “How can you be so naive! She can''t just treat you like that!" Martin was irate, “I''m going to settle this


    with her".


    "Martin, I don’t want to upset my family, I want to continue living in this house."


    "She was the one who started hitting you, she''s in the wrong. Mr. Darren and Mrs. Bnda would


    surely see to justice if they knew. If you don''t want the family to know, I can deal with her privately"


    "She''ll definitely tattle! Besides, she has Romeo backing her. Forget it, Martin, it was my faultst night,


    I said things I shouldn''t have, and caused a misunderstanding.” Sensing the mood set just right,


    Serena then asked in a pitiful tone, "You don''t misunderstand me, do you?"


    Martin, caught by her question, suddenly felt a bit guilty.


    "Did you not look for me today because you were busy with work? I know, even if the whole world


    misunderstands me, you, Martin, will always steadfastly stand by my side, right? After all, you''re my


    boyfriend, the person I trust and like the most in the whole world."


    Martin''s heart was suddenly touched, and with a tremble in his voice, he called out softly, "Serena."


    "Thank goodness for you. No matter what the world turns into, no matter how much malicees my


    way, as long as you are with me, i''ll always have a ce to belong”