Chapter 18

Serena canceled Lucian's credit card and checked him out of the hotel suite. Even when the hotel manager explained that an early checkout meant forfeiting the payment, she insisted. She even publicly declared that Lucian was a complete fraud. From now on, anyone who remained friends with him would be standing against her. Only then did Lucian realize he had no ground left to mock Serena. Now that he had fallen out with her, he couldn't even afford food or a place to stay. He tried to track her down and apologize, but she had already blocked him on every platform. He even showed up at her villa, hoping to plead for forgiveness and win her over. It was in vain since Serena had already notified the security team. Lucian couldn't even get past the villa's gates, let alone catch a glimpse of her. Lucian was in a truly pitiful state. With nowhere to stay, he had no choice but to turn to his friends. However, he had returned to the country alone, and the only reason anyone had tolerat