Chapter 134

The second night after Matthew left for his business trip. In dorm room 201 of Veriton University’s girls' dorms. Serena and Ivy were cuddled up on the narrow twin bed, curtain drawn tight around them, cozied up in their little hideout chatting away. It felt warm, safe—kind of magical. Ever since that fateful wedding where she first met Matthew, Serena’s life had done a complete 180. She’d lost her adoptive parents, been forced into marriage, nearly got killed in a kidnapping, and got a heavy dose of workplace backstabbing and power games. She’d seen just how twisted the world could be... Which made her treasure the simplicity of campus life—and Ivy’s unfiltered friendship—even more. “You’re squeezing the life outta me, girl! Don’t tell me this is how you cling to your CEO hubby at night too?” Ivy complained with a chuckle. Serena, who had just clutched her like a koala without warning, face buried in her arms like an abandoned pup, blinked as if snapped out of a memory. They burst out