Chapter 47

"Ms. Dawson?" The woman sitting across from Matthew looked up and blinked in surprise when she saw Serena standing nearby. She stood up and asked, a bit startled. Serena froze for a second, then forced an awkward but polite smile. "Miss Garland. What a coincidence." So the long-haired woman was Chloe—the same one she'd seen at the hospital. Yeah, this was officially awkward. Matthew got up quickly and walked over, gently pulling Serena into a half-embrace. "What are you doing here?" he asked in a low voice. Please don’t tell me this silly woman actually followed him all the way here. Had she bribed Lucas to get info on his whereabouts? And crap, did she overhear what Chloe said just now? Was she going to get the wrong idea? Was she feeling possessive all of a sudden? Honestly, if she got jealous a bit, that might not be a bad thing. Serena kept up the act with a light smile. "I’m watching a movie with Ivy. There’s still some time before it starts, so we came to sit for a while. Didn't