Chapter 55

This was the first time Serena ever dropped her guard in front of Matthew. Normally, she either put on a show or bristled up like a hedgehog whenever he got too close. Looking at the soft and cute girl sitting in front of him, Matthew couldn't help feeling a little uneasy. He knew exactly why Serena was acting sweet and trying to please him—it wasn’t because she wanted to, but because she didn’t have any other choice. And that made him feel a stab of guilt. Should he have just helped her nip those rumors in the bud? Let her go back to being a carefree college student? But the people targeting her were still hiding in the dark, and there was already so much going on inside the company. He just didn’t have the luxury to let her go off on her own. Right now, keeping her close was the safest bet. “So, can I or not? Say something!” Serena pouted with her face all scrunched up, clearly about to lose her patience. Pretending to be all soft and sweet just wasn’t her thing—three minutes in and