Chapter 64

Chloe lowered her head, a shy smile tugging at her lips as Matthew took her by the wrist and led her away. After all these years, it was the first time he had taken the initiative like this. Watching their backs as they walked off together, Serena felt that sour ache rise in her chest again. She had just been politely offering Chloe a seat at the table—just being civil—and Matthew? He just grabbed her and walked away like that? His wife was sitting right there. What was she then, invisible? She hadn’t forced herself into this marriage; it was Matthew who’d bailed on his engagement and pulled her in as a stand-in at the last minute. A hundred grievances pressed at her chest, but she knew she didn’t have the right to voice them. Just like when Dylan and Sophia got together, she wanted to question them, but she didn’t have the place. And now, even though she had a legal title as a wife, she lacked the confidence to defend it. They weren’t a real couple—making a fuss would only make her lo