Chapter 495

"Serena, pour Mr. Ackerley another drink, will you?" Serena Hope grinned sweetly, a little playful. "Nope, Mr. Dale. If he drinks any more, my dear Broderick might actually get tipsy." Morgan Dale burst out laughing. "Come on, Serena, whose side are you even on tonight?" His words made the guys at the table chuckle knowingly. Broderick Ackerley, on the other hand, looked like he was totally oblivious to the implication. He calmly corrected her, "Miss Hope, I’m barely a year older than you. Just call me Broderick." He couldn’t stand being called “Broderick brother” — that title belonged to Leslie Green alone. Just picturing her calling him “Broderick” in that soft, sticky tone made heat shoot to his core, his Adam's apple bobbing involuntarily. She called him Broderick so intimately, and in return, he called her Miss Hope — the distance couldn't be clearer. It just made it seem like she was the one chasing after him, desperate for attention. Serena felt a lump in her throat. After all t