Chapter 318

Serena Dawson looked dead serious. She had made up her mind—no matter what, she wasn’t going to admit who she really was today. She had zero confidence that, once Matthew Quinn found out what she was up to, he wouldn’t stand in her way. After all, back then, he had always gone soft on Chloe Garland. Her plan couldn’t afford the risk. Matthew stared at her face, deep in thought. She didn’t flinch, not even a twitch in her expression betrayed anything. “Done? If there’s nothing else, I should get going,” Serena said flatly, her smile fading, tone all business. “You’re not the only one who counts income by the second, Mr. Quinn. I don’t have time to spare.” She’d mastered the art of saying what she didn’t mean—but even she wasn’t immune. When her eyes met his by accident, a faint panic flickered through them. She didn’t have the energy to deal with these back-and-forths right now. One side of her needed to bait the Garland Group, the other was stuck at the hospital, waiting on Brody’s sur