Chapter 171: A Meeting For My Sake

Back home, I couldn't calm down. My mind was stuck on one image: Arthur with that woman. I paced, restless and uneasy. Fear gnawed at me like something alive. I waited in the living room until the clock bled into night. The door never opened. Arthur didn't come home. Not once. Was he with her? The thought hit hard, harder than the day I found Julian Shepherd in bed with Monica Belmont. That's when it sank in, I'd fallen for Arthur. By morning, I looked in the mirror and saw two deep shadows under my eyes. I let out a bitter laugh. "Serena, who do you think you are? In Arthur's world, you are nothing. Just a secret he keeps in the dark. What right do you have to fall apart over him?" I hated this version of me. Hated losing control. I knew what falling for Arthur meant. It meant getting hurt. So why couldn't I stop? I skipped breakfast and went to the office. His door was still shut. Usually, Arthur was at his desk by now. Today? Nothing. Was he still in someone else's bed? I sat down,