Chapter 128

It seemed like placing a fish in the desert; once it felt a bit of moisture, it couldn't wait for more. As if doing this could alleviate the fear hidden deep inside her. Her mind flashed with a burst of light, as if a hand had pulled her back from the abyss. Sanity finally returned. "With me here, everything's okay." After a long kiss, Matthew kissed her cheek and held her tightly. "People will come soon." With her eyes closed, Serena's body finally stopped trembling, but her face was already streaked with tears. Matthew's mouth felt bitter. Her tears seemed bitter to him. He disliked seeing women cry, but strangely, he didn't dislike her tears. In fact, he was afraid of them, as if her tears made him feel helpless. A man who held life and death in the business world was now completely defeated by a few light tears in the dark elevator. The only light in the elevator came from the phone. The staff monitoring the situation through the surveillance cameras had probably seen the scene. Re