Chapter 223

After Matthew left with Chloe, Serena locked herself in her room without a word. No matter how gently Dylan knocked and comforted her from outside, she refused to open the door. The image of Matthew standing in front of Chloe, shielding her, kept playing in Serena's head. Try as she might, she couldn't shake it. In the end, she couldn’t hold back and texted him one simple word: “Why?” She couldn’t wrap her head around how things turned out like this. He was her husband, the person who knew her best—yet the way he looked at her just now felt like she was a stranger. Her heart a complete mess, she stared at the screen waiting for his reply. Then it came: “Let’s take some time apart and cool off.” Take some time apart and cool off. Serena looked at that message, and tears rolled down her face with a bitter laugh. Seriously? Out of nowhere, now they need “time apart”? She wanted to message him again and ask why, but after staring at those cold words over and over, she gave up. She switched