Chapter 285

Getting dragged away by Matthew Quinn? Yeah, definitely not in Serena Dawson or Dylan Wood’s script. But Serena didn’t hesitate for a second—revenge lit a fire in her chest. Dylan, after a quick pang of disappointment, didn’t chase after her. He just let it be. It was her choice, after all. Meanwhile, Chloe Garland was left standing in the middle of the venue, becoming the center of whispered gossip. The awkwardness was suffocating. She barely lasted a minute before ducking her head and bolting out, heels clicking as she fled. Chloe ended up wandering aimlessly through the streets of Westbridge, her thoughts a tangled mess. Her heels had finally had enough—one wrong step and now her ankle was bleeding. Frustrated, she kicked her shoes off and plopped down by a flower bed, barefoot and defeated. Pretending everything was great after Serena came back? Yeah right. Her life hadn’t been anything close to okay. Chloe had held onto her feelings for Matthew since she was a teenager, but now, d