Chapter 212

Serena’s face stiffened in an instant. It had been ages since they last saw or even talked to each other. The familiarity had clearly worn off, and now she didn’t even know what to say. She just stood there awkwardly, forcing a small smile. Dylan kept a calm smile on his face, his “Serena” sounded gentle and casual, hard to read. When he spotted Matthew walking up behind her, Dylan simply nodded, polite as ever. “Mr. Quinn.” “You’re back?” Matthew asked coolly, slipping an arm around Serena’s waist like it was nothing, making his presence clear. Dylan nodded, keeping the same calm smile. “Yeah. Back to finish my thesis and get ready for the defense.” “...” “Um...” Serena tried to jump in and say something to break the weird tension, but nothing came to mind. She just froze there, blinking. Matthew glanced down at her with a soft look and said, “We should get going.” “Oh, right...” Serena answered with a sweet smile, then turned to Dylan and awkwardly squeezed out a rigid, “Bye.” “Yeah.