Chapter 216

Too bad Serena had no clue. She couldn't see the cold, twisted look on Nelson's face through the phone — she only cared about saving her own skin. Her voice was trembling close to tears, words tumbling out in a panic. "Nelson, that video at the wedding last night — someone set me up, I swear! It was Claire! Remember Adrian, the XR CEO? His brother's a hacker! Claire got him to play that video at our wedding! You can't just treat me like this…" Nelson rubbed his temples, feeling a migraine coming on. At the mention of Adrian's name, his hand froze mid-motion and his eyes turned even colder. Adrian — the guy who took Claire away. A storm surged behind his dark eyes, and this time he didn't bother holding back. He cut Serena off without hesitation, voice icy and sharp. "Serena, even if that video really was Claire's doing — so what? The person rolling around with another man in it was still you. You seriously think you can stand here and act like the victim?" He hadn't even gone for the j