Serena's first reaction after hearing Ben's words was to run as fast as she could; she did not want to be caught.

She looked around and finally found an open spot. She used all her might to run in that direction.

"O-Ouch!" She ran right into someone, and she banged her nose on that person's chest. She rubbed her sore nose, and she was about to curse. But she looked up and realized it was Han.

"H-Hey, Mr. Howard, what a coincidence!" She gave him an awkward smile and greeted him. She felt that she could not get away from the villa today.

Han said expressionlessly, "This is my villa; is it strange to meet me here?"

Isn't this woman Leah's friend? Why is she here?

"Then I won't bother you; I still have something to attend to. G-Goodbye!" She bypassed him and wanted to escape.

Ben was alerted and blocked her way out.

Han exchanged looks with Ben, and he walked away.

Ben understood what he wanted, so he asked their men to take Serena upstairs to the study.

"W-what are you doing? Han Howard, what on earth do you want to do? Do you know that you are breaking the law here?"

Serena was pinned down by two bodyguards and could not break free at all. She was being forcefully dragged, and she kept cursing Han along the way.

Ben stopped in front of the study room, and he opened the door. He warned Serena with a fierce look, and he said coldly, "Mr. Howard is waiting for you inside; you better watch your mouth; if not, no one can save you!"

Han was down and upset at the moment due to Alfred's death, and Serena might be a scapegoat for Han.

Serena glared at Ben viciously, and she rubbed her sore wrist. She took a deep breath and walked into the study.

Hmph! I'm not afraid of you, and I don't believe that people will engage in the underworld.

Serena looked at Han warily.

He pointed to the chair in front of him, motioning for her to sit down. "Have a seat."

"No, I'm fine standing up."

He glared at her coldly and questioned her, "Why does Leah ask you to come here?"

His intuition had always been accurate; he was sure that Serena was here due to Leah. And he knew the purpose of her appearance.

He gradually tightened and clenched his fists under the desk; he did not intend to let Leah know about Alfred's death.

His death was more or less related to her; Han was afraid that she could not accept the truth.

Serena gulped, and she said loudly, "Mr. Howard, I heard that you're back, so I wanted to have a look at you. I have no other intention of coming here." She looked out the window with a guilty conscience.

She was always bad at lying since she was a child.

He could see right through her lie; he sneered and asked her, "Is it true?"

"Certainly!" She felt guilty, so she answered in an instant.

Han got up and stared at her sharply, and he said, "I don't care what you saw; you can never say a word to Leah. If not, I can't guarantee that your parents abroad can live a carefree life."

He had never bothered to threaten anyone, but he would not mind doing it for Leah.

"Ben!" He yelled at the door.

Before Serena could react, Ben came into the room and brought her out of the study.

In the car, Serena realized belatedly that Han was actually threatening her. She glared at Ben, who was sitting beside her.

She said furiously, "What does your boss want? You can go back and tell him that I'm not afraid of anything!"

She could never vent on Han, so she vented on Ben instead, since he was his subordinate.

Ben adjusted his glass frame when he heard her words; he roughly knew Han's intention in threatening her.

"You're Serena, right?"

Serena raised her chin and glanced at Ben, and she asked, "What do you want?"

Ben explained slowly, "Alfred had passed away; his death was partially caused by Ms. White. This is why Ms. White sent you here. If you let her know about it, how do you think she would react?"

Ben was devastated by Alfred's death, but he knew that he had to accept the truth.

Leah was a soft-hearted person; if she knew what happened, she would always live with guilt. So, Ben guessed that this was the real reason behind Han's action.

Serena gasped in surprise.

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