Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 158

Suddenly, one of the staff members exclaimed as if struck by a revelation, "So! The person VP Lewis has been secretly in love with for seven years is Miss Sullivan!"

At this, everyone's eyes turned to Serena with a mix of curiosity and surprise.

Feeling the weight of their inquisitive gazes, Serena stood there awkwardly.

Samuel stepped forward at just the right moment to rescue Serena from the awkwardness. "Come on, guys, stop teasing. The person I have a crush on isn't Miss Sullivan."

Though the team clearly remained skeptical, they chose not to push further and slowly settled back into their seats.

Serena cast a grateful glance at Samuel before finally taking her place at the head of the table.

As soon as she sat down, a young woman beside her, beaming with mischief, said, "Miss Sullivan, you must be curious about who VP Lewis is in love with, right? Let me tell you, he is absolutely smitten. His office is filled with wooden sculptures he carved himself, all inspired by that special woman."

"Whenever he's having a bad day, just a glance at those carvings lifts his spirits. Once, an employee accidentally broke one of them, and VP Lewis was so furious he actually fired him."

the table gently

girl named Hannah playfully stuck out her

noticed the resemblance to Serena. They eagerly shared stories of Samuel's

birthday pasta for her, buying medicine when she was

began to

her directly, through the stories, she could glimpse how Samuel

secret love life," Samuel interjected, steering the conversation back on track. "Are you guys going to eat, or

fell silent, though curious glances still lingered on Samuel

Serena while the others were browsing

her eyes

she should give Samuel

all, he was

even fall in love

a knock on the door

Everyone exchanged puzzled glances.