Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Serena Jansen stood by the massive floor-to-ceiling window, her silk robe draped elegantly over her figure. She gazed at the flickering city lights in the distance.

After a long pause, she picked up her phone and made a call. "I agree to the engagement."

There was a brief silence on the other end before her father's voice came through. Howard Jansen sounded excited, barely trying to contain it.

"Nina, when are you coming back? I'll pick you up."

Her chest tightened, and a lump formed in her throat. It had been years since she last heard him call her by her childhood nickname.

"Next Monday."

Without waiting for a response, she ended the call.

After her mother, Amber Hanson, had passed away, Howard wasted no time bringing another woman and her daughter into their home. Serena hated them, and she vowed to never let her mother's company fall into their hands.

For years, she had bent over backward for Zach Foster. But now, she no longer saw the need for such trouble. There was a far more direct way to reclaim what was rightfully hers.

Still, the thought of Zach sent a dull pain through her heart.

...

Earlier that evening, at 8:30 pm, Serena had set the table with the dinner she had meticulously prepared. Right when she was done, her phone buzzed with a message.

Zach wrote, "Something came up at work. Don't wait for me."

Her entire body went numb as she stared at the screen.

It was her 23rd birthday that day, as well as the fifth anniversary of their relationship.

She had been calling and texting him since 6:00 pm. Her calls had gone unanswered, and her texts had been barely acknowledged-she had sent ten messages, and he had only responded with a single word.

"Busy."

Their WhatsApp chat felt like a one-sided monologue.

Serena: "I ordered tomahawk steak..."

Serena: "Picked up fresh roses and lilies..."

is your favorite. I picked it up from

I made them myself,

known Zach for 13 years, and he had never missed her birthday. Unwilling to accept reality, she dialed his number one

then, a

looking forward to this

a woman, their arms pressed

sleeve immediately. The engraved gardenia pattern was a

there was only one set in all

the picture repeatedly. Her eyes burned from the strain until she

the moment Vincent announced his nationwide tour. At the time, she had told Zach it was

had promised to go with her. But in the end, he stood her

birthday, Zach had abandoned

chest to every part of her body.

trembling hands. She

to move from Javerton City to Yellowbrook City to recover. That was

health, she had never wanted to leave Javerton

two years older than her. He had always protected and spoiled her, staying by

night of her 18th birthday, he had confessed his love, unable to wait another moment. He had given her the most

Maybe

dress had smiled softly, eyes

the scholarship student Ms. Jansen

the edge of a cliff, she had easily triggered his protective instincts. From that day forward,

Serena had fought back.

with a frown, his eyes filled with disappointment. "Wendy isn't as strong as

had wanted to scream. So being weak gave Wendy the right to shamelessly steal her

suddenly, breaking the suffocating

snatched it up. Three

world-class! Zach already arranged for me to meet him after

see you, but he was worried I wouldn't eat properly and insisted on staying with me. You called so many times that he got annoyed and

can you help me see if it

latest seasonal release that was only available through pre-order. When the concept advertisement first came out, Serena had casually mentioned

But not for her.

phone down. She lit a candle and finished her birthday alone. She dumped all the

for the past thirteen years, she and Zach

him wouldn't be

She needed time.

bed. The next moment, a cool

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