Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 258

The restaurant was filled with the gentle melody of a piano and the rich aroma of fine cuisine.

Serena set down her knife and fork, feeling pleasantly full. A faint smile played on

her lips.

"If you hadn't shown up in time, who knows how long my dad would've kept me there? Thanks," she said.

"Next time, just call me right away," Hugh replied.

He casually wiped the corner of his mouth, his gaze meeting Serena's under the restaurant's warm, ambient glow. A faint smile played on his lips.

If he could, he would have loved to have dinner with her like this every day. But moments like this were always fleeting.

With the Larson family's charity gala approaching, calls from Larson Group kept coming in, each one pressing for more details.

Hugh had answered twice, his expression growing darker with each call.

"If you need my approval for every minor decision, why do I even keep you around?"

this charity gala is

the other end was cautious, barely above a whisper, but Serena heard every

up. Calvin had emphasized the importance of

Calvin's way of showing he cared-about

she spoke up. "Grandpa just wants the best for us. He's making sure nothing goes wrong with the announcement. We're almost done here-how about I head back to the office with

ease Hugh's mood a

be right

in relief. Serena had just spared them from

they stood to leave, a familiar voice called

sharply tailored gray suit, but the moment his eyes landed on

"Serena? You're here too?"

Hugh's schedule for one reason, and that

support for the

run into Hugh after dinner and seize the opportunity to bring up the

expected was that, despite Hugh's hectic schedule, he had still made time

deep frown settled on Zach's face, and a flicker

the shift in his expression

business, don't

she casually leaned back