Chapter 272

"Zach isn't with you?" Serena's gaze swept past Wendy's shoulder, landing on the space behind her-casual, indifferent.

She was just here to test Wendy. If she revealed her true intentions too soon, she wouldn't get any answers at all.

Wendy's expression darkened.

How could Serena still be so calm? Was she really so unconcerned about Ruth's life that she could turn around and look for Zach instead?

"Zach went grocery shopping. We're meeting up later for dinner."

Then, she suddenly sneered. "Aren't you already married to Hugh? Since you're someone else's wife now, you shouldn't lurk around waiting for another man."

Zach was not with her. That meant Wendy was free to act alone.

Then that mysterious figure at the hospital earlier...

Serena's eyes drifted toward Wendy's shopping bags, her lips curling into a faint smile. "Asking about another man's whereabouts is still better than spending his money."

Wendy's fingers tightened around the bags, instinctively shifting them behind her. There was a black hoodie in one of the bags.

could respond, a familiar voice called out from

were you

carrying bags of groceries. There were dark circles under his eyes, his expression dazed and indifferent. His

of him, Wendy's

here just for you, Zach. I

playfully at Zach, acting as

alone time with Serena before quickly

to win Serena back,

watching Wendy retreat into the elevator, her mind full

Silence settled between them.

break it. "Serena, even if you're married to Hugh, we're still

didn't come here to

with her shopping and got curious. You two were always inseparable. It's surprising you'd let her go shopping

excuse. Then, she added as if in passing, "She has asthma, you know. Be sure to keep her with you

go out alone to hurt people," Serena finished in her

didn't have

Wendy. But the figure she'd bumped into in the stairwell and

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