Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 356

Serena quickly ended the call.

The terrace returned to silence. And the air instantly grew awkward.

Hugh raised an eyebrow slightly. His gaze slowly drifted away from Serena, settling on the distant lake.

His lips parted with calm indifference. "Deadbeat husband?"

"Absolutely not," she replied quickly.

Sitting up from the recliner, Serena grabbed her still-buzzing phone-the relentless stream of Ruth's messages vibrating nonstop-and began explaining in a fluster.

"She just misunderstood. I was going to let her finish ranting before explaining, but then you showed up and..."

"I came at the wrong time?" Hugh interrupted her with a cool, unreadable tone.

Serena choked on her words, her shoulders slumping with defeat.

"Not exactly..."

"So, no explanation?" His eyes flicked toward her phone.

She couldn't tell what he was thinking at all-was he angry or not?

a jolt of panic. Weighing her options between a good ally and a good friend, she

again and, upon hearing the call

I just want you to have the best. No settling just because. No putting up with less than

and left her with nothing to show

then gave a resigned little

one who asked him to plan

to her speak so calmly in Hugh's

world tour, Serena had also said the same thing,

really fine? If it was, how did thirteen years with Zach end

she held her tongue. She didn't want to bring

hurt her

Hugh spoke

yacht party. Would that meet

many guests will attend, if she doesn't want to show up

for the entertainment on the yacht, I'll make the

like the surface

short minutes, he began

From minimizing Serena's

with guests to

food preferences and the addition of specific