Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 373

"Thank you!" Serena said.

Hugh's hand froze in midair.

All around them, the crowd erupted into cheers and playful hollers. Someone even had the nerve to shout, "Mr. Larson, kiss her!"

Hugh's icy expression almost cracked. He pressed his lips into a firm line, and his jaw was clenched so tightly it ached.

He forced himself to push down the storm of emotions rising in his chest. Then, gently, he wrapped Serena in his arms and—just like he had said softly that morning,

"Happy birthday."

Serena didn't say anything in return. She simply held him tighter. Meeting an ally like him... she knew it was her greatest fortune.

With the setting sun painting the sky in shades of gold and crimson, the two stood locked in an embrace while cheers and blessings echoed in the air.

But in a shadowed corner of the deck, Sarah stood alone, seething. The seed of jealousy had long since taken root and now grew into a suffocating tree, blotting out the light around her.

She felt her entire body trembling with rage. Her nails dug into her palms so hard they almost broke the skin.

"Serena... you always get everything good!"

turned the cold and distant Hugh into a lovestruck fool

forgotten what she saw last night: Cole with Wendy. The sight had

was never hers-not

have a perfect, diamond-tier man

by envy and frustration, Sarah stormed off the deck. As she passed, she overheard two attendants chatting

be docking soon. Are Mr. and Mrs. Larson's

Mrs. Larson, so she can rest

personally inspect the room before she arrives. He's

and don't forget to leave a bottle of red wine to

after speaking, but the words echoed in Sarah's ears like a

the center of his world. And the more he gave

tracked down the

with a practiced smile, "I'm Serena's sister. Could you tell me which

far—just a day's sail

they docked. Her legs were shaky,

last stair of the cruise, she stumbled

make out a tall figure. Instinctively, she

her steady. His arm wrapped around her back, pulling her closer. "It's me. You're