Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 406

Serena felt Hugh's hand tighten ever so slightly. That confirmed it. Her hunch was right.

So, the cold, emotionless Hugh actually had a soft spot for fuzzy things.

She recalled the vibrant, exotic plants in Hugh's villa-lush, delicate, and meticulously cared for. The more she thought about it, the more she realized that his icy demeanor might just be a defense mechanism.

With that in mind, she shot him a knowing look, leaned in a little closer, and lowered her voice. "If you like it, feel free to touch it more. I can carry fuzzy handbags when I come see you, too."

If he really liked soft, plush textures that much... Well, she could let him indulge in private.

After all, Hugh wasn't made of stone. Between work and family obligations, if even this tiny pleasure was off-limits, wouldn't that just be too cruel?

She looked at him now not just with amusement, but with a trace of tenderness in

her gaze.

Hugh, on the other hand, was frowning deeply. Something about the way Serena was looking at him felt... off.

forward lately. And that

following her lead, he rubbed the fur of her shawl a

She was too thin.

when the

Holly was the first to rush

Mr. Cole's fiancée! She collapsed, unconscious, in the garden downstairs. No one could wake her, so we had to call an ambulance! Is Mr. Cole or Mrs. Larson around? The EMTs are asking for a family member to ride

Sarah had collapsed?

Cole's fiancée, she was already halfway into the Larson

began exchanging confused glances and whispering among themselves. Hugh quickly stepped in to calm the

Sarah's older sister, and with Cole being her fiancé, Serena and Cole

a medical emergency. It didn't even take 30 minutes for the news

Larson family heard about it almost immediately and

a hospital bed, surrounded by members of both the Larson

her daughter's bedside, tightly gripping

How did this happen? You were just attending a

out..." Sarah bit down on her lip, turning even