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.

had become more forward lately.

rubbed the fur of her shawl a little more. His eyes, however, were fixed on the sharp curve of

She was too thin.

thoughts when the distant wail of a

happened?" Holly was the first

to call an ambulance! Is Mr. Cole or

Sarah had collapsed?

fiancée, she was already halfway into the

confused glances and whispering among themselves. Hugh quickly

with Cole being her fiancé, Serena and Cole both followed the ambulance

It didn't even take 30 minutes for the

it almost immediately and sent

Sarah lay pale and still in a hospital bed, surrounded by

bedside, tightly

poor girl... How did this happen? You were just attending a

it, I passed out..." Sarah bit

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