The images trending online are pictures taken by netizens who accidentally captured Serena Jennings being hoisted into a car by Caleb Lockwood.
There are also photos of them dining above the clouds in Country C, and Caleb setting off fireworks for her, with drones spelling out "Forgive " and more.
Serena realized that she and Caleb must have been secretly photographed last night.
Turning off the trending topics, Serena thought it was silly how these netizens were so obsessed with her marriage and relationship status. Does it earn them an extra dollar in salary? It’s just a waste of data.
Serena went to work at the company as usual. These days, her focus was entirely on becoming the largest shareholder in the Lockwood Group, leaving her jewelry studio on the backburner.
"Our boss is really quite the sinful woman!"
In the ladies’ restroom, Reina Warren was gossiping with Xia Ai.
"Did you see this morning’s trending topics? Turns out our boss and President Lockwood are still married!"
"Before they divorced, President Lockwood was all over the rumors with Claire Shaw, so now him begging for forgiveness is useless."
"Exactly, who would’ve thought President Lockwood was such a scoundrel, having his cake and eating it too? If it were , I’d definitely choose Dr. Page..." Reina added, with a hint of hesitation, "but occasionally spending a night with President Lockwood isn’t out of the question."
"You’re just lusting after his body."
"But it’s President Lockwood! Caleb Lockwood, with looks and money like his, don’t tell you don’t find him tempting."
"I’m the boss’s assistant, so of course, I’m on her side without question... No matter how handso President Lockwood is, I still think he’s unfair to our boss."
"But doesn’t the boss have Dr. Page by her side? Dr. Page has publicly stated he’s her boyfriend, yet now there’s news that the boss and President Lockwood aren’t divorced. Does this make Dr. Page the other man?"
Reina washed her hands while gossiping, and beside her, Xia Ai had already imagined a grand drama unfolding.
"Dr. Page being the ’other man’—he’s sacrificed quite a lot for love."
"Hey, who do you think the boss will choose in the end?"
"Whoever she chooses, it won’t get you two a pay raise. You might as well finish your work if you want the performance bonus."
Serena pushed open the cubicle door and stepped out.
Xia Ai and Reina yelped as if they’d seen a ghost.
They never expected their boss was standing right there while they gossiped about her love life.
"Sorry, boss, we’ll get back to work right away!"
Xia Ai dragged Reina out of the restroom in one swift motion.
Serena sighed.
She thought, it was unlikely that only Xia Ai and Reina were gossiping about her love life behind her back.
She didn’t understand how she suddenly beca like a celebrity, with her private life so widely discussed.
This ti, the trending topic about her and Caleb erged naturally, but it wasn’t long before it was removed from the trending list by that afternoon.
Serena speculated that it was probably Arthur Lockwood pulling the strings.
Because Arthur was the one least likely to want the news of her not being divorced from Caleb to spread all over the internet.
But even though the trend was removed quickly, it couldn’t beat out the internet’s speed of dissemination, affecting the Lockwood Group’s stock price, making it extrely volatile.
As it neared the end of the workday, Serena suddenly received a package.
She hadn’t ordered anything online recently, and the delivery indicated local dispatch.
Serena didn’t think much of the package and asked Xia Ai to open it for her.
"Boss!"
Xia Ai’s voice was filled with noticeable excitent, causing Serena, who was focused on sketching, to look up. She saw Xia Ai holding up sothing from the box with both hands to show her.
Serena blinked, expressionless.
"Boss, this is this year’s limited edition spring li green Birkin from Hermès. They say there are only five in the world, and even if you have the money, it’s hard to get one! Who’s so generous!"
Xia Ai was practically drooling with envy.
Although the package didn’t have a signature, Serena could already guess.
There was only one person who would buy such a high-luxury limited-edition handbag for her.
"Boss, is today your birthday?"
Xia Ai asked cautiously.
If it was, she’d have to spend money again.
"No."
Serena shook her head, watching Xia Ai breathe a sigh of relief.
"By the way, Xia Ai, with the month ending soon, how about I substitute your performance bonus with a physical reward this month?"
Xia Ai: ???!!!
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The imperial blue Bentley had been parked in the space for a long ti, from which one could clearly see Serena walking out of the office building.
Caleb Lockwood was sitting in the driver’s seat, with the car window rolled down.
He was smoking.
Several cigarette butts were already on the ground, all discarded by him.
Caleb’s hand holding the cigarette extended out of the car window, smoke swirling and obscuring his sharp, handso features.
Caleb usually wasn’t much of a smoker.
Most tis, he smoked due to agitation.
However, at this mont, he couldn’t quite put a finger on what was bothering him.
Deep inside, there was an indescribable mix of anticipation and unease.
Seconds ticked by.
As Caleb lit up his twelfth cigarette, employees started leaving the office building for the day.
His eyes imdiately brightened.
His gaze piercing through the smoke, landing on a woman in professional attire, exuding capability and intelligence.
The woman was none other than Serena.
The light in Caleb’s eyes dimd as quickly as it brightened.
Because he noticed Serena wasn’t carrying the bag he had sent.
He had painstakingly selected it at the Hermès store in Country C and later personally contacted the head office manager to obtain this limited edition.
He had waited in ambush here all evening just to see Serena’s reaction upon receiving the bag.
Instead...
The bag was strapped onto the shoulders of Serena’s assistant—Xia Ai.
"Oh my gosh, is this really from the boss?"
"The boss sure values you a lot!"
"I want to transfer departnts; I want to be the boss’s assistant too."
The other employees were practically mad with envy. Xia Ai herself felt overwheld by the attention, almost doubting herself as she wondered if she was dreaming.
However, the limited edition Hermès bag was genuine, so Xia Ai could only interpret this as a stroke of luck.
Unintentionally, she shivered, looking towards the piercing gaze.
Caleb Lockwood, sitting in the imperial blue Bentley, smoking, his eyes sharp enough to slice her apart.
Xia Ai imdiately clutched the Hermès bag to her chest and scurried away, out of Caleb’s view.
Xia Ai may not have been the smartest, but she wasn’t entirely clueless.
That limited edition Hermès bag was clearly ant as Caleb’s gesture to win back Serena.
Xia Ai feared Caleb might take it back in anger.
If that happened, and Serena didn’t make up for her performance bonus...
The thought was terrifying, so Xia Ai wrapped her jacket around her Hermès bag.
In the imperial blue Bentley, Caleb crushed the unfinished cigarette in his palm.
The pain in his hand was nothing compared to the ache in his chest. Caleb took a deep breath, slowly starting the car, following the white BMW 3 Series that drove past ahead of him.
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