Serena looked up, reflected in her eyes was Caleb Lockwood’s serious expression.
"Is this what you ant by being able to protect yourself?"
The sudden question left Serena speechless.
If the person who had aid at her earlier was really joker, without Caleb, she might have already been dead.
A shiver ran through Serena’s body, filled with a bit of lingering fear.
The next second, her body was embraced even tighter by Caleb.
Serena’s choice of dress today was very thin, and after getting wet, the fabric beca even more transparent.
Being so closely held against Caleb’s body felt like being wrapped entirely by his warmth and breath.
This feeling made Serena both ashad and anxious.
"If you keep holding like this, we’ll definitely be trending by tomorrow."
Serena gently reminded.
Caleb chuckled.
"Let them trend us, then the internet will be flooded with calls for us to remarry."
"Remarry?"
Serena let out a cold laugh.
"You’re dreaming too beautifully... Do you think just because you protected , I’m going to be with you?"
Her words were cold and sarcastic, but inside, Serena was sowhat moved.
After all, if the assassin had pulled the trigger in that instant earlier, the bullet would have undoubtedly hit Caleb, who lunged towards her.
At that mont, Caleb’s reaction was swift.
Any hesitance in his body, and the gunshot would have sounded, and the assassin might have succeeded.
And she would have lost her life there.
So Caleb was so selfless... because he rembered she was Chloe from the juvenile facility?
Caleb looked down at Serena’s troubled face.
He wanted to tell her that he protected her because he wanted to protect her, not to get sothing in return.
But in the end, Caleb said nothing.
Because he knew Serena wouldn’t believe him.
When did he beco a liar in Serena’s eyes, full of deceit?
Caleb lightly closed his eyes and let go of Serena.
He wasn’t afraid of the onlookers or trending on social dia.
It was just that standing in the water would be cold, especially since Serena was dressed so thinly.
Though Caleb’s suit was also wet, at least it wasn’t see-through, so he wrapped Serena’s body in his suit.
"Thank you, Caleb..."
Before reaching the shore, Caleb heard Serena’s thanks.
It was just a polite expression of gratitude, yet it was like a candy that sweetened Caleb’s heart.
He couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
He never realized he was so useless.
President Sterling personally escorted Caleb and Serena to the guest rooms to change clothes, the rooms facing each other; after changing, they both happened to step out at the sa ti.
The corridor was lined with plainclothes bodyguards from the Lockwood Family, as well as Serena’s hired bodyguards.
"Serena, tonight’s events should have made you realize I’m not being alarmist!"
Caleb spoke first, and Serena was silent.
"Accept my protection until I catch that joker... The Lockwood Family’s bodyguards are much more reliable than the ones you hired."
The two bodyguards Serena hired, though present, didn’t dare to argue with Caleb.
At the poolside earlier, Caleb’s reaction was indeed faster than both of theirs.
And fortunately, the opposite side hadn’t really fired, or the dead person might have been Caleb.
If Caleb had died, they would likely be implicated, not knowing how they disappeared from this world.
The two bodyguards exchanged a look, understanding each other, both stepping forward to resign from Serena, even refusing pay.
In the blink of an eye, Serena was without her bodyguards.
She couldn’t help but glare at Caleb.
Caleb was bewildered by the glare.
"I didn’t threaten them... It’s just that they know how to adapt to the situation."
"Then I’m the one who doesn’t know how to adapt."
Serena walked off on her own.
"Serena, I don’t want anything... I just want to protect you..."
Caleb caught up with Serena’s quick stride and grabbed her arm.
"I swore I would protect you forever..."
Serena stopped abruptly.
That vow was made by Caleb to Chloe during their ti at the juvenile facility.
Serena looked at Caleb, coldly shook off his hand.
"Now you rember..."
Caleb was taken aback.
He very much wanted to tell Serena he didn’t just recall this vow now.
Instead, he had previously mistaken the person to whom he should fulfill this vow.
However, before Caleb could explain, Serena had already returned to the pool party, actively and warmly socializing with different people, clearly not wanting to hear him speak.
Returning to City A, Serena completely upgraded her security team, this vigilant stance caught the attention of those around her.
Like Ethan White, and Lana Xavier.
Upon repeated inquiries from both, Serena finally revealed that during a poolside party in City B, she had been targeted by a sniper rifle.
Ethan and Lana broke into a cold sweat imdiately.
"Serena, who would dare to try and kill you in broad daylight..."
Lana asked, seeing Serena’s silence, she thought for a mont and then realized.
"Could it be... Julian Xavier?"
Now she should call him joker.
"Yeah... it must be him..."
Serena nodded, but her expression was one of confusion.
"Regardless of why he wants to kill , the point is he is indeed a very dangerous person... Both of you had better not co to find , at least until he’s caught, don’t appear around ..."
"No way!"
Lana instantly rejected Serena’s words.
"I know you’re afraid of sothing happening to us, but precisely because you’re targeted now, we should stay by your side!"
"Lana’s right."
Ethan chid in.
Serena looked at Lana, then at Ethan, her eyes filled with gratitude.
But soon, that gratitude turned to resolve.
"You both must listen to on this matter. If you don’t... I’ll cut ties with both of you right now."
This statent was said with firm determination by Serena.
Ethan and Lana realized Serena was serious.
In the end, Serena dispatched a bodyguard each to escort Ethan and Lana back ho.
In her office, she picked up her phone to call Dylan Shepherd.
"Master, master, have you decided to attend my piano competition?"
The excited voice of Dylan ca through the receiver imdiately.
"Yes, I decided to attend..."
"Yay!"
"But I need a favor from you."
"What favor? Just say it, Master."
"Well..."
As night approached, the city lights began to brighten.
Serena didn’t even know when she had fallen asleep at her desk.
She woke up because of a gunshot—
Startled awake.
But in reality, no one had fired at her.
Serena had a dream where she and Julian Xavier stood face to face, and suddenly, he pulled out a gun.
The dark muzzle aid at her, as if it instantly drained her life away.
Serena did a deep breath, touching her chest.
Her racing heartbeat hadn’t cald down.
The security personnel she had arranged were in place.
She knew this.
Even though there was no need to be so worried, she couldn’t help but be afraid.
Especially when she was alone in her office.
Loneliness, combined with fear, crept up from her feet.
The overly quiet office magnified this loneliness many tis over.
It was clearly she who asked to be alone, but now she wished soone was there with her.
Serena felt she was so useless like this.
The act of picking up the phone was completely subconscious, and when Serena ca to her senses, the phone screen was frozen on the call interface, the na under her thumb—
Was Caleb Lockwood.
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