NovelsFreeChapter 141 Serena descended the stairs and approached the front desk.
"Hello, could you tellwho broughthere last night?" The receptionist looked puzzled for a moment, but then her eyes lit up with recognition. She had been on duty the previous night.
Serena had been carried in.
In a bridal carry, no less.
She remembered it vividly.
And the man who had carried Serena was strikingly handsome.
Even more handsthan the actors on TV.
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"I... I don't know him..." Serena's heart skipped a beat.
So it wasn't Aaron.
If it had been Aaron, the receptionist would have recognized him.
"Serena!" A familiar voice called out from behind her.
Serena turned around, surprised to see Samuel standing there.
"Samuel, what are you doing here?" "When I heard Mr. Vance brought you back last night, I started looking for you all over town. But by the tI found you, you were already asleep, so I didn't want to disturb you. Are you okay?" Serena nodded slightly, reassured by the concern in Samuel's eyes.
...So it was Samuel who had brought her to the hotel? She felt a sense of relief, yet there was an underlying hint of melancholy.
As if a kite had finally broken free from its string.
She and Aaron would never cross paths again.
"Samuel," Serena said softly, shifting the topic, "I'm a bit hungry. Let's go grab something to eat." "Alright." Noticing Serena seemed calm and untroubled, Samuel nodded with relief and led her out of the hotel.
As soon as their figures disappeared, the receptionist's colleague, who had been eavesdropping, couldn't help but comment, "You're not from around here, are you?" The receptionist was puzzled. "How did you know?" "You really are from out of town," he remarked in surprise. "No wonder you didn't recognize Mr. Vance, who brought that lady here last night." The receptionist, new to Alderburg, was thrilled at the prospect of gossip. Her eyes sparkled with curiosity. "Do you know them? And who was that guy earlier? He waited in the lobby all night after learning Miss Sullivan was asleep. Handsand considerate-he seemed like a good catch! I wonder which one Miss Sullivan will choose. If she doesn't want the other one, can I have him?" Her colleague shook his head in mild exasperation and turned back to greet another guest entering the hotel.
Breakfast Café.
The morning café buzzed with warmth and chatter.
Patrons streamed in and out.
Serena and Samuel gravitated towards a secluded table at the back.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I remember back in school, you always preferred the quiet corners," Samuel said, pulling out a chair for Serena.
Serena paused for a moment.
She wasn't oblivious.
In the past, she hadn't noticed Samuel's feelings becausecske had been entirely focused on Aaron. "Samuel..." Though her chapter with Aaron was definitively closed...
"When did you start...?" She finally looked up, meeting Samuel's gaze.
Samuel's face turned a shade of pink.
He hadn't expected Serena to be so direct.
His ears tinged red, as if brushed with the soft hue of a peach blossom.
Samuel was undeniably attractive, but unlike Aaron's sharp charisma or William's deceptively gentle demeanor, Samuel had a clean, boy-next-door appeal.
"From the first twe met," he confessed, his eyes downcast, After ment he glanced Back a moment glancast up at Serena, his face flushed, looking as if he were a child caught off guard. Serena suppressed a smile, but soon, the smile faded from her lips.
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