Married at First Sight (Serenity and Zachary) novel Chapter 4471

Married at First Sight [On 
 
Chapter 4471. 
Romina said, “River.”. 
River stayed quiet, waiting for her to go on. 
Romina smacked the swollen side of his face—it was red and definitely hurt. 
At this point, River didn’t even want to talk. Romina had picked a fight, and he couldn’t back down. 
“What kind of girl do you like?” Romina asked. “I could actually be your matchmaker and introduce you to someone. Then maybe you’d finally stop fighting me for business.”. 
River replied, “Unless we’re in different industries, there’ll always be competition. Whoever wins the client has the skill.”. 
Romina said, “So, what, you admit defeat now? You’ve never admitted defeat before. You’ve always had to go toe-to-toe with me. Can you even compete? Your company was almost bankrupt, then you came in and turned it around—and suddenly we were enemies.”. 
River snorted. “Back then, we couldn’t grow because you were suppressing us. We were on the brink of bankruptcy. But business is all about profit. Everyone wants to win. I didn’t steal, cheat, or play dirty. I beat you with real ability. That’s not wrong. As long as the contract isn’t signed, it’s fair game. 
Even after a contract is signed, companies can still compare deals and work with multiple vendors. It’s like when we shop—we compare prices before buying anything.”. 
Romina: “…Fine. Let’s not talk about business. Let’s talk about relationships. What kind of girl do you like?”. 
River said, “Definitely not someone like you.”. 
Romina flared up. “What’s wrong with me? Am I that bad?”. 
River said, “To me, yeah. You’re not what I want. I wouldn’t fall for someone like you.”. 
Romina snapped, “You’re the bad one! Your whole family is bad!”. 
Serenity suddenly cut in. “Excuse me, Miss Lafond, you can insult him, but leave his family out of it. My husband is part of that family, and he’s amazing. Look—I’ve got two beautiful kids.”. 
Romina froze, embarrassed. 
She avoided looking at Serenity and the children. 
This was all River’s fault. 
If he didn’t know how to keep his mouth shut, he shouldn’t speak at all. His words could drive anyone crazy. 
“Sister Seren, I—I’ll be more careful. I won’t bring his family into it.”. 
Conflicts should stay between the two people involved. 
“Miss Lafond, just focus on icing his face,” Serenity said, smiling. “You two should stay quiet. Every time you talk, you end up fighting. You really do act like a pair of destined enemies. They say enemies never meet, yet River traveled over 2,000 kilometers for business and ended up clashing with you.”. 
Fate had its way of making people cross paths. 
If it wasn’t meant to be, they would’ve passed by each other without ever meeting. 
River and Romina: “…”. 
They stared at each other—River glaring, Romina glaring back. 
But this time, both held back and stayed silent. 
Romina kept pressing the ice gently to River’s face. As she worked, a look of guilt crept into her eyes. 
She had done this—swollen such a handsome face. It was her fault. 
Wait—why did she feel guilty? 
They were supposed to be mortal enemies. 
River had never shown mercy in the past, and she had returned the favor. They were always at odds—this was how it had always been. 
But now, in front of Serenity and her son, they stayed quiet. 
Once the swelling had eased, Romina handed an ice pack to River and said, “It’s better now. Just keep icing it slowly.”.