His Dangerous Angel (Serena and Sebastian) novel Chapter 129

What the hell? Did I tell you my name so you could critique it?

Was this little brat pretending not to recognize him?

Afraid he’d expose her little scam?

He was a damn prince, a rising star in Evervale City. Could he really stoop to picking a fight with some pitiful, newly adopted country girl?

He casually pulled out a box. “A gift.”

Inside was a jade bracelet.

Glutinous variety, green, worth seventy to eighty thousand.

Serena pulled out a jade pendant.

“A gift.”

Worth at least a hundred grand.

Perfect.

The so-called Evervale City prince just got one-upped by a teenage girl.

“Thanks,” Craig said, expressionless.

“You’re welcome.” Serena’s soft cheeks dimpled when she smiled, and it made people want to poke them.

Kelly could feel the strange tension in the air between the two—indescribable, but definitely there. For the first time ever, she saw her always-aloof cousin seeming to compete with someone… and it was Serena. That lit a fire of irritation in her chest.

“Serena, Lebron still needs money for medicine, and you’re out here blowing cash on some luxury emerald? We’re all family—do you really have to show off like this? You’re so vain!”

No doubt about it, Serena had thrown down big money to impress Craig. She was clearly trying to get his attention.

Classic trashy behavior—anyone with a little power or status, she’d try to hook.

“That didn’t cost anything!” Olivia wasn’t about to let anyone talk down to her beloved Serena. “That pendant came from an uncut gem Serena bought yesterday—for just a few hundred bucks!”

Kelly’s face changed instantly.

Wendy, for once, actually responded to Serena’s gesture. “You can gamble on stones? Impressive.”

Serena looked at her. “Mm, just lucky.” Her tone was flat.

Wendy felt a catch in her throat.

Such a nice girl… pity she had a mouth.

Everyone was soon welcomed inside.

Because of the Serenity Blend fiasco, Madam Dorothy was “too sick” to come downstairs today. The adults went up to visit the sickly old matriarch, leaving the three younger generation members downstairs.

Kelly found a chance to follow Serena out while she was alone.

“You know what a mine mouth is? You know anything about jade types or water content? You know the difference between old mines and new ones? Can you read inclusions or fiber marks?”

She struck a proud, professional pose, looking down her nose at Serena.

“You dare show off stone-gambling skills in front of Craig without knowing any of that?”

The old lady had played sick all day, saying nothing but Serenity Blend every time she opened her mouth. It was obvious—she was trying to force him to hand over the herbal formula, or she’d just keep “being sick.”

At 6 p.m., outside Azure Club.

Craig handed off his car to the valet and led Kelly inside.

“Isn’t Serena coming too?” Kelly asked. “Aren’t we waiting?”

Azure Club was tucked away in a remote part of the city. The higher-end the club, the more private the location. Could someone like Serena, a country bumpkin, even find this place?

You didn’t offer to pick her up, fine—but now you won’t even wait?

If it were her, she’d never show up just to be treated like an afterthought. But Serena? She probably would.

Craig didn’t care. “She’s coming for that free uncut gem. She’ll show. No rush.”

Kelly just smiled and said nothing, following Craig to his usual event room.

Just before they went in, she said, “I need to use the restroom.”

“There’s one inside.”

“They’re always smoking in there. I can’t stand the smell.”

Craig didn’t argue. He just told her to be quick.

The moment she turned the corner, Kelly called the front desk.

“There’s a girl named Serena coming later—a high schooler. She’s Mr. Craig’s ex-girlfriend. She’s just here to harass him for money. Don’t let her in, no matter what.”