“She’s doing this on purpose to provoke us, to make us jealous! Doesn't this just prove that she cares about us? That she wants our attention?”
As Patrick spoke, he broke into another nearly maniacal laugh.
It was as if he could already see the Wynn family's glorious revival after Serena's return, a future where they would not only recover but rise to new heights.
Benedict’s lips trembled, but he ultimately pressed them together.
He watched his frenzied father, but the image that filled his mind was of Serena’s indifferent, emotionless expression as she left, devoid of any lingering attachment.
He had a feeling that this time…
Things were truly different.
Nearby, Hailey, who had been silent the whole time, kept her head down, her slender fingers twisting the hem of her skirt into a wrinkled mess…
***
When Serena returned home, the whole family was indeed waiting for her.
She chatted with them for a while before going upstairs to her room, washing up, and heading to bed.
She figured she was just disgusted by that pack of scumbags from the Wynn family again.
In a daze.
Serena felt herself transform back into the small, skinny five-year-old she once was.
She stood before a table in the old country house, under a flickering, dim yellow light.
Holding a worn-out old phone, she carefully dialed a number she had long memorized.
Her face was full of anticipation as she listened to the long dial tone, her bright, clear eyes sparkling.
But when the call connected.


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