Virginity in second marriages by Angela novel Chapter 3

Serena spent the night alone in the empty room. Waking up early, she arranged her clothes in the closet and took up the entire room. She had been quite clear with Cristian last night that he would not live in the room, so that the room would be all hers.

They would be husband and wife only on paper, and they would have nothing to do with each other.

That was perfect for her.

She changed her clothes then went downstairs. The maids were busy, and she, being hungry, wanted to ask where the kitchen was, but a maid caught up with her and yanked her, saying, "Where did you come from? Get out of the way!"

Serena accidentally fell to the floor.

The maid gave her a sharp look, but her eyes suddenly filled with fear.

Two warm hands helped her up, and when she turned around, she came upon the deep and beautiful eyes.

The man in front of her wore a white shirt that was without any creases, and had a smile as gentle as the spring breeze in March.

Serena was stunned for a moment, then stepped back a little to distance herself from him. "Thank you." said Serena.

"My pleasure, sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law?"

"I am Cristian's older brother. My name is Leonardo."

Leonardo held out his hand to her, but she remained impassive for a moment. So he was Cristian's brother.

Then she slowly shook Leonardo's hand, "Hello, brother-in-law."

Her voice revealed a bit of nervousness.

"It was the maid's fault. I apologize for her. I hope you didn't mind. The people in our house are all very friendly. I will talk to them about it later."

Serena nodded and thanked him again. Leonardo smiled and as he prepared to say something else, he was interrupted by a cold voice.

"I seem to be interrupting something."

This voice... Serena turned around.

Luca was pushing the wheelchair with Cristian on it, and there was a light blanket on his legs. Despite sitting on the wheelchair, he had the appearance of a king.

His gaze was cold and sharp as a blade on Serena's face. She felt uncomfortable and bowed her head.

Wait, why she felt uncomfortable? She was just greeting his family members. There was nothing more.

"Cristian, it is rare to see you in the house." Leonardo said to his brother, with the same smiling face as before. Cristian merely nodded expressionlessly.

"Well, I'll leave you with your wife." With what he said, Leonardo turned to Serena and said to her gently, "Aurora, I have to go back to work. I'll leave now."

Serena nodded shyly and watched Leonardo leaving. As she prepared to look away, she heard Cristian say in a defiant tone, "Are divorced women that hungry? Can't they resist the idea of seducing men?"

Serena suddenly came back to reality.

"What?"

Cristian's eyes were dark and deep as a shadow. Serena could sense his strong anger, and bit her lower lip, "I'm not as despicable as you think."

"Really?" Cristian's sarcastic smile revealed the fact that he did not take her seriously at all. "A woman who just got divorced and already can't wait to get married again and throw herself into another man's bed. Isn't that despicable?"

Serena clenched her fists. She was angry. Was she the one who wanted to marry again? She was forced to do so. But she could not told this to Cristian. What mattered in the end was that he let her stay in this house. So she relaxed her fists.

"You better keep your promise and have nothing to do with the people who live in this house. If I find out that you use my family's name for your own interests, or that you have ulterior motives toward the members of my family, I will make your life hell."

"Luca."

When he ordered, Luca led Cristian away. After the two had left, a maid came to Serena and told her, "Mrs. Ferrari, Mr. Alessandro would like to meet you."

Mr. Alessandro? Cristian's grandfather?

Serena began to fret. Her mother had told her that members of the Ferrari family had never met Aurora, so they had dared to substitute her for her sister.

But hearing that Mr. Alessandro wanted to meet her, Serena had suddenly become nervous.

The elderly maid, who sensed her confusion, said to her, " Mrs. Ferrari, come with me."

Serena, who came to her senses, nodded and followed her.