Chapter 1020
Not to mention p>
She still had to deal with the Doyle family.
And whatever shadowy force was backing them.
The girl’s rejection was incredibly blunt.
She didn’t even entertain the idea of thinking it over.
Instead of getting angry, the esteemed experts only grew more ecstatic.
Now this was the demeanor of a true master!
This was what a legendary figure was supposed to act like!
The more Serena rejected them.
The more desperate and eager they became.
Standing outside the surging crowd.
Adrian Cole arrived at the rear exit with Darius Payne, having used the Cole family’s name to bypass security.
He narrowed his eyes, watching Serena being treated like royalty, the excitement in his gaze deepening.
Just as Serena brushed off the titans of the tech world and turned to leave.
He finally spoke up.
“Serena p>
His deep voice carried an ambiguous, underlying emotion.
He stood there with his hands tucked casually in his pockets, his eyes fixed intensely on her back.
He was absolutely certain.
The moment Serena heard his voice.
She would spin around immediately.
And then sprint toward him, her face glowing with pure joy.
Adrian was boundlessly confident.
Ever since Serena was brought to Vaelion City by the Wynn family, she had always followed him around like a shadow, clinging to her status as his fiancée.
He simply didn’t believe it.
That in just a few short months.
She could completely erase her feelings for him.
However, the scene Adrian pictured in his head never materialized.
The cool, elegant girl didn’t even break her stride.
Instead, it was her teammates who glanced over their shoulders at him.
They quickly leaned in and whispered something to Serena.
Clearly, they were talking about him.
But Serena didn’t miss a beat, walking straight out the back door of the stadium.
Her teammates didn’t bother looking back again, either.
Adrian’s face instantly darkened, his brow furrowing deeply.
“Adrian, she… she probably just didn’t hear you,” Darius suggested, acutely aware of the freezing tension suddenly radiating from his boss.
He couldn’t help but shiver. “With all those big shots crowding her, there’s no way she could’ve heard p>
Adrian’s gaze turned predatory, his expression growing even more somber.
A few seconds later.
He stepped forward, proactively walking toward Serena.
He didn’t stop until he was standing right in front of her.
He planted his feet firmly.
Blocking her path.
Serena halted, lifting her eyelids to cast a cool, detached look in his direction.
Subconsciously, Adrian reached up and adjusted his collar.
But as his fingers brushed the fabric.
He paused slightly, a barely noticeable frown creasing his forehead.
Was he… actually worrying about his appearance for Serena?
For this nominal fiancée he had once so casually discarded, he was suddenly concerned about how he looked?
The pause lasted only a fraction of a second.
He finished straightening his collar, his gaze locking onto Serena’s makeup-free yet stunningly radiant face.
A confident smirk tugged at the corners of his lips. “Serena, you certainly hid your true self well p>
“If I hadn’t returned to the country today and happened to catch your competition, how much longer were you planning to keep me in the dark?” –
UM
Serena narrowed her bright eyes slightly, looking at him with a frown.
She didn’t say a word.
But her expression made it explicitly clear she was looking at an absolute lunatic.
Completely oblivious, Adrian
continued smoothly, “For the past
three years, you’ve kept all this a
secret? I never imagined. I was only out of Elyndor for a couple of months, and you actually managed to sneak your way into Marington College and compete in a high-level event like this p>
He chuckled softly. “I haven’t contacted you for the past few months, and it’s obvious you’ve been incredibly anxious p>