Chapter 223
He coughed.
The smile at the corners of his lips deepened, the affection in his eyes practically overflowing.
Fine.
No rush.
He had plenty of time to get the girl to accept him.
When you’re pursuing someone, patience is key.
And for her, he had all the patience in the world.
At least she was letting him hold her hand now. That was significant progress.
The two of them walked all the way to the estate gate.
Just as Serena was about to pull her hand back.
Nicholas tightened his grip, his captivating eyes holding the expression of a sad puppy. “I don’t want to let go. What should I do p>
Serena narrowed her bright eyes and raised a brow at him. “What do you want to do p>
“Hmm Nicholas feigned distress. “If I said I wanted to stay and sleep with you, Old Mr. Lancaster would probably jump out of bed and chase me with his cane p>
As he spoke, he suddenly leaned in, his lips close to the girl’s flushed ear. “Let’s compromise then… Serena, give me a hug p>
He really knew how to push his luck.
Serena’s eyes flickered as she looked at the flawlessly handsome face so close to hers.
Her expression remained blank. She decisively raised her other hand and pressed it against that infuriatingly perfect face.
She gave it a firm push.
It was a rather unceremonious way to handle such a work of art.
Just like that, she shoved the face that had been getting dangerously close to her ear and pushed it away.
“Get lost p>
A single words escaped her crimson lips.
Then, she pulled her hand back and turned to leave.
Her steps were resolute.
But they held a hint of… a hasty retreat.
Nicholas stood at the gate, his starry, affectionate eyes fixed on Serena’s back.
He curled his thin lips into a sly smile, looking like a triumphant fox. “I’ll come pick you up tomorrow morning p>
Serena didn’t break her stride.
Nicholas kept watching until the lights in the main house went dark.
Only then did he avert his gaze and turn to leave.
As soon as Serena entered her room, she faintly heard the sound of an engine starting.
She guessed Nicholas had been waiting to ensure she was safely back in her room before leaving.
She was in her own home, surrounded by Lancaster family security. What could possibly happen?
Though she grumbled internally.
She couldn’t help but lift the hand that had just pushed Nicholas’s face.
Her fingertips felt a little warm.
It was as if the sensation of the man’s smooth skin lingered.
This unfamiliar, subtle feeling p>
It was really unsettling.
That man he was a master at using his good looks to charm her.
The next day.
At the Blackwood main residence.
Karen stormed into Old Mr. Blackwood’s study.
She had been so angry she couldn’t sleep all night.
For so many years, she had put so much effort, so much time and money, into building a good relationship with Isabella.
If Isabella didn’t marry Nicholas, all her efforts would have been for nothing.
She was the eldest daughter of the family’s second branch, and her father wasn’t particularly capable To maintan her current lifestyle, she had no choice but to curry favor with the main branch.
But currying favor with Nicholas p>
Nicholas would never give her the chance.
So her only option was to get in with Nicholas’s future wife.
After learning about the childhood engagement between the two families, she had
set her sights on Isabella.
She absolutely could not let all her work go down the drain!
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Karen now had to spare no effort speaking up for Isabella, to do everything she could to push her
into the position of the Blackwood. family’s future matriarch!
“Grandfather, you have to do something about Nicholas!” Karen said urgently, repeating everything Isabelle, had told heraffe day before. with plenty of embellishments.