CHAPTER 12: CHAPTER 12: MISS SHAW’S BOYFRIEND

Serena Jennings instantly received the gaze shot over by Caleb Lockwood, a gaze filled with displeasure, judgment, and disdain.

Before she could speak, Justin Nash blurted out, "What a case of the guilty party accusing first! Clearly, it was you all targeting Teacher Jennings from the get-go."

"Teacher Jennings?" Caleb Lockwood found the term intriguing, seemingly more interested in this address than who bullied whom.

"I thought you were working as a cleaner at the juvenile center, never imagined you’d become a teacher."

Mocked by Caleb Lockwood, the sashimi Serena Jennings was chewing with mustard suddenly lost its taste.

Since Caleb Lockwood had previously helped her alter the employment start date at the juvenile center, it’s unlikely he didn’t know what job she applied for.

The only possibility for saying this was that Caleb Lockwood believed the nonsense talked by Claire Shaw’s close friend, thinking she made Claire Shaw cry, thus taking this approach to stand up for Claire.

Serena’s grip on her chopsticks tightened.

At Claire Shaw’s table, thanks to Caleb Lockwood’s arrival, spirits soared, especially for Lily Sutton and Owen Warren.

"Earlier, who knows who said it, having a husband to support her, leaving Claire only envious."

Mocked by Lily Sutton, Serena lowered her head, saying nothing.

"Oh?" Caleb Lockwood got interested, turning to ask Serena, "Did you say you have a husband supporting you?"

Serena never expected the words she used to provoke Claire Shaw would now backfire on her.

Her cheeks growing hotter, Serena wished she could dig a hole and bury herself in it.

"It seems you’re quite proud to have a husband supporting you."

Caleb Lockwood’s lips curled into a smile, even a mocking one possessed a deadly charm.

Serena wanted to explain but words failed her, just then Owen Warren chimed in again, "You’re so capable, why didn’t you call your husband to accompany you? Look at Claire, just posting a message on social media and President Lockwood came running; that’s true love."

"Alright Owen, enough." Claire Shaw touched her face.

"Feeling shy, feeling shy." Owen Warren jeered.

At this moment, someone from a flower shop delivered a large bouquet of flowers, beautifully packaged fresh pink roses.

"Wow!" Lily Sutton’s eyes lit up, "It’s Claire’s favorite, Roselle."

"I was worried something might happen to you so I rushed out, the flowers I had Mr. Miller order for me, didn’t think they’d be delivered so late."

Hearing Caleb Lockwood’s explanation, Claire Shaw was moved to tears, placing the large bouquet of pink roses in the spot closest to Serena.

She did it on purpose.

This way, she could both block Serena’s face and use it to provoke Serena.

Serena was indeed provoked.

Sitting beside such a large bouquet, the fragrance overwhelmed her, making her sneeze continuously.

At the neighboring table, Caleb Lockwood heard Serena’s sneezes and just felt she was using this way to gain attention in front of him, his smile becoming all the more disdainful.

"Teacher Jennings, are you full?"

Suddenly hearing Justin Nash asking this, Serena sniffed and nodded.

"Then let’s go, leave this place."

Without another word, Justin Nash grabbed Serena’s hand, pulling her toward the restaurant’s exit.

Caleb Lockwood’s deep and sharp gaze shifted from their backs to Serena’s hand tightly held by Justin Nash, his hand clenching a teacup growing increasingly tense.

"Caleb?"

Claire Shaw, sitting beside Caleb Lockwood, naturally noticed his whitening knuckles.

She discreetly lit up her phone, sending a WeChat message to someone.

Outside the restaurant, after being pulled a long way by Justin Nash, Serena finally freed her hand.

"What’s wrong with you?" Serena felt Justin Nash was behaving unusually.

"You’re asking me what’s wrong." Justin Nash placed his hands on his waist, looking helpless, "You’re allergic to pollen, right?"

Serena paused, shocked to ask, "How did you know?"

"Ever since those pink roses appeared, you’ve been sneezing non-stop; even a blind person could see that!"

Serena burst into an awkward laugh.

She was touched by Justin Nash’s attentiveness and thoughtfulness, yet sighed at her past infatuation.

Justin Nash said even a blind person could see she was allergic to pollen, yet in over three years from dating to marriage, Caleb Lockwood not only didn’t know, he unfailingly gifted her pink roses every time they met.

Because Claire Shaw liked them.

He was used to giving them to Claire Shaw.

On a hot day, Serena couldn’t help but shiver.

Caleb Lockwood wasn’t blind, he just didn’t love.

And she was the blind one.

Seeing Serena’s face looking awful, like she was about to cry, Justin Nash was at a loss.

"You, are you really not feeling well because of the allergy?"

Serena came back to her senses, shaking her head, "No, I’m not uncomfortable anymore..."

Even if there was discomfort, it wasn’t in her nose.

Justin Nash and Serena walked along a tree-lined path, because of Serena’s pollen allergy, he deliberately chose a path lined only with trees and no flowers.

Serena was very grateful for Justin Nash’s thoughtfulness.

"Although I shouldn’t pry into your privacy...but I really am quite curious, what is the relationship between you and the man in the restaurant?"

Justin Nash asked cautiously, afraid of upsetting Serena.

"Is he that Miss Shaw’s boyfriend?"

"He’s my husband."

Time seemed to stand still for three seconds, Serena heard a deafening "huh?"

Noticing Justin Nash was genuinely shocked, Serena gave a bitter smile.

"Even you think Caleb Lockwood looks more like Claire Shaw’s boyfriend, right?"

This was something even a blind person could see.

Justin Nash said nothing, afraid of saying the wrong thing.

Serena’s mouth opened and closed, as if she had a thousand words, yet couldn’t articulate them, couldn’t express them.

Eventually, she just told Justin Nash she had proposed a divorce to Caleb Lockwood, but the divorce agreement was torn to pieces by Caleb when it reached his hands.

"What’s he thinking then? Not divorcing you yet cheating with Miss Shaw every day? Such a person is simply a pervert, a scumbag." Justin Nash felt indignant for Serena.

Serena herself didn’t understand what Caleb Lockwood was really thinking.

She once thought she understood Caleb Lockwood well, but after experiencing that form, after Claire Shaw’s return to the country, after her pregnancy and miscarriage, she realized she might have never truly known Caleb Lockwood.

"I don’t know, all I want now is a divorce, as long as it can be done..."

Seeing Serena was genuinely troubled, Justin Nash pulled out his phone, contacting someone he hadn’t proactively reached out to in years.

"Wait a moment, I’ll ask for you."

Serena tilted her head in confusion watching Justin Nash, only to see him fiddling with his phone, after a while he suddenly snapped his fingers.

"Alright, expect news from me tomorrow. I know someone in the court, I’ve set up a meeting for tomorrow to discuss, your situation shouldn’t be difficult to handle."

"Thank you so much, but..."

Serena appreciated Justin Nash’s kindness but also had her concerns.