CHAPTER 120: CHAPTER 120: GIVING UP ON CALEB LOCKWOOD

"Wait."

Caleb Lockwood replied to her with these two words.

Just those two words.

Serena Jennings didn’t react at first.

She thought that when Caleb said "wait," he meant wait for him to bring out the divorce papers.

But Serena waited for a long time and didn’t see Caleb make any move to take something out of his coat pocket, nor did he head to the car to retrieve anything.

Seeing Serena’s expression becoming more surprised and puzzled, Caleb realized first.

"What did you think I meant by ’wait’?"

Serena blinked, "Of course, I thought you meant waiting for you to bring out the divorce papers!"

Caleb lowered his head and chuckled.

"I haven’t prepared the divorce papers yet, just wait for them!"

"..."

Serena was dumbfounded.

"Are you messing with me?"

Caleb didn’t continue the topic, putting his hands into his coat pockets.

"I won’t see you off then, I have to accompany Claire for dinner tonight and still need to buy her a gift."

No matter how Serena listened, she felt that Caleb was deliberately saying it for her to hear.

She raised an eyebrow.

"You don’t need to deliberately tell me your schedule, and I have a car, no need for you to see me off."

Saying that, she turned and left.

Caleb’s eyes didn’t leave Serena’s body.

But he wasn’t staring at Serena’s back.

He was looking at Serena’s left hand.

The last time he noticed the ring on Serena’s hand was also at the entrance of this retirement home.

The daisy-style ring seemed very ordinary and unremarkable to him.

Yet Serena always wore it, as if she’d never taken it off.

Caleb’s brow furrowed unconsciously.

Tonight, there was no race at the international racetrack, and Serena had arranged to race with Patrick Rhodes.

Initially, Patrick had called her to ask her out for dinner, and she was going to decline. But just then, she felt like racing, so she asked Patrick if he wanted to join.

Patrick was not really cut out for racing; at most, he appreciated it. However, ever since he considered Chloe Linton as his idol, he did get interested in racing. Since Serena actively invited him this time, he couldn’t wait to show off in front of his idol.

The result was...

Patrick naturally got schooled by Serena on the track.

Patrick always felt that Serena turned into a different person when she raced.

On the track, Serena seemed fearless; several times when they were cornering, Patrick was afraid Serena would overturn and have an accident, scaring him into a cold sweat.

Yet Serena remained unbelievably calm.

Calmly pursuing the thrill of the extreme.

Sometimes Patrick couldn’t help but wonder if Serena was a split personality, with two distinct people.

One was Serena.

The other was Chloe Linton.

But seeing Serena usually, she didn’t appear to have any actual mental illness.

After knowing Serena was Chloe, Patrick couldn’t separate Chloe from Serena, even if Serena showed two entirely different personalities on and off the track.

"You’re too lousy at this."

In the lounge, Serena, already back in her usual clothes, handed Patrick an energy drink.

"Tsk."

Patrick clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.

But considering that winning against Chloe with his skill level would indeed be absurd.

After leaving the racetrack, Patrick noticed Serena finally showed a relaxed smile on her face.

Even though she looked so preoccupied when she came.

"If you like using racing to relieve stress, feel free to call me any time, I’d be happy to accompany you."

Serena turned to look at Patrick and burst out laughing.

"You never thought I might find you annoying?"

"You, you, you..."

Patrick blushed as he grumbled at Serena.

But Patrick was right; she did release a lot of pent-up frustration with an exhilarating race.

"I should thank you for accompanying me."

Serena flashed a bright smile, making Patrick feel as if he’d been struck by lightning.

"No, no, no... no problem..."

Not understanding why Patrick suddenly started stuttering, Serena casually said, "It’s so late, you must be hungry, I’ll treat you to dinner."

"Let me treat!" Patrick pointed his thumb at his nose, "Other things I’m not good at, but when it comes to having money, I’ve got it."

Serena was amused by Patrick, and since Patrick was happy to treat, she didn’t refuse.

The two of them drove to Harrods — an internationally top-class department store.

Patrick clearly was a regular, effortlessly navigating Serina to the restaurant they wanted.

Since Serena told Patrick she could eat anything, Patrick chose a buffet restaurant.

"The seafood here is really good, especially the Alaskan Emperor Crab legs. I highly recommend them."

Serena walked alongside Patrick into the restaurant, listening to Patrick chatter nonstop, when suddenly her smile disappeared upon seeing a table of diners in the restaurant.

Patrick followed Serena’s gaze over and saw Caleb Lockwood and Claire Shaw elegantly dining.

Claire’s parents sat opposite them.

Patrick didn’t say anything or express surprise.

Because he had already known from Claire that Caleb had planned to host Claire and her parents for a buffet dinner here tonight.

Patrick had deliberately brought Serena here.

He wanted Serena to give up on Caleb.

Why care for a man who doesn’t have you in his heart and wants to divorce you, when you can cherish the person in front of you.

As soon as he thought of this, Patrick was startled by the thought that popped into his mind.

Feeling a little agitated, he scratched his head and asked Serena, "Where would you like to sit?"

Serena acted as if she didn’t see Caleb and Claire’s family, choosing a spot she liked that was far from Caleb and Claire.

However, the buffet restaurant didn’t have many diners due to the high costs.

Thus, as soon as Patrick and Serena entered, they were spotted by Claire’s mother.

"Isn’t that Patrick over there?"

After Valerie Vance said that, the others at the table noticed too.

Caleb continued to eat his caviar with an unchanged expression.

Valerie exchanged a glance with Claire.

"I remember Patrick was quite close with you all back in high school."

"Mom, we’re still very close now!" Claire said.

"Oh, really... Then that young lady over there, do you know her too? Is she Patrick’s girlfriend? They seem very intimate to me!"

Valerie’s curiosity was clearly piqued, while Claire hesitated to speak.

"She’s Serena, she’s..."

The introduction paused as Claire quickly glanced at Caleb beside her.

Caleb calmly, with elegant motions finished his caviar, then asked Claire:

"Haven’t you mentioned Serena to Auntie before?"

"Nope!"

Claire shook her head.

"Seems like you all know each other!" Valerie looked intrigued. "Honestly, you could invite them over for dinner; it’s livelier with more people."

She was elbowed by Cole Shaw sitting next to her.

"The young folks are on a date; we’re only here because Caleb needed to discuss the Northriver land with us, otherwise we wouldn’t interrupt their date with Claire, right?"

"Oh, yes, yes, of course. Let Patrick and his girlfriend enjoy their time together!"

While Valerie spoke, Claire quietly observed Caleb’s reaction.

She had indeed mentioned Serena to Valerie.

Valerie was well aware of who Serena was.