CHAPTER 5: CHAPTER 5: GIVING HER TO ANOTHER MAN

Hayden Crawford had encountered all sorts of perfume scents on women, but the artificial fragrance was something he loathed.

Yet, the scent on this girl’s body was extremely pleasant.

Hayden Crawford released his seatbelt and softly asked, "What perfume are you wearing?"

Perfume?

Serena Sterling shook her head, "I’m not wearing any perfume."

"Then why do you smell so nice..."

Hayden Crawford looked up, and in the next moment he froze, because when he raised his gaze, he lightly touched Serena Sterling’s red lips.

Separated by a veil, the two kissed unexpectedly.

Serena Sterling’s fan-like lashes fluttered; this was... her first kiss!

Soon, Hayden Crawford pulled away, his deep eyes glanced at her lips hidden behind the veil, his throat moved, "I’m really sorry, how about... I let you kiss me back?"

Serena Sterling looked at him, "I think... I should give you a slap."

Hayden Crawford curled his thin lips, a magnetic and joyful laugh rumbled from his throat.

Serena Sterling opened the passenger door, "I’m leaving now."

"My name is Hayden Crawford."

Serena Sterling didn’t think much, just gave a perfunctory acknowledgment, right now she wasn’t concerned about his name, she just wanted to see her grandpa.

"I know, Mr. Crawford, goodbye." Serena Sterling stood outside the car waving a small hand at Hayden Crawford.

Today, Serena Sterling wore a red sweater, when she waved, the sweater rode up, revealing a waist as slender as a willow branch. Hayden Crawford’s fingers on the steering wheel gently rubbed, wondering if that waist would fit nicely in his grip?

"I have a meeting later, I’ll come pick you up afterward."

"No need..."

Serena Sterling refused, and the luxury car sped away.

...

All of this was witnessed by Bella Sterling from upstairs, oh well, this Serena Sterling puts on a proper facade, married to a dying man just to ward off misfortune yesterday, and today she’s already flirting with another man.

Bella Sterling looked at that luxury car, it was pretty good, but not of the highest tier, though, that license plate...

She had never seen that license plate before, but she heard from her best friend that plate was legendary, it could drive through all of Bayside without any trouble!

How could the wild man Serena Sterling hooked up with have such a license plate?

Bella Sterling doubted her own eyes, rubbing them to see again, but the luxury car had already left.

She must have seen it wrong.

Bella Sterling quickly ran downstairs, coincidentally seeing Serena Sterling, she immediately laughed loudly, "Serena Sterling, who was that man who brought you back? I didn’t expect you couldn’t stand loneliness and kept a pretty boy!"

Pretty boy?

Hayden Crawford?

Serena Sterling’s mind wandered to Hayden Crawford’s exquisite and handsome face, along with his mature and reserved, yet strong and domineering demeanor, absolutely incapable of associating him with a pretty boy.

She didn’t know what kind of acceptance speech pretty boy Hayden Crawford would have.

"Where’s grandpa? I want to see grandpa." Serena Sterling bypassed Bella Sterling and went upstairs.

In the room upstairs, Grandpa Sterling lay on the bed; he had been in a coma for ten years, already declared a vegetative state by doctors.

In this Sterling family, aside from her mom, Grandpa Sterling was the one who loved Serena Sterling the most.

Ten years ago, she was just nine years old, mom passed away from illness, and one day when she woke up she found herself lying at the staircase entrance, while Grandpa Sterling had fallen down and lay in a pool of blood. At that moment Gregory Sterling and the servant rushed in, regardless of how she explained, everyone believed she had pushed grandpa.

Later, Gregory Sterling found a fortune-teller, who said she was a jinx, with a hard life, those with her would meet bloodshed.

Thus, Gregory Sterling sent her away to the countryside overnight at nine years old, never to care again.

Serena Sterling later found out, that her dad had been cheating within his marriage; he had been with former actress Lillian Sterling, and they had two daughters together, the eldest Yasmine Sterling was even older than her.

This time Serena Sterling returned through an arranged marriage just to uncover the truth from back then.

Serena Sterling checked Grandpa Sterling’s pulse and then took out a silver needle, piercing it into his acupuncture points...

Packing up the silver needle, Serena Sterling tucked grandpa in, softly saying, "Grandpa, don’t worry, I will definitely cure you; soon, you will wake up."

...

In the kitchen.

Bella Sterling found Lillian Sterling, "Mom, let me tell you something, Serena Sterling was brought back by a man just now, that man is Serena Sterling’s kept pretty boy!"

Lillian Sterling was stewing bird’s nest, she was a bit surprised upon hearing this, "Serena Sterling is actually keeping a pretty boy, what a shameless tramp!"

"Mom, who are you stewing bird’s nest for?"

"For Serena Sterling."

"What, mom, did I hear wrong?"

Lillian Sterling took out a packet of drug powder, sprinkling it into the bird’s nest, "Why rush, I put drugs in this bowl of bird’s nest. Yesterday at the wedding banquet Mr. Cox set his eyes on Serena Sterling, I think Serena Sterling’s figure is quite nice, she can be sold at a good price. Anyway, she married a ghost husband, she could still be a plaything for these executives. I’ll take more scandalous photos, she’ll have to obey."

Bella Sterling gave a thumbs up, admiringly said, "Mom, you’re brilliant, I’ll go buy a cake from the bakery, I’ll be back to watch the drama!"

Lillian Sterling brought out the bird’s nest, at this time Serena Sterling came downstairs; Lillian immediately spoke up, "Serena, I personally stewed bird’s nest for you, come eat quickly."

Lillian Sterling stewed bird’s nest for her, could she eat this bowl of bird’s nest?

Serena Sterling smiled, gracefully walked into the dining room, and even took a spoonful to eat a few bites of bird’s nest, foolishly sweetly laughed, "Really delicious, Aunt, thank you."

"Don’t mention it, if it’s delicious, eat it all." Inwardly Lillian cursed her stupidity, outwardly she forced a smile.

Soon, Serena Sterling felt her vision darken, "Aunt, what did you feed me...?"

Serena Sterling directly collapsed onto the table.

Lillian Sterling sneered, immediately ordered people to send Serena Sterling upstairs into the room.

...

Soon, a pot-bellied greasy middle-aged man excitedly ran over, "Mrs. Sterling, where is she, did you succeed?"

"Mr. Cox, Serena Sterling is in the room, this drug will have her sleep for two hours, you can thoroughly enjoy her." Lillian Sterling laughed.

"Mrs. Sterling, you did this beautifully." Mr. Cox eagerly ran towards the room.

Lillian Sterling grasped Mr. Cox’s arm, "Mr. Cox, you promised to invest in The Sterling Group’s Medical..."

Yesterday at the wedding banquet, Mr. Cox saw Serena Sterling’s delicate and captivating figure and felt stirred inside, thus he reached an agreement with Lillian Sterling.

"Mrs. Sterling, rest assured, I keep my word." Mr. Cox quickly entered the room.

...

In the room, Mr. Cox nearly drooled looking at Serena Sterling lying on the bed, swiftly undressing himself and pouncing, "Beautiful lady, here I come!"