Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife
Chapter 343

Chapter 343: Chapter 343

She thought Serena got a raw deal from Rosemary and wanted to get back at her for Serena.

The three girls around Delia also threw disappointed and disdainful glances at Serena.

"Let’s bounce!"

As Delia and her squad exited, she brushed past Rosemary and even muttered an apology.

"Hey, this is like looking for trouble. Rose, we’re going to head back to the dorm. This is your family business, so we shouldn’t butt in." Kelly led Mya and Joyce away.

On the playground, only four people remained.

Myrna took Rosemary’s hand, giving Serena a frosty stare. If it weren’t for the surveillance footage that could prove it, Serena would’ve tried to frame her for pushing someone. That was really a low blow.

Serena spoke with despair in her voice: "Chasel, you guys always said that even if Rosemary came back to this family, you would still treat me the same. Do your words still count? I remember when we were kids, there was a huge pomegranate tree in our garden. The red fruits made my mouth water, but the servants didn’t dare let me eat such seedy fruits. It was you who climbed the tree to pick one for me, and you even fell and ended up bedridden for three months."

Serena’s lips curled into a rare, gentle smile as she spoke.

"You said back then that you’d be willing to lay in bed for 300 days just to make me happy. Another time, we flew to Russia. It was snowing, everything was white. You threw a snowball at me and spoiled my favorite skirt. I was a bit upset, so to make me happy, you made loads of snowballs for me to throw at you. I didn’t want to throw them, but seeing me upset, you ordered the servants to throw the snowballs at you until I was happy. One hit you right in the face. I laughed, and you laughed with me. Oh, how beautiful those times were! There was also a time when we went to New Zealand. We took a family portrait in a beautiful forest. I saw two beautiful butterflies and dragged you to chase them. We both ended up lost. Surrounded by dense forest, you carried me on your back from afternoon till night, finding no way out. It was summer, you wore shorts, and your legs got scraped by branches and bled a lot. But you never complained about the pain. Instead, you comforted me, who was crying. I was hungry, and you even tried to catch fish from the river for me, but how could you catch fish? In the end, you caught nothing, and I cried for a long time."

The beautiful memories of the past were so vivid that Serena closed her eyes. These memories cut into her heart like knives.

"I remember every family trip, whether abroad or at home, where you, Dad, Mom, and our other brothers always took good care of me. Whenever I was thirsty, you all rushed to bring me water; when I was tired, you all wanted to carry me. Especially during meals, any dish I liked, you would pass to me."

But when did all of this start to change?

Was it from the moment Rosemary returned to this family and everyone started passing dishes to her? Once people lost something, it seemed impossible to get it back.

"Chasel, I really miss the old days. I miss when our whole family laughed and played together, those worry-free times."

When Serena got to this point, tears slid down her cheeks, and a tragic smile appeared on her face.

"Chasel, do you remember that one time we went traveling and your favorite camera fell near a cliff? I tried to retrieve it for you, but I slipped. You grabbed my hand in the nick of time. You were just a kid back then, but you had such strength. You said you’d never let me go, even if it meant sacrificing yourself. Then there was the time we felt the tremors from a nearby earthquake. The house shook, and I thought it was the real deal. I was crying my eyes out. You held me and ran to the garden, telling me that no matter what happened, as long as you were there, you’d protect me. And then there was the time I was playing chase with my friend at home, and we accidentally knocked over the giant LEGO robot you’d spent so much effort building. I was scared stiff, but you comforted me, saying nothing was more important than my happiness. You said I always had the right to mess up with you. No matter what I did wrong, you’d always forgive me in the end."

As Serena got to this point, she started crying again. She looked up at Chasel with puppy-dog eyes.

"Do your words still hold, Chasel?"

Chasel’s heart seemed to have been ripped out by something, and his eyes became complicated.

"I haven’t committed any serious crimes or done anything outrageous," Serena continued. "I just said some things in front of my friends. I can’t bear to leave Mom and Dad, you and my other brothers, and all the good times we had. I still want to be your little sister, their daughter."

Reaching out, Serena tugged at Chasel’s sleeve. "I just can’t adjust to someone suddenly appearing and taking everything away from me. I know I shouldn’t have badmouthed Rosemary in front of my friends or falsely accused Myrna. I was just jealous of how kind Myrna was to Rosemary. I was wrong."

Tears streamed down Serena’s face non-stop. "I was wrong, Chasel; please forgive me. Give me one more chance. I promise I won’t make the same mistake again."

Like a little girl, she tugged at Chasel’s sleeve, her tears making her look pitiful.

"Please, Chasel." Serena sobbed uncontrollably, "Please give me one more chance."

Chasel closed his eyes tightly. To say he wasn’t moved would be a lie. From childhood to adulthood, he’d always spoiled Serena.

He’d always indulged her and acquiesced to her every demand.

But if he forgave her this time, it would be unfair to Rosemary.

Perhaps sensing his thoughts, Serena turned to Myrna, crying as she clung to her clothes. "Myrna, I’m sorry. I falsely accused you earlier. You didn’t push me, but I framed you. Please punish me. I’ll do anything as long as you forgive me."

Myrna, who’d never before experienced being begged for forgiveness by a crying girl, replied, "Don’t grab me; you’ve got the wrong person."

Serena then turned to Rosemary. "Sis, give me another chance. I know I was wrong. From now on, I will never badmouth you in front of our classmates. And I’ll explain to each of them that I smeared your name, and you actually didn’t do anything wrong."