Forced to Marry the Sickly Billionaire
Chapter 164 Intimidation

Chapter 164: Chapter 164 Intimidation

But before the deal could even start, it was contaminated with things beyond interests.

She fell in love with Lucas Shaw and willingly detoxified him.

"There won’t be a next time. I promise," Lucas Shaw said gently as he tucked a stray hair behind Serena Summers’s ear and pulled her into his embrace.

In the afternoon, Lucas Shaw went to the office, leaving Serena Summers alone at home.

She had no appetite at noon, so she ate very little.

Now suddenly feeling somewhat hungry, she thought about going downstairs to find something to eat.

The servants changed their expressions the moment they saw her, their looks were quite complex.

Serena Summers had only met them once and was hardly familiar with them; their strangeness towards her was quite normal, so she didn’t take their reactions to heart.

She walked down the stairs and casually ordered, "Prepare a lunch for me, thank you."

The two servants at the bottom of the stairs exchanged glances, neither of them moved, only staring at Serena Summers with scrutinizing eyes.

"What? Is there something on my face?" Serena Summers squinted her eyes and asked with confusion.

The servant startled by her gaze quickly averted her eyes, "N-no. It’s past lunchtime already, there’s nothing left to eat in the kitchen. Maybe you could wait and have dinner when the gentleman returns?"

Serena Summers was amused by their disrespectful attitude.

Nothing to eat?

Such a big villa, and

there’s not a bite of food to be found?

Serena Summers took a step down, pausing gradually, her gaze colder than ever, "No, can’t you go buy some? You all seem physically able, do I really need to tell you such minor things? Is working for Lucas that easy to earn your pay?"

The two servants’ faces turned ugly, and they awkwardly lowered their gazes.

They had heard early on that Serena Summers came from the countryside and had seen little of the world, so they instinctively thought she was easy to manipulate.

This noon, when Lucas Shaw brought Serena Summers home, the two of them wanted to secretly intimidate her.

While they dared not provoke Lucas Shaw, bullying a country girl seemed as easy as lifting a finger to them.

But what they hadn’t expected was that Serena Summers wasn’t as weak as she seemed; instead, when she spoke, she exuded a strong and icy aura, intimidating them from looking directly at her.

The servants’ hands clasped nervously together, fidgeting, their hearts pounding as if beating drums.

"I, our house buys a fixed amount of fruits and vegetables daily, we have never gone to the market halfway before. If the master found out, he would surely be upset ..."

"Pfft—"

Before she could finish, a scoff rang from above, tinged with a hint of subtle mockery.

The servants looked up and saw Serena Summers with her arms crossed and a faint smile on her lips, mocking yet somewhat amused.

As they stood uneasy, Serena Summers spoke lightly, her voice crisp but chilling, "So, Mr. Lucas Shaw is the kind of man who fusses over how much the daily fruits and vegetables cost? Tell me... should I call and ask him if he has become so poor that he can’t even afford a meal for his own wife; hmm?"

The slightly rising tone sounded somewhat careless, yet it was unnerving and tightly gripped their hearts.

Seeing the panic on the servants’ faces, she immediately said, "Madam, we were just joking, we’ll go prepare your lunch in the kitchen right now, immediately!"

Watching their flustered figures leaving, Serena Summers slowly shook her head and then turned to go upstairs.

The next morning, Serena Summers got up early, had breakfast, and then went to the university.

Several people in the laboratory, upon seeing Serena, showed expressions of surprise and delight, especially Charlotte Summers.

When Charlotte saw Serena come in, her eyes lit up instantly. She put down what she was holding and threw herself toward Serena.

"Serena, you’re finally back! I’ve missed you so much these past few days!"

Charlotte is very forthright and when she dashed over, she didn’t hold back, causing Serena to stagger backward half a step, which led her to smile helplessly.

She gently brushed Charlotte’s soft hair. "We’ve only been apart for a few days, why does it feel like we’re parting forever?"

Charlotte lifted her face from Serena’s embrace, her eyes starting to well up, "We’ve already heard about what happened to you from our senior. Why were you so foolish? For a man, is it worth it? What’s so great about Lucas Shaw that you would go so far for him!"

Serena arched an eyebrow, smiled lightly, shook her head, and didn’t answer her question but countered with, "What would you do if something happened to your big brother?"

Charlotte was stunned and then turned her head to look at Liam Shaw, her face suddenly flushing, "I, I..."

Others in the laboratory showed knowing smiles, looking at Charlotte and Liam with teasing and jest in their eyes.

Liam sensed everyone’s gaze and coughed uncomfortably, quickly changing the subject, "Serena, welcome back. Are you feeling better?"

"Much better, thank you for your concern, big brother."

Liam smiled gently and nodded, looking at Serena with a deep sense of guilt in his eyes.

Meanwhile, outside the Continental Villa, a disheveled woman struggled to the front door, her eyes immediately moistened.

She... she had finally come back!

The housekeeper, hearing the knock, came to open the door and saw a woman with messy hair and ragged clothes.

The woman’s hair covered her face, and her clothes were torn in several places, showing bruised skin that was almost entirely damaged.

It was a sight that was painfully shocking.

The housekeeper was shocked, "Who are you?"

"It’s me, Sylvia Lane! Fiona Hamilton, do you remember me?" The woman brushed the hair from her face to reveal a familiar face.

This woman called "Fiona Hamilton" had just the previous day deliberately avoided making lunch, planning to give Serena a lesson.

In fact, she was already acquainted with Sylvia Lane.

Before Lucas Shaw sent Sylvia abroad, she had bribed this housekeeper named Fiona Hamilton.

The incident with the drugging also had her covert involvement; it’s just that she had kept it well-hidden, and amidst the chaos at that time, no one traced it back to her.

In her heart, Sylvia Lane and Lucas Shaw appeared to be the perfect match, but alas Serena, that little vixen, somehow managed to capture the gentleman’s heart first.

Absolutely infuriating!

At this moment, Fiona stared at the state Sylvia was in now, finding it hard to recognize her.

Is this really the dignified, elegant, and intellectually gentle Sylvia Lane she knew?

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