Chapter 518

“By the way,” said Zandra, “We’ve been wondering about the nature of the relationship between you and Jackson Valor. Why don’t you tell us about it? You don’t mind satisfying our curiosity, do you?”

Serenity smiled gently and replied, “This is a private matter. I don’t think it’s appropriate to talk about it here.”

The looks on the three women’s faces changed abruptly when they heard this. Julia Wayne, the daughter of the Chairman of a convenience store chain, blurted out, “What’s so inappropriate about it? Is it because you’re hiding something humiliating? Is that why you’re so reluctant to speak about it?”

Serenity’s expression darkened. Sure enough. It had finally happened. She had been trying her best to avoid such a situation, yet there was no way to escape it now.

The hotel owner’s granddaughter, Yuna Keller, kept staring at Serenity’s face with a slight frown, almost as if she was deep in her thoughts.

“You didn’t use some sly schemes to seduce Jackson Valor, did

lips and replied, “I’m sorry, but there’s somewhere else

women were obviously here to find fault with her. Things would only get more and more awkward for her the longer she stayed here, so

would not let her

front of her and blocked her way, asking, “What’s the rush? Can’t you just answer our question before you go? If it’s nothing to be embarrassed about and if you’ve got nothing to hide, why don’t you just

eyed the woman in front of her. She knew then that there was no good way to end this situation, and since she could neither run nor hide from them, all

family’s convenience store chain being investigated by the Tax Bureau for tax evasion lately? Why don’t you tell everyone what’s really going on? Is it true that your family has been evading taxes? If it’s just a misunderstanding, then why don’t you explain to everyone what caused this mix–up? By the way, I’ve also heard that the officials investigating this matter seem to have a particularly friendly connection with your family. Would you mind. enlightening us about the true nature of this connection? If it’s nothing to be embarrassed about, surely you wouldn’t mind sharing it

was that nothing could be more humiliating to her family at the moment than to have their tax evasion scandal exposed to the public. It was precisely the thing that her family had been trying to sweep under the rug and conceal from

families‘ help because both of their families had key connections within the Tax Bureau. If they were willing to help, her family could

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