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.

continued aggressively, “You didn’t use some

pursed her lips and replied, “I’m sorry, but there’s somewhere else I need to be. Please excuse

obviously here to find fault with her. Things would only get more and more awkward for her the

would not

of her and blocked her way, asking, “What’s the rush? Can’t you just answer our question before you go? If it’s

and 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 she could do now was to face

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

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 the

help because both of their families had key connections within the Tax Bureau. If they were willing

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