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

more and more awkward for her the longer she stayed here, so the best thing to do now would just be

they would not let her

“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

no good way to end this situation, and since she could neither run nor hide

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

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

had attended this banquet today with a clear purpose in mind–to ask for Zandra and Yuna’s families‘ help because both of their families had key connections within the Tax Bureau. If they were willing to help, her family could easily avert a

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