Chapter 465: Chapter 465

"Why hasn’t Damian Quinn arrived yet? Brother, is he coming or not?" Niall Everett waited with a face full of impatience.

Elliot Everett’s brows furrowed in frustration, as he too was running out of patience. "Let’s go."

Just then, a black Maybach drove towards them and stopped right in front of them.

A cool and distinguished man stepped out of the car, and greeted them in turn.

"Brother, Third Bro, Fifth Bro."

Bianca Everett’s handsome face was filled with indifference. He had a strict nature and disliked people being late — of course, excluding his precious little sister.

He scoffed coldly, "Showing up so late, huh, you might as well not come at all!"

"Exactly, just us preparing Serena’s birthday surprise is enough; we don’t need you!" Niall Everett immediately chimed in.

Damian Quinn uttered an apology, but there wasn’t even a hint of regret on his face, instead, he began speaking leisurely.

"Serena was too clingy to let me go. I could only leave after she fell asleep."

His tone was full of pride.

Elliot Everett and the others immediately clenched their fists, gritting their teeth angrily.

"Brother, we should just put a sack over his head and give him a good beating!" Niall Everett fumed.

Stealing their precious sister away and bragging about it before them — how infuriating!

Bianca Everett, with a cold face, nodded and said, "I agree."

"He’ll tattle on us to Serena." Elliot Everett glanced at them, "Do you want to upset Serena?"

"No, no... definitely not!"

Niall Everett and Bianca Everett both shook their heads vigorously. They feared nothing in this world more than upsetting their beloved sister!

"Third Young Master, Fifth Young Master, it’s getting late. Let’s focus on the main business!" Chase Sherman said hurriedly, seeing the tense atmosphere and trying to mediate.

At the mention of the main agenda, both Niall Everett and Bianca Everett suppressed their dissatisfaction and got into the car.

The car continued to drive forward until it stopped in front of an immensely luxurious manor.

The lavishness of the manor made Niall Everett exclaim in astonishment, and even Bianca Everett, who was usually indifferent, looked surprised.

Chase Sherman explained, "This manor was personally designed by Master Damian, and it’s tailored to Miss Serena’s preferences. Master Damian named it Rosewood Manor."

Everyone knew that roses were Serena Everett’s favorite flower.

Elliot Everett’s long and deep dark eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone was tinged with disbelief. "When did you build a manor behind our backs?"

For Damian Quinn to build such an incredibly luxurious manor in Imperia without them catching even a whiff of it until now, showed just how strong the secrecy was!

Damian Quinn’s gaze settled on the manor, and whatever he thought of made his expression soften, his deep lazy voice laced with faint laughter.

"The thought came when I first met Serena."

All three of them exclaimed in unison.

To have such intentions upon first meeting Serena — if that wasn’t beastly, what was?!

Damian Quinn remained nonchalant, a lazy and carefree smile curling his thin lips.

As long as he could be with the young girl, he’d even admit to being a beast.

"How about holding Serena’s birthday party here?"

The venues chosen by Elliot Everett were the best in Imperia, but compared to Rosewood Manor, they were utterly overshadowed.

Previously, Niall Everett was dissatisfied with Damian Quinn rejecting the venue he’d selected, but now he was thoroughly convinced!

Elliot Everett decisively settled it, "Let’s hold it here, we’ll discuss the other details of the birthday party later."

"After all, this is the first birthday Serena will spend back here, and everything has to be perfect!"

When Serena Everett woke up, she found no one by her side. It was evident he had left a long time ago.

Why had he suddenly become so busy?

Serena pursed her red lips slightly, the puzzlement in her eyes deepening.

"Miss Serena, this is the breakfast Master Damian prepared for you. He has already gone to the company, so I will be taking you to Imperia University today!"

After freshening up and going downstairs, Chase Sherman respectfully greeted her.

Serena’s beautiful, slightly uptilted fox eyes looked at him calmly, "Has he been busy lately?"

The girl’s tone was gentle, but the aura she exuded felt overwhelmingly pressurizing.

Sweat began forming on Chase Sherman’s forehead as he nodded under the immense pressure. "Yes... Yes! Master Damian went to Ystoria some time ago, and there are a lot of things waiting for him to handle at the company, so he’ll be quite busy for a while!"

Serena’s fair fingertips stroked her chin, "I see..."

Seeing that Serena wasn’t suspicious, Chase Sherman breathed a long sigh of relief.

Luckily, he was smart enough to find a good excuse. Otherwise, if she discovered something was off, he would have been in deep trouble!

After finishing breakfast, Serena was driven to Imperia University by Chase Sherman.

As soon as Serena got out of the car, she bumped into Summer Miller, who immediately ran over, intimately linking arms with her, her mouth chattering incessantly.

"Serena, you’re finally attending classes again! You have no idea how much we’ve missed you while you were gone!"

At that moment, an old man in tattered clothes suddenly rushed out and blocked Serena’s path.

"Young lady, please have mercy and pity on me! I haven’t eaten in three days, I’m so dizzy and hungry. Could you take me somewhere to get something to eat?"

The old man was emaciated, and his clothes were ragged and shabby, looking truly pitiful. The rıghtful source is novel⦿fire.net

Summer Miller’s sympathy was immediately stirred. She pulled out her wallet and handed him a few hundred-dollar bills.

"Grandpa, take this money and go buy yourself something to eat!"

To her surprise, the old man pushed away her hand with the money, shaking his head in refusal.

"I don’t want money! You are students, you don’t have much money yourselves, I can’t take your money! Just take me to that shop and let me have some steamed buns, that’s enough!"

"It’s okay, Grandpa, just take the money and get something nice to eat. Stop eating just steamed buns!"

However, the old man was incredibly stubborn, refusing to take Summer Miller’s money no matter what.

"No, no, I can’t take this much money from you. Just take me to that shop and get me some steamed buns, that’s all I ask! I’m already thankful enough for that, I don’t want to burden you more!"

Unable to convince him otherwise, Summer Miller had to nod in agreement, turning to Serena.

"Serena, should I accompany this grandpa to buy steamed buns, or do you want to go back to the classroom first or come with me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the old man’s cloudy eyes immediately fixated tightly on Serena, his voice somewhat anxious, "Young lady, come along too. You can keep each other company!"

Serena’s gaze swept over him with a slight depth, then her rosy, water-like red lips gently curved, "Sure, let’s all go together."