"And that's not all. She tried everything to seduce me before, just to claw her way into the Cole family."
"Her background, her upbringing—she's completely out of your league, Mr. Blackwood!"
Adrian Cole sounded utterly sincere and fiercely indignant. "Mr. Blackwood, this kind of woman is nothing but a vain gold digger. She'll do whatever it takes to climb the social ladder. Please, don't let her fool you!"
Adrian desperately tore Serena down.
He wanted Nicholas to see her true colors.
He wanted to rip away Serena's ultimate shield!
In Adrian's mind, after he dumped Serena, she was supposed to wallow in the gutter, struggling in the dirt, her life spiraling into endless misery.
She wasn't supposed to latch onto an elite powerhouse like Nicholas Blackwood!
As long as Nicholas was out of the picture.
Serena would fall right back into the gutter, returning to the pathetic trash she was meant to be.
She would be forced to crawl back to her biological parents in the slums!
When that time came.
She would come crying to him, begging for a second chance!
The very thought sent a rush of twisted excitement through Adrian, his gaze locking onto Nicholas with burning anticipation.
He eagerly waited to see disgust wash over Nicholas's face.
He wanted to see Nicholas shove Serena away and walk off without looking back.
But...
Nicholas's expression didn't shift in the slightest.
Instead, the look he gave Adrian was dripping with razor-sharp irony and pure mockery.
It was as if he were watching a clown stumble through a pathetic routine.
It was utterly laughable.
Nicholas even let out a soft chuckle, his voice low and lazy. "Out of my league?"
"Does Mr. Cole have some sort of misunderstanding about what that word means?"
His striking hand firmly clasped Serena's.
He intertwined their fingers.

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