Lucien wanted to applaud her, almost word for word.

"Madam, you have a big brain."

He shook off her hand and left without looking back.

Serena was left alone in the hallway with her head down and no idea what she was thinking.

She stood here for about ten minutes before she went back to her hotel room.

Matthew was standing by the window of his room, a cup of coffee in his hand, as if he was trying to blend in with the color of the snow outside.

Serena paused in her steps and lowered her eyes, what if the suspicions were true?

What would she do?

And the...