Matthew carried on, not noticing her bend, and bubbles continued to boil in his heart at the thought of her waiting for him outside.

After dinner, the two of them sat on the couch watching TV like a normal young couple.

Serena opened her mouth, still unable to resist saying something about Wilbur, but just as her lips opened, Nathan walked in from outside.

"Boss, there's another impromptu meeting you need to handle."

Matthew's brow furrowed in obvious exhaustion, and he braced himself to get up when he heard the words.

But after a few steps he turned his head and smiled at Serena, "I'll be done by twelve and...