Virginity in second marriages by Angela
Chapter 717: Away from the clock.

Lightning pierced almost half the sky.

Serena who was sleeping peacefully in bed lifted the covers and stood up abruptly at the sound of thunder.

The lights in the room were off. In the darkness, a figure could be seen getting out of bed and walking out.

The light from the hallway immediately illuminated the darkened room and Serena's face, makeup-removed but still delicate.

As soon as she took a step, two men stopped in front of her.

-Mistress!

Serena looked at the two men with some surprise, her pale lips pursed, -Who are you?

-It is not safe outside, Mr. Matteo ordered us to protect you at the door.

"Protect me?" she thought.

Serena could not help but scoff with a slight smile on her lips, -Protect me or guard me?

The facial expression made the two look at each other with mutual embarrassment. One of them, the braver one, stepped forward and said, "Miss Serena, Mr. Matteo naturally asked us to watch over your safety.

It's a matter of surveillance, but also protection.

He would guard her, he would not let her go outside. There was a storm outside. If she had gone out at that time, she probably would have gotten sick, but....

Serena bit her lower lip and said in a cold voice, "Whatever the reason, now get out of the way, I have something to do.

They were both speechless.

-I'm sorry, ma'am. Lord Matthew expressly ordered us to keep you in your room and rest until dawn, you can't go out.

-What if I have to?

-Be reasonable, Miss Serena, it's so dark and stormy outside that even if you went out, you would lose sight of the road.

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What the man said made Serena's heart sink to the bottom.

Was it also difficult to walk?

-Serena, who was standing, suddenly extended her hand and pushed the people in front of her. While they were stunned, she ran forward.

-Mrs. Serena!

The two came back to their senses. Taking steps with their legs, they went to stop her.

-Miss Serena, please don't put us in a bad situation, it's Lord Matthew's order. It's pouring rain outside and we can't go out at this hour.

-It's none of your business, let me go.

Serena could not move a single step forward because her hand was clenched, so her face turned red with anger. She stepped on the man's foot.

The trampled man cried out in pain, but he still could not let go of Serena. As he tugged her, he turned to his companion, "Go inform Mr. Matteo that Miss Serena has woken up. The man nodded and quickly turned and disappeared.

Serena was still struggling, "Let me go, my brother told you to look at me instead of holding my hands, didn't he? What are you doing with my hand now? Are you trying to molest me? The man was speechless.

He would not have dared to molest her even for all the gold in the world.

Serena was the sister of Matteo of the Giordano Group, and she would also have been the bride of the young successor of the Ferrari Group, had there not been the incident.

Her position would have been unassailable once Cristian was found.

Seeing his gesture relax a little, Serena said again, "Let me go.

The man still hesitated without letting her go.

She shouted, "Help, he's bothering me!

Serena did not expect him to be so determined, so she just shouted to go to the others. Hearing this, the man's face changed dramatically and he let go of her hand.

Once free, Serena immediately turned and ran. When the man reacted, he tried to catch up with her immediately.

As soon as she turned around, she ran as fast as she could. She reached the elevator, which was half closed, didn't even think about it, and immediately slipped inside. She had gone up and the elevator had closed.

She reached it and frantically pressed the open button. It was useless. The floor number was already going down, she had to calm down and take the stairs.

Serena imagined that he would take the stairs to reach her, so when the elevator reached the ground floor, she did not hesitate and immediately rushed into the lobby, oblivious to the surprised looks of the others. She plunged straight into the storm.

When the bean-bag rain lashed her body, she really felt a freezing and burning sensation.

It was only the beginning of winter, but this feeling? It made her feel like she was in the middle of a particularly cold winter. But this feeling did not stop her from going on.

She just wanted to go to the beach, to keep him company and wait for his return.

Matthew rushed quickly once he received the news. He could only see one, but not the other.

-Where were you?

-Mr. Matteo, I'm sorry, I couldn't stop Ms. Serena, she went into the elevator and I couldn't replace her when I came down.

Chiara was also awakened by the noise and came running with her hair still a little disheveled, but her clothes arranged. -What happened, where is she?

The man repeated. Clare's gaze grew thick and said, -Two of you check the hotel surveillance. Two others ask where the young lady went. And the rest of you, go and look for her, taking your flashlight with you. It is very dark outside.

Clare hurriedly set up her umbrellas and flashlights and also went out to look for her.

It was midnight and the rain was heavy.

When Serena reached the street, she reached out her hand to stop a cab, but it ignored her and passed her by.

She thought that surely because of her messy appearance they feared she could not afford the fare, or perhaps the driver was afraid of wetting her seat.

But Serena was not discouraged. She knew, of course, that she was far away and could not walk, so she had to get a car.

After waiting who knows how long, another car arrived.

He waved his hand in the hope that it would stop.

This time the car stopped. A man in his 40s leaned over and looked at her.

-Do you need a ride?

Speaking in his own language, Serena could not understand him. So she used English to indicate where she wanted to go and asked him if he could take her there.

She thought he would not understand her, but the taxi driver smiled, communicated with her in English, and then enthusiastically told her to get in the car because she was about to catch the flu in the rain. Serena nodded gratefully. She had wet the car and told him she was sorry. She was embarrassed.

The taxi driver forgave her without hesitation, saying he was doing her a favor. It was no big deal, he would be dry by 'the next day.

Serena praised him for his English. The taxi driver said proudly that it was his son who had taught her.

Finally, he asked her,

-What are you going to do there? As far as I know, it is not a nice place.