Virginity in second marriages by Angela
Chapter 730: You don't drink water, you let it flow.

-Didn't you just say that? -Matteo raised an eyebrow and his gaze fixed on her face like a sharp blade.

Anna unconsciously took two steps back.

-I'm the one who said it, but didn't you suspect it yourself? You must have felt sick yourself, that's why you let me call the young man. Honestly, with a body like that, who would recognize him? But I don't think it's very likely that Cristian looks like that.

At these words, Matthew closed his thin lips and his gaze became a little distant.

It didn't seem quite right to him either, but the other man was wrapped in gauze and it was possible he was mistaken in his thinking.

-Don't say anything to Serena for now, just go back and play it cool and confirm his identity later.

Anna nodded gravely.

-I will.

***

Serena went to the bathroom and when she came out she discovered that Chiara was not in the room. Occasional conversations came from the balcony and after listening to two or three sentences she could hear Chiara talking about work.

It was true that she had been very busy these past few days.

Serena chose a chair at random and sat down, staring at the window.

When Chiara returned from her phone call, she saw Serena sitting in a chair. It was winter now, but Serena was wearing only a thin garment.

Chiara froze and quickly turned around, grabbed a jacket and put it on Serena's body.

-It's cold, be careful not to catch a cold, take care of yourself.

She held out her coat to Serena like an older sister and Serena looked at her.

Clare smiled slightly and reached out to pinch her face, saying softly, -You are still very young, don't think too much, the water you shouldn't drink, let it flow.

-The water you should not drink, let it flow?

Serena recited these words and her heart felt a little sad.

-This is the way I've been telling myself for the past five years that many things would be fine if I let things be, but I didn't expect that after five years, my heart still hasn't changed at all, and many things remain in their original and most initial form.

-Isn't that a good thing? Everything has changed over the years. It is strange that your relationship with Cristian is still the same as when it started.

-But now we don't even know where this man is.

-This could be a test from the gods for you,II Clare thought about it and decided it would be better to talk to Serena in another way.

Sure enough, the word proof appealed to Serena, and she looked up with a slightly stunned expression.

-Proof?!

-Yes, it is evidence. In fact, I don't know much about you, but I probably understand something. I envy you, after all you can be with someone you like, even if it doesn't last that long but at least you had him, then it was worth your trip to earth in this life.

By the way, Serena thought back to when Chiara liked her brother.

Later, she had seen Chiara get married. And what had happened, to Serena was not very clear. Now, from her face and looks, it seemed that she was still in love with her brother....

-You... -involuntarily rummaging through the secret of her heart, Serena felt a little embarrassed, her emotions carried away for a moment, forgetting about Cristian in that moment. Chiara smiled helplessly and sat down across from her, then took the teapot in front of her and poured herself a glass of hot water and handed it to Serena."

-Here, have some more water.

Serena made an astonished face when she finished the glass of water.

-Actually, you should ask why I like one person but married another.

Serena looked up and fixed her eyes on Clare, she was really curious.

-In fact, this is very understandable. For example, even if I like him but he doesn't like me, I can't force him to be with me, can I? Even if I could force him to be with me, he still wouldn't like me, so what would be the point? Besides, that I like him doesn't mean that I have to wait for him for the rest of my life, my parents wanted me to get married early, and I think the fact that I was able to hold out until that age was already the most sincere of my feelings for him.

Hearing this, Serena seemed to understand a little and nodded her head.

Chiara was about to say something else, but Serena said, "Chiara, you should stop.

To say these things out of Chiara's mouth was, no doubt, to tear again wounds that had already been aggravated to show others how deeply she had been hurt before.

It was unnecessary.

Clare froze, not really expecting to be interrupted, looking quite thoughtful.

-Actually, I still want to make it clear that I don't have the same feelings for your brother now as I did before, probably because I've been away for so long, so it doesn't seem so important to have gotten or not gotten or whatever.

Serena, of course, knew what he was trying to say in that statement, ostensibly to clarify but actually to persuade her.

At the thought of that, Serena inexplicably felt a little annoyed, so she nodded slightly, I know, by the way, I heard you on the phone just now, is the company very busy?

-It's just a few little things, nothing wrong with that.

-If it was a minor matter, there would be no need to call you personally. It's tiring to drive my brother from place to place all day long, isn't it?

-This is my job, and as for Matteo, I don't think it matters how much I have to work as long as I can be with you.

-Chiara, after you come back this time, you should convince my brother not to come anymore. I don't want to make you run and suffer for me for my own personal reasons. If you and my brother are exhausted, nothing I can do will help you at that time.

-Well, I'm afraid I can't convince Matteo, so if you really don't want Matteo to come, then it's better to go and convince him personally.

-Knock, knock.

There was a knock on the living room door and they both turned their heads in unison, just in time to see Anna silently push open the living room door and then poke her head in, looking like a thief.

When Anna entered, she met Serena's eyes and immediately recoiled, as if she had done something wrong.

-Anna? Where have you been? -Chiara stood up, "I tried to look for you a moment ago and saw no one.

Anna, who had been named, had to come in, smiled a little awkwardly at the two men and whispered, -I haven't been anywhere, I was just bored and went out for a casual walk.

She certainly wasn't going to say anything about going out with Matthew and then replaceing Cristian out and about.

Moreover, she was not even sure that the man was Cristian!

However, Serena noticed that there was something unusual about Anna's movements.

-What is strange about you?