Serena stayed in the hospital for a week.
During that time, Julian came every day. Sometimes he brought flowers. Sometimes he brought the snacks she used to love.
Serena did not even glance at them. She told the nurses to throw everything away.
He stationed bodyguards outside her ward twenty-four hours a day. They claimed it was for protection, but in truth it was surveillance.
Serena did not argue. She did not protest. She simply focused on recovering and cooperated with the treatment.
On the seventh day, the doctor told her she could be discharged.
Julian came to pick her up himself. He drove the black Bentley she used to love the most.
"Serena, I'm here to take you home."
He reached out to help her, but she turned her body slightly and avoided his hand.
Serena opened the car do
