Serena was at home getting her nails done, lounging back while two nail techs fussed over her hands.
Her assistant, Rose, walked up beside her. Serena lifted her eyes, lazy as ever.
“What is it?”
Rose leaned in and whispered a few lines. Serena blinked once in surprise, then let out a soft laugh.
“Well, that’s sudden. A family alliance wedding next week, and they just… cancel it. Cute.”
She looked pleased, almost amused. Whether Marcus got married or not meant nothing to her—no benefit, no loss—just gossip.
The only thing she cared about was whether she’d keep control of the shares in her hands.
“So,” she asked, “anything weird happen at Julian’s place the other night?”
“No.” Rose kept her voice respectful. “He had dinner with Lydia. After that, he went home like usual. A little la
