Her words struck like physical blows, slapping him across the face repeatedly.
His ego was thrown to the dirt and ground into dust.
Adrian's face turned a sickening shade of pale. He swallowed hard, forcing his voice into a submissive whisper, "Serena, I know you're still furious with me, I..."
"Furious?" Serena cut him off. "You're mistaken. I'm not furious."
"I just find you incredibly amusing."
She paused, her gaze drifting to the thick file Adrian was clutching for dear life.
She smiled again. "Did you know? That four-hundred-million-dollar damage report in
your hands wasn't calculated by the oversight division at all."
"I casually ran the numbers for the commander myself using the Sovereign-X Dragon mainframe."
Adrian's pupils shrank to pinpricks, his entire body trembling violently.
He stared at her, his eyes wide with horrified disbelief.
"I-it was you..." he rasped, his voice hoarse and shattered.
"It was," Serena agreed smoothly, without a second of hesitation. "So, do you still
want to keep begging me?"
Beg?
Beg for what?
Beg the person who had personally shoved him off the cliff?
It was Serena..... the very woman he was so arrogantly convinced was madly in love
with him. She had personally orchestrated his ruin.
She really... felt absolutely nothing for him.
Not a single shred of lingering affection!
All the strength left Adrian's body as he slumped forward.
Serena scoffed, lifting her gaze to the division commander. "Don't let trash like this pollute the tournament grounds. Throw him off the island."
Her tone was casual, natural.
Borderline commanding.
Yet the commander clearly knew exactly who she was and treated her with the utmost reverence. "Miss Serena, understood."
Two uniformed guards hauled Adrian up by his arms and dragged him straight toward the docks.
As they passed Serena's group.
Lydia spat on the ground. "Serves you right!"
Caleb pushed up his glasses,
flashing a harmless smile. "It's just
four hundred million. Shouldn't be a
problem for a guy like Mr. cle"
Hearing their mockery.
Adrian burned with rage, his face ashen, but he had absolutely no strength left to fight back.
He let the guards drag him away like a sack of garbage.
"Let's go," Serena said, turning
O work, The finalet
to be finished tonight
"Yes, Captain!"
Her team cheered in unison, eagerly following her lead.
Nearby, the other competitors groaned in awe. "The Code Goddess is insane! She's already at the final modeling stage!"
"Even if we pulled all-nighters, we'd never catch up to her."
"Ugh! Why are we still standing here gossiping? Get back to the lab! We can't let The Hope Initiative leave us in the dust!"
The competitors quickly scattered.
A short distance away.
Isabella Lancaster huddled in a
vel
corner, watching Adrian get mercilessly hauled away. She
covered her mouth tightly, trembling from head to toe.
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Ever since Serena had returned to the Lancaster family.
Isabella had dug into Serena's past.
According to her findings, Adrian was supposed to be the most important person in Serena's life.
After all, she had loved him for four years.
Even if Serena was with Nicholas Blackwood now.
There was a chance old feelings could be rekindled.
That was why she had meticulously set the stage before arriving on the island.
Ensuring Adrian heard rumors that Serena was being bullied and suffering—that was all her doing.