He would definitely take Serena's side!
But the two socialites were furious and in no mood to listen to Hailey.
However, Patton didn't even spare them a glance. He walked straight to Serena and placed the glass of lemonade he was carrying on the table beside her. "Miss, your lemonade."
Serena raised an eyebrow. This lemonade must have been specially prepared by Nicholas himself, perfectly balanced between sweet and sour, just to her taste. She had just finished one glass, and Nicholas had immediately sent Patton to bring her another. Was he watching her this whole time?
Patton continued, "Mr. Nicholas Blackwood said that if you find it stuffy in here, he has prepared some refreshments for you on the terrace."
Serena lifted her gaze toward the main stage, where the man was sitting with his chin propped on his hand, lazily looking over at her.
Seeing her look his way, Nicholas's cool, almost ethereally handsome face bloomed into a radiant smile. He even gave her a little wink, his lips curved in a look of indulgent affection.
His eyes seemed to say, *Are you done playing? If you're bored with this performance, why don't we sneak off to the terrace for a secret date?*
An almost imperceptible smile touched Serena's lips. "Thank you, Patton."
"It's my pleasure, Miss," Patton said with a respectful smile.
This exchange left all the guests stunned.
The first socialite was dumbfounded. "Pa-Patton, what did you call her? What do you mean, the Mr. Nicholas Blackwood said... What is going on?"
The second socialite's voice rose to a screech. "She's just a hick! How could she possibly be with... with Mr. Blackwood... Impossible! Who... who is she?!"
Why was the Blackwood family's
head butler, a man even they had to
treat with deference, being so
with
respectful to Serena? Did he mean Nicholas, Mr. Blackwood? That
country girl and the heir to the
Blackwood family? The heir was
preparing lemonade and
refreshments for her? How was this
possible?!
Only then did Patton turn around. His solemn face grew cold as he looked at the two complaining socialites. His expression was calm, his tone even. "This Miss is a guest personally invited by Mr. Nicholas Blackwood. Her status is not for you to explain, noris it for you to
question you have any further questions, you can direct them to me."
The two socialites were completely bewildered. They instinctively looked at Hailey, Hadn't she said this girl was just a hick, an adopted daughter of the Wynn family? The Wynn family wasn't even a big name in Vaelron City, fet alone an adopted daughter. How could she possibly be Nicholas's honored guest?
Hailey was also in a panic, shaking her head in shock. She couldn't believe that Patton would go so far as to tell such a blatant lie for Serena at an event like this. Wasn't he afraid of the heir finding out?
The desperate socialite then turned to Karen, her face pleading for help. Patton's attitude toward Serena terrified them. If this country girl really had some connection to Mr. Blackwood, then they were completely screwed for picking a fight with her.
But Karen pointedly avoided their gaze, acting as if the whole affair had nothing to do with her.
The two socialites' hearts plummeted. What did this mean? It was Karen who had incited them to cause trouble for Serena in the first place. Now that Patton had appeared, she was washing her hands of them? Could it be... that Patton was telling the truth?