Chapter 426. Pain

Between his fingers, Elliot held a cigarette, and the smoke rose slowly in the starlight. He stared at the car door with a complicated expression on his face, a mix of frustration, regret, and anger…

Soon after, the car door opened, and a woman dressed in men’s casual clothes ran out, glaring at the man standing under the tree before hurrying away with her bag.

Serena ran and cried at the same time. Her clothes were all ruined from earlier, and she could only wear the men’s clothes Johnathan had bought her as she ran out.

Watching Serena disappear into the night, Elliot flicked the cigarette butt away, not noticing that the red ash had burned his fingers.

The next moment, Walter had quietly arrived behind him.

“Mr. Thomson, is this really a good idea? If you don’t tell Miss Serena the truth, you’re both in pain,” Walter advised with a frown.

Elliot looked in the direction Serena had gone and stubbornly said, “She’ll get over this pain. The unbeara