No Escape from Love novel Chapter 180

I suddenly regretted my decision, but since I had already promised Scarlett, I had no choice but to go through with it.

After work, I arrived at the hospital and saw that Lucas was really there. It seemed he really had too much free time.

As the person in charge of Hastings Group, he actually had the leisure to sit outside Scarlett's mother's hospital ward, playing on his phone.

"Mr. Schneider." Scarlett was, of course, immensely grateful to Lucas. The moment she saw him, she excitedly walked up to him. "I really owe you for this."

"It's nothing," Lucas replied, though his gaze remained fixed on me. "You're Serena's good friend. I couldn't just sit back and do nothing."

I frowned slightly. Somehow, his words felt a bit too ambiguous.

"Well, I'll head inside first," Scarlett said with a smile, nodding. "You two will chat?"

I was just about to say I'd go in with her to check on her mother, but Lucas was quicker. "Sure! Serena, I figured you might come today, so I waited here on purpose."

Since he had put it that way, I couldn't exactly refuse. I sat down on the chair beside him. "Thank you for today, really. Though I still don't understand why you helped Scarlett."

"Because she's your friend, of course." Lucas looked at me, smiling. "Serena, shouldn't you be happy about that?"

"It is something to be happy about," I said, but I didn't want to look back at him. "You saved a life—and you saved Scarlett."

Lucas seemed to finally notice something. He frowned slightly. "Serena, why do I feel like you've been distant with me lately?"

"Serena!"

I snapped my head up and saw Julian at the end of the hallway. He was storming toward me, his face filled with rage. Beside him stood Elena, and she was looking at me with a quiet resentment.

Seriously, I should've checked my horoscope before going out today. These two just wouldn't go away. I rolled my eyes, not in the mood to deal with them.

"Serena, what are you doing here?" Julian's tone was accusatory.

"What a coincidence to run into you here, Serena!" Elena said sweetly. She had a cooling patch on her forehead as she clung to Julian's arm.

"I told Julian it was you, but he wouldn't believe me."