Chapter 802: Chapter 802: Her Deadpan Nonsense
Arriving at this familiar place, Hayden Crawford stepped forward, memories of the past flooding back to him.
It was here that he met that warm and determined girl.
All these years, he had been searching for her.
But it seemed she had disappeared into the vast sea of people, long gone.
Just then, a soft call sounded in his ear, "Mr. Crawford~"
Hayden Crawford quickly turned around and saw Serena Sterling standing behind him, her bright eyes smiling at him.
Hayden paused, inexplicably feeling a sense of searching for her in a crowd a thousand times, and suddenly turning around, there she was amidst the dim lights. He wasn’t sure if this was an illusion, but suddenly he felt that Serena Sterling’s clear and lively eyes were exactly like that girl’s from back then, full of strength.
Maybe it was just his illusion.
How could she possibly be that girl from back then?
Hayden shook his head inwardly, thinking his idea was truly absurd.
"Serena, did you call me?"
"Yes, Mr. Crawford, what were you just thinking about?" Serena blinked, her fox-like eyes playful and agile as she looked at him.
Of course, Hayden would not tell Serena that he had thought of that girl again. How could someone as smart as him dig a hole and bury himself? What a joke!
"Ahem," Hayden cleared his throat lightly, "Nothing much."
"Really?"
Hayden quickly reached out and embraced her slender waist, softly pleading, "Serena, let me off the hook."
Serena huffed, implying she was ready to settle scores with him!
"Lillian, come over here. You should be familiar with this place, right? After all, you saved your big brother here back then and have been thinking about him all these years. Now, please tell us about the situation at that time, leaving no detail out."
Two black-clad bodyguards pushed Caroline Sloan forward, and she almost stumbled, nearly eating dirt, looking a bit embarrassed.
Caroline pitifully looked at Hayden, begging him with her eyes, You see, they’re all bullying me~
Hayden didn’t pay her any attention. He glanced at Serena, as if to say, Serena, look, there’s always someone trying to harm me!
Caroline was speechless. Originally, she had hoped Hayden would protect her, but after witnessing his grievance and coquettishness, she now even saw shadows of being henpecked from Hayden. What’s going on?
"Lillian, stop stalling for time, we’re all ears now." Serena said with a smile.
Prompted, Caroline, "..."
Caroline swallowed and, reluctantly, began to speak, "That’s right, Sister Serena, it was here I saved my big brother. I still remember that day, the snow was falling heavily, and he was unconscious in this icy landscape. I happened to pass by and saved him..."
"How did you save him?" Serena suddenly asked.
Caroline paused.
Serena slowly walked over, her bright eyes staring at Caroline, her gaze sharp, "Lillian, tell me, how did you save him? To save someone frozen, one needs certain medical knowledge. I remember Lillian, you haven’t studied medicine, have you? How did you do it?"
Caroline’s face turned pale, knowing Serena was there to expose her. But having lurked around back then, she knew everything that happened between them, including every word they exchanged, so she harbored a sliver of hope, believing she could compete with Serena, mixing truths with lies so that Hayden couldn’t tell.
However, Caroline didn’t expect Serena to pinpoint her most fatal flaw so sharply from a medical perspective.
Caroline was dumbfounded, her mind blank, "This..."
Off to the side, Corvus’s eyes lit up, almost worshipping Serena in admiration. Indeed, why hadn’t he thought of that?
Hayden’s deep and narrow eyes locked onto Serena. He had always known she was wise, never letting him down with her brilliance.
Serena slowly curved her red lips, "What, Lillian, can’t answer that? Alright, I’ll change the question. When Mr. Crawford was unconscious in the icy world, did he have any other wounds, and where?"
Caroline found this too easy and confidently said, "Yes, big brother was injured, with cuts on his left arm and right thigh."
"Nonsense!" Serena immediately reprimanded, "Mr. Crawford clearly told me that only his right hand was grazed by a branch, suffering minor injuries!"
What?
Caroline was completely shocked. How could it be possible? She had sent people to assassinate Hayden, so she knew his injuries very well.
The nonsense wasn’t hers, it was Serena’s!
Hayden hadn’t spoken all along, but he did lightly crease his brow because it was indeed Serena who was talking nonsense.
Caroline was right; he had injuries on his right arm and thigh, and he had never told Serena he’d been scratched by any branch.
Hayden’s gaze fell on Serena, watching her seriously spout nonsense.
"Sister Serena, you’re speaking nonsense. Big brother was injured on the right arm and right thigh, not lightly, but seriously, and it was a stab wound from a sharp blade!" Caroline argued.
Serena clasped her small hands behind her back, suddenly asking, "Lillian, how do you know Mr. Crawford was stabbed by a sharp blade?"
Caroline’s head thudded, a very bad premonition rising.
Serena arched her delicate eyebrows, her voice clear and composed, "Back then, Mr. Crawford had two injuries. The first was seven inches below his right arm, the second was a knife wound on the outer thigh that bled for four centimeters. It can be determined that the injury was dealt by a military-style knife, but judging from the cutting technique, the two injuries came from two different people, suggesting that Mr. Crawford was fleeing from some kind of assassination attempt back then."
Saying so, Serena’s bright eyes landed on Caroline’s face, smiling slowly, "You haven’t studied medicine, so how could you treat those wounds? Clearly, it wasn’t you who saved him back then, but you were there all along."
"Moreover, just now when you talked about Mr. Crawford being stabbed, you were so certain. Why, could it be... it was you who arranged for Mr. Crawford to be stabbed back then?"
As Serena’s words reached their climax, her tone became forceful, closing in on Caroline.
Caroline was forced to retreat step by step, realizing that Serena’s serious nonsense was a trap for her!