Chapter 474

For a split second, the air seemed to still. Everyone had always assumed Serena was the gentle, graceful type. No one expected that the moment she arrived…She'd sentence Hannah to ten years with just a single line. Hannah's entire body shook with fear. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Serena casually lifting her sleeve—whether intentional or not, it was hard to say. Faint bruises curled around her slender wrist, shaped unmistakably like fingers. Hannah's eyes widened in disbelief. Last night… Hugh had gone back to Serena? But Sarah had told her—told her with absolute certainty—that Hugh wasn't interested in women, and that they had never had sex yet. Almost on instinct, Hannah's gaze darted toward the crowd, searching for Sarah. And Serena, following the direction of her stare, spotted Sarah shrinking back behind Cole. She looked guiltier than sin. Was it her? Serena's brow creased ever so slightly. Hugh, seated beside her, had noticed too. His voice cut c