Chapter 14 I Did Not Say That It Was Because of Money

14 I Did Not Say That It Was Because of Money
John stared at her and seemed to have something to say as his lips moved, but he did not make a sound in the end.
Her eyes glanced past him while she walked out of the living room with light steps. Her high heels made gentle sounds with the floor.
After she got in the car, Mr. Geoffrey asked her for the location she was heading to, and she told him the name of a shopping mall near the hotel.
After they had reached the shopping mall, she opened the door to alight from the car. Before she closed the door, she said, “Geoffrey, you can go back first. It might take a long time.”
“It’s okay, I can wait for you in the car.” Mr. Geoffrey expressed that he was very patient.
Mr. Geoffrey’s dedication to his work made her feel troubled. After all, she could not possibly strut into the hotel with him watching her, right?
She contemplated for a while and could only enter the shopping mall. She asked the receptionist for directions to the backdoor, and after she went out of the shopping mall, she immediately ran to the hotel.
When she reached the hotel door, she raised her hand to knock on the door, but she realized that it was left unlocked and directly pushed it open.
Gabriel was standing in front of the window while making a call. The curtains were even left open, and outside the window, she could see the beautiful night scenery.
Upon hearing her footsteps, Gabriel turned around and took a glance at her before turning his head back. He was talking in French, and since Serenity could not understand, she sat on the sofa to browse the latest entertainment news on her phone.
After a while, a black shadow was cast on her. She raised her head, only to see Gabriel giving her a condescending gaze. His gaze was so deep and cold that she shivered.
What was wrong with him?
Although she could not understand him, she did not dare to ask and said, “I am going to shower.”
She had just stood up when Gabriel suddenly stepped forward, causing her forehead to bump into his chest. She fell back on the sofa again.
She touched her forehead and gave him a confused look. His distinct fingers cupped her chin. “Is Rivers Group going bankrupt?”
She was stumped. “What?”
Gabriel’s deep eyes had a hint of coldness while his lips curled up to form a heartless smirk. “Your father told you to get close to me?”
She looked at him, confused. As her head was slightly raised, the light from the crystal lamp shone into her dark eyes, making her eyes seem clearer and purer than usual.
A slight impatience could be seen on Gabriel’s handsome face. “How can the daughter of the Rivers family be short of money?”
It was written very clearly on the documents that Caleb had given him. Although Serenity was not well-liked by the people in the Rivers family, they still sent her money every month and she was not short of money.
Serenity finally understood his meaning and blinked her eyes. Her clear and dark eyes were filled with innocence and pity. “I did not say it was because of money.”
Gabriel furrowed his eyebrows and recalled the scene from that day. She indeed did not say that she did it for the money. However, it was he who casually thought that she did it for the money. After all, she came up to his door of her own accord. “In that case, what did you do it for?”
Serenity held his arm and stood up. He had a tall and muscular figure. Although she was wearing seven-inch high heels, he was still taller than she was by a head, which made her feel unknowingly suffocated by his presence.
She stood on her toes and kissed his pinkish lips. “I said before that it was because you are handsome and that I liked you. You should have confidence in yourself.”
Gabriel’s pitch-black eyes looked as though it was an ice-cold well whose bottom no one could see. He wore an indifferent and cold expression. “It better be because of this. I don’t like women interfering with my work.”
She said with a brilliant smile, “I understand.”
Both of them took a bath one after the other. As her first time was very painful, it left a dark impression for her. Thus, she was a little afraid.
Gabriel looked at the woman whose body was as stiff as a rock below him and his eyes turned colder. He stood up and said, “Don’t come again.”