CHAPTER 300

Serena deliberately emphasized her last words: “I love you.”

Valerie’s gaze instinctively flicked to the insulated lunch box Serena now held. Could Declan—a man she’d never imagined in a kitchen—have prepared breakfast just for her?

The idea seemed almost absurd to Valerie, who felt Serena’s words were intentionally meant to rattle her.

It had to be an act, she thought bitterly. Maybe Serena eve