CHAPTER 421

Serena met Valerie’s gaze with the cold poise.

No fear. No flinch.

Just icy calm—and a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes.

The kind of smile that said: I see you. I know exactly what you’ve done. And I’m not done yet.

Valerie’s smile didn’t falter.

She tilted her head ever so slightly, meeting Serena’s stare like it was a game.

She paused, eyes gleaming with theatrical delight.

“Let me guess—t