Chapter 324: She Hasn’t Come Back
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
When Gabriel returned home, the lights in the living room were still on. Mrs. Winstead went forward to take the clothes that he had taken off. “Where is she?” asked he.
“Didn’t Young Madam come back with you?” Mrs. Winstead was puzzled.
Gabriel frowned and looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost eleven o’clock and the sky was covered with dark clouds as rain poured.
As he pulled his tie off, he took out his phone. There were no missed calls. He scrolled to Serenity’s number and called her. The mechanical female voice on the other end said that her phone was turned off.
For some reason, he felt a surge of frustration in his heart. He pulled off his tie and threw it on the sofa at the side. He called her again and again.
Mrs. Winstead looked at the heavy rain outside and was very worried. “Where could she have gone? Why didn’t she call back to inform us?”
Since he couldn’t get through to Serenity, Gabriel threw his phone on the coffee table and took out a cigarette from his pocket to light it.
It was raining outside and the only sound in the empty living room was the ticking of the clock on the wall.
Mrs. Winstead kept looking out of the living room anxiously.
Gabriel smoked half a pack of cigarettes in a row, his eyes fixed on the clock the entire time. It was already 11:30 p.m. and Serenity was still not back.
He put the cigarette butt in the ashtray, picked up the car keys on the table, and walked out of the living room. When he passed Mrs. Winstead, he said,” Stay by the phone. Call me immediately if she comes back.”
Mrs. Winstead stopped him. “Young Master, you don’t know where Young Madam is. Where will you find her?”
Gabriel took his coat and put it on. He did not say anything but knew that he could look for her anywhere. It was better than just sitting here and waiting foolishly.
Seeing that he was determined to go out and look for her, Mrs. Winstead took out an umbrella from the cabinet at the entrance and handed it to him.
After leaving the living room, Gabriel opened his black umbrella. He had just taken a step when he saw a thin figure walking over in the rain.
She was drenched, her clothes and hair sticking to her body tightly. One of her shoes was missing, and the rain flowed down her head. She looked like a stray dog.
Seeing the man standing on the steps, Serenity stared at him. The rain was so heavy that she could not open her eyes. Her vision was so blurry that she could not see the man’s outline clearly.
The two of them were a few meters away from each other. They looked at each other for a few seconds. The man strode down the steps and quickly approached her. He held the umbrella over her head and frowned at her. “Where did you go?”
Serenity looked at him silently. When she heard his slightly heavy tone, her eyes became warm and the mist in her eyes rose again.
Gabriel saw that she did not speak for a long time, so he held her shoulders and walked her towards the living room. He did not care that hugging her like this would wet his clothes.
Mrs. Winstead was using the landline to call Serenity when she heard a voice coming from the entrance. She turned around and saw that it was Gabriel and Serenity.
She quickly put down the phone and walked over. When she saw Serenity, who was drenched from head to toe, she was shocked. “Young Madam, why are you drenched like this?”
Serenity tried her best to smile, but she still could not squeeze one out.
Gabriel took a dry towel and wiped the water droplets off her face and hair. “Go get some hot water,” said he to Mrs. Winstead.
“I’ll go now.” Mrs. Winstead responded and quickly went up to the second floor.
Serenity’s entire body was wet. She stood there and let Gabriel fuss over her. In just a few minutes, a puddle of water gathered under her feet.
It was almost the end of autumn. The night was cold yet she was drenched in the rain. The cold rainwater seeped into her skin and she started to shiver..