Accidentally Yours (Serena and Harrison) novel Chapter 3

It wasn't long before a sudden ringtone shattered the silence in the room.

Harrison shifted his gaze away from Serena and unhurriedly reached into the inner pocket of his suit jacket to retrieve his phone.

He glanced at the caller ID and saw that the call was from Spencer Manor.

The anxious voice of the housekeeper, Lewis Lawson, came through as soon as he answered. "Mr. Spencer, Mrs. Spencer Senior developed a sudden chest pain. You need to return to the manor right away."

Harrison's expression changed slightly at that, but he said nothing and merely responded in a calm manner, "Alright."

After ending the call, he slipped his phone back into his suit's inner pocket and slowly stood up. He said, "I have something else to take care of right now. We'll talk about this later."

Harrison then left the room without any hesitation.

All of Serena's courage drained away the moment the door closed. She deflated like a punctured balloon.

Although she had expected this outcome, she couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. It seemed she would have to come up with another plan.

…

As soon as Lewis saw Harrison return to Spencer Manor, he rushed upstairs to report to Martha Watson. "Mrs. Spencer Senior, Mr. Spencer is back."

Martha immediately rose from her carved rocking chair upon hearing this and swiftly lay back down on the bed. She pressed a hand to her chest and put on the act of someone suffering from excruciating pain.

"Oh dear, the pain is killing me!" she moaned dramatically.

She even coughed a few times for added effect. "Lewis, is Harry back yet? I don't think I can hold on for much longer…"

Before Martha could finish, Harrison strolled into the room at a measured pace. He expressionlessly exposed her act and said, "Drop the act. I know you're not sick."

Martha was momentarily speechless, feeling a bit embarrassed to have her lie exposed. In the end, she couldn't be bothered to keep up the charade.

"You little brat. Do I have to be in some kind of trouble before you'll finally come back?" Martha asked.

Harrison's lips parted slightly, and he was about to respond.

But before he could say a word, Martha said first, "Don't give me the excuse about being busy at work to brush me off. No matter how busy you are, you can't be so swamped that you don't even have the time to visit your grandmother, can you?"

Harrison couldn't argue with that. He walked over to the armchair beside the bed in silence and sat down. There was an air of rebellious defiance about him when he said, "Just tell me, why did you call me back?"

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