First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 172

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Serena Jennings Is a Jinx

The Mount Corvus during the day isn’t as grim and terrifying as it is at night.

However, the winding mountain road is still treacherous and hard to race on.

"Hey, Patrick, are you serious?"

Serena Jennings sat in a sunset orange BMW sportscar, lowered the window, and asked Patrick Rhodes.

This car was provided by Patrick Rhodes.

Patrick was also driving a BMW sportscar, identical in customization to hers.

Except his was matte gray.

In fact, Serena felt that in terms of personality, she was better suited to drive matte gray, while Patrick was more fitting for sunset orange.

"A true man stands by his word!"

Patrick thumbed up at Serena.

Using an app-generated start signal, they raced forward simultaneously.

Initially, they were neck and neck.

But soon, Patrick’s matte gray sportscar was far left behind by Serena’s sunset orange.

After reaching the finish line, Serena got out of the car and stood by the car, waiting for Patrick, waiting till her legs felt sore.

Finally, Patrick reached the finish line too.

"Alright, I thought given your recent mood, your driving skills would be affected, and maybe I’d actually beat you this time!"

Patrick’s words made Serena chuckle speechlessly.

"Driving skills might indeed be influenced by one’s mood, but... who said I’m in a bad mood recently?"

"It’s because of..."

Patrick started but then covered his mouth.

Serena’s scandal spread so widely that everyone in the business circle knew about it.

Patrick had long wanted to contact Serena, but his dad wouldn’t allow it.

Now the business community generally viewed Serena as a jinx, believing anyone associated with her would face misfortune.

Patrick knew Caleb Lockwood divorced Serena and also heard that Serena’s company went bankrupt. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

He waited and waited, planning to contact Serena after the negative news cooled down. But as soon as the trending searches disappeared, he hurriedly called Serena, inviting her for a race.

"Forget about that, let’s talk about our race!"

Serena smiled wryly.

What was there to talk about their race?

She won it without a hitch!

"Eh..."

Patrick cleared his throat before speaking seriously, "In this race, I lost, you won. As agreed before the race, I owe you a five million bonus."

Serena was stunned.

"We didn’t say that before the race."

"I said it in my heart," Patrick argued, "Anyway, take this five million."

Patrick tried to hand a bank card with five million stored in it to Serena.

Serena avoided it and didn’t take it.

She realized that Patrick’s sudden call for a race was just a guise.

What Patrick really intended was to give her money.

"You’ve won, so there’s no reason to be afraid of taking a bonus," Patrick’s face turned red, "Or consider it as an apology for my previous behavior..."

Serena noticed Patrick was determined to give her the five million no matter what.

"Think of it as a personal investment, and when you make money, I’ll just take a share!"

Patrick’s face was flushed, feeling flustered and anxious after being rejected by Serena.

He knew Serena needed money now.

This money was his pocket money; he couldn’t use company or family funds, so he could only put out five million.

"Is it because you think it’s too little?"

"No, no."

Serena quickly waved her hand, fearing Patrick might misunderstand.

She simply didn’t want Patrick’s help.

Because Patrick—

was Caleb Lockwood’s friend.

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