First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 75

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: You Don’t Even Remember Your Own Birthday?

Serena Jennings visited five gem suppliers in one day; although there were better sources than AOD, none of them were distinctive.

Seeing that tomorrow is the last day AOD promised to hold the rough stone for her, she must make a decision.

Once, Serena thought that having assets worth millions made her genuinely rich.

But after opening her own studio, she realized that money was easily spent, especially in the jewelry business.

If she purchased that marked-up rough stone and still couldn’t surpass Claire Shaw...

Sitting in the car, Serena shook her head vigorously.

She couldn’t back down before even starting.

Just as Serena was feeling troubled, her phone rang; it was a call from Caleb Lockwood.

Serena held her phone, hesitating between answering and not answering.

In the end, she answered the call.

"What are you doing? Why did you take so long to answer the phone?"

Caleb’s voice from the other end wasn’t questioning; his gentle tone sounded more like he cared about her.

Serena was stunned.

Like her, Claire has her own studio, but with Caleb Lockwood as her backing, she never worried about sources of funding.

Serena fell into a long silence, and Caleb’s voice came through the phone again:

"Are you encountering difficulties?"

Serena’s heart tightened.

"...No..."

Even if she did have difficulties, she wouldn’t seek help from Caleb.

Even if she asked, Caleb wouldn’t help her.

"Prepare yourself for tomorrow. I’ll pick you up to go back to the old mansion."

"What?"

Serena was puzzled, and then heard a light laugh on the phone.

"You haven’t even remembered your own birthday?"

Only after Caleb’s blunt reminder did Serena realize.

Tomorrow is her birthday.

"Grandpa is setting up a banquet at the old mansion to celebrate for you."

"You don’t have to go through so much trouble..."

"It’s Grandpa’s sincere wish."

Caleb’s words left Serena without room to refuse without seeming disrespectful to Lance Lockwood.

After marrying into the Lockwood Family, she received birthday gifts every year.

One was from Lance Lockwood, and the other was from Caleb.

Every time she received a gift from Caleb, she would be moved to tears.

She thought it was something Caleb had carefully prepared for her.

She believed it was a sign of Caleb’s love for her.

But now she understood.

The only person who truly remembered her birthday was Grandpa.

Caleb had Mr. Miller, his assistant, who reminded and prepared everything for him.

"No need for you to come pick me up; I’ll drive there myself."

"...Okay."

After hanging up Caleb’s call, Serena sighed.

On her birthday, she dressed simply, not too gloriously but not casually either.

This was her respect for Lance Lockwood.

Serena thought that the so-called birthday celebration was just the chefs and servants at the old mansion cooking a few extra dishes she liked, and then she could leave after dinner.

However, as Serena drove over to the Lockwood Family’s private property, she saw from a distance a huge hot air balloon.

The hot air balloon wasn’t airborne, but because it was so large, its eye-catching presence couldn’t be concealed even among the surrounding woods.

As she drove to the manor, Serena saw birthday decorations prepared for her everywhere, made of colorful balloons with her name and "Happy Birthday" written on them.

Was this prepared by Grandpa?

Serena knew she shouldn’t expect anything else, but she couldn’t help letting her mind wander.

After parking her car, Serena got out, her attention captured by the hot air balloon in front of the old mansion when suddenly thousands of balloons soared into the sky.

Macaron-colored balloons rained against the azure sky, like a grand midday meteor shower.

Serena was in shock and smelled a sweet scent at the tip of her nose.

Caleb pushed a three-tiered cake out from behind the hot air balloon, softly singing an English version of the birthday song.

The song...

Was beautiful.

The lack of music made it even more beautiful.

Briefly, Serena felt transported back to when she was 13.

Serena felt like she was dreaming.

She blinked, finding it hard to believe what was happening before her eyes.

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