Seeing this, Tiffany felt a surge of genuine happiness for Seraphina.
For years, Seraphina's relationship with Sebastian Sullivan had been nothing but exhausting.
She had been hopelessly blinded by love.
There were times Tiffany wanted to shake some sense into her, but Seraphina never seemed to care.
Thankfully, they had broken up.
And now, Seraphina had found Lucian.
Her suffering had finally paid off.
It was obvious that Lucian truly cared for her; a man's eyes couldn't lie.
"Let's go. I've already had Christian settle your tab," Lucian said, casually taking Seraphina's purse from her hand.
The gesture was incredibly natural.
But to everyone else in the room, the visual impact was staggering.
The CEO of The Langford Group had personally come to pick up his wife and was even carrying her purse?
This was just too much...
"Okay," Seraphina replied, turning to smile at her classmates. "We'll head out first. Everyone be safe on your way home."
"Yes, absolutely! Take care, Sera!"
"Goodbye, Mr. Langford!"
"Drive safe!"
The classmates scrambled to respond, their tones a hundred times more enthusiastic than before.
Lucian gave a slight nod in greeting, then naturally reached out and wrapped his arm around Seraphina's waist.
Seraphina's body stiffened imperceptibly for a split second, but she quickly relaxed.
She didn't pull away.
They were husband and wife in name.
If she acted unnaturally, people would notice.
Who knew what kind of rumors would spread then?
She had to play the role of the devoted wife perfectly.
Besides, she found that she didn't actually mind the contact at all.
The two of them walked out of the room side by side, their silhouettes disappearing down the hallway.
Then, he had walked out without looking back.
Leaving Christian behind to clean up the mess.
Seraphina didn't know any of this, but she could clearly feel that the hand resting on her waist hadn't moved.
The warmth of his palm seeped through her clothes, leaving her feeling slightly distracted.
"The food was really good today," she said, trying to find a topic.
"Mhm."
"How did you know I was here?" Seraphina remembered texting him that she was going to a reunion, but she definitely hadn't mentioned the address.
"Christian saw you." Lucian paused, glancing down at her. "You never gave me the address."
Seraphina felt a twinge of guilt under his gaze and muttered, "I thought you were busy. It was just a small thing."
"No matter how busy I am, I always have time to pick you up."
Seraphina's heart skipped a beat.
She couldn't help but feel there was a deeper meaning to his words.
She lowered her eyelashes, looking at their shadows overlapping on the floor, and didn't say another word.

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