Chapter 152 I Will Arrange Her Marriage
A crisp sound rang out.
Oliver slapped Derek across the face, and half of Derek's face instantly swelled up.
"Oliver, why did you hit me?"
Derek covered half his face and complained in a small voice.
Oliver pulled out a silk handkerchief and slowly wiped his hands, then said to Henry, "Mr. Lockwood, I will give you an explanation for this matter!"
After speaking, he threw the handkerchief directly onto Derek's face and said to the burly men, "Take Derek away."
"Yes!"
The men looked at each other, walked up to Derek, grabbed him by both arms and dragged him out.
"I'm your employer! Do you guys want to die? How dare you lay hands on me!" Derek shouted loudly.
Hearing this, Oliver frowned deeply and bowed to Henry, "Mr. Lockwood, I'll arrange for Derek to leave Starwave City right away. He won't be allowed to return to the country for five years."
Making him leave here and throwing him abroad to toughen up would be quite a harsh punishment for someone as pampered as Derek.
Hearing this, Henry nodded slightly, "Oliver, you handle things efficiently. We can work together again if there's a chance."
"Good, then I'll wait for good news."
After Oliver finished speaking, he nodded slightly to everyone before slowly withdrawing.
"Helena, are you okay?"
Atlas walked up to me, held my hand, and looked me up and down. Seeing me standing there perfectly fine, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Meeting with Derek is such a big deal. Why didn't you tell me so I could come with you?"
Seeing Atlas's face full of worry, I quickly comforted him, "I'm fine. Look, Serenity and York were both here, so nothing would happen to me. Besides, I already sent messages to both you and Dad when I got out of the car."
"Good thing I checked my phone, otherwise I'm afraid I wouldn't have arrived in time."
As Atlas spoke, he looked at Serenity with lingering fear, only to see Antony hovering beside her asking if she was okay.
Atlas's eyes turned cold, and he said to Serenity, "Serenity, I heard you insisted on bringing Helena here?"
At this moment, Serenity's face was deathly pale, as if she hadn't recovered from her panic yet.
She stammered, "Yes, I originally just wanted Helena to come with me for a meal, but I really didn't expect things to turn out like this."
"You didn't expect it? Where were you when Derek was bullying me and Helena just now?"
York jumped out and pointed at Serenity's nose, "I think you deliberately tricked Helena into coming here. You wanted to bully Helena together with Derek, didn't you?"
At these words, Serenity's face turned even paler.
She shook her head desperately, "No, I didn't. I really didn't know things would turn out like this."
Then Serenity looked at Antony with pleading eyes, "Antony, you believe me, right? When Derek called me about the dinner, he specifically told me to bring Helena along."
"I didn't think much of it and just asked Helena to come. I really don't know anything else."
"I also didn't know he would be so bold as to lay hands on Helena. I wonder if it's because Helena contacted him a few times before that made him develop feelings for her."
At these words, York almost jumped up.
"You're really sneaky, saying whatever you want!"
York huffed and said to Atlas, "Mr. Lancaster, please don't misunderstand. Helena only met Oliver once because of work, and Derek was there at the time. I can testify that Helena never contacted Derek privately!"
After speaking, he didn't forget to glare fiercely at Serenity.
"I understand. I trust Helena."
Atlas said while holding my hand, silently declaring this trust.
"Antony, I hope you'll open your eyes and take a good look at whether the Serenity beside you is innocent or fake."
After Atlas finished speaking, Antony's expression indeed turned cold.
He stepped back a few steps and looked at Serenity, "Serenity, why did you agree to Derek's invitation?"
Hearing this, Serenity looked wronged, and when she raised her head, her eyes were full of tears.
"Antony, Derek called me using your name, saying your birthday was coming up. That's why I came."
Hearing this, Antony froze for a moment, then quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were talking about this."
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have misunderstood you without asking clearly. I apologize!"
Watching Antony frantically wipe Serenity's tears, I was truly amazed.
I have to say, this Serenity does have some skills. Look at how she's fooled this idiot Antony.
I really couldn't watch anymore. I reached out and took Atlas's arm, looked up at Henry and said, "Dad, let's go."
Henry looked deeply at Serenity, acknowledged with a sound, and left without looking back.
York, who followed closely behind, spat and left cursing.
The moment the door closed, I saw that Antony had already pulled Serenity into his arms.
I felt a bit sorry - Antony really was no match for Serenity!
I just hope Oliver can see Serenity's true colors and rescue Antony in time.
After going out, Henry motioned for me to get in the car, so I had to say goodbye to Atlas.
"Let me take you home."
Seeing that Atlas was going to take him home, York was instantly happy.
He waved at me, "Mr. Lockwood, Helena, take your time. Mr. Lancaster and I are leaving."
I nodded, "Okay, go home quickly. Come find me tomorrow to collect your bonus."
"Great, thanks Helena!"
York said as he got into Atlas's car and waved goodbye to me. After they left, I got in the car and went home with Henry.
Throughout the journey, Henry's face was terribly gloomy. I knew he was upset.
Natasha and Serenity had targeted me repeatedly, and his anger had accumulated to the point where it was about to explode.
I deliberately let Henry see the scene in the room today so he would know what kind of person Serenity really is.
This Serenity really didn't waste my plan. She said those fake and pretentious things right in front of Henry, which completely angered him.
"If this Serenity and Antony really like each other, I'll arrange this marriage as soon as possible."
Henry looked at me and said, "But you need to be more careful around her from now on."
I nodded, "Okay, Dad."
If Henry takes action, this marriage will definitely happen. But I feel sorry for Antony - marrying Serenity means his family won't have peace in the future.
"Don't tell your mother about today, so she won't worry."
Hearing Henry's words, I nodded, "I know."
I never planned to tell Maria anyway. Having Henry come was just to let him see Serenity's true colors.
Trading a little risk to get Henry to see through Serenity's facade - worth it!