Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 492
Shawn uttered in agony. “Seren, I know you‘re married, but it‘s just a marriage of convenience. You‘ll divorce. I like you, Serenity,
and I‘ve fallen for you a long time ago.
“I know you can‘t accept me now. I tried to keep my distance from you, but I couldn‘t do it. All I can think about is you the first
chance I get. Serenity, I want you to know that I love you.”
Presenting Serenity with the bouquet once more, he looked her straight in the eye. “Serenity, would you give me a chance to go
after you?”
Jasmine had a talk with him and warned him against it.
However, Shawn could not simply drop his feelings and give up.
He really loved Serenity.
Shawn regretted not confessing his feelings to Serenity the moment he fell in love with her. Serenity might wait until he was older
rather than marry a stranger if he had come clean about his feelings.
Serenity reached out and snatched the flowers before walking past Shawn to throw the bouquet into the bin at the door.
Turning her body around, she said to Shawn, “Shawn, are you going to leave, or do I need to chase you out with a broomstick?”
“Serenity!”
Shawn cried in pain, “Can you not be so cold to me? You weren‘t like this before. You used to be so good to me. Your cold–
heartedness now is like a knife cutting through me again and again.
“How am I not better than the husband you married with no prior meeting? We‘ve known each other for more than a decade and
shared everything together. Why didn‘t you pick me?”
Jasmine broke it down to him why Serenity did not pick him. It was because Serenity had always seen him as a younger brother.
Yet, Shawn would not listen.
He did not want to be Serenity‘s younger brother. He wanted to be her husband and man.

“I was only good to you because you were a younger brother to me. I would rather die than be nice had I known it would give you
the wrong idea.”
After a decade of friendship, she could say that she had been there when Shawn grew up. It was also tough on Serenity to be
indifferent to Shawn now, but she had to!
Serenity was no longer alone with Zachary having her back now. Serenity could not do as she
pleased or be nice to just about anybody like before as she was now Zachary’s wife. She had to take Zachary’s feelings into
consideration.
Besides, she did not like Shawn romantically. She saw Shawn as her younger brother.
How would there be romance between siblings?
She had to be distant so that Shawn could get over his feelings.
Discoloration washed over Shawn’s face.
“Serenity... H– How am I lesser than your husband? You don‘t know each other, but you could get married without feelings
involved. Why can‘t you give me a chance when we’ve known each other for more than a decade? All I want is a chance to wait
for you.”
Looking at him dead in the eye, Serenity ruthlessly uttered, “Shawn, since I rather marry a stranger than choose you, it proves I
have no romantic feelings for you. What we have is a sibling relationship.
“I wouldn‘t accept your feelings even if I was single, much less now that I‘m married. I don‘t want to date my family. Besides, how
could I possibly fall for you when you‘re a brother to
me?
Shawn yelled, “We‘re not siblings! We‘re not related by blood!”
He went up and locked his bloodshot eyes with Serenity.
“Please, Serenity. Please give me a chance.”

He extended his arm to grab Serenity‘s hand, but Serenity slapped his hand away with the duster.
“Don‘t touch me, Shawn, or I won‘t hold back on you. You know I do kickboxing.”
Serenity did not want to get physical with Shawn, but she would show no mercy if he refused to open his eyes and lay a finger on
her instead!
“You haven‘t got a chance! Not in this lifetime, Shawn! You should leave before we become enemies. Don’t ever come back
here.”
Pale in the face, Shawn could not stop his lips from shaking. “Enemies... Serenity, are you going to take me for an enemy?”
He was in love with her, but she saw him as the enemy. These words were heart-wrenching and eating him up inside.