Chapter 23 - Claustrophobic

The charity gala was an important event.

The top five of the country were the VIPs and participated in this charity gala to raise funds for the government approved welfare projects.

The Lu's and the Lee's were one of the top fives. Sera was not aware of her family's status as the top five of the country.

This year's charity gala was mainly focused on building suitable homes for the poor and providing shelter for homeless.

This was under the Lee's construction company and the Zhang Constructions.

While this was the main project there were other smaller projects as well. Sera was quite interested and probed further into the events of the charity gala.

This year's gala was a masquerade party themed. Su Yin was naturally very excited about it and started blabbering.

Zhang Lili was in the same mall shopping with her plastic girls, when she spotted Sera dressed in a casual tee and shorts walking hand in hand with Su Yin.

Seeing her smiling happily Zhang Lili was reminded of the Sera's date with Ethan.

It was the same smiling face that she wanted to rip apart. Sensing the odd expression on Zhang Lili's face Liu Li, her best friend turned her gaze to see what was wrong. Seeing Sera and Su Yin at a distance Liu Li was confused.

"Lili what's wrong?", She asked hesitating for a moment.

"See that bitch over there, She stole my Ethan! I'm gonna kill her if she ever tries to get near Ethan", huffed Zhang Lili.

"Oh! So that's what you're worried about", Liu Li said understanding the situation.

"Yes, I hate her. From 3 years I've been trying to get Ethan's attention, trying to get close to him, I didn't even get a chance to sit with him and have a chat while this bitch here gets to share a meal with him. How can she get what I want", Zhang Lili's eyes red as she spoke her chest heaving and tears threatening to fall.

Seeing her friend's painful expression Liu Li's looked at Sera in a menacing glare. She thought of something and whispered in Zhang Lili's ears smiling.

Su Yin was looking at a beautiful sea green off shoulder gown when a hand grabbed the gown and walked to the billing section.

Perplexed Su Yin turned to see who was so shameless.

Su Yin's face twitched when she saw Zhang Lili and Liu Li. Shrugging her shoulders she walked out of the store with Sera who was standing faraway and was unaware of Zhang Lili's presence. Seeing Sera walk out Zhang Lili was furious but tried to calm herself.

Su Yin and Sera went to a cafe and sat there discussing about her plans of opening an art gallery.

Sera excused herself and went to the restroom while Su Yin was waiting for her.

A few minutes later Su Yin received a text saying that Sera had something urgent to attend to and that she couldn't join her.

Dejected Su Yin paid the bill and headed out of the mall.

Sera was walking towards the restroom when Liu Li bumped into her, she apologized and went on her way. Liu Li sneakily took Sera's phone and messaged Su Yin.

After that she went into the restroom slipped the phone into Sera's purse on the countertop. Smiling inwardly Liu Li went out if the restroom.

Sera was walking out of the restroom when her phone rang, she bent her head to take out her cellphone when someone grabbed her and pushed into the dingy maintenance room stored with brooms,mops and disinfectants.

Shocked Sera dropped her phone with a loud bang and the screen went off, She bent her head to pick up the dropped phone when the lights went off.

Scared Sera started banging the door furiously, her fair hands tinged with red bruises combined with the force she was banging the door.

Sera was claustrophobic. In her panick Sera's breathing became haggard. Tears were flowing from her face,she was losing consciousness.

Suddenly the door opened and just when she was about to lose consciousness and fall, her body came in contact with a warm hand embracing her.