Terry arched his eyebrow slightly. "What? Do you think I'll be like Wilson? Are you afraid I'd rather believe in someone else's words than listen to you?""If you're really like this, I'll never forgive you. I'll forget you and find another man to love…" Lisa snapped back, but Terry did not let her finish speaking.Terry leaned over, grasping hold of her chin. He tilted her face and kissed her lips, quieting her in the fierce kiss. He kissed her deeply, possessively, and a little roughly.Lisa initially struggled with the kiss, but the sensations crashed over her, drowning her in the kiss. She soon wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him back.When the kiss ended, her cheeks were crimson, her eyes moist and alluring. "You can't possibly forget me and fall in love with another man," Terry rasped, his tone firm. Terry wondered if Lisa knew how she could stir his feelings with this look of hers alone. She was so attractive with the way she looked at him, making him obsessed
Clara tore open the letter. As she read it, she felt a chill run through her body. Clara should have known. What she feared most was bound to come. There was no way to escape them."What is this?" Mrs. Wells asked. Even so, she already had a hunch about the letter.Clara flashed a bitter smile. "Wilson is going to fight me for custody of Yanny.""You have to talk to Serenity. Didn't she say she'd help you?" Mrs. Wells said hastily.Clara nodded, looking down at the letter in her hand. Serenity was willing to help with the case. Even so, Clara knew it would be very difficult for Serenity to win the case, considering her prison record and financial conditionsClara kept these things from Mrs. Wells, not wanting her elderly mother to worry even more, "Yeah, I'll talk to Serenity. Mom, you should go to bed early. Don't worry too much," Clara urged, pretending not to worry.Mrs. Wells seemed troubled. "If it doesn't work out, let's beg Wilson again. If he really wants a child, h
'Is Wilson investigating Clara?!' Sandra wondered. 'Why is Wilson investigating Clara even after so many years? He just found her. Does he still have lingering feelings for her?' Just as Sandra was making guesses, someone suddenly pushed the door open. Wilson walked in to find Sandra holding the file in her hand.Wilson's eyes darkened. "What are you doing here?" he questioned."I-I made some food and brought it to you," Sandra explained. She then asked hesitantly, "Wilson, why are you investigating Clara?"Wilson stepped forward and took the file from Sandra's hand. "We're going to fight for Yanny's custody in court. I'll have to look into what's been going on with her over the years to have a better chance at winning in court."'Is that really so?' Sandra thought, still feeling a little uneasy. "I'm afraid, Wilson. Do you still have feelings for Clara?""What are you talking about? I couldn't possibly have feelings for her," Wilson said coldly. As he turned to his desk, Sandra
Sandra had to find a way to fix her mistake. She later found an opportunity to meet Wilson and 'unintentionally' told him about the bone marrow transplant, which made Wilson mistake her as his savior. From then on, Wilson thought Sandra was the one who had saved his life.Meanwhile, Clara did not even know that the man she had saved was the man she had fallen in love with—the same man who had put her in prison. Sandra had to become Mrs. Birch, so this was a secret she would never let Wilson or Clara know! ***Serenity took the file from Mr. Graham and was a little startled when she realized she had to send it to the Gomez Group. "What's wrong?" Mr. Graham asked. "This is an urgent document. The courier won't make it in time. They need it urgently, which is why I asked you to make a trip.""No problem," Serenity said, knowing there was no way for her to completely avoid Lucas. Many law firms in Solaria would have some form of business relationship with the Gomez Group. It wou
Lucas' behavior had placed Serenity in the spotlight. Serenity felt troubled, but the problem was... She did not have a choice. In the Gomez Group, she had no control over where Lucas wanted to go.When Lucas brought Serenity to the legal department, the whole department was shocked by his presence. The head of the department, Mr. Gregory, respectfully welcomed them into the meeting room and carefully took the documents from Serenity's hand. Mr. Gregory said with an awkward smile, "Sorry for the trouble. Please call us next time. We'll send someone to pick it up." Lucas had personally accompanied Serenity to the legal department. Clearly, she was someone important to him. When Lucas had been interviewed the other day, he had mentioned that he had fallen in love with a woman. Even Mr. Gregory could not help but wonder if Serenity was the same woman Lucas had mentioned. Everyone in the office was shocked by the interview, and many were speculating about the woman Lucas loved. Pr
Lucas looked at her intently, almost like he could see so far into her mind that he knew her thoughts.Serenity's heart almost skipped a beat. Taking a deep breath, she called his name instead this time. "Yes, Lucas. I don't want you to fall in love with me. I just want a peaceful life now. I don't want to play any more love games.""I've never regarded my love for you as a game. I'm serious about it," Lucas said soberly. "Did you think I was just fooling around? Can you tell me what I should do to make you think otherwise?"Serenity chewed at her lip, trying to think. "I'm tired. I really don't have the energy to love anymore.""I'll love you and wait until you have the strength to do so again. Don't be so cold to me. Please stop pushing me away," Lucas pleaded.Serenity looked at him, puzzled. "Why me? I'm just a nobody. I've been in prison for three years." Serenity added, feeling a little guilty, "Besides, I'm not the one you're looking for." "Yeah, why does it have to be
"Well… Why don't I go to his office and wait for him?" Lynette asked."I don't think that's a good idea, Ms. Blossom. I think you should wait outside," Blake said.Lynette gritted her teeth and sat down on the couch outside. Although respectful, Blake's attitude toward her felt different from before. Blake poured her a cup of coffee when she sat down, just like he normally did, but he did not try to flatter her like before.'Is it because of what Lucas said in the interview?' Lynette thought about how Lucas had openly stated that he was not dating her in the interview and became angry again.Lynette's classmates at school and the snobs at work were mocking her with all kinds of accusations after what Lucas had said in the interview. Many people had been flattering her because of Lucas, but that seemed to have changed. She was back to her original form.While lost in her thoughts, Lynette saw a senior executive walking out of the elevator. The executive approached Blake, asking, "M
"Serenity," Lynette asked curiously, "Remember the other day at the police station? Lucas said he had fallen in love with you. What do you think of him?""Mr. Valor seems to care about you a lot. Did you and Mr. Valor really break up?" Lynette probed, but Serenity simply looked at her indifferently and did not answer.Lynette seemed worried. "Serenity, you should know. I'm not well educated, and I've been married once. Lucas is the only man I can rely on, and… After getting along with him these days, I really like him."Lynette continued with a shy smile, "You have Jackson, but I only have Lucas. You won't compete with me for Lucas, will you?" Serenity did not answer Lynette. Instead, she kept staring at her, making her feel weak."Serenity, why are you staring at me like that? I-I know I've upset you before, but I'm saying this to you with all my heart now.""So? What kind of answer do you want?" Serenity asked. "Will you feel better if I say that I don't love Lucas and don't h
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly