"You promised me right here that you would love me for the rest of your life, that you would stay by my side and never leave me," he whispered softly, a passionate determination faintly emanating from his dark eyes.Serenity trembled, recalling that time he stood in this memorial hall in the middle of the night. He looked terribly lonely and vulnerable, making her heart ache for him.When she saw him looking like that, she wanted to protect him with everything she had!If he felt insecure, she would do whatever it takes to make him feel safe.She would keep telling him that she loved him. Even when she remembered her past with Lucas, she acted as if she couldn't remember anything.She really was... willing to do anything for him in the past.But now... Serenity met Jackson's eyes calmly. "So? You once told me you love me too. But later, you said you don't love me anymore and wanted to break up with me... Words are cheap. Breaking a promise costs nothing.""If I don't break my pr
The corner of her lips curled up a little. She gently stroked his eyebrows with her fingers.His eyelashes fluttered slightly, but he remained still. His hands, which had been pressing on hers, slowly relaxed.Her fingers slowly moved from his eyebrows, over his eyes and down to his nose before landing on his lips.His thin lips were beautiful. They looked cold, sexy and seductive. In the past, every time he smiled, it would tug at her heartstrings. "You said you're scared of repeating your father's mistake and losing control over your own life. Does that mean you're also scared that I would betray you like your mother betrayed your father?" She spoke in a gentle tone, like the sound of a pleasant violin, her voice devoid of any anger or resentment.Her calm demeanor made him frown.The last time they were in her apartment, she was just as calm. It was a calmness that made him anxious. "Although I told you that I loved you and would never leave you, and although you told me th
The next day after work, Lisa came to look for Serenity. They went to a small restaurant for dinner.After they ordered their food, Lisa asked with concern in her voice, "Did anything happen between you and Jackson Valor yesterday? Did he give you a hard time?"Serenity hesitated before replying, "He wanted to start over with me." "What?!" Lisa exclaimed, her eyes wide, "Start over? You mean he wants to get back together with you?" "Yeah," answered Serenity. Lisa said with gritted teeth, "How dare he?! He was the one who broke up with you in the first place! Now he wants to get back together? He’s just playing with your feelings!" Lisa was probably the only person in Solaria who had the guts to talk about Jackson Valor like that.Serenity found her friend's expression amusing and couldn't suppress a chuckle. It made her feel much better. "He's quite the jerk," Serenity agreed."Did you say yes?" Lisa asked.Serenity shook her head and replied, "No, we're never going to w
"Okay, I'll ask Terry to check it out," replied Lisa. "How's Clara? Is her business doing well?" "I spoke to her this morning. She said business is slowly recovering. No one came to cause trouble anymore," Serenity informed Lisa. "That's great news!" Lisa was relieved to hear that.After dinner, Lisa drove Serenity home before heading to Terry's mansion."Are you feeling better?" Terry asked as he set aside his papers and walked over to Lisa. "Much better compared to yesterday," she replied. Terry frowned. Then she's still in pain. "How long until the pain goes away?" he inquired. Before he met her, he had never thought about how painful a woman's period was."Don't worry, it'll probably stop hurting tomorrow," Lisa answered. "Would you like me to rub your stomach again?" he asked. She certainly wouldn't mind. His stomach-rubbing skills were excellent!Lisa sat on the couch and got comfortable.Terry smiled when he saw that. He used the intercom to ask the maid to make
She came over to his house yesterday in order to watch him dance, but then her period came and she forgot about it.Terry raised an eyebrow, surprised that she still remembered. "You really want to see it?" he asked.Lisa eagerly nodded. "You don't need me to rub your stomach anymore?" he asked. "You can get back to rubbing my stomach after you dance. There's no conflict," she said with eyes that shone like stars. Terry sighed helplessly and stood up. He figured he had no choice but to satisfy her request.However... "From now on, you can't show interest in any other man, understand?" he said.Her expression betrayed a hint of guilt. After all... there were many male celebrities waiting for her to ogle at. However, under his intense stare, she spoke hastily, "I promise I'll only admire other men from an aesthetic point of view. I'll only have dirty thoughts about you," she said.He chuckled at her words. Ultimately, he complied with her wishes. He unbuttoned his collar and d
"You seem very familiar with Mr. Smith," she said. She found it surprising that a man like Lucas Gomez was acquainted with an elderly doctor in a small clinic."I've known him for a long time. When your cousin and I came down from the mountains when we were little, my leg was broken. Several doctors said that it would never heal completely. My mom then heard about Mr. Smith and took me to his clinic for treatment," Lucas explained. Serenity was shocked, "Your leg was broken?""Yeah. It took me three months to walk again," Lucas said.She didn't know he was suffering from that kind of injury back then. Did he get injured when he fell off the cliff? Serenity tried to recall what happened. She vaguely remembered that he was unable to walk after she pulled him up from the cliff. She remembered mocking him for being soft because he lived a pampered life, but his leg was actually broken. But... he never complained about his leg hurting once. He just kept apologizing to her while s
Was it because he had too many ex-girlfriends so she thought he wasn't serious about her?He still remembered that she used to mock him for having so many substitutes. She said that if he really missed someone, no matter how many substitutes he found, it was pointless.Come to think of it, wasn't he reaping what he sowed now?There had never been a woman like her who was out of his reach, yet would always appear in his mind and linger there.Even though there were times when he wanted to forget her, he had never really been able to.He would even make an enemy out of Jackson Valor for her!While he was lost in thought, a sudden painful groan came from the treatment room. Lucas sprang to his feet, sprinted to the treatment room and pushed the door open!Mr. Smith was poking a needle into the back of Serenity's hand, and she... Lucas could not move his eyes away from her face.Serenity's eyes were tightly closed and her eyebrows were furrowed. She was biting her lower lip hard
She had no idea how much time had passed before she heard Mr. Smith say, "It's done!" The intense pain on the back of her hand started subsiding. Serenity took a deep breath and opened her eyes.The first thing she saw was Lucas' arm.She realized that she had been grabbing onto it this whole time. "Sorry!" she quickly let go."Don't worry about it. I asked you to grab it," Lucas said, pulling his hand back. "Come again next week at the same time," Mr. Smith told Serenity, "Remember, avoid getting your hand wet and lifting heavy objects for 3 hours." "Got it." Serenity replied. After leaving Mr. Smith's clinic, Lucas offered to drive Serenity home."I... I'll just take the bus," Serenity declined his offer and turned around to leave.Lucas stopped her. "I'm just giving you a ride home. I'm not asking you to promise me anything. You don't have to avoid me like this.""I don't want to trouble you," she pushed his hand away, which made him frown and let out a muffled groan
“……” 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