Lisa and Terry arrived at the Valor Residence, but there was no sign of Jackson! According to the butler, Jackson had never brought Serenity back. When Lisa made a request to visit the Valor Residence, she was flatly refused by the butler, of course! Lisa stood staring at the gate, anxiously stomping her feet.Terry realized how important Serenity was to Lisa looking at his girlfriend's reaction. "If someone took me away, would you be so anxious to find me?" Terry asked.Lisa was stunned for a moment and laughed in amusement. "What? Why are you asking such a question at a time like this? Are you jealous of Serenity?""What if I am?" Terry said, staring at the woman standing in front of him.Lisa blinked. After thinking for a moment, she stepped forward and stood on her tiptoes. She tugged on Terry's collar with both hands, pulling him closer to press a kiss on his lips. "Okay, be good. You're the one I love. Serenity is just my best friend, so don't be jealous."This time, it wa
Serenity stayed up all night in this room. Jackson did not lock the door to the room, but… He said he would keep her here, and she knew there was no way for her to leave the mansion at all. While Serenity was lost in thoughts, Jackson pushed open the door and walked into the room with a stack of clothes in his hands."You're awake?" Jackson said, looking at Serenity. She was sitting up in her bed and wrapped in a sheet.Serenity chewed on her lip slightly, glaring at him in silence. Jackson did not mind it at all. He walked over and said, "Here are some clothes for you. Let me help you put them on and see if they fit.""No!" Serenity quickly refused, "I can wear it myself!""Alright. You can wear it yourself." Jackson did not force it and placed the clothes beside her.Serenity looked at him hesitantly. How could she get dressed with him here?Jackson seemed to have sensed her reluctance. "When we lived together, didn't you change your clothes in front of me?""We were dating
"I've already told you, I don't have...""You don't have feelings for me anymore, right?" Jackson interrupted her, questioning, "So, who do you love now?"Serenity's breath hitched, sensing some kind of danger from the way he looked at her."I don't have feelings for anyone, including Lucas!" Serenity hissed, not wanting to involve Lucas any further. She did not know how Lucas was doing now—Jackson had broken Lucas' wrist because of her. "If you don't, why did you let him hold you? When did you become so close to him?" Jackson demanded quietly.Serenity suddenly felt nervous, worrying that her answer would annoy him. If she did, he would…"I-I'm just a childhood friend to him," Serenity answered frankly, "When I look at him, I feel… guilty.""Guilty?" Jackson arched a brow."He's been looking for me for years, but I never told him I'm the one he's looking for."Instead, she allowed Lucas to mistake someone else for her, making it worse. "Besides, maybe he thought of me as a
"I want you to love me with all your heart." Jackson demanded domineeringly. "Even though you don't love me right now, sooner or later, you'll love me how you used to. I promise, Serenity!"Jackson's voice was so confident. He seemed absolutely certain of her love.Serenity froze as she realized what he had just said. 'Is it even possible?' She wondered. Could she love him as much as before? How could a broken relationship ever be the same again!?***As night fell, Wilson got in the car and left feeling tired. Pressing his fingers to his temple, he thought about the meeting with his attorney earlier. The lawyer he had hired was an expert in custody cases. The lawyer had analyzed the case and told him he had at least an 80% chance of winning.Although Yanny had been with Clara for years, Clara had a high chance of losing because of her prison record. It was more likely that a judge would award Wilson custody.Wilson did not expect the case back then to become his biggest advantag
As the car arrived at Guthrie Bay, plenty of food stalls could be seen further down the road. Wilson had the driver pull over, and he got out of the car alone."Mr. Birch," the driver offered, "If you're looking for a late-night snack, I can recommend a few places.""No need," Wilson flatly refused and walked toward the bustling place ahead. There were various food stalls in the area, but Wilson found them uninteresting. Normally, he would never come to a place like this, but this time…His eyes finally caught a glimpse of a slender woman. Clara was in the midst of the bustling crowd, but he still found her at first glance. She was thinly dressed, wearing old brown pants and an apron around her waist. She looked so different from before, during the time when she was still by his side.A fine haze of smoke rippled through the air as the pan sizzled. Clara was busy cooking. Her arms were slender, but she could effortlessly cook with a seasoned pan over a high flame while stirring and
"You set up this food stall to earn money," said Wilson, "and I'm here to spend money for food, and that's that. As for whether or not I can finish the food, that's not something you need to worry about."After speaking, he strode to one of the empty tables and took a seat. Being well-dressed and good-looking, he stood out starkly from the shabby surroundings. Clara would never have thought that he would come here, much less order something to eat! What exactly was he trying to do?!Clara's head was full of confused thoughts as she busied herself with cooking with her head down. Soon, she was done preparing the dishes and served them up at the small table where Wilson was seated. Eventually, every inch of the tiny table was full of food.At that moment, Clara was glad she only had ten items on her menu because the tiny table would not have enough room for any more food than that!"Your cooking is much better than it used to be," Wilson suddenly said as Clara was serving up the last
The woman almost ran away in panic.Seeing this, Clara barely had any reaction at all. Wilson had always been a haughty man. He would never be so easily seduced! In fact, there was even an actress who had once tried to drug him so that she could spend a night with him, but he had managed to fight the effects of the drug and escaped, not letting the actress touch him at all.Unsurprisingly, the consequences the actress suffered for what she had done that night was beyond horrifying. In fact, that night… as Clara remembered what happened that night, she quickly shook her head.She reminded herself to stop thinking about it. Everything that had happened in the past was just a nightmare now!The only good thing Wilson Birch had ever given her was her son, Yanny!But as she was suppressing the memories that popped up in her mind, she accidentally caught sight of him looking in her direction from the corner of her eye. Then, she realized that his deep eyes were focused on her. Her who
Did he just… save her?!She thought he would just watch happily as she was humiliated in front of him. She thought that he would be more delighted the more wretched and miserable her life was.At that moment, the other drunken man lunged toward Wilson, trying to throw a punch at him, but Wilson swiftly pushed Clara aside and violently punched the man's belly.Clara knew Wilson was not a weak man. In fact, back when they used to be together, she had even seen him spar with some professional boxers, so she was not worried at all that he might get beaten up by these drunken men.The only thing that confused her was why Wilson would ever… want to save her?!As she expected, in no time at all, the drunken men were beaten up so hard that they were begging Wilson for mercy. They even sobered up now and were crawling on all fours as they tried to escape from Wilson.Wilson then walked up to Clara and said, "From now on, don't set up your stall here again."He thought of how she had been