It turned out that everything could change in an instant, just like when they had broken up. Only that time, Jackson was the one who had wanted to break up, but this time, it was Serenity who wanted to leave."Jackson. I should really forget you this time," Serenity murmured.***The next day, Lisa planned to meet Serenity at her place as soon as she got off work. When Lisa talked to her on the phone yesterday, Serenity said she was fine. Even so, Lisa was still a little worried about Serenity.When Lisa arrived at the parking lot and was about to pick up her car, a woman stood before her, stopping her from leaving. "You must be Lisa," the woman said, looking at Lisa with an arrogant face. She wore a brand-new luxury coat from the latest fall collection and exquisite makeup on her face. "Who are you?" Lisa asked, surprised."I'm Janet Hart, the person Terry wants to marry," Janet introduced herself, her eyes filled with disdain. "I heard you've been dating Terry for some time,
Lisa blinked her eyes. Then, she took out her phone and searched for Pacific Property online.Janet was frustrated by Lisa's reaction. Actions spoke louder than words. Was Lisa telling her that she had never heard of Pacific Property?Janet felt embarrassed. She thought Lisa would be intimidated when she told her about Pacific Property, but Lisa was searching for the company online instead. After reading about Pacific Property online, Lisa smiled and said, "Okay. I know who you are now. But you said the White family had chosen you as a marriage candidate for Terry. Which means you're not engaged yet, are you? Besides, it's the White family who had chosen you, not Terry. So you have nothing to do with him now."Lisa trusted Terry. She did not think he would marry someone like Janet. 'Maybe that's the power of love!' Lisa thought to herself.Janet gritted her teeth and glared at Lisa bitterly. Lisa was right. The arranged marriage was a negotiation between the Hart family and a mem
Lisa was right about Janet. Janet had never intended to pay Lisa a single dollar. Her goal was just to make Terry get rid of Lisa. However, she never expected Lisa to be so sharp and guess her intentions.Lisa heard her phone ring. She drew her phone out to see Terry's caller ID and answered it. "Where are you?" A gentle voice asked through the phone. "Negotiating with the young lady from Pacific Property, the marriage candidate your family has chosen for you," Lisa snickered."Negotiating?" Terry got nervous. "That woman came to see you? Did she do anything to you?!""She planned to give me nothing. She offered to pay me to leave you, but she didn't plan to pay at all," Lisa complained.Janet heard what Lisa had said, her face distorting into a scowl. She finally realized that Lisa simply did not play by the rules. She would make a bigger fool of herself if she stayed any longer.Janet rose to her feet, furious. She gave Lisa a "you're going to regret this" look and left the
"Did Jackson keep you there and… He didn't do anything? Did he hurt you?" Lisa asked cautiously."He didn't," Serenity reassured her."He's still a gentleman." Letting out a sigh of relief, Lisa thought of something else and added, "Right. You said you have nothing to do with Jackson anymore. What's going on? The two of you…""Like I said, we're parting ways. Even the sibling game is already over. We're just strangers now," Serenity said calmly, but her calmness made Lisa feel a little worried.Lisa did not like Jackson because of how he had hurt Serenity, but… She felt a little regretful at the thought of Jackson and Serenity parting ways, becoming strangers.Lisa had originally thought that maybe there was still a chance for Jackson and Serenity to reconcile."Jackson isn't the only man in the world. You'll meet a better person someday," Lisa said, cheering for her friend.Serenity had a small smile and accepted Lisa's kind words. She knew Lisa was just worried about her futur
Serenity planned to keep hiding the truth from Lucas. Even if Lisa wanted to tell the truth, she had no way to do so!Serenity grunted at Lisa's comment about Lynette.While they were chatting, Lisa's notification alert rang. Lisa glanced down at her phone and saw a new message from Terry. He was asking her when she was going to his place.Serenity accidentally glanced at the message and said, "Hey, Terry is waiting for you. You should go to his place first. We can meet another time.""Alright. If anything happens, remember to call me. Don't keep it all to yourself," Lisa urged, worried about Serenity."Okay. I know." Serenity smiled. She could finally relax and be herself with Lisa around, knowing that Lisa would be there for her no matter what.Lisa left Serenity's place with an unexpectedly heavy heart, wondering whether it was good or bad for Serenity to stay like this. Serenity had broken up with Jackson, but then Lucas had come. Unfortunately, Serenity did not love Lucas an
Terry smiled faintly and replied, "Talk? Do you really think that would ever happen? She'd be the happiest person in the White family to see me dead!"Lisa realized the truth of what Terry had said when she thought about it. Terry had managed to take full control of the White family despite being an illegitimate child. It was only natural that his father's lawful wife and legitimate children would be furious about that."I'm sure they're the reason why you met Janet Hart today," Terry continued. "They want to take advantage of the marriage between the White family and the Hart family to gain the Hart family’s favor and regain their control over the White family."Lisa blinked in confusion and asked, "But if they wanted to gain the Hart family's favor, shouldn't they want Janet Hart to… marry one of your half-brothers instead?""That's because Janet Hart is nothing but a pawn.""A pawn?" asked Lisa, puzzled. "Isn't she the Hart family's eldest daughter?""She is," replied Terry, "
She rolled her eyes at him and replied, "What do you think? Maybe I should just bite you so you'll understand what it felt like.""Okay," he said. "If that's what you want, then go ahead and bite me."Lisa's eyes widened. Now that he dared her to do it, she… She suddenly did not have the heart to bite him! She stared at the almost flawless face in front of her. He looked slightly androgynous, but not overtly feminine. Staring at him at such a close distance made all his facial features become so clear that she could even count his eyelashes. It was such a… stunning sight!Unable to hold it in any longer, Lisa pounced on Terry and gave him a deep, passionate kiss. What else could she do when she just could not bite him?Terry's body trembled. His lips only parted slightly when he asked her hoarsely, "Aren't you going to bite me?""It's your fault for being so handsome! I just don't have the heart to do it!"Lisa then almost climbed on top of his body and kept on kissing him agai
"I…" Lisa stammered. "I agree that we should get married, but… don't you think it's a little too early?"She could not wrap her head around it when she considered how she might turn from an unmarried woman into a… married woman in just three months. The pace was too dizzyingly fast for her!"Too early?" he muttered, his eyes getting darker. "I think it might be too slow. Do you know that I thought about making you my wife one day the first night we spent together all those years ago?"He had never been a thoughtless person about any aspect of his life. If he had not planned to be with this woman for the rest of his life, he would never have let her do whatever she wanted with him or had sex with her. That was precisely why, in his view, asking her to marry him in three months was simply too slow, and not too early! He should never have waited till today in the first place!Lisa was so flustered that her face turned red as a tomato. She stared at him blankly for a while before f