Since that was the case, it's better to strike back hard and make them afraid!Liliana's face turned pale. Serenity continued, "Like you said, I managed to land Lucas Gomez. Even if I can't become Lucas' wife, I can still ask him to deal with you."Liliana gnashed her teeth, unable to retort. If Serenity asked Lucas Gomez to deal with her, he would certainly do it.With the way Lucas Gomez was treating Serenity, she probably wouldn't even need to ask. She just had to let Lucas Gomez listen to the recording and he would act of his own accord.The thought made Liliana tremble. She had already hit rock bottom. If Lucas Gomez decided to mess with her, she would probably have to leave Solaria.Serenity didn't bother with Liliana anymore. Carrying the brewed coffee, she walked out of the pantry and went back to her desk.A message from Lisa popped up on her WhatsApp. "Are you really dating Lucas Gomez?"Serenity replied with "? ? ?".Lucas Gomez again? Why did it seem like everyone w
After ending the chat with Lisa, Serenity checked the Trending list and saw that the video was indeed on the list.Many people had commented on the video, and some people even called her "The Woman Who Took the Crown Prince on a Bus Ride"!Reading through the comments, Serenity did not know whether to laugh or cry.Gossip like this would generally fade away after a short period of time.To Serenity's surprise, someone actually waited at her apartment for her to come home from work in order to ask her about the video.At the sight of her, Caleb Moss ran over and asked, "Are you and Lucas dating?"Serenity was taken aback. She recognized him. He's Caleb Moss, Jackson's friend and a famous young socialite in Solaria.Caleb pressed on, asking, "Are you?""It's none of your business," Serenity said.Caleb could feel a headache coming. When he saw the video that morning, he was shocked. Although Jackson's secretary, Connor, told Caleb that Jackson and Serenity were no longer toget
The manager was worried that someone might die, so he immediately contacted Caleb. After all, Caleb's family owned the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion behind the scenes and he was also Jackson Valor's friend.Therefore, Caleb took Serenity with him to put out the fire.In Caleb's opinion, Jackson's abnormal behavior these days was most likely due to Serenity. Specifically, when dealing with women who tried to seduce him, Jackson's attitude was a lot different than before.He was cruel and unpredictable. He would ignore them as they put on their act in front of him, but if a minor action of theirs infuriated him, they would suffer severe consequences.Caleb worried that his family's Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion would soon run out of women."Stop the car!" yelled Serenity, "If you don't, I'm gonna call the cops!"Caleb replied, "Go ahead. If your phone's dead, you can even call the cops with my phone. Feel free to call the cops as many times as you want," said Lucas as he tossed his pho
"Let go!" Serenity hissed. "Jackson and I have broken up! He wouldn't want to see me right now! You're just going to make him angrier by bringing me in!"Caleb glared at Serenity. "Do you really want Jackson to kill someone? I don't care if you guys have actually broken up or not. I just don't want anyone to die here today!" Caleb yelled and dragged Serenity into the private room against her wish.This was a private room, but a spacious one. There was a bar, a pool table, a game table, a karaoke area, and a small stage for performances. The middle of the room should have been empty, but a middle-aged man was kneeling on his knees, begging for mercy. There was a pair of tweezers stained with blood in front of him.Serenity froze when she saw the blood-stained tweezers. She had seen the same tweezers when she had been tortured years ago. The pain branded into her soul became a memory she would never forget, even if she wanted to.Serenity would occasionally dream of it in her sleep,
Jackson remained expressionless as he turned to Mr. Leslie and ordered faintly, "Get it done.""No..." Serenity rushed to Jackson almost immediately. She knew the right thing to do was to get out of here quickly. She should not be getting herself involved, but she could not resist. This scene reminded her of the time she had been tortured. The pain she felt when all her nails were gone. There was no one to help her back then, and she had had to bear the agonizing pain alone!When Jackson looked up, their eyes locked. Serenity stared into his beautiful eyes, shivering in fear. His eyes were so cold, so icy, like the deepest pit in the ocean colder than hell. "No?" Jackson stood up slowly and towered over her. Gazing down at her coldly, he said, "Who are you to tell me to stop?"Serenity trembled. The man before her was not the same Jackson she knew, much less the Jack before! He was the ruthless Mr. Valor of Solaria, and she was a nobody, someone insignificant to him!Serenity let
"I-I'm feeling much better…" Brianna stuttered in excitement, her pink cheeks showed her shyness.Jackson stated, "This man wanted to pull out your fingernails. Now, let's pull out all his fingernails.""Mr. Valor, thank you for stopping him in time, or he might've hurt all my fingers. But… I think he knows he's wrong. Mr. Valor, why don't you just spare him this once?" Brianna spoke delicately, looking kind and innocent. A woman like her could easily arouse a man's protective desire and liking.Serenity's body shook when she heard the conversation. Well, the joke was on her, it seemed. The man on his knees was the perpetrator, and the waitress with an injured finger was the victim.'Jackson… Is he seeking justice for this woman?' Serenity thought in a daze, watching as Jackson interacted with the waitress. From where she stood, she could see his attractive side profile, his chiseled jawline, his tall nose, and his lips parting and closing as he spoke to the woman.When Serenity r
"Come, let's go. I'll take you home," Lucas said, holding Serenity's hand as he led her out of the room.Jackson snuck a peripheral glance at Lucas and Serenity, who were leaving the room. Once they were gone, he casually ordered Caleb, "Get your staff out of here.""Huh? What about them…" Caleb pointed to Brianna, who had injured her finger, and Mr. Leslie, still on his knees."They'll stay," Jackson said faintly.Caleb ordered all the staff in and outside the private room to leave. Only Jackson, Caleb, Brianna, Mr. Leslie, Connor, and a few of Jackson's bodyguards remained in the room.Jackson's eyes hooded as he took Brianna's hand and gently caressed her index finger wrapped in gauze. He seemed to be lost in thoughts.Brianna looked down with a shy smile, and a hint of surprise flashed in Caleb's eyes. 'Is Jackson really interested in her?' Caleb wondered, but what Jackson said next made Caleb dumbfounded."If you want to have your nails pulled out so badly, do it. Consider
"What do you have? Why would I need you to do anything for me?" Caleb snickered. "You seem so determined to deceive Jackson. Maybe you should've been prepared for failure from the very beginning!" Caleb shook off Brianna's hand and left the private room, ignoring her fate.*** Lucas drove Serenity back home. While on the way, he urged, "If Caleb messes with you again, just call me."Serenity said after a short silence, "Yesterday… You could've woken me up on the bus.""Did you see the video?" Lucas explained, "You fell asleep, so I thought it would be good to let you sleep a little longer. I didn't realize someone had taken a video and even posted it online. If you don't like it, I'll have the video taken down."Lucas had always been wary of cameras, but he had been so focused on Serenity yesterday. He had not been paying attention to his surroundings while on the bus. Serenity had fallen asleep on the bus and slept for only half an hour, but Lucas had felt content with every m