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
"Serenity…" Lucas murmured, "If I could, I want more than your thanks…"Lucas had always subconsciously kept a distance from others. Even friends like Caleb would say he was too cold and aloof. It was as if nobody could enter his heart.Lucas seemed to have understood what it was like, unable to enter someone's heart. He was desperately trying to get closer to Serenity, wanting to be part of her world, but she always kept a distance from him.Although Serenity was smiling, her smile was just a silent rejection of him. What should he do to really have a place in her heart?!***Serenity hurried to the pediatric section. She gave Yanny's name to the nurse at the reception desk and finally found the ward.Yanny had fallen asleep in his ward. The little boy lying on the hospital bed seemed to have gone through a terrible fight. His legs were wrapped in bandages, and his face was swollen and bruised. His eyes, although closed, were obviously swollen as well.Mrs. Wells sat by Yanny's
"Do you want to get Yanny into a new kindergarten? I'll get Lisa's help," Serenity suggested.Everyone at Yanny's current kindergarten probably knew about Clara's time in prison by now. They would most likely look down on Yanny for his mother's past.Having gone through it, Serenity did not want Yanny to go through the same thing. If they could not change the situation, the only thing they could do was to make changes on their side.Clara did not give Serenity an answer. Instead, she inquired, startling Serenity. "If I want to overturn the conviction now, what are the chances?"Serenity gave it a serious thought and gave Clara an answer. "Thirty percent."A bitter smile broke out on Clara's face. Thirty percent… Could the verdict really be overturned with just a thirty percent chance of winning? Maybe others would fight for it even if there was only a ten percent chance, but it was too low for her!"It's been too long. Even if you appeal, the evidence in your favor is gone with t
"But you're innocent! You got accused!" Mrs. Wells said with a touch of bitterness in her voice. "It's all Sandra's fault! She did this to you! If you’re worried about the stigma, let's overturn the case. Didn't Serenity say we have a thirty percent chance of success?"Clara said nothing more and watched her son quietly. After a while, she got up and said, "Mom, I'm a little tired today. I'm going home to rest. Please take care of Yanny."Mrs. Wells found it a little strange, knowing her daughter's personality. Clara would usually spend the night in the hospital with Yanny no matter what. Mrs. Wells thought maybe Clara was exhausted from working hard at the food stall day and night, so she said, "Go home and rest early.""Okay. I'll come back tomorrow morning," Clara said, leaving the ward. However, Clara did not head home after leaving the hospital. Instead, she walked to the bus stop and dialed a phone number."I'm Clara. I need to talk to Wilson tonight. It's about Yannick. If y
Gritting her teeth, Clara followed Wilson into the suite and closed the door.Wilson walked to the couch and sat down. Then, he picked up a cup of tea on the coffee table and sipped it. "What do you want to talk about? You can't be asking me to give up custody, or are you?"Clara's eyes flickered. "And what if I am? Can you give up? I'll do anything if you'll give up Yanny's custody!""You'll do anything?" Wilson asked, gazing up at Clara."Yes!" Clara responded."What else do you think I need from you now?" Wilson said, amused. "Would I want you to give birth to another child for Sandra's sake? But I have Yanny now. What else can you do? You're just a small business owner running a food stall. What can you do?"Clara's face paled. She had nothing to offer! She had no chips on the table, nothing to trade with him!After a short silence, Clara said, "Don't you… hate me? You hated my father for hurting your family. He almost destroyed your family, so you deliberately approached me