"That's great," Lisa said in relief, taking out the toys she had bought today to entertain the little one."Thank you, Aunt Lisa," Yanny said and seemed to like the toys a lot.While Yanny was playing with the toys, Lisa's phone rang. Lisa's car was parked in the parking lot of Solaria General Hospital, and the security guard had called, "Hello. Are you the owner of XXX car? The car alarm keeps going off and won't stop. Please come over to the parking lot and take care of it.""Ah! Okay! I'll be there!" Lisa answered. After disconnecting the call, she told Serenity, "Serenity, I need to go down. My car alarm seems to be malfunctioning.""Okay," Serenity replied. A nurse came over after Lisa had left the ward and told Clara to meet the doctor, leaving Serenity and Yanny in the room.As soon as Clara left the ward, Yanny suddenly lowered his head and stopped playing with the new toy in his hand."Why did you stop?" Serenity asked."Aunt Serene, am I a bad boy?" Yanny asked in a mu
Later, Clara returned to Yanny's ward. Serenity and Lisa chatted with Clara for a little while before leaving. After leaving the ward, Lisa commented with heavy sighs, "I didn't think Yanny would get into a fight." Lisa often thought of the little boy as the shy and quiet type. The little boy would often blush and look shy with a little teasing. "Even a good kid will bite when backed into a corner. Besides, Yanny fought for his mommy. He may look like a good boy, but he's not a coward in a real fight," Serenity said, thinking about the kid.Yanny had always been a strong and hard-working child. Although deaf since birth, his disability made him a more tolerant person with high endurance. Yanny had learned to speak fluently within a short time after he had gotten his hearing aids. Serenity knew Yanny worked hard and learned faster than kids his age, not just because he was intelligent. Quiet people would rarely express their frustrations openly, keeping their anger bottled up on
#Lisa started telling Serenity about all the gossip she had gathered about Lucas. Serenity listened, but some of it really surprised her.Lisa told Serenity about a popular actress who requested a kiss from Lucas. They were on a show, and she wanted Lucas to fulfill her wish by kissing her on the cheek, but Lucas simply rejected her by saying, "You're not the one I want."Word had it that Lucas was also good at painting. He had a studio full of his work but had never released them to the public.There was another gossip about how Lucas never allowed others to call him by his nickname, Luke. This name was like a taboo for him. There was an actress who wanted to use Lucas to climb up in her career, so she called him Luke, pretending to be intimate with him. Instead, she had gotten banned from the entertainment industry.Serenity listened to Lisa's gossip, and before she knew it, they had arrived at her neighborhood.Lisa steered the car along the driveway and stepped on the brakes,
As they spoke, they quickly unbuckled their seat belts. By then, the car's speed had reached 50 miles per hour, and it was rocketing uncontrollably toward a remote area. The two saw the chance to jump out of the car at that point, but suddenly, a huge truck carrying an enormous amount of sand appeared in the direction diagonally opposite them. The truck driver seemed to have noticed them as the truck started to slow down, but it showed no sign of stopping. After all, according to usual traffic rules, it was Lisa who should be stopping for the truck. Unfortunately, right now, there was no way that Lisa could possibly stop her car!But if she collided head-on with the truck, even if the truck managed to stop abruptly and they were able to escape the full-on impact of the collision, they would still never be able to escape the mountain of sand collapsing down on them!Lisa tried her hardest to steer the car away from the truck, but because of the heavy load of sand on the truck and
The front of the gray car was completely mangled due to the impact. The door was severely dented, almost as if someone had desperately struggled to kick it open from the inside. Then, a man staggered out of the car.Serenity's eyes widened in shock. She stared at the man in disbelief. It was… Lucas! It really was Lucas!But no matter how hard it was for her to believe, what she saw with her own eyes told her that it was real. She watched as the man hobbled toward her. His face was stained in blood, and he looked incredibly weakened. But he was the Prince of the Entertainment Industry! He was always elegant and immaculate in all of his public appearances! No one had ever seen him so sullied and unkempt before!Bright-red blood trickled down his beige coat, making the sight of him even more horrific. With one laborious step after another, he finally reached Serenity. He pulled the car door open and strained to lean down with grave concern written all over his blood-stained face. He
Lucas's parents stared anxiously at the closed operation room door. They listened with concern as the expert surgeons described their son's injuries, the complications that might arise during the operation, and so on.But when they learned that Lucas's life was not in danger, they breathed a sigh of relief. It was then that their gaze fell onto Serenity and Lisa, though they were much more focused on Serenity."So, you're Serenity Lewis, huh?!"Lucas's mother walked up to Serenity and coldly chided, "I don't care what's going on between you and Lucas, I just don't want to see him wheeled into an operation room because of you again!"Lisa was about to defend her friend, but Serenity quickly grabbed her arm and silently shook her head at her to tell her to stop. Lucas had been badly injured because of her, so she completely understood why his mother would speak to her that way. In fact, Serenity was prepared to endure a much harsher admonishment from Mrs. Gomez than what she had just
She could still remember how she was trembling all over when she was in that car crash with Mira Hall, and the fear that overwhelmed her back then was still so vivid in her memory she could taste it.But this time… the car crash did not make her feel afraid at all. It just filled her with… a heavy sense of regret."All I did was save the life of the woman I love," replied Lucas with a soft smile, a smile that was filled with tenderness that was rarely ever seen on his face. "You don't need to thank me for it."Lynette stared at that smile with burning envy. That smile was clearly only for Serenity!She asked him, "What are you talking about, Lucas? I thought the car crash both of you were in last night was just an accident!"Lucas evaded Lynette's question and only responded by saying, "I feel like drinking soy milk, Lynette. Could you go downstairs and buy some for me please?"Lynette naturally knew that Lucas was trying to get her to leave, but at the moment, she could not thin
"Serenity, it was my choice to save you, so you don't need to feel guilty about anything."Lucas's sharp eyes seemed to have read exactly what was on her mind. Serenity could feel her throat getting parched.Over an hour later, Lisa arrived at the hospital to pay Lucas a visit. She also informed them about what the police had discovered about the accident in their investigation. It turned out that someone had tampered with her car, causing the brakes to fail after the car had been driven for a while.If Lucas had not crashed into Lisa's car back then, things would have certainly turned tragic."I guess that's why my car's alarm always sounded for no reason," Lisa added."You're probably right," said Serenity. "What else did the police say?""They just told me that they'd continue with the investigation," replied Lisa, "and that they'd give you a call and ask you some questions to get more details."Serenity nodded. She sincerely hoped that the police would catch the culprit as s
“……” 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