#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
When she woke up that morning, she found that her call to Terry was still connected and that Terry… had never hung up the phone!She tried speaking to see if there was any response, only to find that he quickly replied by saying good morning.His voice sounded hoarse. She had no idea if what happened to her had caused him to lose any sleep, or even if he… had not slept at all.When she thought about it, she realized that he had only left Solaria less than two weeks ago, yet she already missed him so much! So much that she almost lost her mind thinking about seeing him again!Having been in a life-and-death situation made her realize what she truly wanted.As she walked out of the subway station and headed toward the apartment complex where she lived, she suddenly stopped dead in her tracks. She had noticed a black car parked nearby, and a man had just stepped out of it and was walking toward her.Lisa's eyes turned red in an instant, and her nose stung so badly!"I'm back, Lisa.
She gazed at him in confusion. The man's face was full of concern for her. She could see that he had dark bags under his eyes. He probably did not have a good sleep last night. He had even told her that he had a lot of things to take care of regarding the conflict within the White family, yet he suddenly rushed to her side after what happened!Lisa cupped his face between her hands and told him, "Let's get married! I want to marry you as soon as all the problems within the White family are settled!"Although they had talked about marriage before, now that Lisa had been through a life-and-death situation, for the first time in her life, she had the urge to get married and be with him as soon as possible because she wanted to spend as much time with him as possible. Even if she could get a minute or a second longer with him, it would be absolutely worth it!Having stared death in the face was probably the reason why she cherished every moment she had with more than ever now. She even