Mr. and Mrs. Quest exchanged looks. They had been together for so long that they understood what the other was thinking with just one look.Mr. Quest cleared his throat and decided to compromise, saying, "If you can take care of the mess in the White family, we'll agree to let both of you marry each other."As Lisa's parents, they naturally wished to see their daughter happy.Lisa's face instantly lit up. Had her parents finally agreed?!Even Terry sighed in relief too. Mr. and Mrs. Quest were Lisa's parents. They were the most important people in Lisa's life, so he very much hoped that he could get their blessings to get married!He turned to see the smile on Lisa's face, and he was silently resolved. He had to take care of everything within the White family as soon as possible. That way, he could give Lisa a better and safer life in the future!*** Now that Serenity was at the hospital to visit Lucas, she decided to first pay Yanny a visit as well. Yanny was doing pretty well
"I've got another friend staying in this hospital that I'd like to visit," said Serenity, "so I'll be leaving now.""Oh, okay."Peter then turned sideways a little awkwardly to give way to Serenity. As she was walking in the hallway, heading toward the elevator, Peter's eyes never left her slender figure at all. He wondered who she had ended up choosing between Jackson Valor and Lucas Gomez, but he dared not ask her about it directly.In any case, he was sure that she would live a happy life no matter who she chose!As for him, he knew that he was infinitely inferior to either of those men! And yet… he was still unable to completely give up on her even after knowing that there was no way he even had a chance with her because the feelings he had for her just would not go away.When Serenity got to Lucas's private ward, she found that not only was Lynette there, but his parents were also there."What are you doing here?" asked Mrs. Gomez with a long face, glowering at Serenity with
That look was like a warning, telling her not to say another word, otherwise, he would not hesitate to humiliate her.Lynette gritted her teeth, her face full of humiliation.Lucas then said, "You should go too, Lynette. I've got the nurse to take care of me here, so there's no need for you to stay.""But I don't have anything else to do, anyway," argued Lynette, unwilling to give up. "I'd rather stay with you and take care of you."In her view, this was her best chance to shine."There's no need," Lucas refused bluntly.Those words were like a slap on Lynette's face, yet there was no way that she could argue with him at this point."In… In that case, I'm going home now."And so, she left the private ward, leaving only Lucas and Serenity in the room."You didn't have to speak to your mother that way," Serenity said. "It's perfectly normal for her to not want to see me here. I totally understand it."Lucas's dark penetrating eyes were fixed on Serenity as he asked her, "If you
“Did you think of Jackson just now?” asked Lucas. While his question was completely unnecessary, his pride forced him to ask her. Serenity felt suffocated by the silence. Still, it was a sufficient reply. “Even if he continues to linger in your heart, I’ll wait for the day when you have finally moved on from him and make you fall in love with me,” Lucas said to her. “It’s not that I can’t move on from him. In fact, I’ve completely lost feelings for him,” rebutted Serenity. “That’s all the better,” said Lucas with a smile. “If that’s the case, maybe the wait will be shorter than I thought. To be honest, you don’t hate me, do you?” Serenity pursed her lips when she heard his question. Hate? How could she possibly hate Luke?Just then, Lucas’ phone started ringing. His expression changed seconds after answering the call. “Alright, got it!” A moment later, he hung up the call and turned toward Serenity. “We’ve discovered the person behind the car accident.” “What?” uttered
As Janet’s plan was kept a secret, her family had no idea what was going on. Otherwise, if they had been the ones pulling the strings, the truth would have been harder to find out.After reading Janet’s confession, Lisa said to Serenity with a guilty expression. “I’m sorry, Serenity! You almost died because of me!” “Don’t say such a thing! We’re friends, aren’t we? If we’re talking about apologies, I’d have more reasons to apologize to you!” Back then, Lisa had given up her studies and the promise of a better future for her case. She worked herself to the bone for three long years. Serenity could never hope to pay off such a debt in her lifetime!Terry stepped forward and interjected, “It’s my fault that things got out of hand. I never anticipated Janet would have the audacity to pull off such a stunt and almost harmed you both.” This whole time, he had kept his eyes on her family. He had forgotten to send his men to monitor Janet to see if she was possibly up to no good.Afte
Some passersby cast curious glances at the scene that the woman had created. At that moment, Jackson couldn’t be bothered to even look at her. Instead, he continued making his way to his vehicle. When she saw his reaction, she turned around and accidentally caught sight of Serenity from the corner of her eye. Immediately, she rushed at her and yelled, “Ms. Lewis, please help me! You helped me last time too, so please! Ask Mr. Valor to forgive me!” The whole situation developed so quickly that Serenity couldn’t respond in time. Her mind had barely registered what was going on when the lady was already standing before her. Her fingertips were wrapped in a conspicuous layer of white gauze. Her forehead was red and swollen with blood slowly oozing out from the wound caused earlier by her groveling. Her facial expression reflected her desperation, almost as if she was clinging to every chance just to avoid this disaster. “I shouldn’t have taken advantage of your past! It was wrong
After all, after the Heart of Serenity ring had been completed, Mr. Valor had kept it locked in the safe and never taken it out again. Mentioning the ring was taboo, just like Serenity’s name.However, this woman was breaking that taboo again and again! “I want you to check how she came to know about the ring. Whoever leaked that information, make sure they pay for it,” snapped Jackson coldly. “Understood, sir,” replied Connor. The woman immediately turned pale, and her lips quivered. She wanted to speak, but she had no idea what to say. “She’s right, you know. It’s pointless for you to beg for her help,” said Jackson. As he spoke to the waitress, his eyes were kept on Serenity. In just a moment, Serenity felt her chest overwhelmed by a tidal wave of emotions. He was looking at her, but… it seemed as if there was no place for her in his eyes. Those beautiful eyes revealed zero emotions. Instead, what she felt was silence. Or perhaps it was more accurate to say that she f
Serenity nodded in response. Terry, who picked up on her unhappiness, seemed to have something on his mind. Later that evening, Terry suggested to Lisa, “Do you think there’s a chance that Serenity might be pregnant?” Lisa almost choked on her drink when she heard that suggestion. “No way!” she replied firmly.Terry was confused by how sure of herself she sounded. “What makes you so sure of yourself? It hasn’t been three months since they broke up, and even if she’s pregnant, we can’t really tell yet.” Lisa bit her lip. What was she supposed to say in this scenario? After all, this involved Serenity’s private matter. Truth be told, considering the type of injuries she had sustained while in prison, the chances of her getting pregnant were incredibly slim. Still, she had indeed received medical treatment while she was together with Jackson. However, it wasn’t long before they had broken up, and Serenity was unable to afford her own treatment. At that moment, facing Terry’s ga