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
“……” 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