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
"Oh really? Which one did you have?" Peter asked as he opened his bag to let Serenity take a look at the Transformer action figures in the bag.Serenity thought, wow, he said he had a few, but he actually had a lot more than a few. At a glance, there were at least a dozen of them.Serenity did find the one she had when she was little – a Bumblebee."I used to have this one," Serenity said. She was hit by a wave of nostalgia when she saw the Bumblebee."Then you can have it," Peter said."But I thought it's for Yanny?" Serenity asked."Yanny has a lot more. You can keep that one as a memento," Peter said.A memento...? Serenity stared at the Bumblebee in her hand. She remembered really wanting this toy when she was a kid. She begged her grandmother for a long time to buy it for her. Back then, she didn't have much of a concept of money. She didn't know that her grandmother had bought it with money that she scrimped and saved.The memory of her grandmother touched a soft spot in
He did this the last time too! Lynette left the ward somewhat indignantly. Serenity grabbed an apple and a fruit knife, sat down by Lucas' bed, and started peeling the apple for Lucas."You ran into your former coworker downstairs?" Lucas asked, seemingly in a casual manner."Yeah. You've actually met him before. Remember Peter Wall, the guy who ran into you when he was searching for me?" Serenity asked. She didn't try to hide anything and answered casually.Peter Wall, huh? Lucas searched his memory. When Serenity went missing, that Peter Wall guy looked very anxious. He obviously cared a lot about Serenity, more than a normal friend would... He probably had feelings for her."Ah, yes, I remember. He was really worried about you back then," Lucas said."He's a kind man." Serenity's mouth tugged in a faint smile at the thought of Peter coming to the hospital to give Yanny a bag of Transformer action figures. She couldn't believe how well Peter preserved those old toys of his.T