Therefore, he forbade Lynette from calling him Luke. He sealed the nickname in his memory like it's taboo.But now, Serenity called him Luke. What was she...He abruptly recalled that she had called him Luke too that time in the hospital. She then told him that she's the little girl he met as a boy!But back then, he thought that she was only saying that in order to save Peter Wall! Could it be... Could it be...He almost didn't dare to think about the possibility.Serenity continued, "You saved my life more than once, and I'm really grateful. I understand how you feel about me, but unfortunately, I can't reciprocate it. My feelings for you have never been love. Please stop loving me from now on. Please stop wasting your love on me. If I ever get the chance to repay you for saving my life, I will.""I don't need you to repay me!" Lucas said with his eyes fixed on her. With a trembling voice, he asked, "Tell me honestly, are you or are you not... the little girl I've been searchin
Jackson snorted. He pulled his arm back to punch Lucas, but Serenity grabbed his arm to stop him."What? You can't bear to see him get hit?" Jackson asked with raised eyebrows, his eyes cold."He saved me and our children!" Serenity said.The light in Jackson's eyes flickered, and he lowered his hand. Serenity asked Lucas seriously, "If I say I am, would you believe me, or would you still think that I'm lying like you did last time?"Lucas trembled violently. "So you really are her, aren't you?!""Once upon a time, a little girl ran into a little boy who was kidnapped but managed to escape. The little girl tried to take the little boy to a safe place. They spent a day and a night together in a dense forest and encountered a lot of dangers, but in the end, neither of them left the other behind and they managed to find their way out of the dense forest safely."Serenity didn't admit it directly. She told the story from a third-person perspective.Lucas listened with a pale face.
Even though her original intention was to avoid hurting him, she still ended up hurting him!"You're sorry..." Lucas snorted, "So that's all I get for my perseverance over the years. An apology. Haha... Haha..."He laughed as tears slid down his cheeks.Serenity looked at him until a pair of hands covered her eyes. "Stop looking at him. You've already said everything that needed to be said. Let's go back to the car."That's... Jackson's voice!Jackson's hands covered her eyes until she got back into the car.The black car slowly drove away.Caleb finally came back to his senses.What happened today was simply too shocking. Not only did Jackson and Serenity get married, he found out that Serenity was actually the little girl that Lucas had been searching for.It sounded ridiculous, but it's the truth.Caleb sighed seeing Lucas in that state. He had known Lucas since he was a boy and had never seen him cry before. But now, he was crying for Serenity Lewis.Women really were tr
Serenity thought her father-in-law shouldn't have chosen death just because he lost the love of his life because he would be abandoning his young son to his own devices.But... he must have loved his son dearly when he was alive, or Jack wouldn't still miss him terribly after all these years."I'll do my best to be a good wife and a good mother. I'll maintain this marriage well," she said seriously and sincerely.Since she had chosen to go down this path, she would walk down it properly. Even though what bound her and Jackson to this marriage were only the children, she hoped to at least give the children a harmonious family, not a family filled with strife and resentment.She turned around and found Jackson looking at her. Those dark eyes of his looked as if they were covered in a layer of glaze under the light."I... was telling the truth," she said somewhat awkwardly under his intense stare."Would you swear it?" he slowly said, his clear, cold voice that echoed in the silent
With tightened lips, Jackson approached Serenity step by step, his dark eyes fixed on her.She didn't look away. She faced him straight on.After a while, he raised his hands and embraced her. "Serenity, I'll believe you one more time. Just this once."He chose to believe that she would keep her vow.Or maybe... rather than saying that he believed her, it's more precise to say that he wanted to believe her; he wanted it to be true!Serenity leaned into Jackson's arms, taking in his familiar scent. So, he's willing to believe her. Did that mean their marriage would go smoothly?She didn't know how much trust he had in her now, but at least he's willing to believe her, and that's good!Caleb sent Lucas back to his mansion, but Lucas didn't want to go in. Instead, he stood outside the gate, lost in thought.Caleb had no choice but to stand there with him.Lucas stared at the spot underneath his feet. Serenity stood here that day.At the moment, Lucas' heart was filled with unsp
"A loan?" Lucas asked, surprised."Yes. The reason she tried to stop your car that day was because she wanted to borrow money from you. I believe she needed 300 thousand dollars," the security guard recalled.The moment Lucas heard that, his expression changed drastically.300 thousand dollars? Why did Serenity need 300 thousand dollars? Was it for an emergency? In his mind, he once again recalled the despair on her face when he turned a blind eye to her that day.He must have been the only person she could borrow that amount of money from! He was her only hope!And what did he do? He crushed her hope!He knew that, with her personality, she would never come to him to borrow money if it wasn't her last resort.Something must have happened! Something that he didn't know about!It turned out that she didn't stand here all night and risked her life to stop his car to help Peter Wall, but to borrow 300 thousand dollars!And what did he do? He believed Lynette and didn't even get o
"Caleb..." Lucas seemed to be crying and laughing at the same time, like a child with a broken heart, "What should I do? I missed out... I missed out on her... Am I going to lose her forever? I'm only a few days late, only a few days... Why didn't I believe her? Why didn't I get down from the car and listen to what she had to say? Why? I was her only hope when she was desperate, but I pushed her away..."Lucas screamed, roared and cried over and over again... Caleb had never seen Lucas behave like this. All he could do was to stay by Lucas' side and console him as best he could.After having dinner in the Valor Residence, Serenity took a shower, put on the pajamas Jackson prepared for her, and went to Jackson's bedroom.Her personal belongings and clothes had already been moved into this room.This room was not unfamiliar to her, but she had never slept in it before. The room's decoration and furniture had a grayish tone, which gave off a cold vibe, but today, there were some red
"Why are you crying?" Jackson walked up to her with a slight frown.Serenity sniffled and said, "Just now... Lisa's parents called to inform me that Lisa has been transferred to the new hospital. Thank you," she sincerely thanked him.Jackson said casually, "It's part of the deal. I promised you, so of course I would do it. There's no need to thank me. You married me so that I would help Lisa Quest after all."He dried his wet hair with a bath towel while he spoke.She took a deep breath, walked forward, and said, "Let me... do it for you." In the past, after he washed his hair, he would always ask her to help him wipe it dry.His body tensed up. He raised his head to look at her, his jet-black eyes looking deep behind the wet locks that dropped down his forehead. "Are you trying to please me?""You're free to think that," Serenity said, "Even though we only got married because of Lisa, I don't want our marriage to become a catastrophe. After all, if you don't divorce me, then we