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
Considering the financial power of the Valor family, even if the babies were born prematurely, they would surely receive the best medical care possible, which would greatly enhance their chances of survival."But what would happen to you? Have you ever thought about that?" He couldn't help raising his voice."If we have to take a risk anyway, I'd rather take that risk together with my babies. I'm their mother. I can't let them take all the risk while I remain safe and sound."He tensed up at the word "mother."His own mother left him behind and walked away when he was gravely injured.But Serenity was willing to take a huge risk for the sake of her children.Her mother and Serenity were completely different people... Serenity would surely be a good mother. Their children would not experience what he did."Jack, I really want to keep all three babies.""You can say that I'm being too impractical, too emotional or too irrational, but... you don't understand how crushed I was when
For a time, she was able to sleep with the lights off.It was only after breaking up with him that she once again had to have the lights on in order to fall asleep!Serenity was counting sheep with her eyes closed, hoping to fall asleep quickly.But for some reason, she couldn't.There was another person lying next to her. Even with her eyes closed, she could smell his scent, and... if she just moved a tiny bit, she would come into contact with his body.The bed was large, but somehow, she would easily make contact with his body.She counted to a thousand and still couldn't fall asleep, so she opened her eyes again.She was lying on her side, so the moment she opened her eyes, a handsome face came into view.His eyes were closed, and his long eyelashes formed shadows on his eyelids, as if they were fans.His high nasal bridge, sharp jawline, and sexy thin lips were very pleasing to the eye.When he's asleep like this, he did not give off an oppressive aura like he would when
She closed her eyes and tried to calm herself.This time, she fell asleep very quickly.Jackson slowly opened his eyes to look at the woman lying next to him. Her steady breathing let him know that she had fallen asleep.She had no idea how much willpower it took to stop her from touching him just now.He was afraid that once she touched his chest, he would no longer be able to suppress his desire!As expected, the doctors' risk assessment report recommended a multifetal pregnancy reduction surgery. After all, it was objectively the most prudent option.However, the assessment report did not say that it was the only option. The doctors had also come up with an alternative plan that would enable all three babies to be born, but the risk was much higher. Also, it would cause some damage to Serenity's body."If you insist on giving birth to all three babies, it would be very dangerous for your uterus. Your uterus may experience massive blood loss during labor. If we can't stop the