“What’s the matter?” asked Serenity with a puzzled look. “Can you repeat what you said to me in the car earlier today?” murmured Jackson. She was stunned. After pondering for a while, she said, “I missed you, Jackson. You said that if I didn’t love you, then I shouldn’t touch you. So now, I’m touching you because I am in love with you. Was that what you wanted to hear?” “Yes. Say it again,” urged Jackson. Serenity did not turn down his request and repeated the same line. Over and over again, she kept repeating it while he kept her in his arms. After a long while, he finally asked, “Am I really still in your heart? Are you still in love with me? And you will never let me go?” “Yes, that’s correct. That’s why I didn’t hate it when you kissed me. Perhaps I wasn’t aware of my feelings for you, but when Lucas asked me that question today, I realized that I am still very much in love with you.” Serenity confessed her feelings to him. “I know, so many things have happened betwee
However, he was completely unaware that he was tempting her to lose her self-control, especially when he removed his clothes and revealed the toned body hiding underneath. It looked better than the commercials Serenity saw on TV, and it awakened her instinct to claim the man as her own…“I’m still pregnant,” said Serenity as she pointed at her belly. As fascinated as she was with him, she couldn’t do anything in this situation. “Then you should focus on fixing our love now. After you bear my children, I will satisfy your desire as you please,” replied Jackson. At that moment, Serenity felt as if she was going to get a nosebleed. Oh, my God! What sort of indecent conversation were they having?! A warmth enveloped her heart. When it came to certain things, it felt like a great burden would slide off her shoulders whenever she spoke truthfully with Jackson. Over the past two days, she had been tying up loose ends at her workplace, which only left her with Clara’s custody proceedi
However, she was stopped every time. “Do you think you can see Mr. Birch anytime you want to? Get a hold of yourself?!” scolded the security guard impatiently. “Try rushing in again and we’ll call the police.” Just then, a figure came walking over and issued an order to the security guards. “Get out of the way and let her in! Mr. Birch wants to see her.” Clara was stunned when she recognized who it was that had spoken just now. She remembered he was the Secretary working for Wilson, and he was also… her colleague from back then! They used to be good friends in the past. However, she remembered vaguely that he had reminded her on several occasions that Wilson had someone else he cared about and warned her not to get entangled in his affairs. Instead of heeding his advice, she had thrown herself mindlessly into the relationship and ended up where she was today. In the end, she had suffered due to her own fault and stupidity! The security guards who were blocking her way were
"Of course I trust her. She's going to be my wife, the person I will spend the rest of my life with. If I don't trust her, who do I trust? You?" he said coldly.Those words stabbed her mercilessly like a sharp sword.At first, she thought that even if he said the most ruthless and malicious thing to her, she wouldn't feel anything because her heart was already numb, but it turned out… she would still get hurt by such simple words."Wilson, I beg you, please ask her. I just want to know if she took Yanny away. If she didn't, I'll get out of your sight immediately.""Are you ordering me around? Clara Wells, who do you think you are?" Wilson mocked.Clara's face turned pale. She didn't even know how to beg this man. Perhaps he wouldn't care even if she died right before his eyes."Wilson, I know we're fighting for Yanny's custody, but at least for now, before the court reaches a verdict, please don't take Yanny away from me, okay?" She was begging him in the most humble way possible
"He's my son too! This isn't just your problem!" Wilson said coldly. "When and where did he go missing?"He asked her for crucial information, then called his men and instructed them to search for Yanny.For some reason, Clara felt relieved when Wilson sent people to search for Yanny, which didn't make sense! Wilson was the person she should be most wary of!Perhaps… after persevering to keep everything together by herself all these years, she's completely exhausted, so even if it's Wilson that's helping her, it still made her feel relieved.Suddenly, Clara's phone rang. After listening to the call, Clara rushed out of the office.Wilson chased after her and caught up to her at the elevator. "What's going on?""They found Yanny! I'm going to the hospital to pick him up!" Clara said in a hurry. The call just now was from Serenity, who informed Clara that Jackson had found Yanny. However, Yanny's hurt, so he's been taken to the hospital."The hospital?" Wilson frowned, then said,
"You really want to know?" Serenity glared at Wilson angrily. "Clara asked Yanny why he got into a fight. Yanny said it's because the other kids in the kindergarten said his mommy is a criminal and a bad person! This is all thanks to your fiancée, Mr. Birch. She made sure all the kids in the kindergarten knew that Clara's an ex-convict!"Wilson looked down. He glimpsed at Clara, who was crying hard, with complicated eyes."Mr. Birch, do you really have a clear conscience about Clara's case? You've never been to prison, so you wouldn't know what it feels like. For you, it's just a testimony, but for Clara, it's an eternal stain in her life!" Serenity said. Without waiting for Wilson's reply, she turned to Clara and consoled her.After a while, Clara eventually stopped crying."Clara, don't worry about Yanny's hearing aid. I've talked to Jack about it and he said he'd ask the doctor to make a matching one for Yanny so that he wouldn't have to go through another surgery to re-install
"But even if he used to love her, he's now about to marry another woman. He also sent the woman he loved to prison with his own hands. Even if he ever regrets it one day, Clara may not forgive him. Clara's life has already been ruined. His regret is worthless to her."Serenity sympathized with Clara for falling in love with a man who sent her to prison with his own hands.She also couldn't believe that Wilson Birch actually had the audacity to fight for Yanny's custody!Jackson's body tensed up. "You think Clara won't forgive Wilson Birch even if he regrets what he did one day and begs for her forgiveness?"Serenity pondered and said, "I don't know, I'm not Clara.""Then... if it were you? Would you forgive him?" Jackson asked hesitantly."I don't think so," Serenity said, "Some mistakes can be forgiven, but some can't. And, sometimes, you only forgive someone because they don't make you feel anything anymore, so they're no different than a stranger to you."Jackson's chest tigh
Grayson's smile stiffened. He argued, "I was emotional at the time. I didn't mean it. You're my daughter, so there's no way I can be mad at you for long. This isn't a good place to talk. Why don't we go inside?"Grayson tried to go into the Valor Residence."We're no longer family," Serenity said, "If that's why you came to see me, I'll tell you right now – we will never be a family!"Even though the man in front of her was related to her by blood, the so-called kinship between them had long dissipated!Grayson's face fell. He felt humiliated.Serenity said to Jackson, "Let's go, Jack."Of course Grayson wouldn't let Serenity go that easily. He tried to dash in front of her to stop her but was immediately pulled back by the security guards. He couldn't even get close to her.When Catherine saw that, she hurriedly said, "Serenity, you... Even if you don't see him as your father anymore, at least help your sister! Your sister only did those things because she was tricked by Lynett