Clara followed Wilson into the living room of the hotel suite. Only then did he stop and turn around, glaring coldly at her as he asked, "So, you're saying you'll agree to my request? Why? Do you intend to give up fighting for Yanny's custody now?""Yes." The word came softly out of Clara's lips, but as she said it, she felt as if it shook the core of her soul.The word "yes" made Wilson frown. It would indeed save him a lot of time and effort if Clare would give up her fight for their son's custody. He should be happy hearing this from her, yet for some reason, he felt no pleasure at all at the moment."Are you really giving up the fight for custody?" he asked, narrowing his eyes and staring at her with his sharp gaze."Isn't that exactly what you wish for?" she responded with a bitter smile. "Although I do hope that you can promise me two things."It hurt him exceedingly to see that bitter smile of hers, but he still sat down on the couch in a leisurely manner and said, "Okay,
"This is my life, Wilson. It's none of your business! All I want is for you to promise me these two things and I'll give up my custody over Yanny to you!"Clara stepped away from Wilson, desperate to keep a distance between them."Since Yanny is nothing to you but a burden, then why should I wait for three more months? I can just take him away right now!""No!" She screamed the word in such a shrill voice that it sounded as if someone had just tried to kill her. "Wilson, I'm only asking for three more months! Can't you even give me the chance of being with him for three more months?""Three months?" He sniggered. " Since you don't want your son anymore, then what's the point of delaying it for three more months?She bit her lips hard, and after a moment of silence, she told him, "If you won't give me three more months, then… I won't give up my custody rights to you."He stared at her as if he had suddenly thought of something and asked her, "Did you run to me with all these reque
"No…" she tried to reply with visible difficulty. "Nothing…"It had been mere minutes, but her face had turned as white as a sheet of paper, and it was clear from her expression that she was enduring a torturous pain.Seeing her like that almost made him panic."I'll take you to the hospital," he offered."No!" She grabbed his arm and clutched at it so tightly that he even started to feel the pain. Then, with strenuous effort, she continued, "I'm fine. It's just an old sickness of mine. It'll be… It'll be gone in a minute. Will you promise to give me what I… asked you earlier?"He stared at her. An old sickness? When did she start having such a sickness? He did not remember her in such a state before back when they were together. Or did the sickness start when she was in prison?"Will you… Will you promise me?"She asked him that question again, almost as if it was a question that she must hear the answer to no matter what happened.His dark eyes were fixed on her. After a long
"What on earth happened, Clare? Why did you suddenly decide to give up on your custody rights?""The chances of me winning have always been very slim, anyway," Clara explained, "and besides… you know how it is. Right now, the only way I know how to make a living is through the food stall. I can't earn much money. Yanny will need more and more money for a different host of things as he grows up. If he stays with me, he won't be able to get into a good school, and I won't have any spare money to take him to hobby classes, not to mention how I'll only be able to afford poor food and clothes for him.""But I can provide Yanny with everything that he needs!" Serenity hastily interrupted. "I love Yanny! He's like a godson to me!""Thank you, Serenity."Clara forced a smile and added, "You've helped me enough, although… If Yanny doesn't have his father, perhaps I would've accepted your help. But seeing that his father is perfectly capable of providing him with a good life, I'll just let h
"Sure," Jackson responded. "You should go to sleep now and stop thinking too much about stuff.""Actually…" Serenity suddenly said. "I'm getting a little hungry.""I'll go get the servants to make you something to eat, then," he said as he began to get out of the bed."No," Serenity quickly refused. "It's really late now. It's not right to wake people up in the middle of the night just to make me something to eat. Besides… I'm craving some smoothies right now, so I'll just go to the kitchen and make one myself.""I'll do it," Jackson offered."You?" she asked, stunned."It's just a smoothie, anyway," he explained. "It'll be ready in a minute."In the end, both Serenity and Jackson left their bedroom together and went downstairs to the kitchen. Serenity sat on the stool at the kitchen counter as she watched Jackson get different kinds of fruit from the fridge, peel them, cut them into cubes, and begin making her a smoothie. The sight made her smile without realizing it.It seeme
She took a sip of the smoothie and then added, "Just like this smoothie–it's sour, but it's really sweet as well."She then joked, "You're not planning on being all gloomy and glum every year when your birthday comes around, are you? Also, are you going to suffer in misery every year when it's my birthday?""I'm sorry," he murmured. "I really shouldn't have asked to break up with you back then!""Let's take it as a lesson learned, then," she smiled faintly, "and never ask one another to break up ever again, okay?"He was startled at first, and his dark inky eyes stared fixedly into hers. After a long while, he finally said in a hoarse voice, "It's a deal. We'll never ask one another to break up again from now on.""Great! Now, if you have no idea what present you'd like, I'll just think about it myself. You're not allowed to dislike my gift, understand?"As she spoke, she lowered her head and began to concentrate on her smoothie. Jackson was still staring at her with a dull gleam
"It wasn't such a big deal?!"Lucas's initially stony expression showed signs of cracking. To him, what Lynette had done was the most terrible thing that affected his whole life, yet to people like this woman, it was not such a big deal at all?!He sternly barked, "You—say that again!"His distant but delicate face now showed clear signs of hostility!Serenity's aunt was shocked by the sight. It felt to her like Lucas Gomez had turned into a different person, almost as if he had unsheathed his sword and would fatally stab her at any moment!"I… I was just saying… that it wasn't such… such a big deal because the money that Lynette got from you must've been insignificant to a rich man like you!""Hahaha… Hahaha…"Lucas suddenly burst into laughter. He was just about to hurl his balled-up fist at the woman, but his friend, Caleb Moss, stopped him just in time."That's enough," Caleb said. "Don't waste your energy on a worthless person like that, Lucas!""She had the gall to say t
Serenity's aunt felt choked, but she quickly argued, "But we're all one big family at the end of the day! Aren't you afraid of what people would say about you if you crossed your arms and did nothing to help your own family?!""If the person who harmed others wasn't afraid of what others would say," replied Serenity amusedly, "then as the victim, what do I have to be afraid of? Besides, Lynette clearly did not think of me as family at all when she hurt me."The expression on Serenity's aunt's face turned ugly instantly. Thinking of herself as the aunt who was trying to teach her niece a lesson, she raised a hand and was just about to strike it across Serenity's face, but before her hand got anywhere near Serenity, Eva, Serenity’s bodyguard, quickly snatched it.At that moment, Serenity's aunt felt as if her fingers were about to be bent to their breaking point, and she cried out loudly in pain.Serenity then coldly warned her, "I'd advise you not to even think about hurting me, Aun