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
Caleb, who had been standing beside Lucas, sighed. Who would have thought that Lucas Gomez, the man who seemed to have a different girlfriend every week, would be so deeply and madly in love when he became infatuated.If the woman involved had been someone else, there might have been a way to help Lucas, but he just had to fall in love with Jackson Valor's woman, and now that they had even gotten married, it seemed that Lucas's hopes and dreams were destined to be dashed to pieces.Caleb gently patted his friend's shoulder and comforted him, "There's plenty more fish in the sea, my friend. Who knows, once you move on from Serenity Lewis, you'll realize that…"But Lucas suddenly cut him off by asking, "Have you ever truly loved anyone, Caleb?"The question startled Caleb. He then heard Lucas continue, "If you truly love someone, then you'll know that it doesn't matter how many women there are in this world because there'll only be one woman to ever catch your eye and stay in your he
"So, you're saying Terry refused to have any contact with your people?" Serenity asked."That's right," Jackson replied. "In fact, you'll probably be seeing him on the news over the next few days. By then, he would've probably regained control over the White family, albeit with help from the Hart family."Jackson had initially planned to find out exactly what kind of relationship there was between Terry White and the woman from the Hart family before telling Serenity about it, but now, it seemed that Terry and the Hart family were making a move much sooner than he had expected.But this was, of course, no less due to the stupidity of Terry's half-brothers who had taken a series of unpopular measures after Terry's disappearance, which only proved to make things worse even more rapidly."You still haven't told me how Terry's changed," Serenity goaded him. "If Terry really does regain his control over the White family, then it's good news, right? Even if he did get help from the Hart
“Yes, I’m quite happy. Our marriage has turned out to be happier than I imagined,” said Serenity. “Sometimes, I’m scared that this happiness might come to an end, especially after seeing what happened to Clara and Lisa…” “No!” replied Jackson with certainty in his voice. “No matter what happened in the past, we will be together till the very end!” His gaze was intense and domineering, and she found herself caught in it like a net. However, she was more than willing to be trapped in his net. “Yeah! We’ll be together forever and ever!” ————Around 3 a.m., Clara dragged her exhausted body back to her rented apartment. She pulled out several bottles of pills and took her medication together with a glass of water. She swallowed 7 to 8 pills in total. It was ironic, given how much she hated taking any form of medication back then. However, her life depended on these pills. Clara’s mother walked out of the bedroom to see her daughter taking her medication. Her eyes teared up almo
The moment Clara finished her sentence, her mother wrapped her arms around her and started bawling her eyes out. Clara patted her mother’s back gently in an attempt to comfort her. “Oh, don’t cry, Mom…” In fact, rather than Yanny, she was more worried about her mother. After all, she had spent so much effort in raising Clara, but even when she was one foot in the grave, she was still struggling to provide for her mother!————Clara went to a nearby market to buy ingredients for her food stall. On her way back, she ran into Peter. Peter seemed to be overjoyed when he met Clara. “What a coincidence! I wanted to visit, but I was worried that no one was at home.” “What are you doing here?” asked Clara.“I happened to be running some errands nearby, so I came by to give you some toys. These are all from my childhood. They’re still good, by the way. When I told Yanny about them, he seemed pretty interested, so I just thought he’d be happy to have them. If they get worn out, don’t
“Thank you,” said Clara. When Peter turned to leave, Clara’s eyes remained fixated on his back, as if longing for something. She waited until he got into his car and drove out of the neighborhood before turning around and walking toward her food cart.She had only walked a few steps when she suddenly heard urgent footsteps coming in her direction. The very next moment, she felt someone grab her wrist and turn her around.“Who’s that man? Is he your new man or something?” asked Wilson with a sarcastic tone. His stern face entered her sight immediately after that. She glanced at his suit and then down at his leather shoes. “What are you doing here?” she asked him with a surprised look. “What? Am I not allowed to be here?” Wilson’s voice was cold, and unsurprisingly, there was a hint of displeasure on his face. The sight of Clara exchanging smiles with that average-looking man made him incredibly upset. She had never smiled like that in front of him, but she could smile at anoth
Clara remained silent when she heard his accusation. No matter how harsh his words sounded, they really couldn’t hurt her. The rest of her time was reserved for Yanny and her mother.“Fine. I’ll give you the agreement now,” she replied. Then, she glanced down at her arm. “Can you let go of me, Mr. Birch?” Wilson loosened his grip, but his expression remained unchanged. Clara proceeded to lead him up the stairs. As he gazed at her back, for some inexplicable reason, the emptiness in his hand felt a bit… scary. She was merely carrying out his request, but why did he feel so uncomfortable? The two soon arrived at the place she had rented. There was no one home at the moment, as Clara’s mother had already gone out. She went into her room and retrieved a stack of papers and a pen. “What do you want me to write?” she asked Wilson.He stared at her and said, “Write that you’ll give up custody of Yanny and hand him to me in three months. From then on, you shall never appear before hi
“Is that man even any good?” All of a sudden, Wilson grabbed Clara’s wrist and pinned her against the wall. “Weren’t you the one who kept saying that Yanny was your life and that you didn’t want another child? So why are you willing to bear a second child for another man?” Clara fought to break free from his grip, but his fingers reminded her of the steel bars in prison. The more she struggled, the more pain she felt. “Didn’t you threaten to stab yourself in the gut with a broken glass? Tell me, where did that determination go? Why don’t you do that now? Before you go and bear his child?” asked Wilson. Clara stopped struggling and looked up at the man before her. It didn’t matter how much she used to love him. It turned out that when one’s love ran out, there really wouldn’t be any feelings left. “If he’s someone I like, what’s the problem with me having a child with him? As for you, Wilson, I swear that I will never have another child with you for the rest of my life,” repli