Of course, that was if he didn't even have an ounce of affection for Clara anymore."Then I'll personally drag him to the operating table by force!" Serenity clenched her teeth and said with a ferocious look on her face.That surprised Jackson."What's wrong?" she asked."I thought you're the kind who would stick to the law no matter what. I thought you would never do something like that for a million years," he said.Embarrassment flashed across her face. Oh god, she'd forgotten that she's a lawyer!"Maybe it's because... I really think Wilson Birch owes Clara way too much. If Clara leaves the world just like this, then the world is too unfair!" She paused for a bit before saying a little hesitantly, "If it really comes to that... will you help me?"She seemed really conflicted. After all, that kind of action went against everything that she believed in and stood for. But, on the other hand, she was unwilling to see Clara die and unwilling to see Yanny lose his mother!Jackson
Serenity thus went to the hospital with Clara.Clara didn't look too good. While waiting for their turn, Serenity said, "Clara, I actually think your mother's idea of contacting your bone marrow recipient to ask them to be your liver donor isn't a bad idea."Clara gave Serenity a forced smile. "Why would you agree with her?""It's the most feasible solution," Serenity said.Clara sighed. "Not anymore. My mom already called the hospital and told the hospital about my situation without my knowledge. The hospital called back some days ago and told her that they've contacted the recipient, but the recipient refused."Serenity was taken aback. "No way!""Why do you look so surprised?" Clara seemed unperturbed. "The recipient is just a stranger. They have no obligation to do something so risky for me."Serenity pursed her lips. After a moment, she said, "What if the recipient is Wilson Birch?!"Clara froze and looked at Serenity in disbelief. She said, "Wilson? Serenity, what the hel
After Clara got her medicine at the hospital, Serenity took her to the mall. As they were on the way, Serenity told Clara she wanted to get Yanny some new toys and asked for her recommendations. "Yanny has a lot of toys. Peter just gave him some new toys not long ago," Clara said."A kid will never get enough of toys," Serenity said, smiling. "By the way, let's get some winter clothes for Yanny later. The weather is getting cold. It's going to be winter soon."Serenity and Clara went to the children's clothing section after Serenity had selected the toys. They were about to leave after paying and saw a familiar couple walking to the counter.Serenity was startled to see the two. What a coincidence! She never thought they would run into Wilson and Sandra at a place like this.Wilson and Sandra were equally surprised as well. They did not expect to meet Serenity and Clara here.Wilson frowned as he looked at what Clara was wearing. Clara seemed unwell. Her face looked pale, and sh
"Wilson, how blind can you be?! You don't know who's the one who's been kind to you!" Serenity raised her voice, unable to stand Wilson anymore! Serenity wanted to yell at Wilson and expose the truth behind the bone marrow donation. Clara was the bone marrow donor for Wilson's surgery, but there was still no substantial evidence to prove this. It was not the right time to say it yet, and saying it now would immediately alert Sandra.Startled, Wilson stared at Serenity and said, "Ms. Lewis, no… Mrs. Valor, I know you're Jackson's wife, but that doesn't mean you're in a position to tell me what to do!"Serenity did not flinch. "Wilson, one day, you'll realize how wrong you were!" she said, glaring at Wilson.Clara pulled Serenity's arm, fearing that Serenity would get hurt when confronting Wilson. Serenity was, after all, pregnant with triplets."Okay, Serenity. You don't need to get all worked up about this. It's not worth it," Clara said, looking at Wilson indifferently. The hint
"Is that so?" Jackson smiled gently, picking up Serenity to put her on his lap.Serenity gasped, hugging his neck to steady herself."And how much do you care about me?" Jackson held her close, staring at her with beautiful eyes that brimmed with gentle affection and love. Serenity could not resist drowning in his mesmerizing gaze. "Your birthday is coming. I... Uh, I'll prepare something," she revealed, a faint blush coloring her cheeks."Also, I've thought of a birthday gift. I hope you'll like it when you see it."Jackson's eyelashes fluttered. "I'm sure I'll love it, but—" he paused, hesitating slightly, "I don't want anyone else to celebrate my birthday. Can it be just the two of us?"Serenity was slightly startled. "Just the two of us?""Yeah. I don't want to see anyone else on my birthday," Jackson said in a low voice, dark emotions flashing across his eyes.Noticing the emotions in his eyes, Serenity could not resist asking, "Is there any reason?" Jackson buried his
Jackson stiffened as he leaned into her embrace and heard her promise. Her voice and embrace were strangely soothing, erasing all his anxiety at once.His Serenity… He needed her to feel alive. His life was whole because of her, and he was glad to have met her. Without her, he would have been living an empty life. He used to be very different before meeting her and lived his life void of emotion. His life was an empty shell; he was physically alive but dead inside. He had never felt the joy of life."Serenity, please don't let my dream shatter again," Jackson murmured."Our love is real. It won't be like a dream again," Serenity promised earnestly, "Jack, your dream won't shatter again. We'll have better days ahead. We'll write our story together."Jackson slowly looked up at Serenity. His gaze deepened, and he leaned down to kiss her lips. "Okay. None of this will ever be a dream." Jackson wondered. Would their future be the same as what he envisioned? He did not want his dream
Lisa was only awake for an hour or two a day and spent most of her time asleep. It would take some time before Lisa would recover and spend more time awake.Clara came a little earlier than Serenity and saw Lisa when she was awake in the ICU ward.Lisa reminded Clara of her younger self. Clara's eyes were slightly red. She thought Lisa shared a similar temperament to her back then. She had had a rough life, and she did not have much time left. She hoped Lisa could recover and live well, but it was a pity she could not help Lisa with anything at all.Clara and Serenity left together after visiting Lisa in the hospital."Clara, how are you feeling? Would you like to consult a specialist for a second opinion? I can help to get another doctor for you," Serenity asked with concern."I'm fine. My condition is stable now, and the doctor I'm seeing is an expert in the field," Clara said.Clara was indeed seeing a specialist doctor in liver cancer. After checks were made to verify the doc
Clara went to the hotel where Wilson was staying. When she arrived, she inquired at the front desk, "May I know if Mr. Birch is at the hotel now?""Mr. Birch isn't around. He isn't back yet. If you want to meet him, you can contact him or wait here in the hotel lobby," the receptionist informed politely.Clara pursed her lips. She could not contact Wilson directly, so she had no choice but to wait. Clara had lost Wilson's contact information a long time ago. The only contact she had was the lawyer who had handled the custody lawsuit for Wilson.Clara sat in the lobby and waited patiently. Time passed quietly, and the sky eventually got dark. It was then Clara finally saw Wilson walking into the hotel with Sandra.Wilson saw Clara as soon as he entered the hotel. Strangely enough, he would always spot her in the crowd, let alone in the hotel lobby crowded with people. "What are you doing here?" Wilson asked, looking at Clara approaching him."I need to talk to you," Clara pleaded
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly