"Next weekend?" Clara hesitated."What? Is something wrong?" Serenity asked."Wilson might take us to the amusement park next weekend," Clara said. She had made Wilson promise to take Yanny out with her the coming weekend."Mom! Can Dad come with us?" Yanny was so happy to hear about the trip. He was going to the amusement park with his parents! "Yeah. He will." Clara gently stroked her son's head, glad to see the joyful expression on his face. Although Wilson had trampled on her last bit of dignity, she thought it was worth it.While on the way out, Serenity asked Clara in a whisper, "Are you going to the amusement park with Yanny and Wilson?" She noticed it when Clara used the word 'us'."Yeah," Clara nodded. "Yanny made a wish in class. He said he wanted to go to the amusement park with us. I want to fulfill his wish.""But with your current condition…""I'll be fine. I'm just accompanying Yanny to the amusement park. Yanny will be having most of the fun," Clara said, assur
Serenity opened her eyes the next day to see Jackson by her side, amazed every time she saw his face. She never seemed to get tired of Jack. Serenity could see his handsome face every day, but she still had a moment of 'Wow' when she saw his beautiful face. Strangely enough, she had never felt the same when looking at other men or handsome celebs. Serenity would admire some celebrities for their peerless beauty, but only for a moment. She felt nothing after staring at their photos for a long time."Morning! Happy birthday!" Serenity chirped."Morning," Jackson replied, his lips curled into a smile. "You don't have to go to the office today, do you?" Serenity said, watching Jackson pick his clothes from the closet and put them on. Watching him changing into his clothes had always been real visual eye candy for her.Serenity and Jackson were already married. Still, she could not resist blushing even though she had already seen everything about him. Blessed by this beautiful eye ca
Jackson was spending his birthday with Serenity. Although it was just the two of them, Serenity decided to coordinate her dress in the same color as his. After getting ready, they went downstairs and had breakfast together.Serenity wanted to make lunch for his birthday, but Jackson had simply rejected the idea and reminded her to take care of herself for the triplets' sake. Jackson did not want his pregnant wife to tire herself and go through all the hassle of making lunch for him. Although Serenity did not cook, she curated a special lunch menu for Jackson's birthday. It was all his favorite dishes, and she selected a birthday cake for him. She spent time communicating with the cake maker before finalizing the design.When Serenity presented the cake to Jackson, she was glad to see the emotional surprise on his face. It was the greatest compliment she could have ever received."How did you..." Jackson looked at her in surprise."Do you like it?" Serenity asked.Jackson smiled,
After blowing out the candles, Jackson began to speak. "My wish is—""Don't say it out loud. If you tell a wish, it won't come true," Serenity interrupted, putting her hand against his lips.Jackson gently pulled her hand down. "But didn't you promise to fulfill my wishes? If I don't say it, how can you help me realize them?""That's different. I can grant you three wishes, but as for your birthday wish…. It's probably something like wishing for God to grant you better business or a long life. You just can't say it out loud," Serenity said."But my wishes, they’re all about you," Jackson said, eyes hooded. He gently held her index finger in his hand, spreading it and gesturing the number '1'. "First, I wish you'll celebrate my birthday every year until I die."Serenity was stunned. Next, he spread her middle finger, making a '2' sign. "Secondly, I wish you'll never leave me."Jackson fell silent after telling his second wish. He kept staring at her hand but hesitated to say his
Serenity must have practiced a lot for these drawings. Her hands were permanently hurt, so she must have struggled a lot during the practice. "This gift isn't worth much, but I hope it's a good memory. Let's wear them again when we grow old.""It's indeed a very beautiful memory," Jackson murmured. Serenity was his happiness. He had so many beautiful memories all because of her. She was the only one who could give him all of this! He leaned forward, kissing her gently. "Serenity, thank you!"***Sandra was in a small hotel room, looking at her ex-boyfriend with some disgust. Sandra loathed the man with a playful smile on sight, wondering how she could have chosen Yardley as her boyfriend back then. Yardley was so much worse than Wilson. Fortunately, she had come to her senses in time and quickly dumped Yardley.Noticing the look of disgust in her eyes, Yardley reminded, "Hey, Sandra. You must be thinking about how you were so unlucky to be with me back then. To be honest, we're t
Clara and Yanny made their way down. Wilson's car was already waiting downstairs. Wilson was leaning against the car, seemingly lost in thought."Dad!" Yanny saw Wilson from afar and called out to him.Wilson looked up and saw Clara and Yanny walking toward him. Clara wore a light blue woolen dress with a navy canvas bag and a pair of white sneakers. She wore light makeup, looking very different from how she looked while running the food stall. Clara was pretty and lively. The way she looked reminded him of the time before she had been sentenced to prison. While Wilson was in some weird trance, the young boy and his mother were already approaching."Morning, Dad," Yanny greeted politely."Morning," Wilson replied and then urged, "Get in the car. We don't want to be late for the amusement park."Wilson opened the car door quickly, almost as though he was trying to cover up how he felt when he saw Clara.Yanny quickly got into the backseat. Just as Clara was about to get in, Wi
When picking up the tickets, Yanny said, "Mom, can we take more photos with Dad today?"Startled, Clara turned to look at Yanny. "I'll take more photos of you and Dad.""I want to take photos with you and Dad," Yanny said.Take photos with them? Together? Clara fell silent. She could say yes, but Wilson might refuse."We can't take a photo together? Because Dad and Mom are divorced?" Yanny asked sullenly. "But someone in my class… His parents are divorced too, but… He has a lot of photos with them," the little one said with a hint of quiet sadness on his face.Clara patted her son's head in silence. After pondering for a moment, she suggested, "I'll take more photos of you and Dad first, and then we can take some photos together, okay?""Yeah," Yanny nodded, smiling again.Clara sighed softly and was silent for a moment. Looking at her son's face, she knew she would do anything for Yanny's happiness, fulfilling his wish. Yanny wanted photos with his parents, so she would try h
It was only when it was their turn to ride the merry-go-round that Clara realized it was spinning faster than she thought when she was just standing nearby and watching it. Due to her illness and because she had been eating very little lately, she suddenly felt overcome by nausea, and the area around her liver started to hurt again.Yanny's childlike screams were obviously filled with joy and excitement. Clara knew how happy her son was. Clutching tightly at the armrest beside her, she stiffened her body up and tried her very best to suppress the discomfort she was feeling, and because she was so preoccupied with this, she was completely oblivious to Wilson's gaze which was, at the moment, fixed on her.The spinning speed was nothing at all to him, of course. Still, taking such a childish ride with a little boy was indeed something he had never experienced before. Hearing his son's cries of joy had unexpectedly filled him with a kind of pride and joy that was totally foreign to him.
“……” 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