Serenity… It was Serenity who had saved her. Fortunately, Serenity had broken into Sandra's ward at the right time, saving her at the most humiliating moment. Clara knew she would have suffered more without Serenity and wondered how she knew about her situation.Clara expressed her doubts, and Mrs. Wells explained, "It was Yanny who called Serenity. When Wilson's men brought Yanny home this morning, Yanny kept crying. He asked for my cell phone and called Serenity."Hearing this, Clara turned to her worried son. It was such a heartache and pain to see the worried look on her four-year-old son."I'm fine, Yanny. Look! I'm well and alive, right?" Clara reassured."Sorry." The little one lowered his head sullenly. "I couldn't protect Mom!" He was still upset at what had happened. If he was a grown-up, he could have protected Clara instead of letting the adults carry him away!Why did Dad hurt Mom? Yanny did not understand why Dad would not believe that Mom was a good person. He wante
Clara murmured softly, "Yeah. Let's just forget about Wilson. He has nothing to do with us anymore."***Sandra's miscarriage made the news. Someone posted a video online that showed Clara pushing Sandra away, causing her to hit the table. Sandra held her stomach in pain as things fell off the table and knocked onto her. The person who posted the video claimed to have been upset by Clara's action, which caused Sandra to have a miscarriage three months into pregnancy. Soon, the netizens immediately recognized the victim in the video—Sandra Cooper, the daughter of the Cooper family and Wilson's fiancee.Some people even followed the bits and pieces of information and discovered more about Clara. They learned that Clara had once been in prison and brought it up on the news.Many people were suddenly on Sandra's side, sympathizing with her situation. Many keyboard warriors cursed Clara for being vicious and killing the unborn baby. Some even threatened Clara, saying she should just die
The video of Sandra and Yardley was being shown on the gigantic screen installed on the building on one of the busiest streets in Solaria. Which meant… Had everyone seen it?!Sandra tightened her grip on her phone, her whole body shaking. In the video, the pedestrians stopped and looked up at the screen. Many pedestrians then took out their phones and began recording the video of her and Yardley. Sandra panicked, her face turning from white to red! Who could have done this?! Somebody was trying to hurt her reputation! Who was it?! How was she going to explain this to Wilson?!Sandra's parents instantly sensed their daughter's strange behavior. Mrs. Cooper went up to Sandra with concern. "What's wrong? What are you looking at?"When Mrs. Cooper saw the video on her daughter's phone, her face changed immediately. "W-What's going on? Who did this?! Quick, get someone to destroy these! We have to take down the news and video immediately. We can't let Wilson see this!"Mr. Cooper quic
Wilson had unknowingly hurt the person he wanted to protect the most. The realization was devastating. Ridiculous, even.Wilson stayed in his hotel room for two days, not knowing how to face Clara. What was he supposed to say? Sorry? Could he ever make up for everything he had done to her?Wilson had always regarded Clara as the daughter of his enemy, but she had now turned out to be his savior, the bone marrow donor who had saved his life. He had no idea how he could accept the sudden change. How Wilson wished he had investigated this earlier. If he had known Sandra was lying, would he have allowed all these things to happen?Clara was the daughter of his enemy and the bone marrow donor who had saved his life. If he had known that Clara was his savior, would he have let go of the hatred in his heart? Would he still have hurt her the same way he had? Would she have ended up hating him?Wilson's phone rang suddenly. Grabbing his phone, he answered the call."Mr. Birch, about the
The Cooper family was stunned by Wilson's words, their faces contorting in shock and fear. What Wilson had said made a shiver run down Sandra's spine. Wilson? What did he mean by that? Could it be?"Wilson… I-I don't understand. What do you mean? I-I didn't lie to you! I-I don't know!" Sandra managed an innocent look on her face, pretending that she knew nothing. She quickly gave Wilson a pitiful look, her eyes welling with tears. "You don't know?" Wilson chuckled, extremely disgusted by the way Sandra was acting. Grabbing his phone, he pressed the button and played the audio of the conversation between the doctor from SMDA and Sandra on the phone.The Cooper family was shocked to hear Sandra's voice in the audio clip, their faces turning extremely ugly.Sandra flushed in a panic, beads of sweat pouring down her face. This recording… Was this the evidence Serenity had been talking about the other day?! Knowing that Serenity must have given the recording to Wilson, Sandra's hatr
Wilson walked right up to Sandra, staring straight at her. "So, you were pregnant with Yardley's child this time. You knew that the baby was his, so you purposely set up Clara to get rid of the baby, didn't you?"Wilson sounded unusually calm, a great contrast to Sandra's desperation. His calmness was just an illusion, hiding the turbulent emotions underneath. The illusion would soon fade, and the surge of emotions would be very devastating.Sandra was stunned by Wilson's question, her mind blank. She wanted to deny it, but she could not say anything as the words remained stuck in her throat.Wilson's eyes were so cold. It was a sharp, searching look, and it felt like he could see through her and all the truth she hid."I-I..." Her lips trembled.Wilson questioned, clearly doubting her, "Do you want me to question the doctor who operated on you? How old was the fetus in your womb? Or do you want me to investigate how much you spent to bribe the doctor?"Sandra knew Wilson would
Sandra's greed had pushed him through hell. All the lies she had made, deceiving him. Wilson wanted Sandra to spend the rest of her life paying for her crimes!***Wilson left the ward, still heavy with emotions. When he learned the truth, it felt like he was suffocating. He hated Sandra for deceiving him. He hated her for hurting Clara. Sandra had set Clara up, harming her. And he hated himself for being such a fool.The Cooper family had manipulated Wilson with countless lies and talk, but Wilson was the one who had taken action and hurt Clara. It was Wilson who had kept hurting the woman who had saved his life.The moment he stepped into the ward was a flashback to the time he had forced Clara to apologize on her knees. He could almost hear the sound of her forehead hitting the ground. It echoed in his head, hurting him.Why had he been so cruel then? Did he do it for Sandra? Or was he… Was he trying to hide how much he loved her by hurting her?Wilson thought Clara had tricke
Wilson trembled as Yardley's voice trailed off in the distance. So what if Clara was the donor? Just an ordinary person?No! Clara was not just any ordinary person. She was the woman he loved deeply!The pain in his chest grew stronger and almost drowned him. Wilson could finally bring himself to admit his real feelings—he was still madly in love with Clara.Wilson had thought he could do without love. He thought he would forget about her after sending her to prison and getting his revenge. All he did was just fool himself.Wilson had always loved her. Otherwise, he would not have cared so much about her. He got jealous seeing her with another man. He got angry when he mistakenly thought she had tricked him.He protected Sandra at all times while being cruel to Clara. He was just running away from his feelings, not daring to admit that he had always loved the daughter of his enemy,Wilson clenched his fists so tight his fingernails cut his palm. He was bleeding, but he seemed to
“……” 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