Jackson had longed for a family. He must have yearned for Master Zack's love. When the young Jackson returned to the Valor family, Master Zack was the only family he had left. He was the only one he could rely on."Actually, I should thank him. I was able to meet you because he raised you to be a great man," Serenity said softly. "From now on, I'll give you the love of family, and so will the kids."Jackson was stunned for a moment, his eyes flashing with surprise. He had never told her what he truly wanted, but she knew what he longed for—family love."You said what people care about the most are different. So what about you? What do you care about the most?" Jackson asked in a low voice, breathing in her heavenly scent. He had always loved her smell. It made him feel at ease."Me?" Serenity gave it a thought. "What I care about most is you and our future family with the kids. That's what matters to me!""But Serenity, I'm very greedy. So greedy that I won't share your love with
Serenity would be the rightful lady of the Valor family after Master Zack's passing. Moreover, rumor said that Serenity was pregnant with triplets. She would likely strengthen her position after giving birth to the triplets.Those who came to attend Master Zack's funeral treated her nicely and refrained from showing her the slightest attitude. Serenity stood by Jackson's side as a family member throughout the funeral. The funeral ceremony for a family like the Valor family was naturally more elaborate than for an ordinary family. Afraid that Serenity would get tired, Jackson told her to sit down and rest. Even so, she insisted on staying with him."I'm fine. I'll let you know when I do feel tired. I won't take any risks with my current condition," Serenity promised, knowing very well that she was not alone and carrying three lives in her belly. Just then, the usher announced the Gomez family's arrival. When Lucas's name was called, Serenity shook slightly. She then reflexively tu
Lucas had been staring at Serenity for too long. Some guests were glancing at them, whispering and wondering what had happened."What's wrong, Lucas? Do you have anything to say?" Jackson said coldly, holding Serenity's hand possessively.Lucas pursed his lips and walked away without saying anything. Mrs. Gomez breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed Lucas. Serenity was equally relieved."Relax. It'll be fine." Jackson's voice rang in her ears, startling her slightly. Serenity turned to the man beside her and listened to him as he spoke. "Today is Master Zack's funeral. Lucas won't cause a scene here. If he does, the Gomez and Valor family will become enemies. Besides—" Jackson paused slightly and tightened his grip on her hand. "He knows he has lost his chance. And he will gain nothing by causing a scene."The funeral went well. Serenity stayed until after Master Zack's burial and then sat down at the rest area in the cemetery.Lately, Serenity had gotten into the habit
Serenity was stunned to see Zeke. The Shaw family was not invited to Master Zack's funeral, so he must have gone to a lot of trouble to get here. Joy limped in after Zeke and barked at Serenity. "Serenity, if my brother hadn't broken up with you, you wouldn't have become Mrs. Valor today, you—""Shut up!" Zeke quickly interrupted his sister, fearing that the girl would say something she should not again. "Apologize to Serenity now!"After that, Zeke said to Serenity, almost pleading, "I'm sorry, Serenity. My sister is ignorant and stupid. Please don't take it personally. I came here to apologize for what my family has done to you in the past. I'll apologize in any way you want me to. All I'm asking for is your mercy, please forgive my family!"Serenity stared at Zeke with doubt flashing in her eyes. She then thought of what Jackson had done to the Hall family. Did Jackson do something to the Shaw family while dealing with the Hall family? Was this the reason why Zeke had staged su
Indignant at Serenity's response, Joy barked, "You only injured a few fingers and unjustly spent three years in jail. How can you let the Shaw family lose everything for what you've gone through?!"Joy had always despised Serenity. Even though Serenity had become the lady of the Valor family, she still regarded Serenity as a peasant who tried to use the Shaw family to climb in social ranking. However, to her shock, someone slapped her before Serenity could say anything. Joy stumbled and almost fell to the ground. "Her one finger alone is far more valuable than your family. Who do you think you are? How can you compare with my wife?!" Jackson announced in a cold voice, looking at the Shaw family siblings with a cold and soul-penetrating gaze. Joy covered her cheek in pain, stunned by the coldness in Jackson's eyes. If she said any more words, he seemed like he would squish her like an ant, silencing her forever. Joy was afraid of Jackson, no matter how good-looking he was. Joy re
"If one day, you realize Jackson isn't who you thought he was…" Lucas pursed his lips and then leveled Serenity with his stare. Knowing this could be his only chance, he mustered all his courage to ask her this. "If one day, when you decide you can't stay with him anymore, will you…""Will you let me take care of you?" His voice shook. It was a difficult question to ask. Lucas held his breath while he nervously waited for her answer, and his hands trembled slightly at his sides.Serenity froze, and then she felt Jackson's hand tighten on hers. 'Is Jack feeling insecure again?' she thought, holding Jackson's hand back and squeezing his hand. "I don't want to, and what you said will never happen. I only want Jackson. I'll always stay by his side now and in the future." Serenity looked at Lucas squarely and answered affirmatively. Lucas looked a little disappointed, and his nervousness faded with her answer. He smiled and sardonically wondered. What was he expecting from her?"Jack
'Where is Jack? Is he downstairs?' Serenity wondered. When she got to the stairway, she spotted Jackson downstairs, and Lucas was there too.'Lucas! What is he doing here?!' Serenity thought, and just as she was about to go downstairs, she heard Lucas say, "I didn't think you'd be involved in Serenity's case."Serenity stopped dead in her tracks and froze.What did Lucas mean by that? Jackson had some involvement with her case? What was going on? They had found the real culprit, and the car accident case was closed, right?"What? Is that all you have to say?" Jackson asked flatly, almost like he did not care.Lucas continued, "Yuri Volkov was just a pawn. You knew the real culprit who hurt Serenity and still turned a blind eye to the situation. Why? Just for the sake of your interest in the Hall family? You ruined her whole life!"Jackson's eyes darkened. "It seems Master Zack has some tricks up his sleeve. Did you find this out from him?""I got an anonymous email with the enti
Jackson knew Serenity was innocent and accused, but he chose to stand by and do nothing for his personal interest. The Valor Group's interest was more important, and so, he had watched the Hall family wrongly accuse her and put her in prison.As realization sank in, Serenity felt nothing but chills all over her body. The stairs leading down to the next floor were only a short distance ahead. It was just a few steps away, but the stairs seemed to be getting longer, so long that she would never reach the end."If you really want justice for Serenity, you should bring Jenny to justice. Let the Hall family and even yourself be punished!" Lucas snarled. Every time he thought of the pain Serenity had suffered, he would feel the familiar pang of heartache. Serenity had been unjustly sent to prison because of Jenny. If Lucas had been by her side, he would not have let her suffer in vain.Jackson's eyes glowed in anger. He rushed forward, grabbing Lucas by the collar. "What do you know! Who
“……” 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