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
Serenity could hear the men's conversation loud and clear. Funny how she was the one who deserved the truth the most, but it was up to someone else to decide whether she should know or not."Jack..." A little whimper escaped her slightly parted lips, but it was loud enough to make the two men in the hall downstairs stiffen immediately. The two men raised their chin almost in unison, looking in Serenity's direction. Their faces changed instantly, clearly shocked to see her there.Lucas's face was full of worry and distress. He had never intended for anyone else but Jackson to hear this. Jackson did not want anyone else to hear this conversation. Precisely for this reason, he had ordered all the servants in the building to leave. Unfortunately, the more you fear, the more it will happen. When Jackson heard Serenity's voice, he froze. He felt the adrenaline coursing through him, and his face paled the moment he saw Serenity standing at the top of the stairs.Jack… Jack… He loved
Jackson fell silent and looked into her eyes. Finally, a 'yes' passed through his parted lips."You knew the truth all along, but you chose not to say anything because of the deal with the Hall family… Is that correct?" Serenity probed further.His lips trembled. Every question she asked was like a fatal blow to him, and tragically, it was impossible to refute her questions. He deserved this pain, and he could not even defend himself!"Yes or no? Answer me!" Serenity raised her voice, visibly tensed with anger right in front of him."...Yes," Jackson admitted. "But Serenity, I was—""Jackson, how could you do this?! You let someone innocent go to prison, all for your interest. And… You knew what the Hall family did to me in prison!" Serenity interrupted him in agony. Jackson had always known the truth. Instead, he had chosen to ignore it and let it happen. Serenity originally thought he had mistaken her for the real perpetrator of the car accident, which explained his actions. I