A misunderstanding… How she wished everything was just a misunderstanding! How she wished that Jack never knew who the real perpetrator was and that there had not been any transfer of benefits between him and the Hall family back then!Later that night, after Serenity fell asleep, Jackson sneaked into her room as usual. Each day, this was the only time that he was able to see her and be by her side for a while.If only she knew how precious these moments were to him!Just as he was gently brushing the strands of hair away from her face, her eyes slowly opened. Their gazes met. His whole body instantly froze, and his expression quickly changed. He backed away from her in haste, then turned around and was about to leave the room.He knew that he was the last person she wanted to see right now!Even though he had been there outside the room every day, not once did she even mention that she wanted to see him. She would even rather stay at the hospital for longer than she was supposed
"It wasn't just your luck," said Jackson. "Jenny Hall had targeted you to be the scapegoat. She was infatuated with Zeke Shaw, but you were his girlfriend back then, so putting the blame on you was the perfect solution to all her problems."That explanation sent a chill down her spine. So that was the reason! Jenny Hall had planned to kill two birds with one stone from the start! It was not just her rotten luck that made her the scapegoat–she had been cast into that role from the moment this sinister plan was conceived!Serenity had to shut her eyes to process what she had just heard. Most of the truth in this world was harsh, but to her, in this moment, perhaps much harsher things were still to come. Her eyelashes trembled slightly as she gripped the thin blanket on her body tightly. It was a long while before she opened her eyes and looked at Jackson again."Back then," she said, "you only agreed to help me get exonerated because you didn't want me to find out the truth, right? Th
"Serenity, didn't you say that no matter what I do, you'll always forgive me? That as soon as I cry, you'll forgive everything? Then I'll cry, okay? I don't care how long you want me to cry, or how many tears you want me to shed. I'll do it, so please forgive me, okay?"Tears streamed down his cheeks as he spoke, flooding his handsome face. Serenity felt as if her chest had been stuffed full, making it hard for her to breathe. She had never imagined that one day, she would see him cry under such a circumstance.His tears flowed down his face unceasingly, and they dripped down onto their hands. The warmth of his tears almost scalded her skin. Before she could stop herself, she was already reaching out her free hand toward his face, but just as her fingers touched his face which was wet with tears, she felt her stomach turn, and the feeling of nausea rose inside her.Serenity quickly covered her mouth with her hand and pushed Jackson aside as she ran toward the restroom. She leaned ov
After the doctor and nurses left, Serenity turned to Jackson, who was still standing there. At that moment, he was not far away from her bed, yet it seemed that his whole body was engulfed in a shroud of loneliness and despair.Serenity pursed her lips before announcing, "Once the babies are born, I… I'd like to move out of Valor Residence."Jackson's head jerked up. He looked straight into her eyes with a look of shock and panic on his face."You want to… move out of Valor Residence?""Yes," she replied, "because I don't know how to face you right now. Perhaps moving out of the house is the best solution for both of us."She knew that she could easily make some excuses for him, such as that she was just a stranger to him at the time, so she was just an insignificant factor in the equation to him, or that it was unreasonable for her to expect him to feel sorry for a woman who meant nothing to him, considering how unsentimental he was by nature, or even that all he did wrong was no
He was willing to pay any price if it meant getting her to forgive him, anything except letting her leave him!He did not care if she actually wished to run away from Valor Residence or from him. He just wanted to lock her up safely inside Valor Residence. It was as if that was the only way he could make sure that she would never leave him!After speaking, he turned around and left the room immediately.Not long afterward, a nurse walked in. It was the nurse who was in charge of taking care of Serenity at night."Madam Valor," she said, "Mr. Valor said to let you get a good rest and to assure you that he would not come in again, so you don't have to worry about it."Serenity remained silent as she lay down on her bed. She slowly closed her eyes, but her hands were still placed on top of her belly. She tried her best to control her emotions and not let them boil over as she attempted to cool off her head.Only by being calm could she make sure that her babies were in the best of h
Unbeknownst to Serenity, earth-shattering developments had been going on in the outside world over the past few days. The Hall family encountered serious problems in their capital chain and was forced to apply for bank loans, yet none of the banks were willing to give them one. In fact, the banks had even applied to the court to freeze a significant portion of the Hall family's properties.At the same time, a bombshell news broke out in the media of Jenny Hall's arrest by the police, which had even happened at her own fan meeting. Although she had retired from showbiz, she still retained many die-hard fans at the time. On the day of the fan meeting, she made an appearance all dressed up in full glamor and was even wearing a dazzling necklace worth about three million dollars. She was the one who had invited the reporters there as well.Jenny had hoped to create a buzz in the media by attending the fan meeting to prove that the Hall family was not in any kind of financial crisis, whic
"But even so, you're still the younger daughter of the Hall family! I'm sure you wouldn't have been left to fend for yourself! Your parents would still have given you what you were entitled to get!""You want me to be grateful for the crumbs they would've given me?" she snorted coldly. "If I had stayed the younger Miss Hall, if my sister were still alive, I bet even your parents wouldn't think much of me when we're dating! They would never have cared to make sure that you treat me as nicely as possible!"Zeke's face turned beet red because he knew that Jenny was right. Indeed, the only reason why his parents liked Jenny was because she was the Hall family's heiress."But Serenity was innocent!" he argued. "You already made her a scapegoat, so why did you have to torture her when she was in prison?"He thought of what happened in the past and how Jenny used to treat Serenity. Now that he knew Jenny was the real culprit, it sent shivers down his spine. How much had this woman deceive
"Has Jackson been locking you up in his house?" Lucas asked.Serenity was stunned. Locking her up? Why would he think that?!Seeing her confused look, Lucas explained, "The number of security guards at Valor Residence has increased more than threefold these past few days. The whole security system has been upgraded as well. Besides, I've been trying to see you twice, but Jackson stopped me, and I was unable to even get near you at all. I tried calling you, but even the phone signal had been cut off."This startled Serenity. So, it was not just her imagination when she thought that the number of security guards at home had increased lately. In fact, Jack had even sent more people to follow her around now. She once went out for a shopping spree nearby, but she noticed the whole mall had been emptied, and she was basically just surrounded by a sea of bodyguards. After that, she no longer bothered to go out anymore and just spent her time strolling around within the gates of Valor Resid