All of this was in Master Zack's script, but maybe the only thing surprising was that Serenity readily sacrificed her own life for Jackson's sake.Although Master Zack never thought it was possible, he still arranged a way for Serenity to live. Precisely because he thought it was impossible, he only made a plan to let Serenity survive but did not arrange the next steps. 'Seems like I'll have to decide!' Walter thought to himself, wondering whether he was doing the right thing.Master Zack wanted the head of the Valor family with no weaknesses, and Serenity was Mr. Valor's greatest weakness.Unfortunately, Master Zack had ultimately lost the bet to Mr. Valor and Serenity. If Master was still alive and had witnessed this, would he change his mind?Would Master Zack approve of what he had done? Walter glanced down at the unconscious Jackson, a different kind of emotion stirring in his heart."Mr. Valor, if Serenity does love you deeply, she'll return to your life one day." Walter
Jackson was smiling and crying, mourning in pain and sorrow. Lucas could not say anything after seeing Jackson in such a state. When he tried to speak, the words just got stuck in his throat.Not long after that, Lucas left Solaria with the task of growing the Gomez Group's overseas businesses. It was not a task that required him to do it himself, but he did not want to stay in Solaria anymore. The memories he had in Solaria made him feel suffocated and miserable.Lucas constantly thought about his regrets. If he had not ignored Serenity out of jealousy, which pushed her to Jackson for help, maybe none of this would have happened. He was partially the reason Serenity had gotten back with Jackson.Lucas thought maybe he should have been reckless for once. Take Serenity away at all costs, even if it might be against her will, even if she still loved Jackson. Serenity might hate him, but at least she would still be alive.Lucas was still lost in his thoughts when a familiar figure wal
Caleb continued, "But try not to mention her name again. Jackson doesn't seem to care anymore, but he doesn't like it brought up either.""How can he get over her?!" Lucas was still in disbelief.Caleb shrugged. "Why wouldn't he? She's just another woman. A man like Jackson has no shortage of women who like him. But it's not often to find a woman who can give birth to a son like his."The thought of the little boy from the Valor family made Caleb tremble. The five-year-old boy was too smart with an abnormally high IQ, and only Jackson could keep that kid in line. Caleb felt defeated thinking about his frustrating experience with the little kid. Fortunately, Micah was not his son, as the boy would have overpowered him.Lucas's face darkened. Just a woman?! But Jackson had almost gone crazy because of a woman like her. Could he really let go of his feelings for her? Lucas thought, finishing his drink in a gulp. Then, he strode to Jackson."Hey, Lucas!" Caleb grunted. What was Luca
"Jackson..." Lucas tried to say something, but Caleb quickly rushed over and stopped him."Jackson, Lucas is drunk and talking nonsense. Don't mind him," Caleb told Jackson and tried to drag Lucas out of trouble.Lucas refused to leave. Not just yet. He told Caleb, "Let go. I have to talk to him. There's something I need to know.""Hey! It's rare for you to be back. Why worry about this? Why not let me take you to some new exciting places in Solaria instead?" Caleb quickly suggested.Jackson suddenly spoke. "Caleb, just let him go. Since he insists, let him ask me."'Oh, dear God! Please don't get into a fight here!' Caleb sighed in his heart and had no choice but to let go of Lucas.Lucas stared at Jackson, who had a constant half-smile on his face. Somehow, he felt that something was strange about him. Perhaps five years was enough to make someone feel like a stranger again. Lucas feared meeting Jackson and had been deliberately avoiding meeting Jackson. Somehow, meeting Jackso
Micah was the only exception. Mr. Valor did not care about anyone around him, probably except for Micah. Although they got along, Mr. Valor and Micah treated each other coldly. Connor could not help but sigh as he thought about Mr. Valor and Micah's interaction. He wondered how it would be if Serenity had survived. If Mr. Valor had not forgotten his love for Serenity, Mr. Valor would have doted on Micah and treasured him. Maybe he would love his son as much as an ordinary father would do instead of being this cold with Micah.Unfortunately, there had to be some kind of trade-off. Mr. Valor could live on because he had forgotten his love for Serenity. And he got to watch Micah grow up!"Well, Mr. Valor, you really loved Mrs. Valor… You did in the past," Connor answered."I loved her?" Jackson snorted. Whenever people around him had told him about his relationship with Serenity, he listened to it like a story. Jackson felt like an outsider, even though it was his story. It was like
Gwen secretly made up her mind thinking of this. She was determined to take her chances at all costs! Blessed with a beautiful look and good figure, Gwen had always been attractive and was popular with young and rich men. Gwen had always dreamed of marrying into wealth. She got pregnant out of wedlock and wanted to use the child in her belly to marry her rich ex. Unfortunately for her, the child's father did not give her the slightest opportunity. In the end, she gritted her teeth and gave birth to her daughter anyway, but the child's father ignored her, saying that the child was none of his business."Mr. Valor, you're back! Anna kept saying she missed you today, so I brought her over," Gwen chirped, a charming smile spreading across her face.Anna walked over and seemed to want to hug Jackson, but she became timid and stopped a few steps away. "Daddy! Anna misses you so much," Anna said nervously, looking at Jackson's cold gaze.Jackson's cold gaze swept over the mother and daug
"You may leave," Jackson ordered.The home tutor then left the room, leaving the father and son in the room.Jackson looked at the complicated jigsaw puzzle his son was putting together. It was a 1000-piece puzzle and was a perfect size for grown-up puzzlers. An adult would take some time to finish such a puzzle, but Micah worked quickly, putting the pieces together.Jackson sat next to Micah and looked at the puzzle his son was working on. There were two boys and a girl on the puzzle. Three children… The triplets. Was his son thinking of his brother and sister?Five years ago, when Jackson had woken up in the hospital, Connor had told him that he had a wife named Serenity, and she was pregnant with triplets. Unfortunately, only one of the children survived after his wife had crashed into the ocean. When his son had gotten a little older, he had somehow found out about the triplets and insisted that he should have a brother and a sister.Jackson used to find it strange. He asked
Jackson narrowed his eyes. Had his son heard about the rumors? It seemed that someone was really up to no good. "I won't," Jackson replied with absolute certainty."Oh," Micah responded. He said nothing more, and the conversation between the father and son ended right there.The maid soon came into the room and helped the little one to get ready for bed. Meanwhile, Jackson returned to the study. After contemplating for a moment, he slowly opened the drawer.There was a marriage certificate inside the drawer, but the marriage was validly terminated with the death of the spouse.Jackson found a photo of the woman. She seemed like a quiet and gentle person and had a pretty face with a soothing smile. Jackson found her face pleasant, but she was not too much of a stunning beauty. After all, he had seen too many beautiful women in his life.Jackson pondered. Was he once in love with this woman? He even married her and had children with her?Based on how things were usually done in t
“……” 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