Was that… his voice?! Did he really say those things to this woman before?The next moment, tears streamed down his face without him knowing it.Serenity was startled. She never thought that he would cry when they met again. In haste, she reached out and wiped away his tears, telling him, "Don't cry, Jack! Don't cry!"But the more she tried wiping his tears away with her fingertips, the more his tears flowed out of his eyes. The people around them had been shocked before, but now, this scene that was unfolding before them hit them like a lightning bolt. Did Mr. Valor just… cry?! Did he really just shed his tears?! Good Lord! No one in Solaria had ever seen this man cry before, yet they had just… They had just witnessed it with their own eyes! They feared that even if they told anyone about what they had seen today, people would just think that they were blatantly lying!Even Jackson himself never thought that he would be crying, much less that his tears would flow so uncontroll
Connor was all choked up as he spoke, but he continued, "I'm Uncle Connor, your daddy's subordinate. Tell me, what is your name?""My name is Jackie Lewis," the girl replied in her angelic voice, "but Mommy says I'll soon change my name to Jacqueline Valor."Jacqueline Valor? Jackie… Jack… Did her name have something to do with Mr. Valor? Was this child named after him?The only unfortunate thing was that although Serenity was back, Mr. Valor… had completely forgotten all his memories about her. In fact, they had even told him that Serenity's death was…Thinking of this, Connor's heart felt heavy. Would Mr. Valor… remember everything after he saw Serenity? Would all his suffering finally be rewarded?! Connor had seen Serenity and Jackson's relationship bloom right from the very beginning. He knew more than anyone else what they had been through, and it was precisely because he knew this that he understood how hard it was for Mr. Valor and Serenity to be together.Meanwhile, Gwen w
"You just what?" Jackson asked her sarcastically. "Don't tell me that you decided to come back because you love me."Serenity stared at the man in front of her intently. His tears hurt her. She just could not understand why he would talk to her this way. His behavior was just so puzzlingly contradictory. But still… "Yes, Jack, I've come back to you because I love you."His pupils constricted in an instant. His heart drummed violently against his chest. It felt as if the words that just came out of her mouth meant the world to him. So much that he found it hard to even breathe!How could this woman have such a dramatic effect on him?!After a long pause, he finally asked her with some effort, "Did you think that I'd believe someone who left me for five years?""Then what should I do to make you believe me?" she asked.He pursed his lips, unable to think of what to say for a moment. As if by instinct, his grip around her wrists suddenly tightened."Ouch!" Serenity cried with a f
A while later, even with his arms wrapped around her shoulders, he did not push her away.Did that mean… he did not hate her anymore?! Only then did Serenity’s heart calm down. It had been five years since she had last seen the man standing before her. Even so, his appearance hadn’t changed much. It was as if time had left no marks on his body. If anything, he appeared much more mature. Of course, this air of maturity only lasted to the point where he started shedding tears. When he cried, he felt… so childlike. Especially at this moment, when his peach blossom eyes were still moist with tears. Although he was staring at her, for some reason, she could sense a hint of seduction behind his gaze. It might sound contradictory, but it was the oddity of the scenario that attracted her gaze even more! Did this man know how attractive he was at the moment? Serenity couldn’t stop herself from pushing her face up to him. “Jack, I’ve missed you so much… I’ve been thinking of you e
Serenity couldn’t help but blush when she thought of her bold moves in the car earlier.She never expected to be able to pull off such a move… but after meeting Jack, everything seemed to develop like clockwork!However… she had forgotten, there was a group of people waiting outside the vehicle!And so, when she emerged to bring her daughter into the car, the crowd gave her questionable looks, as if they had guessed what she was doing in the car!Her daughter was much more direct when she asked her, “Mommy, what were you doing with Daddy in the car? Were you telling him a story?” Serenity almost choked on her spit when she heard that. Whenever the little girl felt sad, Mommy would tell her a story as a distraction. And so, this became a shared habit between them.The girl probably mistook Jackson’s crying for his sadness, so Mommy was trying to cheer him up by telling a story. “Yeah… Mommy was telling Daddy a story,” replied Serenity awkwardly. When she said that, the skepti
After all, only a handful of people were aware of this matter. “Shortly after you fell into the sea, Mr. Valor almost went mad from grief. I remember how much pain he was in when Walter handed him your ashes. If he hadn’t forgotten you, he wouldn’t have survived this long!” Connor’s words stirred up a storm of emotions in Serenity’s heart. What kind of memories had she lost?! Jack had almost gone mad and was suicidal after that incident?!“What happened? Why did I fall into the sea in the first place?” asked Serenity hastily. She couldn’t wait to rediscover her lost memories. Connor proceeded to tell Serenity exactly what had happened when she fell into the sea. “When he was holding your ashes, Mr. Valor said you resembled neither a human nor a ghost. According to Walter, he chose to erase all memories of you in the end so that Mr. Valor could continue living.” “Erase? How is that possible? And he erased me alone?” “He did it through hypnosis. Walter managed to get a profe
“Mr. Valor adopted Anna after Micah found out that she and her mother were being bullied, and since he wanted a younger sister, he decided to adopt her,” explained Connor, fearing that Serenity would misunderstand the situation. “Micah said that?” Serenity looked excited when she heard Connor mention his name. “Yes. The young master should be back from kindergarten soon, so you’ll be seeing him in no time,” said Connor. “What about the other children? I remember I was pregnant with triplets, but when I woke up at the hospital, there was only Jacqueline next to me. Are the other two children here?” asked Serenity anxiously. This time, Connor and Mr. Knot displayed a sorrowful expression. “Unfortunately, we only have Micah with us.” Serenity felt her heart drop as a stinging pain seized her chest. Although she had pondered such a possibility, it still felt painful when the truth was confirmed to her. There were clearly three children in her belly, but there were only two le
Jacqueline heard from the servant that her father was in the study, so after confirming which room was the study, she ran straight into the study. She had so many things she wanted to say to her father, and now was the chance! “Who let you in?” asked Jackson with an obvious look of displeasure on his face. This was the room reserved for contemplation, so he hated it when people came in and disturbed him. What’s more, he was thinking about Serenity’s matter, about the uncanny resemblance between this little girl and Serenity. He felt irritated to no end, but for what reason, he couldn’t say. “I came in on my own,” replied the child. “I wanted to get a proper look at Daddy. Make sure you take a good look at me too, Daddy. From now on, I’m Daddy’s daughter, so don’t you mistake another child for me!” She wanted Daddy to be like her, who managed to recognize her Daddy immediately. When she thought of that, she felt incredibly proud of herself. “Who said you could call me Daddy?