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?
Her two little paws rubbed his face without any reservations.Her natural friendliness reminded Jackson of Serenity. She's just like her mother.Jacqueline was very happy with this height. She could finally get a good look at her Daddy. Looking at Daddy up close like this was a completely different experience from looking at photos.It's a real Daddy!"I think I'll like Daddy, but you can't cry all the time, okay? Boys shouldn't cry so much. If you do, people will laugh at me for having a crybaby Daddy."The little girl seemed a little ashamed of him. Jackson didn't know whether to laugh or cry. No one in Solaria dared to mock him, but this little girl who's probably his own daughter actually did.After saying that, the little girl yawned. She seemed to be a little sleepy. Her eyelids started to droop.Being carried by Daddy like this was so comfortable that it made her sleepy!Even though she was sleepy, the little girl still gave Jackson a peck on the face.The moment her so
“……” 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