As sinister as those words sounded, Jackson spoke with complete indifference, almost as if it were just a simple matter.“Don’t even bother with those things. I just want you to make her understand that you are mine, and that’s enough. Stop giving her hope. If she has any other ideas and dares to do something out of line, I will deal with her myself,” said Serenity. In any case, like a toothbrush, husbands were never meant to be shared! Jackson raised his eyebrow slightly, “So I’m yours?” The blush that had just faded from Serenity’s cheeks reappeared, but this time, she did not avoid Jackson’s gaze. Instead, she replied earnestly, “Yes, you are mine. You are Serenity Lewis’ husband.” A gentle look surfaced in Jackson’s eyes, something which he hadn’t noticed. He was accustomed to being in control, so when someone uttered such words, it wasn’t uncommon for him to find it disgusting. However, when it came from Serenity, it brought him a sense of happiness and fulfillment that h
It seemed that subconsciously, something stopped him from allowing her to leave his side. Suddenly, he felt the urge to learn how much he loved her in the past before he lost his memory…————When Terry returned to his villa in Solaria, he noticed Monica sitting casually on the sofa waiting for him.“Who let you in here?” asked Terry as he squinted at her with a look of displeasure. “I am now your girlfriend, am I not? If I wanted to come in, there’s nothing the security guards outside can do to stop me, right?” Monica chuckled. Her beautiful face exuded a seductive vibe. “Were you visiting your ex-girlfriend again?” Terry’s expression soured in an instant. Yes, he had gone to see Lisa again, but… he had been watching her from the shadows all this while. He watched her commute home from work in that car from five years ago, go on dates with the man he had seen before, and watched her smile at him. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the only thing he could do was watch. His heart
Unfortunately, his moment of carelessness in the past had utterly wrecked his relationship with Lisa. In fact, he had lost even the right to have a relationship with Lisa. Terry lowered his gaze and concealed the dullness in his gaze. “If a wedding’s what you want, it’s not impossible for me to arrange it. After the matter in Solaria is settled, we can discuss it with your family.” “Really?” Monica’s face lit up immediately as she did not expect Terry to concede so easily. “Since I’ve said it, do you think I’m joking?” asked Terry indifferently. His gaze was sharp as he looked at Monica. “However, you will agree not to lay a finger on Lisa again. If you dare to harm her in any way, I’ll make sure we meet our ends together!” Monica’s body stiffened up. The intensity in his eyes was frightening! Even though he had agreed to marry her, he was far from being in love with her. Monica, on the other hand, refused to believe this. She thought that it was only a matter of time before
Serenity had a fresh-looking face. Her makeup today was light with an emphasis on her eyes. Her hair was tied up with a few strands of hair flowing down gracefully, further accentuating her elegance.She didn't look out of place at all next to Jackson. In fact, her tranquility seemed to blend seamlessly with Jackson's beauty, making the two of them look pleasing to the eye when standing together.Some of the men looked at Serenity with admiring eyes, which made Jackson frown slightly.Today, she was very beautiful. Her beauty was not simply due to her clothing or jewelry, but more so due to her inherent temperament and tranquility. At first glance, she might not be stunning, but the more you looked at her, the more pleasing she was to the eye. After a while... even standing next to her would make you feel good.Perhaps that was her unique charm, the kind of charm that made Jackson fall harder and harder for her!The looks those men gave Serenity made Jackson feel as if his jealo
Terry White!She didn't know Terry was attending the banquet too. The person standing next to him was Monica Hart. Monica was wearing the dress that Serenity had wanted to try on earlier.Terry had also seen Serenity. His expression changed slightly.Noticing that, Monica said with a chuckle, "Oh, you and Mrs. Valor are old acquaintances, aren't you? Why don't we go over and say hello?"Monica took Terry's arm and led him over to Serenity.Terry passively followed her lead."Hello, Mrs. Valor. I'm Monica Hart," Monica greeted Serenity with a smile."Hello," Serenity said, looking at her with a complicated expression. After all, if not for this woman, perhaps Terry and Lisa wouldn't have broken up.But... even without her, maybe there would have been another woman anyway.After all, compared to love, Terry desired absolute control over the White family more."Speaking of which, Mrs. Valor, I do feel like the three of us are connected by fate. If I remember correctly, Terry's e
As Sun Tzu said, know your enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril.Several other female socialites had also come over together with Lindsey. Many of these women were also interested in Jackson. They had obviously come over to watch the drama. They were naturally happy to see Lindsey take the initiative to confront Serenity.When Serenity didn't answer, Lindsey became even more aggressive, "Why did you fake your death to leave Solaria and leave Mr. Valor five years ago, Mrs. Valor? Did something happen? I heard rumors that you left Mr. Valor for another man. I think you should clarify the rumors to defend your reputation."Lindsey was obviously implying that Serenity had cheated on Jackson.The few ladies closest to Lindsey had a smirk on their faces and curiosity in their eyes. After all, no one knew what Serenity had been up to in the past five years.Serenity looked at Lindsey flatly and scoffed. "Someone said that? Who, Miss Moon? I want to kno
Lindsey turned around in shock. It was… Jackson Valor! Lindsey instantly realized that she's in trouble."You're back!" Serenity greeted Jackson."Yeah," he replied and walked over, "Is someone giving you a hard time?""It's no big deal. But Miss Moon probably doesn't know that I'm a lawyer. Since she slandered me, I naturally have to pursue my legal rights. I'm afraid I have to sue her,” Serenity said with a smile.Jackson raised his eyebrows slightly. It appeared that his wife was tougher than he thought.He had planned to stand up for her if anyone tried to give her a hard time at the banquet.But she stood up for herself and embarrassed the person who gave her trouble back!Lindsey hurriedly defended herself, "Mr. Valor, it's all a misunderstanding, I...I didn't slander Mrs. Valor. I was just... worried that people might get the wrong idea about your wife, so I asked her what she had done in the last five years after she left Solaria.""Get the wrong idea about my wife?" Ja
Lindsey covered her face and looked at her father in disbelief, "Dad, I didn't say anything wrong, I...""Shut up! Who do you think you are? Why does she have to explain anything to you?!" Darius admonished her angrily. He was worried that his daughter would ruin the Moon family!Jackson's next words confirmed his biggest fear."Looks like the Moon family is getting a bit full of themselves. I'll have to ask my company to reconsider our cooperation," he said coldly.Darius froze, but Jackson no longer seemed interested in him and his daughter. He turned to Serenity and asked, "Are your feet feeling better?""Much better," she said."Then let's go grab a bite. You haven't had much to eat tonight.""Sure." Now that he mentioned it, Serenity did feel a little hungry.Jackson took Serenity's hand and led her to the dining area. Meanwhile, Darius slapped his daughter again and said furiously, "Look what you've done! You've ruined our family, you fool!"Lindsey's cheeks were red and
“……” 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