And to Connor's dismay, Mr. Valor didn't want anyone to know that he invited Dr. Joseph to Solaria, so Connor couldn't even discuss this with anyone!"Alright, you can go. Leave me alone," Jackson said."Yes, Mr. Valor," Connor replied and left the office.Jackson leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, murmuring, "Serenity... is still alive... She's still alive..."He suddenly laughed out loud. His laughter grew increasingly louder, and tears dropped down from the corners of his closed eyes.One drop at a time, they kept falling.He had regained most of his memories. He now remembered how he and she met, fell in love, broke up, and got married.All these made him realize how madly he was in love with her. He loved her so much that it taught him fear, regret, and helplessness.Every time he recalled the memory of her learning the truth about Mira Hall's death, he would be in pain.Back then, he thought that as long as he kept the truth hidden, she would never know.But
"We're... not having a baby. Mommy's just playing with Daddy," Serenity could only reply awkwardly, and then quickly changed the subject, "So Micah has never been to the amusement park with Daddy before?""I've been to the amusement park before, but not with Daddy," Micah said.Serenity turned to Jackson and asked, "Why didn't you go with him?""I asked the servants to take him there," Jackson said."But what if Micah got lost in the amusement park because the servants got careless?" Besides, kids would only enjoy visiting the amusement park if they went with their parents!"He wouldn't," Jackson said confidently."How can you be so sure?"Serenity thus learned that Jackson had booked the entire amusement park the day Micah went. All the staff at the amusement park served only Micah that day.Jackson had even sent 10 bodyguards along to protect Micah in case anything happened.Serenity was speechless. Well, it's true that Micah would definitely be safe that way, but was it rea
Instead of living, he was simply going through the motions every day.Fortunately, she had returned, and their lives were gradually getting back on track. Now, his only worry was the last bit of his memory that he still hadn't recovered!That piece of memory contained the reason why she left him five years ago!He could only pray that she was right – that she didn't leave him because she didn't love him anymore!“Jack!” At the amusement park entrance, Serenity said to Jackson, “Remember to hold onto Jackie, okay? She sometimes gets so excited at the amusement park that she runs off by herself.”Serenity was currently holding her son’s hand. She couldn’t help but sigh at how well-behaved her son was. She didn’t have to worry about him at all. On the other hand, her daughter was already dragging Jackson around, asking all sorts of questions.“She won’t get lost. Even if we lose sight of her, someone will find her and bring her back,” Jackson said.Oh? Serenity blinked. Could it be
The bodyguards, who were hiding in the shadows, saw this too. They looked at each other in surprise. Did Mr. Valor... actually do that?!It felt like Mr. Valor had become a different person since his wife and daughter came back.After the family of four entered the amusement park, Serenity whispered to Jackson, "Actually, umm... you didn't have to do that.""But we're a family, right?" Jackson said.Serenity was momentarily stunned. She saw his profound eyes looking at her gently. His eyes were filled with affection.She couldn't explain it, but she felt that the way he looked at her now was different from before. It was as if she meant the world to him."That's right, we're a family," Serenity answered softly.They were guided around the amusement park by Micah. After all, he had already been there once. However, to Micah, it felt completely different from the last time he came.There were a lot of people at the amusement park, especially kids. Even though they had to queue to
"Go tell your daughter off then. What does she mean by her mom's inheritance? We've already agreed that Jasper will inherit everything. Jasper is your flesh and blood. Your daughter will just run off with some guy in the future. She's just a leech!" the woman said angrily."That's enough! Everyone's staring at us!" The man tried to pacify the woman.The little girl turned around and gently touched the little boy's face that was slapped earlier. She asked with concern, "Does it hurt?"Serenity couldn't see the little boy's expression, but she saw the little boy shake his head, presumably to tell the little girl that it didn't hurt.Serenity's heart went out to the pair of siblings.Based on the conversation earlier, the woman was obviously their stepmother. Her biological son was the chubby boy named Jasper.The little boy and the little girl were likely the father's children from an earlier relationship.The boy and the girl seemed to have a tight bond. When the boy was hit by h
At noon, they had lunch at a restaurant in the amusement park. The two children were tired from playing, so their appetites were good and they ate heartily.After they were done eating, they were eager to play at the playground in the restaurant. There were a lot of children playing there.Serenity told Jackson, "I'll take them to the playground."She then took one child in each hand and went to the playground.Jackson stared at their backs, his eyes filled with a rare tenderness. They were his family, the most important people to him. His tenderness was reserved only for them.His only worry now was that last piece of memory had yet to recover... the one that contained the real reason why Serenity left him five years ago.If she had really left him because she couldn't accept him, what should he do? Should he try to prevent her from recovering that memory, or...A dark emotion flashed across Jackson's eyes.Meanwhile, at the playground, Serenity let the two children loose whil
"Then…" After thinking for a while, the little girl suggested, "Why don't you play with me? I really want to play. Caden, join me!" "Okay, Sis." This time, the little boy agreed without hesitation. "If you want to play, I'll join you."Serenity jolted when she heard Caden calling the little girl 'Sis'. Caden's eyes and expression reminded her so much of Jack. She watched the little girl take the little boy's hand, and just as the children got up, a slightly chubby boy came over, followed by several older kids.The chubby boy named Jasper told the older kids, "That's who I'm talking about. He's good at fighting. I've never seen him lose, and you guys can't beat him either.""Jasper! What are you talking about!" The girl scowled."I'm not wrong! Caden is good at fighting!" Jasper bragged with a mean look on his chubby face.Serenity observed the children and realized Jasper had deliberately said this to stir the other boys' need to win. Sure enough, the older boys got excited and
"Yeah. It doesn't hurt anymore. Caden, you can stop," the little girl said, and the little boy quieted down once more. He held the little girl's hand firmly, just as he had been before the fight."Kid, you got into a fight again? Oh dear, what did you do to him? What have we done to deserve a kid like you?" The boy's stepmother came over cursing. When Yara Jenkins saw that the kids had gotten into a fight while she was away, she cursed even more.Meanwhile, Jasper was complaining about how Caden had injured the other children. Surrounded by the accusations and adults around her, the little girl hugged Caden tightly. She kept telling him, "Caden, don't be afraid! I'll protect you! We're not afraid!"Listening to the girl's words, Serenity's nose wrinkled with emotions. She wanted to help them, but just then, Jackson came over with Jacqueline and Micah. "Serenity, we have to go. We’ve found Walter!""What?!" Serenity jumped in shock. "Master Zack's secretary? You’ve found Walter?!"
“……” 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