Right at that moment, the image of Terry White popped up in Lisa's mind. She shook her head and wondered what was wrong with her. Why did she suddenly think of Terry again? She must try her best to move on from that man already!Once Lisa and Gale had chosen their cakes, they returned to the table where Serenity and Jackson were sitting, where Lisa saw her friend blushing deeply as Jackson fed her bite after bite of cake.What a public display of affection! Still, Lisa was sincerely happy for her friend. She might never have the perfect love life again, but at the very least, she was glad that Serenity did get her own happy ending.The four of them then chatted with each other. When Lisa heard that her friend was planning to set up her own law firm in Solaria, she staunchly supported her and told her, "I'll definitely be there to support you on the first day you're open for business!""Great!" Serenity replied with a smile. "When the time comes, you can come with Lisa if you're f
Jackson turned to his subordinate and said, "You'll be punished for your failure to do your job after I get home, but for now, find out what these people were trying to do."His subordinate answered, "Yes, sir."Just then, one of the men subdued by Jackson's subordinates struggled to raise his head and yelled, "Serenity Lewis! You bitch! Don't think that you can just hide in Solaria forever and that what you did will be forgotten! You colluded with your mentor and got me thrown in jail for two years! You broke up my family! I'll make sure that you pay for what you did!"It was then that Serenity finally recognized the shouting middle-aged man. He had been a defendant in one of the cases she used to work on, where she was the plaintiff's lawyer. The plaintiff ended up winning the case, and the defendant was sentenced to two and a half years in prison."I did nothing wrong," said Serenity. "You were guilty in that case, and you deserved the sentence you received.""You! You and your
"I just don't want Lisa to get hurt again," Serenity said. "Besides, what happened today was my fault, so how can I just leave without her!""If you're really that worried about her, I'll ask my people to find out where Terry White took her…"Just then, Serenity's phone rang, and Lisa's name flashed on the screen. Serenity hastily picked it up, and the first thing she heard when she answered the call was, "You're okay, aren't you, Serenity?""I'm okay," replied Serenity. Then she hurriedly added, "What about you? I heard Jack's subordinate say that Terry White took you away. Should I go and get you?""No, it's fine. I… I can get home on my own. Don't worry, Serenity. Terry won't do anything to me."As Lisa spoke, she quickly glanced at Terry, who was standing right in front of her at the moment, and their eyes met. She hastily averted his gaze and looked down before continuing to ask Serenity what had just happened. Once she was sure that her friend was already heading home with J
Suddenly, he sneered and asked her, "Is it because you've got another man by your side now? It's that Gale Porter guy, isn't it?"Hearing that name from his lips made her expression change. She had only mentioned Gale's first name on the phone just now, yet Terry had figured out his last name as well. Which meant that…"You investigated him?""So what if I did? What about you? How much do you love him? As much as you loved me back then?"As he spoke, there was a hint of suppressed jealousy and inner conflict in his voice."That's none of your business," she replied.His face darkened under the lamplight, and he argued, "You are my ex-girlfriend no matter what. It's only natural that I'm worried about you, isn't it?""As you said, I'm only your ex-girlfriend, so if you need someone to be worried about, it should be your current girlfriend, not me."Terry fell silent for a while, then he suddenly asked her, "Have you ever hated me?"She was taken aback. She looked at him in conf
"And now, the White family is in your hands, and you're living the life that you've always wanted. This proves that you've made the right choice.""As for me," Lisa added, "my life hasn't been that bad at all. I've got my friends and family who love me, and they've always been by my side as I went through the most painful period of my life. Now that my life has returned to normal, I might marry and have children someday, and then I'll live a simple but happy life."She continued, "That is why I don't hate you, Terry White. I just want to move on from you, and one day, when we're both gray and old, surrounded by our own children and grandchildren, perhaps we might exchange a smile when we bump into each other on the street. Wouldn't that be nice too?"She spoke softly, and her voice was calm. It was as if she was recounting a mundane story, yet he could feel the sharp pang in his heart the whole time. The fact that she did not hate him only intensified his misery!He had always th
After a while, the bathroom door opened and out came Lisa wearing the clothes that she had gotten from Terry earlier. She then walked up to him and said, "Give me your bank account number. I'll transfer the money to you later.""I told you," he said, "there's no need to pay me.""And I told you," she insistently argued, "that since we're no longer in any kind of relationship, I should pay you."They both stared at each other, and the air grew tense.Lisa bit her lips, then said, "Terry White, now that we've broken up, I just… I just don't want to owe you anything, so let me pay you, okay?"His body trembled slightly, and eventually, he pulled out his phone and showed her his payment QR code. She scanned it and entered the price of the clothes. Because the tags on the clothes he had given her were still intact, she knew exactly how much they cost. Thinking of the eye-wateringly high price almost gave her a heart attack because the clothes on her body cost twice as much as what sh
But when Terry finally walked out of the bathroom, it was Monica Hart who was sitting on the sofa. She gave him a meaningful smile and said, "Looks like you still haven't gotten over that sweetheart of yours. You were such a hero when you saved her today. But, too bad, it doesn't matter how much you're still longing for her, because you'll never be with her again.""I was just passing by," Terry explained calmly. "It was nothing but a coincidence. I've made up my mind to marry you, so you don't need to worry about anything at all.""Good," she replied. She then got to her feet and walked up to Terry, adding, "You must know how much I've done for you. With my help, the White family is back in your hands, and I've persuaded my parents to let you stay as the CEO of the group when the two companies of our families merge. That woman, Lisa Quest, will never be able to give you what I can give you. She can never be a source of your strength. She'll never be of any help to you."Monica was
"Edward Klein, right?" Jackson asked."You know him?" Serenity was surprised at first, but she soon figured out that he must have investigated what happened to her in Latveria after she returned to Solaria. She nodded and said, "Yes, and that's how I met my mentor. I actually won that case. Although my mentor lost, he wasn't angry and instead accepted me as his apprentice."It was a rare defeat for her mentor, but what he told Serenity afterwards still gave her warmth to this day.He said, "Compared to the so-called victory and defeat in a case, the pursuit of truth is more important. Although it's our job as lawyers to defend the defendants, we can't ignore our conscience and not pursue the truth."Her mentor was an upright lawyer and was highly respected in the legal industry. He was someone Serenity looked up to."The man we met earlier is called Lark Jefferson. He used to be a staff member in a government agency. However, he lost his job after he was sentenced to two and a hal