Micah looked at the mother and daughter indifferently. For the first time in his life, he was experiencing regret. He shouldn't have told his father that he wanted a sister, causing his father to adopt Anna.He didn't like this sister of his. The first time he saw Anna and her mother, they were getting bullied and yelled at, so he felt sorry for them, but now, they make him feel uncomfortable."Jackie's my sister." That was all Micah said, as if that was enough to explain everything!Anna's little face instantly turned red. Did that mean... Micah did not recognize her as his sister anymore? Just because she's not Mr. Valor's biological daughter?Anna realized that her mother was right. This was all Serenity's fault. Serenity's the reason why her mother couldn't marry Mr. Valor, and the reason why Anna couldn't become his real daughter.She really hated being called the Valors' adopted daughter. She preferred to hear people call her Miss Valor or Micah's sister.But ever since Jac
"News? You showed her that kind of news?" Serenity questioned with raised eyebrows."Of... Of course not. She must have seen it when she was playing with my phone," Gwen denied with a dry chuckle."Wow, Anna sure knows a lot of words, huh? She can already read the news. Why don't we let Anna read a news article right now and see if she can understand it?" said Serenity."Well... the news might have been in the form of a video!" Gwen quickly said."A video?" Serenity questioned coldly. "Show me a news video that uses the word 'homewrecker'," Serenity said. The word "homewrecker" would only appear in the comment section of the videos. The news themselves wouldn't use an unprofessional word like that.Serenity was very clear on that because she had asked Jack to remove a lot of videos that slandered Lisa.And she was not the only one. Terry White was probably doing the same thing on his end. Therefore, there's no way there were still any videos that called Lisa a homewrecker online.
Serenity almost laughed out loud."I’m glad to see you two get along," Serenity said as she tidied up her daughter's clothes. "I know you got into a fight with Anna today because you care about Mommy and Auntie Lisa, but fighting is wrong. You two have to understand that fighting is not the way to solve problems. In fact, it often makes the problem worse and might even turn a small problem into a big problem."Micah listened attentively, his eyes showing hints of understanding. He clearly understood that fighting was not a good way to resolve issues. After all, there was no way the Valor family would raise their heir to be a ruffian. Moreover, Micah was more mature and intelligent than most children his age.Jacqueline, on the other hand, listened with a puzzled look on her face. She obviously still believed that fighting was the easiest way to solve problems.Seeing the different reactions of her children, Serenity sighed inwardly. Her daughter was intelligent too, but clearly not
Before Jacqueline could answer, Micah pulled her behind him and stared at Anna warily, "If you're done apologizing, you two can leave now."Anna looked at Micah unhappily. When she saw Micah protecting Jacqueline like this, she felt as if something that originally belonged to her had been taken away from her.Micah used to be her brother and her brother only!"Micah, I know I shouldn't have talked about your Mommy like that. Please forgive me," Anna said pitifully. This apology was much more sincere than her apology to Jacqueline earlier.After all, Anna really, really didn't want Micah to hate her.Micah said nothing, but his eyes were cold.Then, another pair of similarly cold eyes stared at Anna."Anna, who told you to say that?" Jackson asked.Anna was taken aback. She quickly said, "Sir, I... I wanted to apologize myself. I... I just said what I thought."Jackson's eyes turned even colder. "Really?"He abruptly turned to Mr. Knot and said, "Take the kids away to have som
"Umm... the one about Serenity and her mentor. I don't know what kind of videos Anna watched on my phone. Of course there's nothing going on between Serenity and her mentor. The rumors on the internet are all nonsense. They say Edward Klein's being way too kind to Serenity, even losing a case to Serenity on purpose in order to improve Serenity's status in the industry..."On the surface, Gwen was explaining and speaking up for Serenity, but in truth, she was repeating the malicious rumors on the internet to Jackson."You sure know a lot," Jackson snorted with a half-smirk."That's because I care about Serenity. After all, the Valor family helped Anna and I a lot, and I regard myself as a member of the Valor family too," Gwen said. She then turned to Serenity and said, "But, to be honest, Serenity, I really think you should stay away from Lisa Quest. After all, people might say that birds of a feather flock together."Serenity looked at Gwen coldly. "That's none of your business. Al
Gwen felt like she had taken another slap to the face, this time emotionally. The pain and embarrassment were far worse than the physical slap she received from Serenity earlier."I'm fine," Serenity replied.Jackson gently massaged Serenity's palm with his fingertips. "Next time, if you want to hit someone, tell me and I'll do it for you. You don't have to hurt your hand."As he said that, he took another look at her palm. "It's all red now.""Mr....Mr. Valor, I..." Gwen stammered. She's the one who was hit! She's the one who's in pain!Jackson seemed to have just realized that Gwen existed. He glanced at her coldly."Even if my wife has left the Valor family for five years, she's still the mistress of the Valor family. Who are you to judge her? As for you, when did the Valor family become your home? You've never been a part of the Valor family. This isn't your home."Jackson's cold voice and cold eyes shocked Gwen. She said in a pitiful voice, "But I...my daughter...she's a me
Gwen left the Valor Residence holding her red and swollen cheeks, her heart full of resentment and jealousy.After Serenity bathed the two children, she put them to bed.Jacqueline said good night, kissed her mother and her brother, and immediately fell asleep.On the other hand, Micah was more considerate. After his sister fell asleep, he told Serenity with a serious look on his face, "You're my only Mommy."Serenity was taken aback. When she realized what he meant, she could only lament her son's early maturity.Was her son worried that she might be replaced by Gwen? "Don't worry, your Daddy will never let another woman become your Mommy."Hearing this, the little boy pondered for a moment, then nodded his little head. He said good night to Serenity and went to bed.Looking at the two sleeping children, Serenity couldn't help but smile.No matter what, she would protect her children, her family, and... the man who loved her with all his heart!When she returned to her bedro
“What about you? Do you not care about the memories you've lost?”She fell silent. She knew what he was referring to: the memory of her falling into the sea and leaving the Valor family.Although she could not recall it yet, she had learned the gist of what happened from Connor. However, Jack did not know this.His eyes stared at her intently, as if he was observing her reaction.She took a deep breath and said to him, “For me, the most important thing is the present. The past that I shared with you, if they're good memories, then I'm willing to remember them, but if they're bad memories, then I'd rather not remember them.”“You'd rather not remember?” he whispered.“That's right,” she said. She would rather forget those painful memories forever. Perhaps if she couldn’t remember them, she would never know how painful they were.After a pause, Serenity lifted her hand and gently stroked Jackson’s face. “Jack, if you must recover your memory, then let it happen naturally, alright?