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?
His heart was filled with worry and doubt, but he had no answer at the moment!"Serenity, as long as you're here by my side... I won't be in pain..." As he said that, his lips fell heavily on her lips, as if he was trying to devour her..."Terry White, if you don't let me go right now, my parents will call the cops and tell them that you kidnapped me! It'll be over for you then!" When Monica finally saw Terry again a few days later, she immediately yelled at him.While she was being locked up, she had nothing to do except to admire the scenery outside the window every day. All her communication devices had been confiscated. She was going crazy and had no idea what was happening outside."You don't have to worry about that. Your parents are probably busy dealing with the Hart Group's problems. They probably don't have time to worry about you. I've told them that you're staying at my mansion for a few days," Terry sat on the couch and said nonchalantly.Monica seemed surprised. "Wh
"What?" Monica could hardly believe her ears.Didn't Terry plan all this to take the Hart family down? Why would he give the Hart family a chance?"I can lend the Hart family a sum of money, enough to keep the Sunshine City project alive during this crisis," Terry said.Monica's heart sank. In other words, the Harts would only be able to retain the Sunshine City project?That would mean that the Harts would fall out of the ranks of the prestigious families! They would be stripped of all their other assets!But... if they had the Sunshine City project, they still had a glimmer of hope to make a comeback!"Why would you do that? What's your goal?!" Monica asked. She believed that Terry must have an ulterior motive."My goal is to annul our engagement," Terry said.Monica scoffed. "Annul our engagement? Surely you can easily do that yourself after the Hart family crumbles?""I want you to personally tell the media that we've agreed to annul our engagement. You should clear Lisa's
“……” 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