Jackson averted his gaze from Serenity. He tried desperately to calm his emotions to resist being affected by her, and to prevent himself from falling deeper in love with her.In the last few days, while staying alone in the old mansion, he constantly reminded himself to stop being a loser, to stop loving her so deeply. The deeper the love, the greater the pain when she betrayed him.Serenity slowly stood up from the bed and approached Jackson. She tenderly cupped his face in her hands and pleaded, "Jack, won't you look at me?" Although she was embarrassed, she longed to see her reflection in his eyes.He turned towards her. "Okay, I'm looking at you. What now?" Although he said that, his tightly clenched hands betrayed how he truly felt.Did she realize how much strength it took for him to suppress his lust for her?"Jack, we're husband and wife. If there are problems or conflicts between us, let's resolve them right now. I don't want to go through another period of separatio
Jackson's eyes snapped open. "If you truly love me, why would you rather fall into the sea than forgive me? I know I made a mistake by letting you suffer in prison, and I've regretted it ever since. After you found out the truth, I begged for your forgiveness, but you would rather die than forgive me! Would you even have come back to me if it weren't for the children? Serenity, do you really love me?" His gaze bore into her as he finally voiced the doubt that he had kept buried deep in his heart.Truthfully, what hurt him the most wasn't the fact that she helped that woman, but the possibility that she didn't actually love him! Maybe all her displays of affection were merely for the sake of providing their children with a complete family!Serenity was stunned, struggling to respond. Wh...What was he saying? She would rather fall into the sea than forgive him? What's going on? She chose to fall into the sea with their three children because she didn't want him to sacrifice himself
"Do you know where Jack is?" asked Serenity.Looking at her uncertainly, Connor said, "Madam, Mr. Valor is probably still furious. There's also the problem with his memory that you mentioned. Why don't you give him some time for his anger to subside and come back in a few days?""Tell me where he is," Serenity insisted, her determination unwavering. She had no intention of leaving."Mr. Valor is really angry this time. After you drove away that day, he actually started coughing up blood," Connor informed Serenity."What? He coughed up blood?" Serenity was shocked."Yes, he coughed up blood. The blood even stained my clothes," Connor said. "When he watched you drive away, I saw a despair in his eyes that I've never seen before."Serenity felt a pang of sadness, her eyes welling up with tears. She had no idea. Even when she finally saw him today, he didn't mention any of it."What happened after that? Did you take him to the hospital? Is he okay?" Serenity asked anxiously."He's
In a certain prison in Solaria, Walter mechanically carried out his work in the room where the prisoners toiled. A slight smile adorned his lips.Master Jackson would soon realize that Serenity Lewis was unworthy of his love.Once Master Jackson became truly disappointed in Serenity Lewis, she would cease to be his weakness.Under the guidance of Master Jackson, the Valor family would undoubtedly grow stronger."Do you remember now, Master Jackson? Do you remember that Serenity Lewis chose to fall into the sea to escape from you?..." Walter murmured softly.Five years ago, when he wiped away Master Jackson's memory, he had also altered this particular recollection.He had instructed the hypnotist to repeatedly suggest to Master Jackson, while under hypnosis, that Serenity Lewis had chosen to fall into the sea to escape from him. If Master Jackson ever decided to undo the hypnosis and regain his memory, this suggestion would naturally be activated.When that happened, Master Jack
"Connor?" Jackson raised an eyebrow. "He told you that? That's different from what he told me. But regardless, I only trust what I remember.""But what you remember is a false memory!" Serenity quickly protested."Then explain to me, if what you say is true, why did neither you nor Connor tell me this before?" Jackson questioned, staring intently at Serenity."We were afraid that your mind might not be able to handle the shock if you recall the real reason I fell into the sea! Your memory was suppressed through hypnosis. No one knew what would happen if you forcefully tried to remember," Serenity explained.Jackson slowly approached Serenity. "So you’re saying that you love me so much that you're willing to die along with our three children to prevent me from dying, is that right?"Serenity pressed her lips together and nodded. His gaze was piercing, as if he was trying to see through her.His eyelashes trembled slightly, and his lips twitched. "I told you about the story of this
Over the next few days, Serenity stayed in the old mansion. Wherever Jackson went, she followed. At night, when Jackson went to bed, she would squeeze into his bed, saying that they were husband and wife, so naturally, they should sleep together.Even if he glared at her, she ignored him and kept sticking to him like glue.Perhaps human potential really was unlimited. Before this, she never imagined that she could be so thick-skinned.Serenity video-called her two children whenever she could. She felt guilty for being away from them for so long.Micah handled her absence better, but Jackie had always been with her from the day she was born. In the past, Serenity would entrust Jackie to Edward and Mary whenever she had to go on a business trip, but she would only be away for a day or two at most.This time, it had already been four days. Jackie kept asking her when she would be back during their video calls. She was obviously anxious."Mommy will be back soon, and Daddy will come
"No, I wouldn't dare!" Connor said, "I hope Mr. Valor won't misunderstand Mrs. Valor after knowing the truth. Her feelings for you are true. Maybe what she did this time was just because of an impulse."Jackson snorted in response. "Her feelings for me are true? Am I really the most important to her? If she's willing to give up her life for me, then why would she betray me for that woman? My mother abandoned her husband and son."Connor kept his mouth shut, knowing his words would only anger Mr. Valor further!Right when Jackson was almost done with his work, a quiet knock sounded at the door. Connor breathed a sigh of relief as someone opened the door, figuring it was Serenity.Serenity came in and sat on the sofa in the corner. She stayed silent, like she did for the past few days, just watching Jackson. Jackson gave Serenity a quick glance as she came in, his mind suddenly calmed by her presence. After giving Connor a few more orders, Jackson finally dismissed him. "That's
About half an hour later, the security guard at the Valor Mansion reported to Jackson. "Mr. Valor, Mrs. Valor is now leaving.""Have the driver take her back to the Valor Residence," Jackson responded, and something flickered in his eyes. "Yes," the guard answered.'Was she finally going to leave?' Jackson thought, but what happened next surprised him. Upon returning, the driver responsible for driving Serenity to her destination reported to Jackson."Mrs. Valor didn't go back to the Valor Residence. She's staying at the hotel tonight." The driver informed him of the name and address of the hotel as well as the room number that Serenity had last checked in. 'She's at the hotel?' Jackson thought, frowning slightly, but it did not matter to him. She could go home to the Valor Residence or stay in a hotel as she pleased.Jackson slept in the bed at night, but his bed suddenly felt empty. He had slept alone before she came here and had never felt anything like this. Or maybe he h