Serenity gritted her teeth and endured the pain. She did not want her enemies to gloat over her suffering or let those who cared about her be worried about her either. But the more she endured, Monica dug her nails at the wound harder, causing a pain greater than the pain she felt when the dagger cut her. "Serenity, aren't you proud of yourself? Aren't you going to be the savior and save your best friend? Now, do you understand the price you have to pay?" Monica hissed viciously.Serenity was in a constant cold sweat, her face frighteningly pale as she bled. Lisa saw her friend in pain, and tears filled her eyes. "Monica! Serenity has nothing to do with this! She's just helping me! You should be dealing with me, so come at me! Torture me all you want, but don't you ever hurt her again—!"Lisa's pain made Monica laugh. "Want me to let her go? Oh, sure. Jump down the roof, and I'll forget all about our grudges and let her go!"Lisa trembled, resolute not to let Monica hurt Serenit
Serenity realized that Monica had no desire to escape. Her behavior was like the violent acts of unhinged minds. Or maybe she was searching for another way to escape. Jackson gave Monica a cold look. "Strip naked?""Yeah. Start taking off your clothes until you're naked. Why don't you take a selfie? Post it on the internet later. If it gets more than 10,000 likes in a minute, maybe I'll let Serenity go," Monica said, her proposal a complete humiliation to Jackson! She was just treating Jackson like a fool!"No, Jack!" Serenity protested through the pain. Blood continued to trickle down the wound on her neck, and she watched in horror as Jackson began to do as told.There was a loud silence with nothing but the helicopter blade whirring above them. Jackson unbuttoned his shirt, revealing the thin sweatshirt underneath. After unbuttoning all the buttons, he removed his shirt. Jackson's men watched as he took his shirt off and moved to his belt."Jack! Stop… She's just playing wi
Among the five helicopters that had been hovering around the roof, one had its cabin door open. A man in a police uniform pointed a sniper's rifle at Monica, ready to aim at her again. One gunshot might not be fatal enough to kill her.Serenity saw Monica twitching on the ground. She figured Monica would probably not survive, but her face changed as she saw a device roll out of Monica's pocket.The device looked like a kind of remote control to toggle the countdown. The countdown continued from 8...7...6… It was a timer! What was this timer for? Was Monica touching the timer in her pocket earlier?Serenity had a bad feeling, but by then, Monica could no longer speak. She was dead, and her body stopped moving and twitching.Jackson strode toward Serenity, taking her by the arm. "Let's go! I'll take you to the hospital!" he said, wanting to bend down and pick her up."Jack, the timer..." Serenity could not finish her sentence. There was an explosion, and the whole building began to
Jackson's presence put Serenity at ease. She did not have to worry about anything with him around."You saved me again, Jack," Serenity muttered. "Just now, if Monica… If she wasn't distracted… You weren't going to strip naked, were you?" It hurt whenever she spoke a word, but she could not help asking.Jackson's eyes darkened, and he gazed down at her. "What if I say yes? If she wasn't distracted, I'd have continued to strip. She had your life in her hands. If I can't find a way to take her down, I'll do everything she says, even if it means humiliating myself!" Serenity stared at Jackson in shock. Would a proud man like him do this much for her?"What, you don't believe me? Don't believe I'd go this far?" Jackson asked.Serenity shook her head. "I-Its not that...""Believe it or not, it doesn't matter anymore. I'd do anything to save you," Jackson whispered. "What about you? If one day I'm in danger, would you risk everything to save me?" Jackson muttered softly, almost as tho
Serenity had betrayed him and run away from him. She claimed to love him but only married him for the children. Even though he would never be the most important person to her… It was all insignificant compared to the possibility of her leaving.Jackson suddenly thought he could tolerate anything else except letting her leave him! Not in any way! Serenity did not have the strength to climb the ladder, and he could not pull her up with just one arm. Swallowing the bitterness burning in her throat, she smiled, hoping she would escape this tragedy. But looking at the situation, she—One would always make choices in life. Maybe she would have to trade off her life for him to live, just like how she had made her choice five years ago and chosen to crash into the sea. The sound of explosions rang again. Jackson sank lower, the ground beneath him starting to collapse."Mr. Valor! The ground is about to collapse!" Someone shouted anxiously from the helicopter's hatch.Serenity knew she
Serenity watched Jackson's painful expression. He even knocked his head against the cracked ground, as if trying to stop his pain with such a painful method.But contrary to Jackson's words, Serenity didn't tighten her grip on his hand. Instead, she loosened her hand. In an instant, her delicate wrist slid slowly down between his fingers."Serenity, don't!" Jackson screamed frantically, tears now streaming down his face at some unknown point.His tears dripped onto her face...!The warmth made her feel like sacrificing everything for this man wouldn't matter, and she wouldn't regret it if she did. Because in this world, there would never be another person who loved her like he did.Similarly... "Jack, I'm sorry... for hurting you, but in this world, I must be the woman who loves you the most... Live well, you... you must live well..."She loved him so deeply. She loved him so much that even if she had to make the same choice again, she would.As the explosion sounded once agai
An explosion rocked the entire city of Solaria.This explosion caused an abandoned building to partially collapse and varying degrees of damage to the surrounding structures. Multiple parties coordinated to urgently evacuate people from nearby buildings, and this incident immediately shot up to the top of the trending searches on the internet.As the event unfolded, many netizens became even more engrossed in the developments upon discovering that Jackson and his wife were also involved in the accident.However, both the Valor family and the police had sealed off all information. All the public knew was that the criminal Monica was dead, and all the mercenaries who assisted Monica in the crime were detained and awaiting prosecution.At this moment, Serenity lay on the operating table, away from all the hustle and bustle outside. Right now, she felt a surreal sense of dreaming.Was she... really alive?Both she and Jackson were alive and well. They had narrowly escaped death!T
Her consciousness gradually blurred, and her final thoughts were... How was Jackson? Was he badly injured? When she finished the surgery and woke up, she should be able to see Jackson, right?She had so much to say, so many questions to ask him...While Serenity was undergoing surgery, Lisa, on the other hand, was undergoing various examinations. Since she still had a child in her belly, the doctor couldn't do some tests and could only judge based on their experience.Lisa had never been so nervous. She didn't care how much she was hurt, but she was deeply afraid that the child in her belly would leave her like this."Doctor, my child... are they alright? As long as my child can be saved, it doesn't matter what happens to me!" Lisa said anxiously, watching the doctor frown continuously."You currently have some signs of a possible miscarriage..."As soon as Lisa heard the word "miscarriage," her whole body turned cold. "Miscarriage? Is my child... not going to make it?"Te