“I know that she was extremely against us dating.” Lisa bit her lip and said, “If she never accepts us, would you—” Terry cut her off, “I’m not a pawn anymore. I know what’s best for me, and I can make my own decision. My mother won’t be bothering you for the next few years. I won’t let her harm our child. You will have a smooth pregnancy.” Lisa let out a sigh of relief. “From now onward, I’ll be by your side even if your mother is against us. You’re the one who wanted me to follow you around and never give up our relationship.” Terry chuckled softly. Although he was once depressed because of Lisa, she could also cheer him up when he was in a bad mood. “Alright. You’re the one who promised that you would stay by my side. I will never forgive you if you fail to do that one day,” Terry said. -“Yannick! Who are you to reject me when I don’t even mind that your mom has been imprisoned!” A girl said that with arrogance.There was a hint of anger as she was ashamed of being reje
The girl’s expression changed, and Serenity added, “By then, you will also be a person who has been imprisoned. Yanny’s mom was imprisoned because of a wrongful accusation, but you will be imprisoned because of what you did. I did just witness you threatening him.” The girl felt afraid all of a sudden, and she stomped away in a huff. After all, she was only a spoiled nine-year-old kid. Serenity turned toward Yannick and ruffled his hair. “Were you going to agree to her demands if I didn’t pass by just now?” Yannick kept quiet as he agreed with Serenity’s words. “You mustn’t forget that you still have me no matter what. I know you want to protect your mother, but you’re still young. So, you can just tell me when you run into any trouble. I’ll figure it out for you, and we’ll protect your mother together. Okay?” Yannick's eyes reddened and he nodded after a pause. Serenity looked at the time and it was almost time for her appointment with the principal.“Alright, go back to
Yara was taken aback when she heard that Caden was going to enroll in first grade. “Caden wants to be in the same class as Cynthia, right? Why don’t we transfer Cynthia to a different school? Solaria’s Foreign Language Elementary School is the best elementary school in the world…” Yara rambled on in hopes that Serenity would enroll Cynthia and Caden in that school, and that her son could attend the school together. “We’ll move to the neighborhood near Foreign Language Elementary School by then. It’ll be easier for the kids to go to school, and we can take care of them all the time. Don’t you think so, Mrs. Valor?” Serenity looked at Yara with a smile on her face. She knew what Yara had on her mind. Solaria’s Foreign Language Elementary School was a school exclusively for aristocrats. Many prestigious families had enrolled their children there. The tuition fee was several hundred thousand dollars a year. The houses in the neighborhood nearby were even more expensive. Yara was ob
In the memorial hall of Valor Residence, Jackson looked at his father’s portrait while he confessed bitterly, “I’m sorry, Dad. I thought that I would never forgive that woman in my life, and I had wanted her to atone for her sins with her death. However, I love Serenity too much. I don’t want her to suffer. Please forgive me, Dad.” Jackson lit a candle and stayed for a while before he left. After he returned to the main house, Elliot told him that Serenity had brought Micah, Caden, and Cynthia for a small vacation. “Alright,” Jackson said without asking any more questions. Serenity and he had an agreement previously, that she shouldn’t let him know if she wanted to bring the kids to meet that woman. Jackson understood everything once she said that they were going for a short vacation. It was the best for them. Meanwhile, in the kindergarten, Frederick was the only one sitting aside with a music score in his hands during the children’s playtime. Everyone was having fun togethe
"I understand, I understand!" Mary said, her voice choked with emotion. "This is already good enough. I... I wouldn't dare to hope that Jackson would forgive me or visit me. I know that letting me off is already the biggest compromise he can make."Edward patted his wife's shoulder to comfort her. "Now now, cheer up. Serenity brought the children to see you today; this is a happy occasion!""Yes, yes, it's a happy occasion!" Mary quickly said, regaining her spirits. "I'm going to make lots of delicious food for the children and take them to fun places in Latveria!"The three children had different personalities. Jacqueline was very close to Mary so she kept pestering Mary non-stop, while Micah and Caden, the two boys, remained relatively quiet in the living room.To be more precise, Micah was silently observing Caden, while Caden was completely spacing out, seemingly indifferent to everything that was happening around him.Serenity knew that Caden was different from ordinary child
Well... he's definitely behaving! Serenity couldn't help but think with a smile.Because Jacqueline saw Caden make a video call, she also wanted to video call Daddy and Fred."Have you forgotten? This trip is our little secret. Didn't we agree not to tell Daddy about it? How about this? Mommy will call Mr. Knot and ask him to get Fred on the phone with you," Serenity said.She had agreed with the children to not tell Jack about their visit to Latveria. She had also not told the children that Mary was their grandmother yet. She would tell them when they're older.After all, it was a long, complicated story that could not be explained with a few simple words.And so, a moment later, Jacqueline could be seen holding Serenity's phone, chatting excitedly with Fred.Serenity asked her eldest son, "What about you? Do you want to make a video call with anyone? Um, anyone except for Daddy."The little boy shook his head. He didn't have anyone he particularly wanted to contact. He didn't
Lisa has been enjoying herself these days. She had visited many interesting places in San Marco with her parents. She felt as if she was on a holiday. She had even made a travel itinerary for her parents.If it weren't because she was pregnant, so she couldn't get too tired, she would have taken her parents to visit all the major tourist attractions in San Marco.She had also become a regular visitor in Terry's office. No one stopped her anymore. She could go in and out of Terry's office unimpeded now."Miss Quest, Mr. White is having a meeting. He said that if you're here, you could wait for him in his office," his secretary told Lisa.As soon as Lisa put down her bag in Terry’s office, her phone rang. It was a call from Gale Porter.Speaking of which, she hadn't talked to Gale on the phone for a while now, but before she came to San Marco to look for Terry, she had had a short text conversation with Gale, and he had even wished her good luck."Gale! I'm so surprised to get a ca
"What do you think?" he asked, unabashed."Well... yes, we met on a blind date, but we're just friends. It's true that we tried to get to know each other with the intention of getting serious, but... we've never done anything intimate..." Her voice became smaller and smaller under his gaze.'Come on, what the hell are you feeling guilty about?' Lisa bit her lip and grumbled inwardly.She was single at the time, so there was nothing wrong with her going on a blind date!Besides, she and Gale didn't do anything out of bounds."Really? You didn't even hold hands?" Terry asked casually."Uh-huh," Lisa responded.The next moment, his breath brushed against her cheek, and his handsome face magnified in front of her."Terry, what... what are you doing?" she asked weakly.His fingers gently stroked her jaw. "And you've never been this close?""...Uh-huh." She blushed slightly.His lips moved towards her ear. She could feel his warm breath on her ear.Lisa felt her ear getting hotte
“……” 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