Later that night, Wilson came to visit the Valor Residence. Serenity was surprised when the butler Elliot told her about Wilson's visit. "Wilson's here? But why?""Yes. He's here to meet Mr. Valor. And it seems he's had some wine. He reeks of alcohol," Elliot informed her.After pondering for a moment, Jackson told the butler, "Let him in." He then turned to Serenity, "I'm not sure what's with him coming here so late. I'll go and check on him.""Okay," Serenity answered with a nod. She was also curious about Wilson's sudden visit. Did something happen between him and Clara?Wilson came into the living residence with a bottle of wine in his hand. As Jackson came down the stairs, Wilson looked up and raised the bottle in his hand. "How about a drink with me?"Jackson arched a brow. "You came to my place to drink?""Yes. I want to have a drink with you. It's hard to find someone to drink with me here in Solaria. I can't think of anyone else, and you seem to be the only close one."
"Yeah… At least we're married… Married…" Wilson murmured, taking another sip of wine.Jackson only took a few sips of the wine and watched Wilson keep drinking, sip after sip. At last, Wilson collapsed on the couch, completely drunk.Serenity came to the living room and saw a very drunk Wilson, who would not stop calling Clara's name."Why did he come to you?" Serenity asked."To rant, I guess. He's now married to Clara, but maybe that's why he feels even more miserable." Jackson looked at Wilson, feeling heavy-hearted.Serenity sighed and lamented, "He could've been a very happy couple with Clara, but things got worse because he forced Clara to kneel to Sandra. Maybe things wouldn't have been this bad, and Clara might have forgiven him after he overturned the conviction and cleared Clara's name. They could've gotten back together happily.""Yeah. Well, sometimes, one wrong step is all it takes," Jackson muttered and turned around suddenly, pulling Serenity into a strong embrace.
When Wilson woke up the next day, Serenity spoke to him. "I don't care what happens between you and Clara, but if you hurt Clara, I won't forgive you."Wilson looked at Serenity and said in an even tone, "That day will never come. If it does, I won't forgive myself either."Serenity fell silent at his reply.When Wilson was about to turn to leave, he abruptly stopped in his tracks. Before leaving, he asked, "Serenity, what made you stay with Jackson in the first place?""What?" Serenity flinched at the question."You were in the prison partly because of Jackson, but why did you end up with him?" Wilson asked.Not many knew about Jackson's involvement in Serenity's case. Wilson happened to find out by chance when he looked into Serenity's information after her crash into the sea.Serenity looked at Wilson and said in a steady voice, "Because I know no one else loves me more than him. If I miss him, I'll regret it for the rest of my life."A melancholy smile crossed Wilson's face
Clara was stunned as she looked at Wilson confusedly. “I just want to know. Will you still believe me? Will you believe everything I say?” “Is this even important?” Clara asked calmly. “Yes,” Wilson insisted.“Alright. I believe you. I believe that you will fulfill your promise. Just like now, you promised to marry me, and you did. I know that you’ll keep your promise to divorce me in the future, too.” Wilson’s heart sank after being overjoyed momentarily when Clara said she believed him. “Do you believe it when I say I love you?” Wilson asked with a slight quiver in his voice. Clara looked at him and wondered why he had brought this topic up again. Just then, the staff asked Clara to take the record. Clara hurriedly got up and took it. Then, she turned to Wilson, “Alright, let’s go.” She had only taken two steps forward when he abruptly grabbed her arm. “You still haven’t answered the question I just asked.” Clara sighed and looked at him. “Wilson, I believe that
“It doesn’t matter now, even if it was love at first sight for you,” Clara said without emotion. “I just want to let you know that I fell in love with you from the beginning.”“It only means that your love is nothing more than that.” She finished and stepped aside to leave in the direction of the bus stop. Wilson pulled her. “I’ll take you home.”“It’s fine. I can go home by—.” “By taking the bus?” Wilson interrupted her. “It’s crowded at the bus stop. You’re pregnant now. Aren’t you afraid of your morning sickness when you squeeze into the bus? Since we’re husband and wife now, it’s only right for me to send you back.” “We’re only married for the sake of the child. Don’t go back on your word!” Clara exclaimed nervously. “Am I that kind of person in your eyes?” Wilson stared at her.Clara froze. He continued in a husky voice, “For you, our marriage is for the child’s sake, so you don’t consider me your husband. But, Clara, in my eyes, you’re my wife. My only wife.” Cla
‘Everything should stay the same. We will get a divorce once the baby is a year old.’ Clara glanced at her still-flat stomach and thought to herself.- Clara thought that there wouldn’t be any contact between them after they got the certificates that day. Their life would continue as usual. She hadn’t expected Wilson to show up at her store on the day of her pregnancy checkup. “Why are you…” Clara looked at Wilson with wide eyes. “Aren’t you going for the pregnancy check-up? I will accompany you to all future pregnancy checkups.”Clara was dumbfounded. It meant that he would show up at her place pretty frequently in the future. “You don’t have to do that. I’m fine going alone,” Clara quickly said. “It’s not just to accompany you. It’s also to accompany our child.” Wilson said, “I didn’t do this when you were pregnant with Yanny, and you guys suffered a lot. I don’t want that to happen again. At least, give me a chance to take up the responsibility of a father.” Clara wa
“We have to visit the specialists in Solaria Maternity Hospital,” Clara said.“Solaria Maternity Hospital?” Wilson frowned. He had a hunch that the local clinic couldn’t handle Clara’s condition. “What’s wrong? Is there something wrong with your health?” “The check-up procedure here is not suitable for me as I had a liver transplant.” Clara took out her phone and logged into the hospital’s registration system. However, she couldn’t get a slot as every specialist’s schedule was full for the week. She could only try to snatch a slot once the registration was open for the following week. Her expression darkened, and she decided to ask for help from Serenity to get a slot after pondering for a moment. She was about to call Serenity when she heard Wilson. “Wilson speaking. I want a consultation slot with a specialist in Solaria Maternity Hospital. Yes, today, preferably in the morning!” Clara looked up to see Wilson speaking into the phone. After hanging up the phone, he sai
Although Clara had also thought about abortion, it was unbearable for her to hear it from a bystander.She couldn’t give up the pregnancy as she had decided to give birth to this child after a lot of mental preparation. “I don’t want to terminate the pregnancy,” Clara said. Wilson’s expression turned darker when he heard that. He had wanted to terminate the pregnancy when he heard that Clara would be in danger. He cared about the new life, but he cared more about Clara’s life. He had almost lost Clara to liver cancer. It had taken him a lot of effort to pull her back from the brink of death. He couldn’t stand the possibility of losing her again. “Clara, why don’t you just listen to the doctor? No one knows what could happen to you if the child grows bigger. We still have Yanny. What would happen to him if something happened to you?” ‘What would I do?!’ However, Wilson didn’t say this out loud. Clara’s heart sank when she thought of Yannick and Mrs. Wells. She didn’t kn
“……” 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