Serenity gave it a thought. "Wilson and you were victims. Unless both of you produce a letter to the judge and the attorney fights the case on the basis that the perpetrator instigated Queenie to harm you both, maybe Queenie will get a suspended sentence instead and let her serve time on probation.""Suspended sentence?" Clara weighed her options. If Queenie could complete probation successfully, the judge might dismiss the case without placing her in custody. With this, would Queenie be willing to tell her Summer's whereabouts?"What's the matter with you, all of a sudden?" Serenity asked."You don't have to worry so much. Even if Queenie has a lawyer to defend her, it's unlikely for Queenie to get out without serving prison time. The Birch family has hired a very reputable lawyer this time. He has never lost a single case over the past ten years. The lawyer is brutal and will fight the lawsuit with all his might. Queenie will likely stay in prison for ten years."Clara's face san
"You want to help Clara find her friend's whereabouts?" Jackson looked at Serenity with interest."Well, Clara is my friend. Of course, I have to help her," Serenity sighed. "Queenie is threatening Clara, and I don't like that. She almost killed Clara's unborn baby and harmed Clara. She's guilty of her crimes, so she must not get off lightly!""You don't have to go through all that trouble. It's simple. You just have to force the information out of Queenie," Jackson stated.Serenity blinked her eyes in confusion."Just make her suffer, and she'll confess. I'm sure someone like Queenie can't bear too much pain," Jackson elaborated, and Serenity understood immediately. Jackson was not talking about just pain but torture. "Queenie is currently detained in the facility!" Serenity reminded Jackson."So what? I'll send someone to get it done, if you wish," Jackson said nonchalantly."But that's against the law," Serenity muttered.Jackson's gaze was on her. He knew how much she ca
'Serenity, do you know how lucky I am that you love me? You know, if having you meant risking everything, I would still be more than willing to do it,' Jackson thought, deepening the kiss. 'Serenity, you know, I'll never let you go again. I want you to always stay by my side. 'The kiss lasted long enough."Serenity, always love me…" Jackson murmured, his voice hoarse and full of emotions. Love me till the world ends.-Serenity began the investigation on Queenie, and Clara waited impatiently for the results for several days. Although they found Queenie's past contacts and places she often visited, they had no clues about Summer.Meanwhile, Queenie remained tight-lipped and refused to reveal any clues. She knew her knowledge of Summer's whereabouts was her only hope to get out."Clara, I'll continue my efforts here. If there's still nothing, we’ll find another way later. Just stay calm," Serenity urged. "Okay, sorry to trouble you," Clara said, ending the call in disappointment
At night, Clara spoke to Yannick after he finished his homework. "I'm going to Latveria tomorrow. You'll stay at home with Grandma. You're a good boy, so stay home and wait for me to come back, okay?"Yannick became curious. "Mom, are you going to find Dad?"Clara hesitated slightly. "I have something to discuss with your dad. I'll be back in a few days.""Are you going to reconcile with Dad?" Yannick asked.Startled by the child's question, Clara answered after a moment of silence, "Nothing will change for now. Even though we're not back together, we both love you. Whatever happens, I still hope your dad will be safe and well.""Why are you not back with Dad? Because of how bad he was?" Yannick wondered. Clara stroked her son's head. "You'll understand when you grow up. Well, it's late. You should get ready and go to bed early."Yannick grunted slightly, a little confused by his mother's statement. Wait till he grew up? But when would he be a grown-up?Yannick no longer hated
Five hours later, Clara arrived in Latveria around eight at night. As she walked out of the train station, she grew emotional looking at the familiar but unfamiliar scenery around her. Clara grew up in this city, fell in love with Wilson, and went to prison later. After getting out of prison, she chose to leave.She escaped from this city before, but this time, she returned here of her own accord.Outside the train station, Clara stopped and took a deep breath. She pulled out her phone and dialed Wilson’s number, only to be answered by a constant beep. Unable to contact Wilson, Clara dialed another number after a slight hesitation.Clara had gotten this number from Wilson. After their separation, Wilson had sent her a message one afternoon and left this number. He said if she needed help, she could call this number, and someone would help her to solve the problem.Within moments, the call connected, and a stranger's voice answered, "Hello? Is this Ms. Wells?""Oh, yes. I am!" Cl
Clara hesitated for a heartbeat and accepted Frank's offer. Frank was right. It would be safer for her to stay in a reputable hotel, especially if anything were to happen."Thank you. Sorry for troubling you," Clara said."Don't worry about it, Ms. Wells," Frank said, taking Clara to a five-star hotel in the city. If anything turned into an emergency, she could press the call button in the hotel room, and the staff would come to deal with it within minutes.Once Clara settled in the hotel, Frank told her, "Ms. Wells, have a good rest here. Contact me if you need anything.""I came to Latveria to see Wilson. Could you please contact him for me?" Clara requested."Yes, certainly," Frank agreed and left the room shortly.Clara unpacked her suitcase. Feeling a little tired, she grabbed a change of clothes and walked into the bathroom. As the water cascaded down, moistening her skin, Clara looked down and said to her bulging belly, "Baby, do you think Daddy will want to see Mommy?"W
A leisure trip? Clara smiled bitterly. How could she have the mood or time to travel? Summer's whereabouts were still unknown, and Clara needed to find her quickly."Ms. Wells, is there anything else I can help? If not, I'll hang up now," Frank said."Wait!" Clara raised her voice slightly. She hesitated and asked, "Wilson… Does he hate me now?""Well..." Frank carefully answered, "Mr. Birch doesn't seem to hate you, but the way he treats you has changed. I guess… Maybe he has gotten over you."Clara shuddered. Had Wilson gotten over her already? She once felt that he loved her too deeply, and she never loved him as much as he did. He had already gotten over her, but she still could not let him go completely.Clara's heart throbbed with heartache. After the call disconnected, Clara appeared dazed, still holding the phone in her hand. It took her a long time before coming back to her senses. Wilson refused to see her. In that case, she would have to go to him! Clara thought and m
"I know your difficulties, so I came here to try my luck. Is Wilson in the office right now?" Clara enquired."He is, but he's in the middle of an important meeting.""Can you tell me where the conference room is? I'll go there myself. Didn't Wilson say you'd help me with anything I want to do?"Frank looked at Clara, but his voice stuck in his throat. He scratched the back of his neck. "But if Mr. Birch sees you, he might…""I'll take the blame," Clara said. "I forced you to tell me where he was."Clara assured Frank, so he had no choice but to agree. "I'll take you there." He would rather accompany her and not let her get into any unexpected situation, especially since she was pregnant with Wilson's baby."Thank you," Clara said.The receptionist watched as Frank led Clara into an elevator not far away, aghast at the turn of events. What just happened? Did Frank just refer to Clara as Madam? Who was she? Could she be Mr. Birch's wife? She was pregnant with a big belly. If sh
“……” 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