"My hands have healed. Can I go back to the rental house?" She changed the subject.His fingers, which were caressing her fingertips, stopped. "Why are you so eager to go back?""I'm fine now. There's no reason for me to stay here anymore," she said and bit her lip."You really want to leave?" His expression went cold."Yeah." She nodded."Do you dislike living with me that much?" Even his voice had gone cold."I'm used to being alone," she replied.He scoffed. "Used to being alone? If that's true, then you wouldn't have brought me back to the rental house. You were the one who said that you're lonely, so wanted some company. You also said that you wanted to be with me so that we could rely on each other. Have you forgotten that already?"Her eyelashes shook slightly. Of course she had not forgotten. However, all that seemed like a joke now.She stayed silent while he kept staring at her. The air was filled with that oppressive feeling once more.He suddenly broke the silence
The night air in the large room felt so cold that it made her shiver!As soon as Aria reached home, she heard the news that her mother had been fired from her job and her father had been demoted from a supervisor to ordinary staff!"How did this happen?!" Aria was surprised because both her parents were civil servants. In those jobs, as long as you didn't make any mistakes, you usually wouldn't even be demoted, let alone get fired.Moreover, she was Lucas Gomez's girlfriend! Even if her parents' bosses had to fire or demote them, they would think twice before doing so!"Did you tell your bosses that I'm Lucas Gomez's girlfriend?" asked Aria."We did! Of course we did!" Catherine was furious. She told her boss that her daughter was the prince of the entertainment industry’s girlfriend and would marry into the Gomez family one day.But her boss did not want to hear it. He said, "I don't care who your daughter's boyfriend is. You're dismissed. It's non-negotiable!"She was so angr
Grayson seemed alarmed. He said angrily, "That good-for-nothing daughter! She dragged our family down when she went to jail, and now she wants to harm our family again!"He spent a lot of money and curried many favors to rise to the supervisor position!And now, he had been demoted to an ordinary employee. Of course he could not accept it!Catherine was furious too. She looked as if she wanted to look for Serenity and tear her to pieces."Mom, Dad, calm down. Serenity has Jackson Valor’s support now. We can't do anything reckless," persuaded Aria. She had learned that lesson the hard way!Grayson and Catherine agreed. Catherine asked, "Then what should we do? Are we just gonna do nothing?""I'll think of something," said Aria. She had to think about how to deal with Serenity carefully. She could not let Serenity become more and more important to Lucas.Otherwise, even if Jackson cast Serenity aside one day, Serenity could just take Aria's place as Lucas' girlfriend!Aria absolu
Did she become like this because her harsh life had taught her the importance of money?Seeing Serenity's gloomy expression, Lisa suddenly hugged her. "Serenity, all these years, I've always felt bad that I couldn't do anything to help you. Even though I know that you're innocent, I couldn't help you find any evidence to overturn the case."She had kept these words buried in her heart for a long time."When you were in prison, I couldn't do anything for you except to say some things to comfort you when I visited. I really hate that feeling. Now that we have a clue, I'll definitely help you uncover the truth. You don't have to feel like you owe me anything."Lisa's voice was racked with guilt."Lisa, if you hadn't visited me in prison from time to time and worked relentlessly to prove my innocence, I don't think I could have made it through prison. So don't think your words of comfort were insignificant. Those words gave me the courage to keep living," Serenity hugged her best frie
She could only remember the first three letters and the last number of the car’s license plate.Serenity felt cold all over. What the hell was going on? Who were the people in the car? Why did they take Lisa away?Lisa...Was it an abduction? Or was it... Serenity took out her cell phone. She wanted to call Lisa, but she was afraid that she might put Lisa in danger.Her hand started to tremble. The trembling got so bad that she could barely hold her phone.She struggled to call the police, but eventually managed to do so.After calling the police, she ran to the parking lot management office. There were surveillance monitors there. They must have surveillance footage of Lisa getting abducted.Lisa... please be safe! Please!That was the only thing Serenity could think of.When Jackson received Serenity's call, he could hear sobbing on the other end.That instantly alarmed him. "What's wrong? Say something!""Jack, can you help me find Lisa? I beg you, please help me find Li
She shivered and raised her head stiffly. Her wet eyes slowly gained focus."Jack, help me find Lisa." She seemed to have come back to her senses. She said in a hurry, "The police said they'll send people to look for her, but who knows when they'll find her! I wish I memorized the license plate. Why didn't I memorize the license plate?"Her voice was heavy with guilt.Jackson had only seen Serenity this anxious once before – when her grandmother fell ill.But her grandmother was her family, and Lisa was not. And yet, Serenity cared so much about Lisa.He suddenly felt jealous of Lisa. If something happened to him, would Serenity be this anxious for him too?"Let's go back first. It's cold outside," he said, "Your hands are freezing."It's cold? She didn't even realize that it was cold. Lisa was the only thing in her mind."Then... will you help me find Lisa?" she asked, wanting a definite answer from him. The police could only wait, but... if he was willing to help, surely she
His chest felt tight.Since when had he ever felt bad about making a woman worried and scared? She seemed to be the only one who could make him feel this way.Jackson sighed. He sighed because he had no choice but to compromise. He took out his phone and made a call. "Help me find someone. I need to know where this person is and whether she’s safe... Her name is Lisa Quest. She was taken away in a car this afternoon. The car is..."Jackson handed the phone to Serenity and gestured at her to speak.Serenity immediately understood. She quickly said, "It's a black Maybach. The license plate is..."She told the person the part of the license plate she could remember, the address of the parking lot, and other details like what time the incident occurred.When Serenity was done, Jackson told the person in the phone, "That's all. I want to know Lisa Quest's whereabouts as soon as possible!"After ending the call, Jackson looked at Serenity and said, "Okay, can we go back now?"She fol
Jackson said no more. He straightened up, closed the door, went around to the driver's seat and started the car.Serenity was surprised to see Jackson drive the car himself. He usually let his driver drive him.But because he was driving, she was able to look at his side profile.From the side, the contours of his face seemed even more well-defined, especially his high nasal bridge and his sexy thin lips.His hair was messier than usual. A few strands of his hair had dropped onto his forehead. This made him look more like the Jack she knew.Jack... The name gave her a complicated feeling. Just now, she kept calling him Jack because she wasn't thinking straight.Was it because she subconsciously thought that Jack could help her and Jackson Valor could not?But in reality, Jack and Jackson Valor were the same person!And he was the only person she could turn to for help. The police were also searching for Lisa, but... she would like to have more people searching for Lisa, just in