Terry had revealed to Lisa that he was an illegitimate child. Hearing that, Lisa had smiled heartily."So what? You are you. You're unique in this world. A man's achievement isn't determined by his birth but by hard work.""Don't you find my birth disgraceful?"How had Lisa answered him at that time? Lisa had given him a serious answer. "I think your parents are very irresponsible toward marriage. They should have gotten married after having children. If they didn't plan to get married, they should have kept their distance from each other or taken precautions from the beginning. Isn't there a saying that a relationship without a plan to get married is just dishonorable?" It was Terry's first time hearing someone's comment about his parents.However, did she know? There were other reasons behind his parent's relationship without a plan for marriage. How much personal interest was involved in their decision? For his father, marriage was just a matter of choosing the right woman a
Terry looked at Lisa's sleeping face and took her hand in his.He had found her! She no longer existed only in his memory. She had actually appeared in front of him again!"You promised today. I won't allow you to go back on your word." Terry's whisper rang in the quiet room, the sound of her rhythmic breathing the only response to him.***Serenity returned to Valor Residenc after the interview. The interview was actually quite simple for her. The interview only looked at her health report and asked her some basic questions.Even though she was prepared for this, she was still nervous when the interviewer then asked why a law graduate like her wanted to be a delivery driver. She tried her best to explain in simple words and shared how her lawyer license had gotten revoked because she had been in jail for a traffic accident.The interviewer had not asked any further questions after that. He told her to go back and wait for the notice. At that instance, Serenity knew that she migh
Serenity was shocked. "What did you just say?""Didn't you hear me clearly, Sis?" Jackson repeated with a look of patience, "I was saying, if you don't like the company, it would be better to get rid of that company."Jackson spoke as if he was talking about something ordinary. But... Getting rid of the company?!Serenity was shocked. Had she understood it correctly? That company was a newcomer in the food delivery industry. Although it was not as big as the well-known companies in the industry, the company had had good momentum lately. Serenity had seen the recent news, and according to the news report, the company had successfully raised 2.5 billion dollars in a funding round led by some venture capitalists.How could such a company be dissolved so easily? But... If it was Jackson, then even the impossible would become possible."Just because I don't like it?" She asked, staring blankly at Jackson.Jackson smiled. "I don't like people who betray you, Sis. Even if I don't take
Where... Where was she?She was initially still dazed and confused, but then memories of what had happened earlier flooded her mind, and that made her sit up straight frantically.She... She had taken that cocktail and gotten drunk again!"Are you up?" she heard a voice ask her. Lisa froze, then slowly turned to her side. Sure enough, she saw Terry sitting on the sofa next to the bed, and his eyes were fixed on her."Yeah..." she answered awkwardly. "I'm up..."She then hastily climbed off the bed and checked her clothes. Seeing that they were all intact, she thought perhaps nothing happened after all. But just in case, she decided to ask him anyway."I didn't do anything after getting drunk, did I?""You did a lot of things," Terry replied nonchalantly. "Where do you want me to begin?"Lisa's jaw dropped. A lot of things... What exactly had she done?! Everything was a blur after she had gotten drunk last night. She could not remember anything at all! At least the last time i
"Fine," Lisa sighed, sounding as if she was resigned to her fate. If this was how he was going to get revenge, then at the very least, she was mentally prepared for it, so it would not be too bad in the end. "Can you, um... give me back my phone now?"She had not forgotten that the main reason why she had followed him to the mansion was to get her phone back.He scrutinized her for a few moments before picking up the phone on the nightstand and tossing it to her."Ah!" She yelped as she narrowly caught her phone in her hands. This phone had cost her a fortune and she had to save up for ages before she could afford it! If it really fell and broke the screen, she'd have to spend hundreds of dollars to fix it! It hurt her even thinking about it!Besides, if it did break, she would never dare to ask him to pay for the damages, anyway!Lisa then turned on her phone and noticed that it was already 9 pm. There were also several missed calls from her parents, so she called them right aw
Lisa was well-aware that she had a weakness for handsome men. She'd fall in love with this idol one day and a different one the next day, her adoration as fickle as the weather, but when it was all said and done, her love for each and every one of her favorite idols had always been serious and sincere!Each time when she was in love with a certain idol, she would be his most loyal and die-hard fan. She would never hesitate to spend money to go to his concerts, get his autograph, and do everything a fan would do. If the particular idol held a fan meeting, she was sure to attend.But all this happened before Serenity got into trouble, of course. She did not chase after celebrities as much as she did anymore because most of her time was spent finding a way to help her friend overturn the court's conviction.Because of this, all the recordings of her going to concerts, autograph sessions, and fan meetings were precious memorabilia of her idyllic youth. Yet now, all these beautiful memor
Lisa had not recovered from the shock yet when she got home. Was she really dating Terry White now? She had been wondering about the ways that this man might try to get revenge, but she never thought that this would be his way of doing it!She was not that experienced in dating, but either way, she decided that all she had to do was follow Terry's lead. If that was not good enough, she would just consult her TV dramas for guidance.The only problem was that he... wanted her to fall in love with him.Would he dump her as soon as she fell in love with him, then? Lisa shook her head helplessly. In any case, she would just date him for a few months and then pretend that she had fallen in love with him. When he dumped her, she would act as if she was completely heartbroken, and then the whole affair would be over.She sighed heavily as she thought of this. Never would she ever think that her first experience in dating someone would be this way. But then when she remembered how she feare
Serenity once again walked out of a job interview in failure. She smiled wryly.She had thought that she was mentally prepared for this. She was even willing to take a delivery job that did not even come with a basic salary, but even there, her application was rejected.Serenity glanced at the time. It was almost noon now, so she stopped by a small restaurant where she ordered a bowl of noodles that cost barely more than a dollar—the cheapest item in the restaurant.There was an old television in the restaurant with the news on it. It was a rerun of yesterday's news, so Serenity did not pay much attention to it at first, but when she heard a familiar company's name, her head instantly shot up.That... was the company where she had gotten an interview for a delivery job previously. It was the same company whose boss had called Jackson to tell him about her interview. Jackson had told her off-handedly that he would eliminate this company.And now... the news reported that the comp