Lisa... She hadn't experienced too much of the darker side of the world, unlike Serenity. Serenity had seen too much of the mentioned darkness in prison. Sometimes, she didn't even have the strength to cry."Pfft!" The pudding in Lisa's mouth sprayed out before she could swallow it. She quickly grabbed a tissue to wipe it off, then said to Serenity, "Seriously, if you want to joke, at least do it when I don’t have anything in my mouth. That was too much.""I was serious," Serenity said.They stared at each other for a while, then Lisa chuckled and said, "If he really had feelings for me, it wouldn't work out. Think about how the White family is! If we got together, our life would be a constant battle within his family. With how I am, I'd probably be crushed in minutes."Ugh, so it's better not to think about these things! Once she paid off her debt to Terry, she would be free, right?"Forget about that. By the way, you said you found a new job. How is it? Is it going well?" Lisa
Alright! Lisa confirmed the man was the right person she was meeting today.Lisa stepped forward and said, "You must be Mr. Godfrey Longwell. Hello, I'm Lisa.""Hello," the man replied, studying Lisa."Um... I wanted to tell you something. I..." Lisa wanted to apologize to him. After all, she had only agreed to this blind date to appease her mother. She would be fine to treat the man to a meal and consider making a new friend, but nothing further than that.Godfrey interrupted her before she could finish, "Let's just take a stroll here for now. I see there's a small park next to the supermarket. Let's take a walk there."Huh? Go to the park?Lisa glanced at the darkening sky. It was already past five in the afternoon, nearly dinner time. "Aren't you hungry?"She was simply reminding him out of goodwill. After all, this was a crowded area, and many restaurants around here would likely have long queues during dinnertime. If they waited until they finished strolling in the pa
"Ms. Quest, who is he?" Godfrey Longwell asked."Yeah. Tell him." Terry looked at Lisa, "Who am I?" The two men kept their gaze pinned on Lisa, their gazes almost piercing through her!One was the blind date her mother had forcibly arranged, and the other was her new revengeful boyfriend, both of whom she should not offend!After careful consideration, the blind date her mother introduced was the lesser of the two. Lisa decided to keep Terry happy, so she turned to Godfrey with a sheepish smile."Ah, I almost forgot the introduction. Mr. Longwell, meet my boyfriend, uh, Mr. White."Godfrey's face turned ugly at that. "Boyfriend? You have a boyfriend?!""Y-yeah..." Lisa responded, feeling guilty. No matter how strange and awkward Godfrey had been, it was her fault in this case.Godfrey trembled in a fury, his face beet red as he cursed at her. "I kindly came to have a blind date with you, but you're actually taken! That's too much! You must give me an explanation! Are you playi
Lisa almost choked at his words. Cheating?! What the heck! She was not dating any one of them, okay?Lisa thought about it and decided to explain it to Terry curtly. "Hey... My mom was the one who forced me into this. She insisted on the blind date. If I didn't show up, she said she’d cut off relations with me. I wanted to tell him about you, but he interrupted me."Lisa was technically not lying about this."Your mother forced you on the blind date?" He raised his eyebrows. "Y-yeah!" Lisa smiled sheepishly. Her mother's strength in forcing her to blind date was beyond the charts. She could not fight back at all."So, you haven't told your family about me?" Terry questioned with a dangerous glint in his eyes.Lisa felt weak. Tell her parents? How could she tell them?! Besides, Terry's identity alone would scare her parents especially when... She was just going through the motions. Besides, her relationship with Terry seemed kind of fruitless. "Well, our relationship was too su
Lisa looked like a hungry little pig. As Terry was unfamiliar with the restaurants in the area, Lisa gladly took him to one of her favorite restaurants."They have some special dishes here. You won't find them in any other place." Once they got a seat in the restaurant, Lisa took the menu and ordered with great enthusiasm.While ordering, she passionately introduced the best dishes served in the restaurant. Halfway through, she found Terry looking at her with a deep gaze."Ah, sorry. I’ve spoken too much," Lisa said."Don't worry about it. Carry on. I'm listening," Terry said flatly.Lisa rubbed her nose, suddenly feeling lost for words. Not knowing what to say, Lisa spontaneously blurted out, "So, what brings you here today?" She wished she had bitten her tongue the moment she said that. It had been so hard for them to get past the topic of her blind date earlier. Why had she led the conversation back to the topic?! Sure enough, Terry looked up at her and said, "If I hadn't c
"I'm just thinking..." Lisa suddenly jolted, her gaze locked on Terry while her train of thoughts ran through her head. Terry was the current head of the White family. He naturally had connections and contacts in his hands. If Terry would help her look into Serenity's case, she might have an easier time getting some useful leads compared to looking alone.Lisa's eyes sparkled at that thought. Her gaze on Terry became even more intense, and she looked at him like he was some great treasure in the world."Hey... I know I did something wrong to you back then. I admit all my mistakes. I promise to do what you say, but umm... While we're dating, can you do me a small favor?" Lisa looked at Terry with hopeful eyes."A favor?" Terry seemed a little intrigued. "What kind of small favor do you need?" Looking at Lisa's expectant look, he could tell that this favor might not be as small as she made it seem."Umm, remember my friend Serenity? The lady who came to me with Jackson. She was con
Terry was a little stunned at her actions, his gaze fixed on her hands on his. Lisa was grabbing his hands so tightly, expressing her unconcealed joy.Terry glanced up to see her beaming. He suddenly felt a little jealous. Lisa was not smiling because of him. It was for Serenity. Lisa clearly prioritized Serenity much more than him!***Lucas leaned back in his seat inside the car, his hand gently rubbing his temples slightly.Lucas's secretary, Blake Hamer, was in the car with Lucas. He received a phone call and said to Lucas, "Mr. Gomez, Ms. Lewis is at the jewelry store. She has her eyes on a set of jewelry worth 3 million dollars. Would you like Ms. Lewis to have it?"The highly valued jewelry at 3 million dollars was a tremendous amount, so the jewelry store owner had called to inquire.Lucas said indifferently, "Since she has chosen, let her have it.""Yes," Blake responded and aptly passed the message to the jewelry store owner. Blake found Aria too materialistic and su
Lucas initially treated Aria as a substitute for the little girl in his childhood because her lips resembled those of the girl he remembered. Later, his purpose had gradually changed. Listening to Aria tell him something about Serenity would calm him down whenever he was in a bad mood even though Serenity was not the little girl who had saved him back then.Maybe it was because of Serenity's features. Serenity somehow resembled the little girl in his memory, which made Lucas treat Serenity especially. Whenever he saw her, he could not resist wanting to get closer to her.Even so... Serenity was the person Jackson wanted. No need for him to sever his relationship with Jackson for a woman. After all...Serenity was not the one he truly wanted to find.Lucas instinctively looked toward the street as the car drove across a familiar road. He was subconsciously looking at the uniformed sanitation workers by the road.Lucas knew Serenity was in charge of cleaning this particular road. The