Sure enough, what the person said next confirmed her guess."Well, we're not looking for trouble. How about this? You'll return the money we paid for the 20 meals and compensate us with 750 dollars for damages. After all, some of us have already started eating the food you sent us. Who knows if there are any bugs in the remaining lunch boxes?!"After he had finished speaking, several other people stood up and surrounded Serenity, clearly trying to pressure her.Serenity looked around at her surroundings. She was in a semi-public place. The crew had rented a cafe for the shooting. From where she stood, there was a surveillance camera to her left. Since the crew had used the cafe as a filming location, Serenity wondered if the surveillance camera was actually working. There were some fans hanging around further away. Although blocked from entering the filming area, the fans lurked around the filming location. Some were squatting and resting, while some held their phones up, waitin
Serenity did not want these people to ruin Clare's hard work and business. Perhaps her sense of justice had awakened in her again. After all, she had previously studied and worked hard to become a lawyer because she believed justice must be seen to be done.The people around Serenity glanced around. The look on their faces changed a little, and some obvious concern was present in their eyes.As Serenity decided to leave, one of them grabbed Serenity's arm forcefully to stop her from leaving. The force was so strong that Serenity accidentally dropped her phone to the ground.Someone saw the screen on her phone recording the conversation, and the guy’s face turned ugly as he yelled, "Bro! She's recording!" "What?! D*mn! How dare you trick us?!" One of them shouted and cursed in anger. He raised his hand in the heat of the moment and was about to hit Serenity, completely forgetting that he was in a semi-public place with many onlookers. Many fans of the cast members were hanging arou
"What's going on here?" Lucas directed his question to Serenity only. He did not ask anyone else, as if he only trusted Serenity."They found a bug in one of the lunch boxes I delivered earlier and demanded a free meal and additional compensation of 750 dollars. I thought it'd be better to leave this matter to the police, but there was a conflict when they found out I was recording with my phone," Serenity explained."Recording?" Lucas arched an eyebrow. "Do you mind sharing it with me?"When they heard Lucas's request, the surrounding crew’s faces turned uglier. Lucas's face darkened after he finished listening to the recording. He understood the dispute clearly. The crew members had tried to scam Serenity for money, which led to the conflict later.The director, assistant director, and field manager were with Lucas and understood what was happening. Everyone's faces turned grave. It would be embarrassing for the public to learn about this incident!The person in charge could s
Prince Lucas's ex-girlfriends came from all classes. Their fate varied—some had a good ending, but some ended terribly. Even so, countless women still flocked to Lucas, wanting to be his girlfriend.The netizens even discussed Prince Lucas online. His good looks were to die for, and they would willingly follow him even without his status as Prince Lucas of the entertainment industry. Everyone was shocked at the turn of events and gasped in disbelief as they watched Lucas help Serenity with her shoelace. Lucas tied the shoelace and finally withdrew his hand reluctantly as he rose to his feet."T-thanks." Serenity felt a little awkward. She then kept her head down and hastily left the scene.Meanwhile, in the cafe at the shooting location, Aria looked through the glass window from her seat inside. She went wide-eyed at what Lucas had just done, her beautifully manicured nails digging into her palm.'Serenity... Why? Why must they meet again?!' Lucas had even taken the initiative
Serenity hesitated for a second. "No. I happened to meet someone I knew in the crew... He helped settle the matter." "Is he a friend? We must thank him! Shall I get him a gift of appreciation later? Could you help deliver it to him?" Clara asked hurriedly."No need," Serenity said and quickly changed the subject, moving on to enquire about Yanny's cochlear implants."Yanny's medical report will be out in a couple of days. If there's no problem, he'll proceed with the cochlear implant surgery." Clara could not hide the joy on her face. "I've spoken to the hospital, and they said that I could apply for a partial fee waiver to ease my financial situation.""That's great," Serenity said, relieved and happy to know that Yanny would be able to hear soon. She knew that Jackson was the one who had made the arrangement with the hospital. The incident during the lunch delivery soon passed just like an episode.Serenity thought it was over, but she did not expect Clara to ask her about it
But who would do this? Serenity first thought of Lucas. After all, Lucas had the most reason to remove these videos online. Besides, not many had the power and influence to remove these so quickly.In the meantime, in Jackson's office. Jackson sat in front of the computer, watching the video playing on the screen. A hint of hostility flashed in his eyes. Serenity would gasp if she ever saw the video. Jackson was watching the same video Clara had mentioned earlier. However, the video had been removed everywhere online.Jackson quietly watched the video. His face darkened when he saw Lucas crouch to tie Serenity's shoelace. His fingers on the table reflexively tightened up.Jackson had known Lucas for a long time. Jackson had naturally come into contact with Lucas after his return to the Valor family.The Valor and Gomez family had a good relationship. Naturally, he had a good relationship with Lucas too. Conflict of interest aside, having a friend was better than having one more e
"What if she's single? Would she like Lucas then?" Jackson seemed determined to find an answer.'What... How would I know?!' Connor was frantic and had no choice but to answer Jackson seriously. "I think Ms. Lewis... She's quite conservative. She wouldn't casually fall for someone else.""Is that so? But she was dating Zeke before," Jackson reminded coldly.Connor wanted to cry. He felt the struggle as Jackson's trustworthy secretary. "Ms. Lewis' relationship with Zeke Shaw is a thing of the past. Zeke has betrayed Ms. Lewis. Naturally, she no longer has any feelings for him.""Betrayed?" Jackson raised his brow in surprise."Well, yeah. Zeke broke up with Ms. Lewis when she needed help the most. Isn't that betrayal?" Connor explained, "Knowing Ms. Lewis' character, she's the kind who won't forgive those who have betrayed her."Jackson's face darkened at Connor's comment, his mouth set in a grim line. What Zeke had done to Serenity was considered a betrayal. How about the things
"Why didn't you turn on the lights?" Serenity asked, feeling that something was off.Jackson simply avoided her question and murmured, "I missed you." Serenity's face flushed red, her heart racing. She was glad for the dark surroundings and hid her red face in the darkness. "What about you? Did you miss me today?" His deep voice resonated through her, his breath brushing the nape of her neck.All her attention shifted to the nape of her neck. She could feel his breath, and his lips were close to her, almost kissing her ear.In a daze, she felt a tickle of pain on her earlobe. She jolted to her senses, her face bright crimson. Jackson was nibbling her ear!"Did you miss me?" His low murmur rang again."Yes..." she almost stammered. "Uh... Let me go. I'll put my bag away," she said unsteadily. She could barely breathe, and the air that hung there between them was too much for her to handle.He did not oblige, still holding her in his embrace. Instead, he probed for her answer
“……” 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