Even though her face remained the same, it felt more weathered. She was also wearing a fluorescent work uniform instead of branded clothes.Zeke stared at her in a daze. The scene of her desperately crawling to him and begging him to believe her once again surfaced in his mind.At that time, she had looked at him with eyes that were eager, hopeful, and pleading... but now, her eyes were like a calm lake that had no ripples.Jenny saw her boyfriend's reaction from the corner of the eye. She handed the gift box to Serenity with a warm smile and said, "This is for you. I'm sorry for what happened that day. Thank you for helping me look for the ring." She was so different from the demon in the prison!Serenity took the box from her in silence. Without saying anything, she turned around and walked away.Back in the office, Serenity gave Xyla her gift box. "Xyla, you can have this.""Huh? You don't want such a good jacket?" Xyla was surprised."I have enough clothes," replied Serenity
Serenity grinned as if she found that amusing. She simply walked away.Zeke felt like his kindness was wasted on her. A surge of anger rose inside him, "What's the meaning of that, Serenity? I'm taking a great risk trying to help you here!”"No one asked you to take that risk," Serenity said indifferently, "Besides, aren't you afraid that your dear Miss Hall will find out about this?"Just then, a voice suddenly came from around the corner, "Find out about what?"Zeke's body stiffened. His hand that was tugging at Serenity's arm let go almost instantly. He turned around and saw Jenny walking over. He said, "Nothing."Jenny held Zeke's arm with a smile. "Zeke, why are you talking to this sort of person? What if Jackson Valor finds out? You know my sister is the only woman Jackson Valor is willing to marry. Even though she's passed away for three years, he has dated no one else..."She did not finish her sentence, but her meaning was obvious.Zeke's expression turned unsightly. He
"The higher-ups have given the order. Anything involving Serenity Lewis can't be published," said the editor-in-chief.Sam was astonished. "Is it because of pressure from the Shaw family?” No, that didn't make sense. When Jenny had that incident at the Sanitation Office, he wrote a report about Jenny and there was no problem at all. How come they could not write about Serenity Lewis?"No, not the Shaw family. All right, enough questions. The bottom line is, if this story gets out, not only will you have to quit being a reporter, I might have to quit too,” said the editor-in-chief.Sam stared at him in disbelief. What the editor-in-chief said... was too shocking."Serenity Lewis... She's just a sanitation worker. Who would be so protective of her?""You're too green. In this world, there are always things that are beyond your imagination," the editor-in-chief said with a sigh. In truth, he himself did not expect that it was Jackson Valor who wanted to protect Serenity Lewis. It was
However, the pair of eyes under the fringe were unusually direct, as if to him, it was just an innocent question.'Hmm... Jack looks naive. He probably didn't mean anything by that,' thought Serenity.She cleared her throat and said, "I can like you, but it's not love. They're two different kinds of feelings. In my opinion, love is eternal, irreplaceable, and you would even be willing to... live and die together."His dark eyes abruptly narrowed. Live and die together? Strangely enough, when he heard her say that, the first thought that came to his mind was... Living and dying together with her did not sound so bad.Did that mean he was in love with her?How could that be? He almost laughed out loud at the thought.He admitted that he had a fondness for her and felt attached to her. He cared about her and seemed to have unknowingly gotten addicted to the feeling of staying by her side. Otherwise, he would not have played this game for so long.But falling in love with her... he
But at that moment, Quinn Fender walked over. She looked at Serenity with disdain and said, "Xyla, why are you talking to her? She's an ex-convict! She killed someone!""Quinn, why do you have to say that? We're all co-workers. Besides, she only went to jail because she got careless when she drove..."Before Xyla could finish speaking, Quinn already interrupted her, "But the person she killed was Mira Hall! Xyla, do you know who Mira Hall is? She's Jenny Hall's sister! No wonder Jenny Hall asked us to look for a ring that doesn't exist. She was targeting Serenity all along and we just got dragged into it.""But didn't we all get an apology gift as compensation?" said Xyla.Quinn was obviously unhappy to see Xyla speak up for Serenity. She was the one who broke the news that Serenity had been in prison before.She overheard the conversation between Serenity, Zeke Shaw and Jenny Hall by accident, so she spent some time looking up various news articles about Zeke Shaw and Jenny Hall
That night, Serenity was back at her place having dinner with Jackson when someone knocked on her door.She was mildly taken aback since no one had ever come to her place and knocked on her door before. Could it be her father, stepmother, and sister coming to cause trouble again?!But when she opened the door, she was surprised to find that the person standing outside was Peter Wall. He was wearing a black padded jacket, and his face was slightly flushed red. He looked at Serenity while seeming a little embarrassed as he told her, "I..."Just as he opened his mouth to speak, he noticed Jackson walking up behind Serenity, and this made him stop speaking abruptly as if he was hesitant to speak.Jackson stared straight at the man standing outside the door. He remembered the man to be one of Serenity's colleagues at the Sanitation Office and that he seemed to be interested in Serenity."What are you doing here?" he asked Peter. "Do you need my sister for something?""I..." Peter repl
"Are you falling in love with him because of what he just told you, Sis?"Jackson asked the question in a soft voice, but there was a flash of jealousy in his eyes that even he himself did not realize.His breath brushed against the tip of her nose, and such close distance disconcerted her. A sense of danger washed over her. It felt like if she failed to give him the right answer, she would instantly be bitten in the neck by a savage beast.Good lord, what was she thinking?!Serenity silently scoffed at the thought that had just crossed her mind. She reminded herself that the man in front of her was Jack, not anyone dangerous at all."I don't have any feelings for Peter," she told him. She knew that she could never reciprocate Peter's feelings. She could only apologize to him.Her short response cheered Jackson up instantly. He looked at her and asked, "Are you sure you haven't fallen in love with that guy?""Why would I lie to you about it?" she responded. Ever since she was re
In fact, at first, it was almost impossible for her to find any job that would enable her to stand on her own two feet at all."But you still shouldn't waste your time staying in this kind of job," said Xyla. "If you go on like this, you'll never find a nice man to marry!"For a woman like Xyla, what concerned her the most was marriage and how to find a suitable match."It looks like Peter doesn't mind your past," she continued, "so are you really not going to consider him? You can't find many honest and decent men like him these days, you know.""No," replied Serenity. "I can't possibly be in a relationship with Peter."Xyla paused for a moment before exclaiming, "Serenity! You aren't rejecting him because he's just a driver, are you? Granted, he's not a rich man, especially when compared to your ex-boyfriend, but...""Xyla!" Serenity interrupted her. "That's not what I thought at all! I just... I've been through so much, and I really have no desire to fall in love with anyone e