This feeling was something Aria had not felt in a very long time. When she found out Serenity was dating Jackson, she did not feel Serenity was above her. After all, she was officially Lucas' girlfriend. However, she felt Serenity had outclassed her this time. Lucas returned to his senses and greeted Serenity. "What a coincidence. We meet again.""Hello," Serenity greeted him with a simple response.Lucas turned his gaze to Jackson. "I didn't expect to see you here today.""I brought Serenity here to meet people. After all, she'll eventually get to know them," Jackson replied flatly, his words overloaded with information.Aria was shocked to hear that. What did he mean? Did he just mention that Serenity would eventually get to know some of them? Could it be... What was Jackson hinting at? Was he planning to marry Serenity someday?!Jealousy rose as Aria thought about this. Despite that, she put on a smile and greeted, "Serenity! It's been a long time. Speaking of which, I've alw
Lucas had a feeling that Jackson would break his wrist if he refused to let go. There was no need to fight with Jackson over a woman. Besides, Serenity was not the one he was looking for. Lucas thought he had already figured that out before, no?Lucas' eyes darkened, but he loosened his grip, and Serenity's hand was instantly free."My apology. I must've lost my composure. Ms. Lewis reminded me of an old friend," Lucas explained."She's not your old friend. Don't lose your composure again," Jackson warned coldly. Then, he took Serenity's hand and left.Lucas' eyes were glued to Serenity's figure, and there was an unfathomable darkness in his eyes. Meanwhile, Aria almost wanted to scream from beside Lucas.'She isn't?! Well... She probably is!' Aria thought. Assuming that the painting she had seen in Lucas' studio was the old friend he missed, Aria was almost certain that Serenity was the one he had been looking for.The dress Serenity was wearing, the little girl in the paint
Serenity was surprised. Jackson seldom introduced another person as a friend. Perhaps he shared a close relationship with Caleb Moss. "Nice to meet you. I'm Serenity," Serenity humbly introduced herself."Hello! I've always wanted to meet you, but I didn't have the chance," Caleb said, smiling. He had always been curious about the woman who had captured his best friend's heart.Caleb remembered the night of New Year's Eve. To save Serenity, his best friend had left Master Zack behind and gone to the town next door with a group of police officers. How could Caleb not be shocked and curious?Caleb was finally meeting Serenity in person. He did not find her stunningly beautiful, but she seemed very approachable and comfortable to be with. Jackson seemed a little more relaxed than usual being with Serenity.Caleb immediately realized why his best friend was attracted to Serenity. Men in their circle were so used to their environment, usually surrounded by fake people. They held pow
Caleb swallowed the saliva that was starting to rise up from his throat.'Okay,' he thought, 'it looks like this woman called Serenity Lewis that I just met might very likely marry into the Valor family one day and become Mrs. Valor.""She seems to be a very lucky woman," Caleb muttered."No," Jackson denied in a soft voice, "I'm the lucky one."Or to put it more precisely, it was her misfortunes that had turned him into a lucky man. Had that car crash not happened back then, perhaps Serenity would already be married to Zeke Shaw and have had kids with Zeke by now, and she would never be caught in the terrible situation she was in when she had first met Jackson. And he would then never discover the bliss he would feel whenever he was with her.Caleb was stunned when he heard this. At that moment, he had a hunch that Serenity already had Jackson wrapped around her finger!***Serenity took a glass of champagne from the waiter and sipped it. Because it was low in alcohol and had
"By the way," said Zandra, "We've been wondering about the nature of the relationship between you and Jackson Valor. Why don't you tell us about it? You don't mind satisfying our curiosity, do you?"Serenity smiled gently and replied, "This is a private matter. I don't think it's appropriate to talk about it here."The looks on the three women's faces changed abruptly when they heard this. Julia Wayne, the daughter of the Chairman of a convenience store chain, blurted out, "What's so inappropriate about it? Is it because you're hiding something humiliating? Is that why you're so reluctant to speak about it?"Serenity's expression darkened. Sure enough... It had finally happened. She had been trying her best to avoid such a situation, yet there was no way to escape it now.The hotel owner's granddaughter, Yuna Keller, kept staring at Serenity's face with a slight frown, almost as if she was deep in her thoughts. Julia then continued aggressively, "You didn't use some sly schemes t
Julia and Zandra were both shocked as well.Julia suddenly burst out laughing and said, "I was wondering what kind of a woman you were! So, it turns out that you're a murderer! Does Jackson Valor know that you're the one who killed Mira Hall?"At the moment, Julia just could not wait to see what Serenity would look like when Jackson finally realized that she was the culprit involved in that car crash all those years ago. She firmly believed that there was no way Jackson already knew about this. Otherwise, there was simply no way that he would let Serenity so openly attend this function as his glamorous companion!Zandra pursed her lips and smiled before saying, "By the way, I think Zeke is here right now as well. I just saw him with Jenny Hall. Why don't we let the former couple meet each other?"Hearing this, Julia was now even more spirited. She craned her neck and looked around. Coincidentally, Zeke and Jenny were not far from them at all, so she cried out to them, "Zeke! Your e
"That's right," echoed Yuna. "It's all because of this woman's shamelessness! Who knows what kind of sly tactics she used to bait Jackson to be with her?! I'm sure he had no idea about her being in prison!"There was a flash of surprise in both Jenny and Zeke's expressions when they heard this. Zeke was about to say something, but Jenny furtively tugged at him, signaling him not to say anything about it.Serenity could sense that more and more eyes were focused on them now. In fact, after hearing what Julia had said just now, many people had turned to stare at her with looks of shock, some even with disdain and mockery. They all seemed to regard her as a clown who was about to make a fool of herself in public.She sighed. It looked like she was about to embarrass Jack at this function today. After all, there was no way that she could ever change what had happened to her in the past. Not wanting to remain there as a clown for everyone to laugh at, she turned around and made up her
"They just said some things to me, and my dress got stepped on, that's all."Serenity had no desire to pour her heart out about all her grievances right here and now. "I'm sorry," she continued. "I'm afraid bringing me here with you today has turned out to be...""You've got nothing to apologize for," he interrupted her. "It's all my fault. I should've taken better care of you and not let you get dragged into this kind of situation."As he spoke, he knelt and tied up the torn ends of her dress into a knot so that it would not drag along the floor, just in case she tripped on it and fell.Everyone around them gasped the moment Jackson went down on his knees. None of them would have thought that the most powerful man in Solaria would kneel before a woman like that. Once he was done tying up the loose ends of her dress, he raised his chin to look up at Serenity and asked, "Are you hurt anywhere on your body?"At that point, he was on his knees, looking up at her as she stood and
“……” 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