Mr. Wayne's expression turned severe, but Julia still went on to whine petulantly, "This must be Serenity Lewis's doing! She's showing off her power! What a wicked woman! Just because Jackson Valor is interested in her now doesn't mean that she can put on airs like that..."But Mr. Wayne's unease only grew stronger and stronger. Perhaps this matter might not resolve quite so easily as he thought."Dad," said Julia with a pout, "since they say they're too busy right now, let's just go home."But just as soon as she had finished her sentence, Mr. Wayne's phone rang. He answered it and shortly after, all the color was drained from his face, and he broke out in cold sweat.Julia was puzzled when she saw how crestfallen her father seemed after hanging up the phone, so she asked him, "What's wrong, Dad?"As a reply, her father raised his hand and slapped her hard on the face."This is all your fault!" he yelled. "Because of you, our whole family is done for!"The tax evasion scandal c
Serenity had thought about it before. Just what sort of person could knock up Clara and force her to have his child despite not being married?Given the circumstances, the only explanation why Clara had chosen to bear his child instead of aborting it was because she loved him. “How... how did you know?” asked Serenity with surprise. Jackson gently brushed a strand of hair back over her ear. “Do you think I wouldn’t care about your workplace? Since you decided to stay with them, it’s only natural that I ran a check on the people working there.” Serenity swallowed the knot that was stuck in her throat as she stared dumbfoundedly at him. She knew he was obsessive, but not to this extent. Seeing her remain completely silent, a slight frown appeared on Jackson’s face. With a tinge of sadness in his eyes, he asked, “What, you don’t like what I’m doing? Do you think I’m spying on you?” Serenity shook her head. “No, I understand you’re just worried about my safety.” Jackson was su
Serenity nodded and fell silent. She knew Clara, being a single mother, was someone with a past. However, she never expected it would turn out to be this. A woman imprisoned by the father of her own child. Few people could bear that level of humiliation. Despite what had happened, Clara still managed to open a small restaurant while raising Yanny. “What’s the matter? Are you feeling sorry for Clara?” asked Jackson.“I feel like life has been terribly unfair to her,” murmured Serenity in response. Jackson observed the worried expression on her face. Was she worried about Clara? Or was something else bothering her mind?In the past, she only had to worry about her grandmother, Lisa. Now, it seemed that more and more people were occupying her mind. A feeling of jealousy surged in his heart. Jackson was well aware that Serenity’s worries had nothing to do with romantic love, but the feeling of jealousy still plagued him. Perhaps he cared too much about her emotions. Instead of
“Say my name, Serenity. I want you to say my name...” urged Jackson with his hoarse and seductive voice.“Jack...” In the next second, he pressed his lips against hers, and he began kissing her passionately. The sound of her calling his name was the most beautiful thing he had ever heard. In fact, he wanted to treasure it for the rest of his life. ***Recently, various news outlets across the city had begun reporting on the Wayne family’s tax evasion scandal. While there was a half-hearted attempt to cover up the incident, it was now put on full display for everyone to see. All the while, the Tax Bureau had gathered sufficient evidence of their tax evasion to bring a lawsuit against the Waynes. It was reported that the Waynes had paid back a considerable sum for their taxes and fines, which led to a severe restriction in their cash flow. Due to the incident, no bank was willing to give any loans to the Waynes as well. The Waynes, who once owned a large chain of convenien
“I’m sorry to say that Mr. Gomez isn’t interested in seeing anyone today. By ‘anyone’, I think he meant you as well, Ms. Lewis. You may try calling him. If he’s willing to see you, I will let you in,” The servant said courteously. The politeness in his tone was betrayed by the contemptuous look in his eyes. While serving their family, he had come across plenty of women like Aria. Lucas had a string of ex-girlfriends who had tried desperately to get him to fall in love with them, but none were successful. It appeared that Aria had the same intention as those girls, but like them, he remained unmoved. If she couldn’t get him to fall for her, it was only a matter of time before she lost the glamor of being Lucas’ girlfriend. She gritted her teeth as she glared back at the servant. If Lucas had agreed to meet her, she wouldn’t have come to him in the first place.At the villa, Lucas was in his art studio sketching the grown-up portrait of the little girl from his memories. The mom
Serenity learned of the Wayne family’s tax evasion scandal from the news even though there were already reports in the past about the same issue. Given their financial capacity, it remained unclear whether they could recover from this incident.The Waynes had their own connections throughout the city. If they were willing to help and if Jackson refrained from pursuing the matter, there was still a chance that they could salvage their business. Whenever she asked Jackson about them, he would respond without hesitation, “Julia mistreated you, so they deserved this.” “But that’s her problem, her family has nothing to...” “Their business was already plagued with issues in the first place. What I did was merely highlight their flaws in advance. What’s more, the businessmen in this city are no fools. They were all waiting for an opportunity just like this to gain more market share in convenience stores across Shermal,” explained Jackson. Serenity more or less understood what he was
“No... you don’t have to go that far.” Serenity was just a delivery driver. If news got out that the mighty Jackson Valor had to find a replacement for her, a lot of jaws would drop to the floor. The blame was still on him for being so enticing, which led to Serenity losing herself in his presence. At least she now understood how it felt to be in love with someone so attractive. “Serenity? Serenity!” Clara’s voice sounded next to her ear, forcing her to snap out of her daydream. “Huh? What’s the matter, Clare?” “I should be the one asking you that! You’ve been staring off into space the whole day. Is something going on?” asked Clara out of concern. “Oh, it’s nothing,” replied Serenity. Despite her answer, her face was flushed red. “Right, how is Mrs. Wells’ leg?”Yesterday, Clara’s mother had fallen and injured her leg. Because Clara had to send her to the hospital, their restaurant had to close early. “It’s nothing too serious. The doctor said she’ll have to undergo a
“Hmm? You don’t enjoy movie premieres?” asked Jackson. “No, it’s not that,” replied Serenity while shaking her head. Her problem was that movie premieres weren’t attended by regular movie-goers. The movie stars themselves would be present at the premiere.It was just too...Serenity forced herself to suppress the imaginations in her head as she still had a mission to accomplish. “I have to send Yanny to class, so I’m not sure if that’s possible.” Upon hearing that, Jackson’s gaze left her and fell on the little boy standing next to her. “Why are you sending him to school?” From his tone, one could almost detect a hint of jealousy.“Clara’s mother hurt herself and is scheduled for a minor operation in the afternoon. Clara’s at the hospital with her mother, so I volunteered to send him to his class.” Jackson frowned silently at her reply. Having come under his intense gaze, Yannick grew visibly uncomfortable, so he moved closer to Serenity and grasped her hands tightly. Na