"This boy is..." asked Wilson."He's... my friend's son," Serenity gave a vague answer, not wanting to expose Clara's identity, "Thank you for helping him.""It's no big deal," said Wilson as his eyes wandered to the little boy who was clinging onto Serenity's leg.When he went to the bathroom, he saw the boy desperately searching for something there. The boy’s tiny face was filled with nervousness, anxiety, and fear. It stopped Wilson in his tracks.It's weird. He was not a nosy person, but when he saw the boy, he couldn't help but stop to look. He wanted to know what the boy was nervous and afraid of.To his surprise, he realized that the boy could not hear. The boy was deaf. He mumbled some words, but Wilson could not understand what he was trying to say.He thought there was no way he could communicate with the boy, but the boy gave him another surprise. He could actually write.He could write more than simple things like one, two, three. He could actually write some pretty
Sandra flashed them a faint smile and said, "Hi, I'm Wilson's fiancée, Sandra.""Well, Mr. Valor, I must be going. Hopefully, we'll meet again," said Wilson."I look forward to it," Jackson answered with a semi-smile.After Wilson left with his fiancée, Jackson turned to Serenity and said, "Okay, we've already found Yanny. Why do you still look worried?""That person just now was Wilson Birch," said Serenity."So?" Jackson asked indifferently."Yanny is his son, but he didn't even realize that the child standing in front of him was his flesh and blood," Serenity said emotionally. There was sadness in her voice.She had observed Yanny and Wilson carefully just now. She could definitely see the similarities."Don't you worry about other people's business. This matter concerns only Wilson and Clara. There's no need for us to get involved," said Jackson.Serenity nodded and looked at Yanny. Yanny's cochlear implant had fallen off, so he could not hear anything. Therefore, Serenity
Following the recommendations online, Serenity ordered the set meals.When the food was served, she noticed that the children's meals were not the only ones that had cute cartoon images; the adults' meals were decorated with cartoon images too. They looked colorful and fun.But... Serenity eyed Jackson. He was wearing a suit with his hair combed back, so he looked like a typical elite businessman. He was dressed more appropriately for a banquet or a meeting than a meal in this restaurant.The meal in front of him was a set meal decorated with cartoon images, so the contrast was striking. Serenity found it a little funny.She could not help snickering."What's so funny?" asked Jackson."Nothing, it's just... umm, I've never seen you eat a cartoon set meal before. By the way, the little pink pig on the meal that you're eating, that's Peppa Pig," Serenity explained helpfully.Jackson cracked a smile. He had never had a meal like this before.When he was young, he remembered wantin
But in the end, they remained only wishful thinking.After about half an hour, Serenity checked the time and decided that it was about time to take Yanny home, so she took the little boy's hand and went back to Jackson."You don't want to play anymore?" Jackson asked with raised eyebrows."It's about time we head back. If we bring Yanny home too late, Clara might be worried," said Serenity. She turned to Yanny, whose face was a bit flushed, and gestured in sign language, "Do you like it here?"The little boy nodded hard."Then I'll bring you here again next time," Serenity promised.The little boy nodded again. He smiled at Serenity, hugged her waist, and rubbed his little head on her belly intimately.Jackson frowned. He picked up the boy and placed him down away from Serenity. "Let's go."As expected, he did not like it when other people got too intimate with her!Serenity did not know whether to laugh or cry.After getting into the car, Yanny started yawning because he was
But she soon snapped out of it and walked forward to take her son from Jackson's hands. She said, "Thank you. I'll put Yanny to bed."Clara then carried Yanny into the room in the back of the restaurant.Seeing this, Serenity told Jackson, "I want to have a word with Clara. Wait for me here." She followed Clara into the room.Clara was putting Yanny down on the bed when Serenity walked in. Clara gently covered her son with the blanket."Thanks for helping me take care of Yanny today, Serenity," Clara expressed her gratitude.Serenity bit her lip slightly, looked Clara right in the eye and said, "Clara, we ran into Wilson Birch today."The name Wilson Birch stunned Clara. Her face instantly turned pale. "He..." She could not finish her question. She did not even know what to say. Her eyes were filled with fear and anxiety.Serenity explained without waiting for her to ask, "We simply ran into him. Yanny's cochlear implant fell off and he ran back to the bathroom by himself to l
After Serenity left, Clara looked down at her sleeping son. She gently touched the child's tender face with a pained look.She remembered the time her son asked her in sign language where his father was.She could only tell him a terrible lie – in heaven.She did not know how long she could fool the child with that lie. She could not tell him where or who his father really was.What should she say? That his father had approached her with malicious intentions from the very beginning? That when she yelled, "What if I'm pregnant with your child?", he merely told her coldly, "You're not worthy of having my child"?Yanny's father never wanted to have a child with her.That man had never truly loved her. The love had been one-sided all along. She was simply too foolish. Even after discovering his true intention, she still tried to move him, only to meet a more tragic end.She would not have survived her days in prison if not for her baby.Today, Yanny finally met his father. She was
It was as if the two people in the photo had nothing to do with her anymore, no matter how lovey-dovey they looked.It appeared that she had truly moved on.Now, her biggest wish was to protect her son and her family!Serenity's mood remained heavy after she left the restaurant. After they returned to the Valor Residence, Jackson asked her, "Are you still thinking about Yanny?"Serenity nodded. "Clara doesn't want Wilson to find them. Clara has been telling Yanny that his father is in heaven. I also don't think they should meet. Wilson has someone else now. If I were Clara, I would stay far away from him too. I wouldn't want to see him ever again."Her words made Jackson frown hard. She might not mean anything by that, but her words alarmed him."Because... he sent Clara to prison?" Jackson asked. It was seemingly an ordinary question, but only he himself knew how nervous he was when he asked the question."That's right," Serenity answered without hesitation.Jackson's heart s
"Well, I promise. I'll be here, always. You'll always find me." Serenity's voice was gentle and comforting, soothing his restless heart.Jackson lowered his head, his gaze locked on her eyes. "Really? You're not lying?""Yes, I promise," Serenity said. Jackson loved her so much. She believed he would not do something that would hurt her.Jackson was not Wilson Birch. Her story with him would not be the same as Wilson and Clara's."Then tell me that you love me, that you would hate not seeing me," Jackson rasped, his eyes filled with love and desire for her.The look in Jackson's eyes occasionally surprised Serenity. He looked at her like she was the only woman in the world. Almost as if she was his whole world. How much did he love her?Serenity had been sceptical about his love at first. Now, she was sure.Serenity put her hand on his cheek and said, "I love you." Still, she wondered why he was so insecure about love. Was he afraid because of his childhood experience? If so, sh
“……” 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