"I'll... Let me do it myself," Serenity said, her face red.After a short silence, Jackson handed her the clothes in his hand and turned his back. Serenity's cheeks were burning. She hurriedly changed her clothes, not noticing that Jackson had his hands clenched into fists. Even the sound of her changing clothes seemed very stimulating to him.Serenity had been the only one who had ever made his heart flutter, his love for her becoming stronger as time went on.A sense of crisis arose maybe because of her interaction with Lucas. The beast in him was rising up to demand full control of her, not wanting anyone else to have a chance with her.However, Jackson did not want to scare her again. He did not want to see the fear in her eyes directed at him. He did not want to lose his mind again and hurt her uncontrollably.Jackson waited until Serenity was dressed and turned around.Serenity had changed into a long yellow dress, leaving the damaged floral dress lying on the ground.Ja
Later, in Jackson's study. Jackson looked at the photo of Lucas embracing Serenity on the computer screen and pinned his gaze to it. In the end, he had not said anything about this. He did not ask Serenity why she had not told him about that day—about why Lucas had hugged her and even cried in front of her.Was he afraid that her answer might be something he never wanted to hear?A bitter smile spread on his lips at the thought of this. He wondered when he had become so timid.Earlier, he could not help shaking when he saw Lucas hugging Serenity in the clothing store. He trembled as he listened to the words coming out of Lucas' mouth. The last thing he wanted was for Lucas to realize that Serenity was the little girl he had been searching for.Having known Lucas for years, Jackson knew how obsessed Lucas was with the little girl in his memory. He was so obsessed with finding her that he was almost crazy!Jackson was afraid because he cared. His father's voice seemed to ring in
"She's really a bit of an eyesore. Since she likes the news media so much, let's give her thorough exposure," Jackson ordered coldly."Yes," Connor responded. Just by Mr. Valor's voice alone, he could tell that Mr. Valor was totally pissed off!Aria should not have gotten into trouble with Mr. Valor. She would be in deep trouble, especially now that she had broken up with Mr. Gomez. No one in Solaria would protect her!Connor could almost foresee a bad end for Aria.Meanwhile, on the other side, in Lucas' residence. Lucas was standing in his studio, staring at his painting of the little girl carrying the little boy down the hill.Lucas had drawn the same painting over and over again, year after year. This image was the one that stuck in his mind the most.The number of paintings with the same scene would increase every year. His painting skills had also improved over time. Eventually, the figure and appearance of the little girl in the paintings became more and more like the girl
Aria ended the call with mixed feelings. 'To meet Mr. Parker at the hotel...' Aria was not naive. She had been in the entertainment industry for several years and knew what it meant to meet in a hotel. Unfortunately, it was her only way out.Aria was Lucas' ex-girlfriend. Many might be interested in her for this. Also, Mr. Parker was a big name in the circle. Just because she was blacklisted in the industry did not mean she would not have a chance to make a comeback.She would not mind if anyone like Mr. Parker offered her some bar gigs and behind-the-scenes work. She would wait until Lucas forgot about her. She still had a chance to make a name for herself. Thinking of this, Aria made up her mind. Mr. Parker was already in his forties and married. She could blackmail him while he tried to bed her. Aria decided to videotape the sex in secret. She would have proof, so Mr. Parker would have no choice but to oblige to her demands.Aria had plans with Mr. Parker. She would force him
"Stop filming! Stop it!" Aria wanted to cover her face and body but could not. She reflexively tried to cover herself with something else and grabbed her bag that was on the chair. Unfortunately, someone hit her, and her bag fell to the ground. The hidden camera device she had hidden in the bag rolled out.Mrs. Parker snorted. "It's funny how I'm not the only one who wants to film this."Meanwhile, Mr. Parker clearly understood Aria's plan. He immediately kicked and punched Aria in anger despite his embarrassing situation."You b*tch! How dare you try to trick me? Who do you think you are?!"Poor Aria. She got beaten up terribly once again after receiving a couple of slaps earlier. Aria begged for mercy but to no avail. Her miserable moments were all captured on camera.Over the next few days, these videos were all posted online. Although some indecent scenes were blurred, people understood what was going on!"How shameless!""Aria was actually going to make a video of her sel
'If Jack is gone one day...' Serenity immediately laughed at that thought. What was wrong with her? Jack was not Lucas, and she was not Aria."Serenity, have you seen Aria's scandal?" Lisa asked in their chat conversation."Yeah," Serenity replied."This must be bad karma for her! Aria thinks she's smart, but what's the use of it? She's now in deep trouble!" Lisa said.Aria had had her reputation destroyed overnight. No honorable man would want to have anything to do with Aria now."Oh, by the way, I heard Lucas even gave Aria a warning, telling her to leave Solaria. Did you know?" Lisa shared the gossip she had been hearing. She actually heard about it from Terry.Not many people knew about Lucas' warning to Aria, not even in the entertainment industry. For this, Lisa praised Terry for his great potential in collecting information for gossip. Well, Terry rolled his eyes at her appreciation, naturally. Serenity was a little surprised. She did not expect Lucas to do that. Maybe
Lisa's brows furrowed deeper as she listened to Terry analyzing all the things she had never thought of before. Indeed, they were all suspicious."Mrs. Parker is smart. What's the point of doing something that's not necessarily good for you?" Terry said steadily.Lisa was not an idiot. Hearing that, she immediately seemed to understand. "So, someone is behind this? Someone trying to screw Aria over?"Was it Aria's rival in the entertainment industry? Or was it Lucas? Or could it be... Jackson's face flashed in Lisa's mind."Something like that," Terry said nonchalantly."Who do you think is behind this?" Lisa asked curiously."I guess it's Jackson," Terry stated."Why?""Not many people can keep things under control like this. I'm afraid not many can get Mrs. Parker to put this into action. Besides, Aria is Lucas's ex-girlfriend. Allowing Aria to make a fool of herself would humiliate Lucas' pride. How many people in Solaria would dare offend Lucas?"Lisa fell silent. Terry wa
Anyone who tried to come close to Serenity would suffer from Jackson's most violent counterattack.'What kind of consolation was that?!' Lisa rolled her eyes at Terry's comment. "But what if? What if their relationship doesn't work out? What if Serenity accidentally pisses Jackson off? What do you think Jackson will do to Serenity?" Lisa said and thought, 'After all, anything is possible.'Terry laughed and flicked at her forehead. "Oh, Lisa. You're underestimating your friend. I'm afraid Jackson isn't the one in control."Lisa gaped in surprise. 'It can't be!' She could not imagine Jackson not being the one in control. It seemed out of character for him."Are you kidding me?!" Lisa said in disbelief."Do I look like I'm kidding?" Terry explained, "Your friend is probably the one in control of their relationship, so don't worry."No relationship was entirely equal. Being the one who loved more was always having less control. And between Jackson and Serenity, it was clear that J