But that was precisely what was so magical about fate."Jack," Serenity murmured, pouring her heart out to Jackson, "I... Ever since I was released from prison, I've always thought that love and romance were nothing but fanciful luxuries that I might never experience from then on, and I was sure that I would never love anyone again, but now, I'm really glad that I met you and fell in love with you. Sometimes I feel like heaven sent you to me as my savior."Perhaps God had taken pity on her tragic life and sent him to her like a knight in shining armor, pulling her out from the muddy swamp of despair and instilling her with newfound hope for a better life again.Jackson's whole body froze up. Savior? If she found out the truth one day, would she still think of him the same way? No, he would never let her figure it out. That day would never come!In fact... It was Serenity who had saved him. If he had never met her, he would never have understood what it was like to truly love some
Children... For a man belonging to a prestigious family like Jackson, the continuation of his bloodline most likely meant a lot to him."So what?" Jackson asked. "I told you when we first started dating that I don't care even if I never have any children. It is you that I love, not any potential children."To him, there was only one person in this world that he truly cared about—Serenity."But..." she hesitated.Did it really not matter to him at all? How many men on earth could truly accept the fate of being childless for the rest of their lives?"Serenity!" he pleaded. "Having a child means nothing more to me than having a future heir for the Valor family. I'm not much of a generous person, but if we really have children together, perhaps I would love them, and even if you can't have children, we can just adopt one either from the orphanage or someone from the minor branches of the Valor family. To put it simply, this is not a huge problem to me at all. The only thing I care abo
"But do you truly know this man?" Lisa asked."I think so," Serenity replied. "I know everything about his family, his career, his daily routine, his personality, and all the rest of it. I've lived with him in Valor Residence for quite a while now, anyway.""But what about his dark side?" Lisa blurted out.Serenity stared at her friend with some surprise, making Lisa blush in embarrassment."What I meant to say," Lisa explained, "is that this guy is Jackson Valor, after all! Haven't you heard of... the rumors about his ruthlessness, and all the terrible things that happened to those who offended him?"Serenity slowly lowered her gaze, finally understanding what her friend was trying to tell her. It was just like what had happened to her in prison. How could she forget what all those people had done to her just because she was guilty of offending Jackson Valor?Still..."Lisa," Serenity said, looking straight into her friend's eyes, "Sometimes, you just don't know what's going to
He should have held onto her and never let her go from the start!"Why the hell are you drinking alone?" Caleb Moss’s voice suddenly rang in Lucas's ear. "You hardly ever come here, yet you spend your time drinking alone? How dull!"Dull?Lucas swirled the glass in his hand and swept a glance over the people around him. The only reason why he had accepted Caleb's invitation to come to this party was because he had been feeling too depressed these past few days and needed to take a breather.But then he discovered that he felt no better at all here, anyway. His brain was fully occupied by thoughts of Serenity, and he just could not shake them off no matter what he did."By the way," Caleb continued, "I heard you and Jackson had a fallout. What's going on?"There was a faint cryptic smile on Lucas's face as he looked at his old friend and told him, "Looks like you're really up to date with the news.""So it's true?" Caleb responded in shock. He had assumed that it was nothing more
What had just happened there? That was the first time Caleb had ever seen Lucas so anxious over a woman! He had even... rushed out the door just like that!Just what kind of woman was Serenity?! He had assumed that even though there might be a clash between Jackson and Lucas over a woman, it was nothing but a minor clash that would be resolved easily over time. But now... A wave of concern surged inside Caleb's heart. If these two men were to truly fight with each other over a woman... only heavens knew what kind of violent chaos Solaria would be thrown into!But this could not be right! Had Lucas's mind not been set on the bracelet owner alone?Unless... At this point, Caleb dared not continue this train of thought, because if his conjectures were true, then the consequences that would surely come were nothing less than nightmarish!***Lucas drove toward the tiny restaurant at full speed. Marry? Was Serenity really going to marry Jackson?!Especially now that he had not fig
Clara could not afford to take the slightest risk. She simply could not lose Yanny because Yanny had become the only reason she kept on living!Serenity knew that this was not the kind of matter she could meddle with as an outsider, so she could only simply suggest, "If you ever need my help, I'm always here for you, okay?""Thanks!" Clara smiled. "Actually, you've been helping me a lot, you know. Without you, perhaps Yanny might never be able to..."Just then, a man barged into the restaurant and cut off what Clara was going to say. Lucas had just rushed in and was almost out of breath as he grabbed Serenity's wrist, to the shock of Clara and Serenity herself, and asked her, "Are you really going to marry Jackson?!"Serenity was stunned. They had not publicly announced this yet, and she had only talked to Lisa and Clara about it."Yes," she answered firmly."Why?""Because I love him," she replied, calmly looking at him, "and he loves me too, so there's nothing surprising abo
"You've got the wrong person, Mr. Gomez. Besides, even if you were right, nothing would change anyway, because the man I love is Jackson, and he's the one I want to marry. I don't have any such feelings for you."Her words froze all the blood in his body in an instant, making his whole body extremely stiff.Serenity took this opportunity to withdraw her hand from his grip, and she told him, "I hope you won't come to me for this matter again because whether or not I am the person you're looking for, nothing will change."After speaking, she turned to Clara and said, "I'll be leaving now, Clare.""Okay," Clare responded.As Serenity walked out of the tiny restaurant, Lucas still stood there, stiff as a statue, staring blankly at his empty hand.The absence of another hand in his was almost too much for him to bear!Nothing would change whether or not she was the person he was looking for?How could that be? How could it end up like this?! Why?!Lucas slowly balled up his fist an
What was going on? Why was that childish conversation in her dream almost identical to the words Lucas had said to her at the restaurant earlier that evening?Or perhaps she had had this dream because of what he had said?Thinking of this, Serenity could not help herself from frowning again, and the throbbing headache returned."What's wrong?" she heard Jackson ask her. "Are you feeling unwell?""No," she replied. "Just a headache."He raised his hand and gently pressed his warm fingertips on her forehead and temples, massaging her. He used just the right amount of strength, and it really did soothe her a lot."Better now?" he asked."Yeah," she nodded. "I'm feeling a little better now.""Maybe I should take you to the doctor for an examination tomorrow," he suggested, "just to find out what's been causing your headache.""No, it's fine. I think I'm only having a headache because I had a weird dream after hearing what Lucas said to me this evening.""What did you say?" Jackso