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
“……” 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