Joy disliked Serenity. Joy had been very displeased after Serenity's accident. She would often hear people talking about the end of the Shaw family, and this made her feel ashamed. It had gone on until her brother had started dating Jenny. Finally, no one said that anymore."Serenity is someone who brings bad luck to us. Fortunately, you broke up with her in time. She isn't worthy of you at all. I heard she's cleaning the streets now. She's such a disgrace. Why did the judge sentence her to only three years in prison? I think she should stay in jail for a decade or two!"Joy spoke of Serenity with disgust. The more she spoke, the more frightened Zeke became.After all, he knew Serenity was with Jackson! Jackson had not explicitly explained his relationship with her, but Zeke could somewhat guess as a man himself."Enough, Joy. Don't talk about her anymore. When you see Serenity, you'd better be more polite," Zeke warned.Joy complained with displeasure, "Zeke, what's wrong with yo
"Do you think she'll want to stay with me?" Jackson asked.Connor was slightly surprised. "Do you want Ms. Lewis to stay with you?"'Isn't the game over once Mr. Valor tells Ms. Lewis who he really is?' Connor thought. He wondered if Mr. Valor... Perhaps he had special feelings for Ms. Lewis?Connor's eyes grew wide at the thought. "Mr. Valor, are you..." Connor gaped and paused his question abruptly."What do you want to say? Say it!"Jackson ordered."Mr. Valor, are you in love with Ms. Lewis?" Connor asked honestly. Connor thought that was why Mr. Valor had been so passionate about this game. Maybe that was why he had secretly done so many things for her. That would explain why he wanted her to stay with him even after the game was over.Jackson's expression gradually froze.In love with Serenity? How could that be? How could he fall in love with a woman?His father was already a good example. One should never fall in love with anyone. He should protect his dignity and not l
Sometimes, Caleb and his group of friends would make bets on whether Lucas' newest girlfriend would be the one to end his bachelor's life, but they always lost the bets.On the surface, Lucas was a man who appeared courteous, but in reality, he was so cold that he might as well be a corpse."Yes, I know. I can't touch that bracelet."Caleb wasn't surprised at all. Anyone who spent a long enough time with Lucas knew that the man cherished the silver bracelet and wouldn't allow anyone else to touch it.Just then, a figure approached them, and Caleb looked up to see that it was Lucas' newest girlfriend, Lyra. She was a rising star in the entertainment industry who had recently gained a lot of popularity.Of course, her recent success was all thanks to Lucas.As a bigshot in the entertainment industry, Lucas held the largest entertainment and film company in the country, so making a star famous was a piece of cake for him.Lucas always doted on his girlfriends, but when he was no lo
In fact, when that woman had leaned in closer to him, Jackson even felt a sense of disgust.Holding another woman compared to holding a certain someone really did feel completely different.When he arrived at the front of the rental house, he crouched down to retrieve the spare key from under the doormat. Serenity always liked to keep it there, saying that she wouldn't be locked out if she forgot her key.When he opened the door, the light in the room was still on. A slender figure was sitting by the table, and her head was tilted slightly as she slept.Jackson studied her sleeping face under the light, her expression as serene as a quiet night. It felt as if his heart had also found peace when he saw her.He raised his hand to gently brush a strand of stray hair from her cheek. It felt as if even if he looked at her for a lifetime, he would never grow tired of it.After a few moments, he bent down and carefully lifted her from the chair.Even though he had been careful in his m
It was a rare day off for Serenity on the weekend, and Lisa wasted no time in taking her out shopping.It had been a while since they had last gone shopping together, and Serenity felt like she was back to those early days.It was like back in the time before that incident had happened, and she would often take Lisa out shopping on weekends. They were carefree and content with life, and everything seemed beautiful then."By the way, what about Jack? Do you know more about him now? Like, where's he from, or does he have any family?"Lisa was most worried about her best friend falling for a scammer."I only know that his father passed away, and it seems like his mother abandoned them. He didn't talk about anything else, and I didn't ask," Serenity replied with a smile."You're so silly. Why didn't you ask more? At least find out what he used to do!" Lisa said with a groan.Serenity smiled calmly. "What's the use in knowing what he used to do? In the past, I knew every detail about
"Who said we're not buying? I can-"Lisa was about to grit her teeth and buy a piece of clothing to vent her frustration so that these people wouldn't look down on others, but Serenity quickly held her friend back.Then, she said, "If we're not buying, are we not allowed to browse the store?""The two of you coming into a store that far exceeds your income raises suspicions of causing trouble. I'm simply trying to protect the rights of other customers in this store," the supervisor replied with a seemingly reasonable explanation.However, Serenity wasn't buying any of that and retorted directly, "But you have no evidence, and there's obvious doubt of consumer discrimination in your words. By the way, I've recorded what you’ve said on my phone. I believe it should serve as sufficient evidence which I can submit to the mall management.""You...!" The supervisor's face turned red immediately, never expecting that Serenity would have recorded their conversation."Are you done causi
Zeke was clearly taken aback to see the woman before him."Serenity!"Meanwhile, when Joy caught sight of her brother, she immediately launched into a complaint, "Zeke! You have no idea how shameless Serenity is! She actually asked me to buy her a dress that cost seven hundred and twenty thousand dollars! Can you believe that?! She doesn't even deserve to wear something like that!""Shut up!" Zeke immediately reprimanded her with no hesitation. His face twisted into a grim expression. His sister was so reckless! Didn't she want to live?! Serenity had Jackson behind her back! Forget about a dress costing seven hundred and twenty thousand dollars. Even if it was seven hundred and twenty million, Serenity would still deserve to wear it!"Zeke, what's wrong with you? Why did you raise your voice? I was only talking about Serenity," Joy protested unhappily."There's nothing more to say," Zeke replied curtly before turning to the nearby salesperson and saying, "Wrap that dress up."H
After Serenity accepted the check, she left the store with Lisa."Serenity, don't you think that was a little strange?" Lisa said as they exited the store. "Zeke actually handed you seven hundred and twenty thousand dollars without any hesitation, and Jenny was right there! Wasn't he afraid that she would misunderstand?""It really is strange," Serenity agreed."Do you think it's because Zeke still has feelings for you?" Lisa wondered."No. He's afraid. It's as if he was afraid that I might get angry at Joy, and that would be detrimental to the Shaw family," Serenity said, expressing her thoughts honestly.Lisa found her statement somewhat absurd. "Maybe he's overthinking it.""Who knows what goes on in his mind?" Serenity said with a shrug before looking at the check in her hand."What are you going to do with this? Tear it up?" Lisa asked, knowing her friend well enough that she wouldn't cash in the money for herself."Why waste it by tearing it up? I'll just donate it to t