Serenity felt a sharp pain when she moved. She furrowed her brows. Her left waist hurt as she had gotten kicked there earlier. "Does it hurt?" Jackson's cold voice rang in her ears again. Immediately afterward, the beautiful hand rested on her left waist, supporting her.Serenity stiffened. She could feel her blood racing when he touched her. Jackson's face got closer to hers. He came so close she could see his long and dark eyelashes. She had always known. His eyelashes were really beautiful! Whenever he fluttered his eyelashes at her, it would stir her heart. Serenity's heart was dead once, so heartbroken she had lost the capacity to feel emotion, particularly love. Maybe it was the way Jackson fluttered his eyelashes at her. He somehow stirred her emotions, letting her fall in love again. However, her heart was dead again after the heartbreak."I'm fine." Serenity tried her best to steady herself and calm down. "Mr. Valor, thank you for your help just now. I-I'm fine."As Ser
Jackson's next remark was, "Whichever foot he used to kick her earlier, cripple that leg." He spoke as if it was just an insignificant matter."Yes," Connor answered.Many people had the same question. The woman who had left earlier, who was she?!The young man was the son of the CEO of Wind Corporation, and the ruthless Mr. Valor had decided to crush the young man's leg for her. His words were the same as declaring war on the Wind Corporation!The Wind Corporation was not very powerful. It was just a family business in Solaria. Even so, was it worth it to make an enemy of Wind Corporation for a woman?***Meanwhile, Serenity returned to the private room on unsteady feet. Her head was spinning, perhaps from the conflict earlier. She felt dizzier."Serenity? Are you alright? You look pale," one of her colleagues said."I-I'm fine," Serenity managed a smile."Okay, okay. Well, today's welcome party is almost over. Let's end it here. Let's go home after paying the bill. Let Seren
Serenity's new colleagues had happily welcomed her to the new company not long ago but they now taunted her after knowing she could not pay up.Liliana grinned like a victor. She had gotten to see what she wanted to see. Liliana wanted to make Serenity miserable, embarrassing her. It was the only way for her to vent her anger!Liliana had been fired from her previous job because of Serenity and had had trouble finding a job later. A male colleague could not stand it anymore and spoke up. "What's with you guys? Serenity never promised to pay for the meal in the first place. Let's just split the bill." Since he had spoken up, the other colleagues could not say anything else.Indeed, Serenity had never said that in the first place. Besides, everyone in the group was working in the same law firm. No one was shameless enough to refuse to pay their share.The male colleague calculated the amount each person had to pay and called the waiter. When he wanted to pay the bill, the waiter sa
Who? Who was the one who had told her that? She felt that it was so sweet and yet so sad. It was so heartbreaking that she wanted to cry."I'll protect you for the rest of your life. I won't let you suffer again. No one will ever hurt you again."That was… Jack's voice. It was something Jack had said to her once.Serenity squatted on the ground. Everything Jackson had said to her in the past kept ringing in her ears. 'Don't think about it. Stop thinking about him…' She kept saying to herself in her mind.She seemed to hear the sound of footsteps again. Someone was walking to her, a step at a time. It sounded so clear. Whose footsteps were they?A pair of black leather shoes caught her eyes. Serenity slowly raised her head, and a familiar face came into her eyes. He looked like Jack… She had met him earlier in Skylit Bar.Was she drunk? She thought she was hearing things. Was she seeing hallucinations too?Serenity staggered to her feet. She rushed to the familiar figure in fro
Jackson stared down at Serenity quietly, his mouth set in a hard line. "Jack… I-I won't think about you again… I don't want to think about you anymore… I won't miss you from now…" Serenity continued to murmur. Serenity seemed drunk. She usually buried her feelings in her heart, but this time, she told him every thought that popped up in her mind. "I didn't know it's so easy for you to stop loving someone.""Tell me, between us…" Serenity hiccuped, "Who betrayed whom…""I should thank you for today… For saving me…. And paying for the bill… It's just… I-I have nothing left to give you in return…""N-No… There's something I can do for you… I won't bother you anymore… Don't worry… I won't disturb you…"Serenity rambled, not realizing how her words would hurt him more.Jackson felt a tight feeling in his chest. It was suffocating and uncomfortable. Jackson and Serenity had broken up. They were no longer in love anymore, but why? Somehow, Serenity was still in control of all of hi
But before she could get anywhere near Jackson, Connor was already blocking her way."Get out of my way!" she shouted. She tried to go around Connor, but there was no way Connor would let her get to Jackson.Lisa struggled in futile for a long while, but she still could not get anywhere near Jackson, so she shouted at Terry, who was rushing out of the car, "Hey, get your a*s over here now and help me!"Terry strode up toward her but then looked straight at Jackson and told him, "Mr. Valor, my girlfriend would like to take Serenity home, so please tell your subordinate to make way for her."Jackson pursed his lips but said nothing, his eyes locked on the woman in his arms.At that point, Lisa could no longer restrain herself from blurting out, "Why the hell are you holding Serenity like that, Jackson Valor?! Have you forgotten that you're the one who wanted to break up with her? Since you guys have already f*cking broken up now, why the hell are you still hugging her?!"As soon as
Terry's face darkened. He strode forward and stood in front of Lisa before saying, "Mr. Valor, Lisa was just trying to protect her friend. If she has offended you, let me bear the punishment on her behalf.""I don't need your help, Terry! I can bear the punishment myself!""How on earth do you think you can bear it?!" Terry shot back. "Do you have any idea what you're talking about?!""At most, I'll just get beaten up till I'm half dead! I'm prepared for that!""Lisa! Are you trying to p*ss me off right now?!"Terry had always been able to keep his temper under control no matter what happened except whenever he was facing Lisa. Jackson's icy gaze was locked on Lisa. It was clear that he would not let the matter slide so easily. But just then, Serenity, who had been so drunk that she had fallen asleep up to this point, suddenly rubbed her head against Lisa's shoulder and mumbled, "Lisa… Don't be scared… I'm here, and I'll protect you…"Lisa's eyes were welling up with tears. Was
"When I was still in school, I was accused of stealing money in class. Everyone thought I was the one who did it. The teacher urged me very sternly to fess up. Even my parents told the school that they were willing to pay back the money that was lost, but the truth was that I never stole anything!"As Lisa spoke, her nose twitched as it suddenly began to sting, but she went on, "I remember that feeling of helplessness. I don't know if you can ever understand it. It's like the whole world is against you, and you're all alone without any help, without anyone by your side. It didn't matter how much I explained to everyone that I was innocent, no one would believe me, and yet… At that moment, Serenity believed in me. She even figured out who the real thief was!"As she spoke of this, Lisa smiled before adding, "At that point, I made up my mind that Serenity would be my best friend for the rest of my life!"Terry pursed his thin lips tightly. Was such a… trivial matter the reason why Lis