Was it because of Jackson? Because she was sure that he would save her, one way or another! The thought of him made Serenity smile bitterly. Despite starting out with the intention to rely on herself, in the end, she still had to rely on him. The driver headed for the south of the city, and Serenity noticed that they were heading into the boonies. It wasn’t long before they would be completely out of the city. Serenity had no idea what Jackson was planning, but just as their van was about to join the highway that led out of the city, their vehicle was brought to an abrupt halt. “What’s the problem?” asked the man in the back. The driver remained silent the whole time. Sensing something was off, the man turned to Serenity and began threatening her. “You’d better tell the truth!” He then shuffled to the front of the van and stuck his head out between the seats to peer through the windshield. In an instant, his body grew stiff as a rock. An astonished expression appeared o
That man… he had to be the sugar daddy that the paralegal mentioned, right? Still, what sort of a sugar daddy was capable of pulling off such a feat? Jackson stared down the man who had assaulted Serenity coldly. He issued an instruction to the subordinates who were following him. “When you bring him back, give him a taste of what it’s like to be slapped.” “Understood,” replied one of the men. For Jackson to have specially given an instruction, it was practically guaranteed that this man would be wishing for his death later on. The man without the mask trembled in fear. As he watched Jackson carry Serenity over to a black Bentley, he yelled out, “Who on earth are you? And that woman… is she really just a paralegal?!” Given her average looks, how could she possibly have such a strong person backing her?!The man found it impossible to believe. What he had initially thought was an easy mission had turned out to be the complete opposite. No one answered his question. Instea
However, Jackson wasn’t talking about her physical injuries, but the wounds in her heart. He wondered how long it would take for her to fully heal from it, or if that was even possible.***Their car stopped right in front of the hospital, where Jackson got out of the vehicle holding her hand. The doctor was already waiting for them in a special consultation room. They began to run a check-up on Serenity as soon as she arrived. Thankfully, she had only suffered superficial injuries, and there was nothing to worry about. The redness and swelling on her face would subside in a few days. After they had wrapped up the examination, a new shirt was placed in front of her. “Put it on,” urged Jackson. “Alright.” Her current shirt was torn from the shoulders, so she had to put on something else. She reached out and grabbed the shirt, but he still refused to let go. Serenity looked up at him with a confused look.“You’re injured. It’s gonna be difficult for you to change.” So?
Seeing her red and swollen face, Jackson felt a tightness in his chest that made it difficult to breathe.When he opened the car door and saw her hands bound and her face swollen and bruised, he felt an intense urge to kill someone.How dare they do this to a person he deeply cared for!Serenity bit her lip and refrained from crying out loud. She had grown accustomed to remaining quiet even when she was in pain because she knew even if she cried out, it wouldn't change anything.Jackson opened the ointment case and helped her apply it.In addition to the bruises on her face, she was also kicked a few times on her body. "I can do it myself," she said. "You can't reach the injury on your back," he replied."But...""If you’re embarrassed, I'll apply the ointment with my eyes closed. The doctor's report mentioned the rough location of the injury on your back," Jackson said.Serenity was stunned, and before she could respond, Jackson walked behind her, closed his eyes, and lift
Could he have given the entire firm a vacation because he wanted Serenity to rest at home?No way... right? Why would he do all that just to make her rest?But... if that wasn't the case, then why did the firm close for three days with no explanation?After cleaning up, Serenity laid down in bed. After putting ointment on her injuries, the pain had lessened, but every time she closed her eyes, she relived today's events in her mind.When he appeared before her, she felt a wave of relief. It appeared that... there was someone else in this world other than Lisa who would protect her like that.However, that man did not love her.The love game between them had ended, but when will the sibling game end?Nobody could tell her the answer!Jackson stared coldly at the two bodyguards who hung their heads in shame and dread. Connor sighed helplessly. "Is this how you protect someone?" Jackson's icy voice made Connor wince.Mr. Valor was furious!The two bodyguards remained silent.
"Oh my God! You're hurt! Why didn't you tell me?" When Lisa came to visit Serenity at Serenity's apartment, she was shocked to see the redness and swelling on Serenity's cheeks. "It actually looks worse than it is. It doesn't hurt anymore," Serenity said, hesitant to admit that it looked even worse two days ago. "What happened? How did you get hurt? Who did this to you?" Lisa asked. Serenity explained that she was kidnapped. Even though Serenity tried to play down the situation, Lisa was still alarmed.Towards the end of her story, Lisa suddenly asked, "Wait, you said the highway exit was blocked off by the police? Don't tell me the police were waiting for your kidnappers' car at the highway exit that day?"Serenity was surprised and asked, "What?" Lisa looked up something on her phone before passing it to her friend.Someone posted some pictures they took of a highway exit.However, because the pictures were taken from far away, Serenity could only barely make out lines of
Whenever she fawned over a male celebrity, Terry would become unhappy, and she would have to coax him.If she didn't, he would threaten to snitch about her visit to the underground bar to her parents.Thus, she had no choice but to act subserviently.However, besides his jealous nature, he was actually a good man. For instance, he would hand her snacks when she watched TV, massage her when she had a sore back, and help her get autographs from celebrities – but only from female celebrities.Seeing the happiness on her friend's face, Serenity sincerely hoped that Terry and Lisa could live happily ever after.However, she could not help feeling worried when she thought of Terry's birth and the White family.The White family's situation was very complex. What did Terry, an illegitimate son, had to do to become the head of the White family? How much danger was behind it? The lady of the White family and her two sons were still alive and well. Would they really hand over the massive Wh
"Why does the time matter? I just wanted to see you," she said with a sweet voice, "Terry, I feel so lucky that you like me back." Compared to Serenity, she was so much luckier, which made her feel even more heartbroken for Serenity."Why are you saying this all of a sudden?" Terry gazed at the person in front of him. Though he had no idea why she would suddenly bring that up, he was actually quite happy to hear it."I visited Serenity earlier," Lisa said, "She told me that, because of circumstances, she and Jackson Valor are acting like siblings again. I know Serenity wants to move on from Jackson Valor. This situation will only make things more complicated." After a pause, Lisa said with obvious annoyance, "I don't know what Jackson Valor's thinking. He seems to care about Serenity, yet he broke up with her. They say a woman's heart is a mystery, but his heart looks like a much bigger mystery to me.""Jackson Valor is still in love with Serenity," Terry abruptly interjected.