Lynette would sometimes attend events with Lucas, like a girlfriend would. Even though Lucas never officially announced that they were dating, many people on the internet believed that Lynette was his girlfriend.After all, Lucas had been driving Lynette around, funding her movies and TV series, and taking her to various events. All signs pointed to them dating.Serenity was aware of this because it was a hot topic online.News about Lucas and Lynette was always trending. Serenity could not avoid seeing it even if she wanted to.A lot of netizens looked down on Lynette for her ordinary appearance, ordinary family background, lack of education, and the fact that she was a divorcee. She was considered one of the worst girlfriends Lucas ever had! Some people even remarked that Lucas Gomez must be going blind!The Gomez family had also not publicly expressed their stance towards Lynette yet.Lynette's manager threatened to sue and take legal actions against the people who slandered
Light re-entered Serenity's eyes. By the time her eyes adjusted to the light, Lucas and Lynette were already standing nearby."Fancy seeing you here, Serenity. You're here with... Mr. Valor?" Lynette seemed confused. She thought her cousin had already broken up with Jackson Valor. Why were they together? What's going on?!Lately, she had been sick with worry that Serenity might reveal the truth to Lucas, so she had been slandering Serenity hard in front of Lucas and reinforcing the idea that she was the girl who saved him.However, Serenity never did tell Lucas the truth, which made Lynette heave a sigh of relief… until they unexpectedly ran into Serenity here!"You have a problem with that?" Jackson, not Serenity, answered her. "No, of course not!," Lynette tried to smile. "Why are you two here together?" Lucas directed his question right at Jackson. He did not beat around the bush!"I told you, you can't touch her," Jackson's reply seemed pretty random. It did not answer L
When Lynette saw Serenity in the purple gown, her eyes were filled with envy.She once asked for a purple dress from Lucas' collection, but he refused to give it to her. Instead, he sent her to a boutique to buy a new one.When she chose a purple dress, Lucas commented that it didn't match her skin tone. In the end, she bought a beige dress instead.But now, Serenity was wearing a purple dress. It was like a slap to Lynette's face."Lucas is merely wondering why you two are here together, Serenity. Didn't you two split up?" Lynette pretended to show concern for Serenity. "Was there a misunderstanding? Or did you realize that life after you left Jackson wasn't what you wanted, so you got back together with him?" Lynette tried to hint that Serenity ran back to Jackson because she had gotten used to living a rich and fancy life and couldn't bear to give it up.Lynette thought that she was being subtle and was skillful in her use of words, but little did she know that the other thre
It was her own decision not to tell Lucas, so now that things had come to this, Serenity had no regrets."I'd like to go home," Serenity told Jackson. "Okay," Jackson smiled. He had already accomplished his goal for the day. The reason he brought Serenity to the banquet was to let people see her. He wanted the high society of Solaria to know that she was his companion. That way, no one would dare to mess with her!He also wanted Lucas to know that she had returned to his side and wanted Lucas to back off!Jackson led Serenity towards the exit.But after only a couple of steps, Lucas abruptly grabbed her wrist, stopping her from leaving. "If you don't love him anymore, why are you still with him?" Lucas asked Serenity, staring at her intently as if he must have an answer. "Again, that's none of your concern, Mr. Gomez," Serenity answered. She tried to pull her hand free.However, Lucas wouldn't let go. He kept staring at her with an intense gaze.Jackson turned back to fac
Jackson and Serenity were back together again. Why did that upset Lucas so much?When Jackson hugged Serenity earlier, Lucas felt so jealous that he wanted to pull them apart...Suddenly, Lucas heard a voice asking, "What's gotten into you just now?" He looked up and saw that it was his childhood friend, Caleb Moss. "You're here too," Lucas said. "Yeah. When I saw you and Jackson earlier, I wanted to come over and say hi, but I quickly realized that the mood here was weird," Caleb said. Therefore, he sneaked away, afraid he might make things worse by showing up. He observed them from afar.When he saw Lucas grabbing Serenity's hand, he was prepared to rush over because he was afraid that a fight might break out. However, nothing happened, so he waited until now to come over to greet Lucas. "You know how much Jackson cares about Serenity Lewis. Don't you remember how mad he got the last time? He looked like he was ready to kill someone. Why would you jump into this mess?" a
It wasn't easy for her to hook up with Coles Lexington, but she managed to convince him to bring her to this event instead of his girlfriend.She wanted to take this chance to expand her network!However, Coles was in no mood to deal with her. All he could think about was... what should he do now?!Jackson sent Serenity back to her apartment."I'm tired. I think I'm gonna go to bed early," said Serenity. Despite receiving what seemed like an expulsion order, Jackson showed no intention of leaving.He casually lifted a stray hair from Serenity's cheek, rubbed it in his hand, and asked, "Did you really tell Lucas that you'll never love me anymore?"Serenity nodded and said, "Yes!" Jackson seemed unhappy. "Don't tell me you think I should still love you after we broke up?" she asked jokingly. After a pause, Jackson asked, "Who will you love then?" Serenity replied, "I don't know, but it won't be you. I'm your Sis, and you're my little brother, right?" She smiled at him.
Serenity was speechless. They had just met back then. He was kind, attentive, and unconcerned that she had been in jail before. She really thought he was a good guy... but in reality, he was manipulative, scheming, and ruthless. His hands were stained with blood... He was not a good guy at all."If I get Peter involved, what will you do?" he asked, testing her. She stared at him, her eyes determined and resolute. "Don't you dare hurt Peter, or I'll never forgive you," she warned him.She knew her only bargaining tool was herself.His expression darkened. "Look at what you would do for him! You still deny that you care about him?!"Did she care about Peter? Serenity asked herself that honestly. She knew she had no special feelings for Peter. Perhaps she wished to see him safe because he was plain and honest.The more of humanity’s dark side she faced and saw, the more she treasured that kind of plainness and honesty. "I don't want bad things to happen to anyone because of me. I
"Zeke!" Joy approached Zeke with a limp. She asked urgently, "Can you take down the video?!"The thought of that video made Joy nervous. The longer the popular video stayed online, the more people would see her most embarrassing moments.Zeke shook his head."Why not? Is it because of money? Why won't you spend more money to take down the trending video for me?!" Joy grew anxious."It's not about the money!" Zeke snapped, "Money isn't the problem now. No one dares to take the video down!""Why?!" Joy was in disbelief. "We just have to give them more money! Why would they not take it down?!"Zeke looked at his little sister and sighed. He slowly uttered a name, "Jackson Valor." Joy became a little unsteady on her feet at the mention of the name, her face pale."Jackson won't let you take down the video? But why? Didn't he forgive me the other day…"Joy stopped suddenly. Jackson had never said anything about letting her go that day! It was just her own assumptions! Was Jackson
“……” 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