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
Who would have thought? Serenity had been weak and helpless before, but she was now untouchable with the help of the most formidable man in Solaria!***Coles had been terrified for the last few days. After seeing Joy's video, he was so scared he could not sleep at night.Coles remembered how Joy had insulted Serenity at the party the other day, and… Joy had ended up in a miserable fate.Wealthy and reputable, the Shaw family held a certain status in society. Although considerably rich, the Lexington family was nowhere near the Shaw family. Just look at Joy's fate. What would happen to Coles?! Coles had made Serenity stand by the pool table for a long time the other day, and when Serenity had left, she had been limping.Jackson might seek revenge for Serenity. For a moment, Coles could see his terrible fate coming. He might go from being a fit and young guy to being a cripple, losing his healthy legs.Coles hastily tried to make amendments by sending thousands of yellow roses to
Meanwhile, Serenity looked at Coles, feeling troubled. Coles was a different person than the one she had faced the other night before. "Ms. Lewis, accept it, please. I was wrong. I shouldn't have ignored you and let you stand aside for so long. I've always wanted to apologize to you in person, but I didn't know how to express my sincerity. I finally found something suitable as an apology gift. I don't know what to do if you don't accept it."Coles spoke in a tone that was downright humble, almost pleading. Serenity did not see what was in the box but figured it was expensive."There's no need to give me anything. Besides, Mr. Lexington, didn't you already send yellow roses to express your apology previously?" Serenity reminded. She did not understand why Coles had suddenly sent another batch of yellow roses and had even come here to apologize in person."Well… This is my sincerity, so please accept my apology." Coles desperately tried to push the box to Serenity. He needed her to
"Are you going to hit me before understanding the situation?" Serenity warned coldly."What else do I have to know? I’ve already caught you on the spot. You're really shameless! Coles already has me as his girlfriend. How dare you hit on him! What kind of dirty tricks did you use to seduce him?!" Caroline hissed spitefully."I'm not interested in your boyfriend!" Serenity sneered.Coles, on the other hand, was overwhelmed by the turn of events. Coles was lost and did not know what to do. Caroline had appeared so suddenly and interfered with his apology. Coles regretted picking someone like Caroline as his girlfriend. He should not have dated her for her looks!"Stop it!" Coles pulled Caroline over. "That's enough! Apologize to Ms. Lewis!""Apologize to her? Are you telling me to apologize to her?! A shameless woman like her?! How many times have you slept with her?!" Caroline roared. Her words became ruder, and it was also why she was frequently fighting with people.Coles panick
It was too late, however. Caroline's hand was already on Serenity's back. On the side was a pile of old computer parts that had been replaced not long ago. Somebody might get hurt and crash into that pile of computer parts.Everything happened so quickly. Just as Caroline was about to push Serenity to the side, a hand suddenly grabbed Serenity's arm and pulled her to safety. Caroline suddenly fell toward the wall, her back slamming against the wall. She even got kicked in her lower back—it hurt like hell."Who the hell just kicked me..." Caroline raised her head in wrath, but her breath caught in her throat just as she was about to continue yelling. Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw who was there.'What? Prince Lucas?! God! What is he doing here? Why is Lucas hugging that shameless woman?!' Caroline's mind went blank. She blurted out without thinking, "Mr. Gomez, she's no good. She's just a mistress…" This time, before she could finish her sentence, someone slapped her.I
"Oh, sure!" Mr. Graham immediately agreed. Although Lucas had never introduced himself, Mr. Graham recognized him. He personally took him to a meeting room and instructed Serenity, "You stay here and have a nice chat with Mr. Gomez."Serenity felt a little speechless at Mr. Graham's enthusiasm.Mr. Graham left and closed the door, leaving Serenity and Lucas alone in the meeting room. An indescribable tension loomed in the air.Outside the meeting room, Liliana and the other colleagues were stunned. It was a surprising turn of events. It started with Coles' meeting with Serenity. Caroline soon arrived, catching Coles and Serenity in a so-called affair. Then, the whole situation had changed. Serenity was not Coles' affair partner. Instead, she seemed to have a close relationship with Prince Lucas from the entertainment industry.When Lucas appeared, Liliana was the only one who felt different. Lucas had happened to see Liliana giving Serenity a hard time once. He had been very prot