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
"I'll leave first if there's nothing else," Serenity said, heading toward the exit of the meeting room. Before she even touched the door handle, Lucas grabbed her hand."Serenity. Must you push me away like this?" Lucas spoke, his usually calm voice sounding a little anxious because of Serenity. Lucas felt a rare anxiety in him, a feeling he could not explain clearly.Serenity looked at the handsome face in a daze. Lucas' delicate features reminded her of a younger version of him.The young Lucas flashed before her eyes. The young Serenity had been exhausted from carrying the little boy in the dense forest. The little boy had said to her, "I'll be very nice to you. I'll buy you nice dresses and bring you to eat lots of good food. I'll protect you better than anyone else!"The young Serenity had not taken the boy's words seriously. After all, children were usually forgetful. Serenity forgot everything about Lucas after a high fever, let alone the memories with him. She never knew he
“……” 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