"I know! I've misunderstood you." Jackie Leves stretched out his hand, in an attempt to grab Serene Silas, but she stepped back again to prevent him from touching her. Serene's face was pale. She tried to extend her hand to Jackie, but she could not bring herself to take the first step. Indeed, it wasn't that she did not want to get close to Jackie. But the trauma that Jackie had caused her was so severe that it was impossible for her to face him again in such a short time like how she had used to. She opened her mouth and wanted to explain, but she didn't know how to. So she lowered her head and bit her lip tightly. "Serene..." Jackie called her. "Hmm?" She still didn't want to raise her head and look at him. She was trying to avoid him. "Let's go. Let's go and eat." Jackie gave up the idea of wanting to hold her hand, put down his hand and walked ahead of Serene towards the dining room. However, he would pay close attention to Serene, who was two s
Serene, it's me. Don't you recognize my voice any more? The impact of this sentence on Serene Silas was a hundred or even a few thousand times more powerful than an atomic bomb. Before she had time to calm her mind down, a familiar male voice came from the phone again, "Serene, I'm back!" Another blow blasted at Serene, making her confused about where she was, and what day it was. It took Serene a long time to recover from the shock. She took a deep breath and said, "Who are you exactly?" Perhaps the person on the other end of the phone had the same voice as Jackie, or maybe someone had deliberately impersonated Jackie's voice, or maybe there were a lot of maybes... In short, the man on the other end of the phone had nothing to do with her Jackie. The man in front of her was her Jackie. Serene told herself this, but at the next moment, the familiar voice at the end of the phone gave Serene a very certain answer. He said with a voice that
His appearance had changed, so had his voice. However, his feelings for her had not changed at all, it was still as strong as before. It was so strong that he could offend the whole world for her! Did she know that? Jackie Leves looked at Serene Silas quietly. He could see his current face from her crystal-clear and beautiful eyes that were filled with tears. Yes, he admitted that his appearance had changed completely, and there was nothing similar to what he had looked like before. After the surgery, the first time he took a look at the mirror, he was so frightened that he had smashed the mirror. It took him a long time to accept this face. Even he himself couldn't accept this strange face in an instant, not to mention Serene who he had hurt with this face. Serene was still conflicted internally, deciding if she could accept him, hence she doubted him after receiving a mere call from the fake "Jackie". He understood this and would not blame he
To ensure Serene Silas' safety, what Jackie Leves had planned would not be any lesser than Nathaniel Cooper's. The villa in North City was a gift given by Jackie's parents when he was 18 years old. Therefore, it was not under the Leves family's property, so almost no one knew that there was such a villa owned by the Leves family. Because no one knew this, and it was located in the villa area away from town, so the place was well kept under wraps. Therefore, before Serene was discharged from the hospital, Jackie had secretly communicated with Nathaniel. He asked Nathaniel to send Serene to live here, on his behalf. Before Serene moved in, Jackie had already arranged for people to work on the security of the house to prevent any information from leaking out. For anything related to Serene's safety, Jackie took it seriously. He could not let anything happen to her again and he could not let her get hurt under his care. After Jackie had hung up the phone
After completing this, he could do whatever he wanted! Why did it feel like Serene Silas was hinting something else to him? "Okay." He felt happy in his heart and answered her briskly. Then, he drove away at the speed of light. He could only do the things he wanted to do after getting these matters out of the way. It was about an hour's drive to get there, and they finally arrived at Luna Tower. "Here we are." When the car stopped, Jackie immediately reached out and held Serene's hand. "Serene, wait in the car. I'll go and meet that person first." "The person he wants to see is me. If I don't show up, he will certainly not show up." Serene smiled gently back at him. "Don't worry, I will be fine." She still wanted to be his Mrs. Leves, and she also wanted to raise a family with him. Before they could get these obstacles out of the way, she had to be brave and strong. She could no longer let others separate them. Jackie responded, "I just d
It was Jackie Leves' voice. However, there was more deliberation in his voice, and he lacked the affection he should have. This face was almost identical to that of Jackie's original face. Serene Silas stared at him for a long time, but she couldn't see anything different. She pinched him hard twice and also rubbed his face, leaving red marks as she did so, but she found no trace of plastic surgery. Slap— Before Serene could understand what was going on with this face that was exactly the same as Jackie's, she was suddenly dragged away with force. She fell into another warm embrace, closely followed by a hard slap on the man's face that looked identical with Jackie's. The slap was not enough to vent his anger. Jackie raised his hand swiftly to slap the man again, but Serene grabbed his hand tightly as soon as he swung his hand. She shouted at him, "What are you doing?" Jackie was trembling with anger. "Serene, look carefully. That m
"Serene..." The man turned sideways to block their way. "It's only been a year. Have you forgotten the promise between us?" "Shut your f*cking mouth!" Upon hearing another man calling Serene Silas' name so intimately, Jackie Leves really wanted to kick the man into the air if he could. He protected Serene under his wing like an old hen protecting its little chick, preventing the impostor from getting close to her. The man ignored Jackie and said to Serene, "Serene, I don't know who this man is and I don't know what he is talking about. I only know that no matter how long it has been, you are still in my heart." Since he was here to be Jackie's impostor, of course, he would not give up their plan easily just because a man was here to ruin it. A year ago, the Leves family was exterminated, and Jackie's life and death were unknown. At that time, he knew that he would have a chance to replace Jackie. Not a lot of people knew of his existence after he had
When coming here earlier, they felt the journey didn't take long to reach the destination. But the journey back home seemed to take forever. Jackie Leves accelerated the car several times, but it still felt like it was not fast enough. He wished that his car could grow a pair of wings and fly home in an instant, so that he could hold Serene Silas in his arms and do what he had wanted to do. The distance to home was getting closer. At the thought that he could soon hold Serene in his arms and do what he had wanted to do, the blood in Jackie's body began to boil, his desire rose. He could already see his front gate ahead. Jackie once again sped up and rushed forward. With a sudden brake, the car stopped at the front door. He unbuckled his seat belt and dashed out of the car. He couldn't wait to take Serene home. "Serene, hurry up, I can't wait any longer." Serene blushed coyly. What on earth was this man thinking about? Jackie couldn't be b
...... Eight months later. Adrienne had given birth to a daughter, gathering the entire Yard family in Chatterton Town. Everyone was in high spirits but Jefferson had a sour expression on, as if that was the worst day of his life. Sierra found a moment and went over to Jefferson. "Hey, Jeff. Adrienne just gave birth but why do you have such a long face on? Did you want a son instead or something?" Jefferson responded rudely, "It doesn't matter to me whether it's a boy or a girl. That little girl is our daughter, and I'll love her no matter what." Sierra continued, "Why do you look so upset then?" "Must I have a reason for that?" Well, he was angry at himself. Adrienne had almost lost her life in the labor room earlier, but he hadn't been able to offer any help. Throughout Adrienne's pregnancy, Jefferson had done an enormous amount of research and found out that a C-section birth was relatively safer. Hence, he'd insisted that Adrienne und
...... Johan was still clamming up. Maxtor was so anxious that he couldn't stand still. "Johan, what happened between you and Sierra? Can't you at least explain the situation to me?" After a long silence, Johan looked up and out of the window. "There have been so many fights and misunderstandings between us in the past years and it seems that the past was a time that we can never go back to." Upon hearing this, Maxtor seemed to have put his finger on the crux of the problem. "Did Miranda make Sierra misunderstand you?" Maxtor said earnestly, "Johan, I've told you before that woman has a twisted psyche and you need to stay away from her. You pitied her for being an orphan, but look at what she has been up to." "It has nothing to do with Miranda. It's me. If I..." If he had explained everything to Sierra back then, she wouldn't have felt that insecure about their relationship. He knew everything, but he still got mad at her. Maxtor continued, "He
...... On the first day of school, Miranda was once again met with an unpredicted truth. She found out that Sierra was the top scorer in the entrance exam. She was the overachiever that every university was dying to recruit. Not only did Sierra come from a good family, but she was smart and beautiful to boot. Sierra possessed everything she could have in life. Miranda couldn't figure out why she had to take Johan away from her when she already had so much. What made Miranda even more disappointed was not her inferiority but Johan. On the first day of school, she was over the moon to see that Johan was at the gate to receive her. However, when Johan took her luggage from her and she was wallowing in her excitement to see him, He said to her, "Miranda, that is the girl I like, Sierra. She will be your sister-in-law in the future. You should get on well with her." She didn't want to be nice to her. Instead, she hated her. Mirand
...... Johan's words frightened Miranda so much that her face turned pale. "Johan, Mrs. Silas adopted me. I would have died a long time ago if it weren't for her. How could I have nothing to do with the Silas family?" Johan's face was somber, and his voice chilled Miranda to her bones. "You know that my mother was the one who took you in, but look at what you've been up to all these years?" "Johan, what-what did I do?" Miranda said, trembling with fear. Miranda was an expert at feigning a pitiful appearance and reaping sympathy from others. She even managed to tear up and gazed heart-wrenchingly at Johan at that very moment. However, Johan did not buy into her ploy at all. Not only did his eyes demonstrate her no pity, there was also a trace of disdain that Miranda had never seen before. He loathed her. Upon realizing that, Miranda's heart was broken. Johan had been her dream for those past years. She had worked so hard to do so many things in
...... Sierra wasn't able to refute because what Miranda said was the truth. It was indeed true that many could never compare with her background. However, although she was born privileged, that didn't spare her from putting in effort for her own future. Prestigious universities wanted her because she was the top scorer in the entrance exam but not because of her family background and connections. All of a sudden, Miranda smirked sinisterly. "I know you like Johan, and you want to be with him. Sierra, I like him too, and I want to be with him. You have everything so why do you still want to take my man away from me?" "Excuse me? Who took your man?" Displeased, Sierra said, "Miranda, you were the one who told me that you two were siblings, and that there was nothing going on between you guys. And mind you, you were also the one who encouraged me to go after him." Miranda shouted in a low voice, "Sierra, if I hadn't told you that, would you have remained fri
...... Averting her gaze, Sierra turned around with difficulty. However, just as she had taken a step forward, Miranda's voice sounded from behind. "Sierra, I didn't expect you to come to the airport to pick me up. Imagine my delight to be able to see you on the first day of my return." "You've misunderstood, Miss Attwood. I'm not here to pick you up." Sierra did not conceal her hatred for Miranda as she could not even be bothered to dole out the niceties at her. Miranda chuckled. "I haven't seen you for so many years, but you're still so adorable." It seemed that Miranda couldn't sense the despise Sierra had for her. She approached Sierra with a smile and wanted to give her a hug. Sierra stared at Miranda's outstretched arms and quickly dodged her. A single glance at Miranda and her eyes would be sullied. Sierra thought that she would even throw up should her body come into contact with Miranda's. Miranda was never good at reading between the
...... Stopping her car, Sierra quickly got off to check the situation. No sooner had her feet been on the ground that four men got off from the car in front of her and surrounded her. One of them pointed at her and barked, "Don't you f*cking know how to drive? If you don't, then don't drive. Say it, how much are you going to pay for the damage!" Sierra was driving in accordance to normalcy, but the other party had, so suddenly, cut into her lane without a signal. As hard as she had stepped on her brake, she still collided with the car. They were supposed to be the ones held accountable for the collision. However, they got out of the car and shouted at her, extorting compensation. Sierra suspected that these men had done so deliberately to scam her. She took out her mobile phone and was ready to call the police. However, before she could even unlock her phone, one of the men had already wrenched the phone away from her. "We have something important t
...... In the middle of cleaning the table, Rosie said, "He doesn't only come here to have meals, but he would also get one to go every time. No jalapenos on the one to go. He says that you can't take spices because your stomach doesn't handle it well." Sierra did have a stomach problem, but it wasn't till the point that she couldn't take spicy food at all. Moreover, Johan had never brought any tacos back for her. Sierra figured that he was probably getting it for someone else so she asked, "What did he say to you when he asked you to pack it?" Rosie smiled and said, "He said that he was going to bring it for his girlfriend. He's obviously talking about you, isn't he?" "Oh, his girlfriend." Smiling, Sierra did not put forth any more questions as she knew that Johan had never regarded her as his girlfriend. For him, she was nothing more like a leech that he couldn't shake off. Rosie looked at Sierra and said earnestly, "I know you two fought tod
...... "My ability to act coy?" Sierra said inwardly. She had no idea from where did his temper sneak in again. However, she knew that somehow everything she had done seemed to piss him off. If he didn't like her, then why did he come looking for her? Did he have nothing else better to do? She smiled and said, "Mr. Silas, since you don't like being around me, then let's not meet anymore in the future, nor have any meals together. I'm afraid your appetite will take a nosedive when you see me." "You shouldn't say that, Sierra." Rosie handed one of the plates to Sierra and said, "Every couple gets into fights, but you must know your boundaries. Some words are too hurtful, and you shouldn't just say everything that comes to your mind." Sierra didn't make a sound. She wasn't a fan of others poking their noses in her affairs. Besides, she was not close to Rosie either so she found her rather meddlesome. Rosie didn't seem to register in her mind that Sierra was d