"No... It’s nothing. I just realized that I haven't bought the things I wanted to bring with me when I visit Grandma tomorrow."In truth, she had already bought the pastries, but they had been thrown into the trash by the Hall family's people."Oh," he said, "I've bought it for you. It's on the coffee table."She turned to the coffee table in the room and saw a familiar shopping bag. Was that... The shopping bag from the pastry shop in the mall that she had gone to earlier that day? Could it be that he... had bought exactly the same things she had for her?"Are those the same things I bought today?""Yeah," he replied. "I also added some other items.""But how did you... uh, how did you know what I bought?"Even if he had seen her through the security cameras, at most, he could only have seen the shopping bag, right?"I just went through the transaction statements in the mall and figured out what you bought."Serenity finally understood. For other people, this was not such a d

She turned to him with a searching look and asked, "What's wrong?""Have you thought about how you're going to introduce me later?" he asked.She was stunned for a moment but quickly replied, "I'm going to introduce you as my boyfriend, of course.""Okay," Jackson smiled gently, "Let's go, then."The two then got out of the car. Serenity walked up to the door and knocked on it. Not long afterward, the door opened, but the person she was greeted by was not her grandmother. Instead, it was her aunt, Theresa.Theresa's expression turned shifty as soon as she recognized Serenity."Oh!" she cried. "So it's you, Serenity! Why, you’ve even brought along another guest!"As she spoke, she glanced outside, but when she saw a humble car parked outside, her gaze toward Serenity was instantly filled with a trace of mockery.Everyone had assumed that this niece of hers had managed to nab a rich man for herself. After all, Serenity had even been rescued by a chivalrous man from Felix Foster's

It felt like this man would never allow anyone to say a single bad word about Serenity.Envy and jealousy simmered in Lynette's heart. How had someone like Serenity managed to get such a handsome boyfriend who did not mind that she used to be in prison at all, while she herself, who had gotten married when she was young, had only managed to nab a blacksmith?!Back then, she used to think that marrying a blacksmith was not that bad at all since at the very least, a blacksmith would always have a stable job. Besides, the dowry gifts she had gotten from him were more than generous. But as time went by, she had begun to regret this choice more and more.All her friends she used to be close with when she was younger now lived much better lives than her in the city. In fact, most of them had even married men who were white-collar workers, civil servants, and company managers—all sounding so impressive that she began to be embarrassed to admit that her husband was only a blacksmith.Over

"What are you talking about, Mom? There's no way we would dare to bully Serenity when her boyfriend's here today. We even have to respectfully address her boyfriend as Mr. Jack!" Theresa mocked sarcastically.Granny was surprised. "Boyfriend? Serenity has a boyfriend? Quick, let me see him!""Okay, I'll tell him to come in," said Serenity. She exited the room.Theresa said unhappily, "Mom, I wouldn't be so happy if I were you. Serenity's boyfriend looks like a good-for-nothing. He might even be a swindler!"She did not wish to see her niece find a good boyfriend because that would mean Serenity had one-upped her own daughter."Enough. Serenity is a smart child. She wouldn't fall for sweet words that easily. I'll see for myself if the man is really a swindler!" said Granny.Theresa pouted. After Serenity brought Jackson into the room, Grandma looked at Jackson with a smile on her face and said, "So you're Serenity's boyfriend? What's your name?"Serenity was going to introduce Ja

"Thank goodness you look different now," Jackson murmured. He did not want a woman like that to have Serenity's face.But the fact that they looked alike when they were kids was... quite fortunate.Jackson's eyelashes trembled slightly as he looked down in contemplation, his long eyelashes covering up the schemes and calculations in his eyes...-Jackson and Serenity stayed for dinner. Serenity's grandfather, Henry Walker, returned home in the evening. His attitude towards Serenity was cold and his attitude towards Jackson was even worse.Serenity was used to it, but when she saw her grandfather's attitude towards Jackson, she looked towards Jackson with some concern.After all, considering Jackson's status, not many people would dare to treat him this way.However, Jackson merely smiled at Serenity. As if he could tell what her concern was, he hinted with his eyes that she did not have to worry.Serenity was relieved.Because Granny was in a good mood, she had a bigger dinner