"Don't bite your lips. You'll ruin the makeup," Jackson murmured softly, his lips getting closer to hers. "What are you thinking? About me? Let me guess. Your face is so red. Are you thinking about the intimate moments we shared?"Serenity's eyes widened in surprise. Just by that look of hers, Jackson knew he had hit the nail on the head."I see. What sort of intimate moments..." His voice grew gentler, making her heart flutter. "Was it that night? Serenity? Are you thinking about that night?"Ba-dump!Serenity's face was burning, a flustered look all over her face. She wanted to bury her head in embarrassment, but his fingers remained on her chin, and she could not turn her head away.Jackson found Serenity's red face indescribably adorable, even more so when her dewy eyes constantly avoided his gaze. Serenity probably did not know, but her reaction only aroused his possessive desire more."Feeling shy? What's there to be shy about?" His fingers gently trailed along her hot chee

Lucas was not so much an affectionate person. Rather, he was pretty ruthless.'Does a guy like him ever care?' As the thought flashed through Serenity's mind, she somehow thought of Lucas' silver bracelet. It was because of that silver bracelet that she had met Lucas.The bracelet was clearly meant for a child, but Lucas treasured it like it was the most precious belonging. Serenity wondered what was the story behind that bracelet."Who are you looking at?" A low and elegant voice rang in Serenity's ears.Serenity immediately came to her senses, and the moment she turned her head, her lips almost met Jackson's. It was then that she realized they were so close to each other that she had almost kissed him.Jackson's thin lips parted slightly as he murmured softly, "It doesn't matter who you’re looking at. You can only think of me."As he spoke, he looked past her to the man standing at the entrance. Lucas Gomez, his friend since childhood.Jackson had never thought that they would

Lucas had a feeling that Jackson would break his wrist if he refused to let go. There was no need to fight with Jackson over a woman. Besides, Serenity was not the one he was looking for. Lucas thought he had already figured that out before, no?Lucas' eyes darkened, but he loosened his grip, and Serenity's hand was instantly free."My apology. I must've lost my composure. Ms. Lewis reminded me of an old friend," Lucas explained."She's not your old friend. Don't lose your composure again," Jackson warned coldly. Then, he took Serenity's hand and left.Lucas' eyes were glued to Serenity's figure, and there was an unfathomable darkness in his eyes. Meanwhile, Aria almost wanted to scream from beside Lucas.'She isn't?! Well... She probably is!' Aria thought. Assuming that the painting she had seen in Lucas' studio was the old friend he missed, Aria was almost certain that Serenity was the one he had been looking for.The dress Serenity was wearing, the little girl in the paint

Caleb swallowed the saliva that was starting to rise up from his throat.'Okay,' he thought, 'it looks like this woman called Serenity Lewis that I just met might very likely marry into the Valor family one day and become Mrs. Valor.""She seems to be a very lucky woman," Caleb muttered."No," Jackson denied in a soft voice, "I'm the lucky one."Or to put it more precisely, it was her misfortunes that had turned him into a lucky man. Had that car crash not happened back then, perhaps Serenity would already be married to Zeke Shaw and have had kids with Zeke by now, and she would never be caught in the terrible situation she was in when she had first met Jackson. And he would then never discover the bliss he would feel whenever he was with her.Caleb was stunned when he heard this. At that moment, he had a hunch that Serenity already had Jackson wrapped around her finger!***Serenity took a glass of champagne from the waiter and sipped it. Because it was low in alcohol and had

Julia and Zandra were both shocked as well.Julia suddenly burst out laughing and said, "I was wondering what kind of a woman you were! So, it turns out that you're a murderer! Does Jackson Valor know that you're the one who killed Mira Hall?"At the moment, Julia just could not wait to see what Serenity would look like when Jackson finally realized that she was the culprit involved in that car crash all those years ago. She firmly believed that there was no way Jackson already knew about this. Otherwise, there was simply no way that he would let Serenity so openly attend this function as his glamorous companion!Zandra pursed her lips and smiled before saying, "By the way, I think Zeke is here right now as well. I just saw him with Jenny Hall. Why don't we let the former couple meet each other?"Hearing this, Julia was now even more spirited. She craned her neck and looked around. Coincidentally, Zeke and Jenny were not far from them at all, so she cried out to them, "Zeke! Your e