Joy continued to complain.When their parents heard that, they could not help but frown.$720,000 was not a lot of money for the Shaw family, but it was for ordinary people."Zeke, you..." Marcia Shaw stared at her son in disbelief."You should ask Joy what she did," Zeke Shaw said irritably, "She was the one who told Serenity to choose any dress in the store and said she would pay for it. Serenity chose a $720,000 dress. I was merely cleaning up the mess Joy made.""I wasn't actually going to pay!" said Joy, "Zeke, you still have lingering feelings for Serenity Lewis, don't you?!""I was just trying to save your life!" Zeke wished he could slap his sister again.Joy retorted indignantly, "You're funny. What can Serenity Lewis do to me?""Yeah, Zeke, that was too much. You shouldn't have hit your sister for Serenity Lewis. That woman is simply bad luck. If not for her, we wouldn't need to be so cautious when we deal with the Valor family!" Marcia Shaw took her daughter's side.
Zeke wanted to make amends with Jackson Valor, but he could not even get the chance to see him, so all he could do was wait at the main entrance of Serenity's neighborhood, hoping to run into Jackson. When he finally saw a Bentley pull up not far from the entrance and a man coming down from it, he quickly got out of his car to greet the man."Mr. Valor, I'm really sorry for what happened before. My sister is young and ignorant. Please forgive us," Zeke humbly apologized."Forgive you?" Jackson snorted indifferently."If you have any requests, feel free to tell me. I'll agree to anything as long as it's within my power to do so."Jackson stared coldly at the guy in front of him. In that instant, Zeke felt like his blood was freezing up. Jackson's gaze made him feel like he was being watched by a fierce beast. He did not even dare to breathe too hard."Actually, I owe you a favor," Jackson abruptly said."A favor?" Zeke was perplexed. He had no idea when he did Jackson Valor a favo
Before Joy could finish her threat, the man interrupted her, "So you are Miss Shaw. Thank you, that's all we need to know."After that, the man turned to the people behind him and said, "Smash her right foot. That's the foot she extended in the video."W-What?!Joy was shocked. These people weren't here to blackmail her?A moment later, a painful scream resounded in the private room...When Serenity woke up the next morning, the fever had finally subsided. Jackson said, "Fortunately, the fever has gone down, or I would have to carry you to the hospital again today.""I... had a fever last night?" mumbled Serenity."Yup. And you talked a lot during your fever dreams," he said.She was taken aback. "I... What did I say?" Surely she didn't say anything she shouldn't have, right?"You said you'd be a good little girl. You also asked me to stay by your side," he said with a rare tease in his eyes.She instantly blushed."But don't worry, Sis, even if you're not a good little gir
God, what was she thinking? How could she think that?"It's too close so it feels weird," said Serenity."Okay, then," he said. He released her and took a step back, then went to the table to clear it.Serenity let out a sigh of relief. She touched her face, and it felt quite hot."By the way, Sis, when we were really close just now, did you have the urge to kiss me?" His sudden question made her entire body freeze up.She blinked her dark almond eyes. The face under her palms felt even hotter now."Is that a hard question to answer?" he asked with raised eyebrows."Well... Of course I...""I would do it if it's with you," he interrupted her, "I don't like other women kissing me, but if it's you, I wouldn't mind it."Sunlight spilled into the room through a narrow glass window and fell on him.His expression was serious, as if he was trying to convince her that he was not joking.The latter part of her sentence, "I only see you as a brother", got stuck in her throat, unable
She bit her lip and said, "Relying on yourself is always better than relying on others. Only by relying on yourself will you not be disappointed."Because the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment."But I really want to become a person you can rely on. What should I do?" He raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at her calmly."If it's you..." she smiled, "Then of course it would be great. I'll be waiting for you to take care of me in the future.”"What made you change your mind?" he asked."Because I know you'll never let me down. Because..." she paused, "Because you won't abandon me no matter what, am I right?"He smiled and said, "Yeah, I definitely won't abandon you."That night, after making sure that Serenity was sound asleep, Jackson left Serenity's apartment and went to a nearby apartment.Unlike Serenity's tiny apartment, this apartment was much bigger and much more spacious. The decoration was also more elaborate.Connor was waiting for Jackson in
Jackson soon ended the call and told Connor, "You handle the rest of the meeting. Wrap it up and give me the minutes tomorrow.""And you, Mr. Valor?""Serenity suddenly woke up. She asked me where I was. I have to go back," said Jackson, "I've already made all the major decisions anyway. All that's left is to work out the details."After saying that, he left the house. When the foreign executives who were waiting for him saw him leave, it sparked another round of discussion among them.Connor finally unmuted the conference call from his side."Mr. Gunn, what's going on?""Why did Mr. Valor leave?""Who called him just now?""Ooh, that expression on Mr. Valor's face when he talked on the phone, that was definitely love."The foreigners talked excitedly.Connor could only put on an awkward smile. "Alright, let's continue the meeting." Love? Was Mr. Valor really in love?Connor was not sure.If Mr. Valor really was to start a relationship with Serenity, the news would probably
As if they had never shown any emotion before.But Connor had seen a hint of tenderness in those very eyes when Jackson was talking to Serenity Lewis on the phone.It was then that he realized his boss' eyes were not cold towards everyone. There were exceptions."Mr. Valor, the car is already waiting outside," informed Connor."Okay, let's go," Jackson said indifferently. He was originally not that interested in the engagement party, but now, things were a little different.Zeke Shaw, the man who once dated Serenity. Serenity no longer had any feelings for this man. The possibility of their relationship rekindling was almost zero.But... Jackson wanted to be absolutely certain.He did not want the slightest possibility to exist. Tonight was the night that the possibility would completely disappear.How could he not be interested?After dinner, Serenity had nothing to do, so she picked up her phone and browsed the web.The entire internet seemed to be discussing the marriage
Ever since she was young, she had been trying hard to please everyone. She wanted her father to praise her and her stepmother to not hate her. Even though she obtained a lot of achievements, living like that was simply too tiring.Zeke Shaw made her understand that she could not rely on anyone else but herself.But... Jack said he wanted her to rely on him. Serenity could not help smiling when she thought of Jack. Perhaps the luckiest thing to happen to her after her release from prison was meeting Jack.She continued browsing the web. She came upon a post that said Jackson Valor had also gone to the hotel to attend the engagement party, but he was surrounded by bodyguards who stopped people from snapping photos, so not even the reporters could get a photo of him.Whoever took a photo of him had to delete all the pictures they had taken on the spot.Yes, he was bossy, but he was Jackson Valor.The poster said he risked his life to get a shot of Jackson Valor's back. Jackson Valor