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
"Looks like he's losing the bet, then," said Lucas as the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of a person who was looking around in the banquet hall. "There she is. Should I introduce you to her?"Jackson followed after Lucas' gaze. When he saw who it was, the corners of his lips curled up. "Aria Lewis?""You know her?" Lucas seemed a bit surprised. He could not imagine how Aria and Jackson could have met before."Sort of," Jackson said vaguely. "If you care about that new girlfriend of yours, make sure she doesn't cause any trouble. Otherwise, even you might not be able to protect her.""She offended you before?" Lucas raised his eyebrows slightly."If she did, do you think she would still be standing here right now?" asked Jackson. "But hopefully she's smart enough not to do it in the future."Jackson turned around and walked away. Aria finally saw Lucas and quickly came over."Lucas!" She called out to him.Upon entering the banquet hall, she saw many public figures that she
Her lips were beautiful? Aria was a little perplexed. After all, among all the facial features, the lips were not really something people would usually notice. As long as the lips were not too ugly, they were not that different from one another.Therefore, Aria could never have imagined that it was her lips that Lucas liked.But regardless, it was her good fortune all the same.She must hang onto Lucas Gomez and become the most popular actress. And then, maybe she could even... marry into a rich family and change her life completely!Aria could already see a bright future beckoning to her. She failed to notice that, although the man in front of her was smiling, the smile did not reach his eyes."By the way, do you know Jackson Valor personally?" Lucas suddenly asked.Aria shook her head. How could she know someone like Jackson Valor?Lucas pursed his lips slightly and said, "Don't mess with him. If you do, even I might not be able to protect you."Of course, the more important
Zeke walked away from the conversation with so many questions.The engagement ceremony began not long after that. Jackson Valor looked on as Zeke Shaw and Janet Hall exchanged engagement rings and gave their engagement speeches on stage. A smile flashed across his face.Tomorrow, after the engagement party photos were released to the public, there could no longer be any possibility of Serenity and Zeke reconciling.The engagement ceremony concluded. While the guests were offering their congratulations, Jackson Valor left the venue.His silver Bentley was parked outside. Connor respectfully opened the door for him. He got into the car."Do you wish to go back to Miss Lewis' apartment?" asked Connor."Yeah," answered Jackson as he leaned back on the seat and closed his eyes.Today, Lucas Gomez gave him a surprise. He did not expect Lucas' latest girlfriend to be Aria Lewis, Serenity's half-sister.That woman, in his opinion, had no redeeming qualities. He had no idea what Lucas s
"I like it." Jackson smiled and put down the logo he was holding. "Sis, I'll buy you a thousand sweaters in the future so that you can wear them anytime you want, okay?”"That's too many. I can't wear them all," Serenity chuckled and said, "Oh, right. I have to measure your hand."She grabbed his hand and started to measure it with a roll of measuring tape.Jackson frowned slightly. He could feel how cold her hand was through the skin contact. "Stop knitting. Your hands are so cold," he said."It's fine. Hey, don't move your hand, or I won't get the right measurement," she muttered. She pulled his hand back and once again positioned his fingers so that she could get the measurements she wanted. "We're indoor, so it's not that cold. Sweeping the road late at night or early in the morning, now that's cold. Even in gloves, my hands would sometimes go completely numb from the cold.”A layer of mist swept across Jackson's eyes as if to cover up the guilt in them. Actually... he could e