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

She did not notice his body stiffening slightly when she said that."Do you want to see Jackson Valor?" he asked."Not really. He and I are simply two worlds apart," she said, "But speaking of Jackson Valor, his back in a suit looks a bit like yours. I think if you wore a suit, you would look really good too."He pursed his lips and kept quiet.She continued, "Let's save some money and buy you a suit when spring comes so that you can wear it when you're looking for a job. Some interviews require you to wear formal clothes.""If you see Jackson Valor one day, what would you say to him?" he suddenly asked.Serenity fell into silence. After a while, she said with a wry smile, "I would beg him to leave me alone."He was stunned. "That's it?""Yeah," she said."Don't you want to tell him that you're innocent? Don't you want his help to overturn the case?""There's no use. When I was on trial, Lisa went to his company and begged to see him, but he simply refused to see her. In pris

Serenity had lost count of the number of times she had to explain that Jack was not her boyfriend, but her younger brother. However, after the old lady found out that they were not related by blood, she went back to thinking that he was her boyfriend."He might not be right now, but he will be in the future. A sibling relationship like yours isn't real.” That was what the old lady said.Therefore, Serenity did not bother to explain anymore.But whenever the old lady called Jack "the boyfriend", he would smile and respond.Jackson put Serenity on a stone bench in the park and said, "It's colder today than it was yesterday. I'll go get you another piece of clothing to put on.""Okay," she replied.When he came back with the clothes, he saw the neighborhood aunties surrounding Serenity and telling her something while she blushed profusely and waved her hands repeatedly.Jackson slowed down. She looked so cute when she was blushing, like a harmless little kitten. It made him want to

"Are you going, then?" asked Jackson.Serenity nodded. "But... " She hesitated for a moment, "Do you want to go with me?"He pondered for a moment and said, "I have to work overtime on New Year's Eve. My boss said he would triple the pay. Why don't you give me the address? I'll go on New Year's Day.""Okay," said Serenity. But after that, she bit her lip and said hesitantly, "But some of my relatives might give you attitude. Just ignore them.”Jackson smiled, "Don't worry, I don't care."She was the only one he cared about.The closer it got to the New Year, the fewer people there were on the streets. Many people had gone back to their hometown to spend the New Year with their family.Serenity's mother's maiden home was in a small town outside Solaria. It was not very far from the city, only about an hour and a half away by bus. Therefore, tickets were not that big of a problem.When Serenity booked the tickets, she told Jackson, "Jack, give me your ID. I'll book a ticket for y