After Serenity left, Jackson felt a sense of emptiness as he looked around the small rented home. He picked up the scarf she had left on the table and wrapped it around his neck with a slight smile.By the time Jackson walked out, Connor had been waiting outside for a long time. Connor was dumbfounded to see his boss with the scarf. Mr. Valor had never been fond of wearing scarves, but he wore a plain scarf around his neck this time.As Jackson approached, Connor managed to get a better look at the scarf. Judging by the yarn and pattern, it was certainly a hand-made scarf.Why would Mr. Valor wear a hand-made scarf? There was only one answer to it. Serenity must have hand-made the scarf for him!"Mr. Valor, where shall we...""To the hospital. I'll have dinner with Zack for New Year's Eve today." Jackson ordered."Yes," Connor responded and drove Jackson to the hospital.***The bus stopped at an elevated exit near the town.Serenity got off the bus. It had been three years, a

Theresa had been trying hard to persuade Emily. After all, her father and brothers had promised to give her thirty thousand dollars out of the three hundred thousand dollars.Thirty thousand dollars was a year's salary for her!However, Emily would not agree to whatever Theresa and Henry said. Finally, Theresa left a harsh warning, "Mom! Fran and Des have spoken. If you ruin this, Micah and Myran won't be able to afford a house or get married. They'll resent you for the rest of their lives!"Emily was furious and anxious. "How could you... Do you all even have a conscience?! Have you forgotten how Serenity treated us?!"Theresa laughed. "Mom, that's all in the past. Things have changed. You can't let her ruin our family and the children’s future. Besides, it's partly Serenity's fault that Micah and Myran can't get married. When a girl from a good family hears that someone from our family was in prison, would she want to marry into the family? If they don't even have a house ready,

Serenity smiled. "Aunt Theresa, I’ve quit drinking. You should know that I got into a car accident and was charged with drunk driving. How would I dare to drink again?"Theresa choked at Serenity's reply and laughed twice awkwardly.Francis urged, "Serenity, it's New Year. Let's have a couple of drinks. It's not like you're going to drive today.""Yeah! Drink with respect for yourself, the family, and the evening!" Desmond chimed in."Enough!" Emily suddenly raised her voice. "All of you are truly wicked! Do you really want to force Serenity into trouble?!"Everyone immediately sank into silence, and Serenity looked at Emily in surprise.Emily explained to Serenity, "Serenity, your uncles are ill-intentioned. They're trying to marry you off to the moron from the Foster family. They took three hundred thousand dollars from the Foster family, and they..."Henry cut Emily off before she could finish speaking."What's wrong with letting Serenity get married into the Foster family?

No one was talking in the ward, and there was no sound other than the sound of eating as the grandfather and grandson barely spoke a word.The nurse serving Zack found the situation a little odd. However, she stayed quiet, not daring to ask. After all, these two men were very powerful in Solaria.Just as Zack was about to finish his dinner, he finally spoke and broke the silence. "I heard you haven't been staying in the Valor Residence these days?""Yeah," Jackson responded plainly. He was not surprised about Zack's knowledge of this. After all, someone in Valor Residence must have kept an eye on him and reported it to him."Where do you live now?""Elsewhere," Jackson said."Why do you want to live outside?" Zack asked."Valor Residence is a little too quiet," Jackson responded in a seemingly casual manner as he picked up another cooked shrimp and slowly peeled it."Speaking of which, you're already at the age to get married. I'll have my secretary compile a list of the city's

Meanwhile, the Foster family had locked Serenity in a room. There was an unknown man in the room with her, and he was most likely the moron from the Foster family, Felix Foster.Serenity struggled to stay conscious. She wanted to get out. She had to escape no matter what! However, she was in a terrible state and could barely stand. How could she even escape?!Earlier, Serenity had secretly tried to call for help when Francis and Desmond had carried her over. However, they had noticed it and taken her phone away.Serenity's only opportunity to seek help was now gone!Why? She had her phone, but why did she call Jack first?! Jack was in Solaria and could not help at all!Besides, what could Jack even do? Serenity realized she should have called Lisa, which might be more helpful. She could have just called the police too. It seemed she had unwittingly become dependent on Jack.Soon, Serenity's vision blurred, and the other man in the room rushed toward her with a giggle. She could o

The group suddenly panicked. Seeing that the room was about to be searched, Kyle immediately yelled, "Do you have the right to perform a search?! How can the police just barge in?!"Kyle and Maeve tried to rush forward, but the police officers stopped them. Someone soon discovered that the door to a certain room was locked.Just then, another car arrived in front of Kyle's house, and a tall figure stepped out of the car and walked into the yard. Meanwhile, a police officer walked to the man and informed him about the situation."There's a locked door. She may be inside."As the police officer spoke, he led the man to the locked room door. In the meantime, the group of four became desperate and gave all sorts of excuses, refusing to open the door.Jackson stared at the door and commanded coldly, "Break the door open."Someone immediately took an axe and split the door open."You can't go in! This is trespassing! I'm going to sue!" Kyle and Maeve shouted. No matter how loud they w

Jackson suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. Serenity was fine when she left this morning, but...She had ended up in such a bad state. If he had come with her, she would not have suffered this way.When Jackson tried to approach her, her body trembled even more. She subconsciously squeezed the broken mirror glass in her hand, causing her to bleed more."Sis, it's me. Please let go of your hand. You're safe now. No one will hurt you anymore," Jackson said in a hurry.Jackson had never been afraid of blood. He would usually not feel anything seeing someone hurt and dripping blood.However, Jackson was afraid of seeing her bleed at this moment. He feared she would hurt more, afraid she would lose too much blood.This fear made him tremble.Serenity could not feel anything except for the heat in her body. The pain was the only thing keeping her awake. More pain! Serenity thought she needed more pain to protect herself and not pass out. 'I mustn't fall asleep! I can't!'Seren

Jackson held the woman carefully in his arms. Anyone who saw that could tell how important she was to him.Some of those present who knew Jackson's true identity were secretly surprised to see this.After all, the most powerful man in Solaria had arrived at a place like this in the early hours of the morning and caused such a big scene all just for a woman. No matter who she was, she might soon cause a stir in Solaria."Find out who is involved in this. Don't leave anyone out," Jackson ordered."Yes." One of the men with Jackson answered.At the same time, Kyle and Maeve were devastated to see their son, Felix, screaming in pain. They were about to cry seeing the yard full of police officers.The couple glared at Serenity's uncles with great resentment. "Who is this woman you gave us?!"Francis and Desmond's faces were ashen, and they looked at each other at a loss. Their niece was an ex-convict, out of prison for less than half a year. They thought she was just a helpless woman

"Fifteen minutes," Connor stated.A small ordinary hospital would not help with Ms. Lewis's current state. They would have to send her to a big hospital in the city.By the time the car arrived at the hospital, Connor had finally gotten the list of the drug content, and he had contacted the doctors on the way to the hospital. All of them were the best doctors in their field.Anyone would be shocked to see these great doctors gathered right here in such a short period of time. Whenever this happened, it usually meant something big had happened.Contrary to what might have been the case, the doctors were studying the list of drug content and giving an emergency consultation to a woman in ordinary clothing.The doctor advised, "It's nothing serious. We can administer some sedatives to her, then just let her sweat more and expel the drug through sweating. It should help with her current situation. If she didn't take the drug in large doses for a long time, the drug shouldn't cause any

"Jack..."Serenity murmured softly, and her whispering voice hit Jackson's heart hard, as if with the weight of a million pounds.Serenity raised her chin, and a smile bloomed on her face as she kissed him fiercely.Jackson looked at her in confusion. She was so close to him, and he could have avoided the kiss, but... He chose not to.Serenity was the only one who could make him like this.When he heard her calling his name in a rasping voice, he finally snapped back to his senses. He had almost lost his mind earlier!Jackson took a deep breath and rang the emergency call bell.Not long after, the doctors and nurses rushed over and gave Serenity another dose of sedative. Finally, Serenity quieted down once more. Connor noticed something different about Jackson. Connor had been with Jackson for years. Others might not have noticed anything, but he could sense something different about Jackson.'Could it be...' Connor glanced at Serenity on the bed. Suddenly, a moment of clarit