Despite stuttering, she managed to finish the sentence."I will," he answered. After all, he promised he would. He had seen her drunk, so he would naturally fulfill his end of the bargain and release her relatives.He took the glass of wine in her hand and gulped it down.She must be really drunk, or she would not have called him "Jack".She had no idea how much he liked to hear her call him "Jack". When she called him Jack with that gentle voice, he felt as if there was someone who would be waiting for him in the middle of the night.She smiled again. It was a really sweet smile. Then, as if she had finished her task, she flung herself into his arms, her hands wrapping around his neck. "Jack, I... I'm so sleepy, I want to... sleep..."After saying that, she actually fell asleep in his arms.He lowered his head and looked at her in a daze.Serenity was very wary of him when she was sober, but when she was sleeping, she had no guard up."Sis, you're cuter when you're drunk," he

"Sometimes, being overly curious can be a bad thing," Lucas looked away and started the car."Mm-hmm, I know," Aria said, trying to appear docile.She had asked around and found out that Lucas Gomez liked women who listened to him. Usually, the more obedient the woman, the longer she could stay by his side. Those who tried hard to be the "exception" and wanted to be his "only one" would get dumped by him really quickly.Although she also wanted to be the "exception" and his "only one", she would not be hasty. She would take her time and make herself more important to him little by little."Lucas, thanks for the necklace you gave me earlier. I love it, but I'm afraid I won't have that many occasions to wear such a beautiful and expensive necklace," Aria first put on a happy expression, then changed it to one of regret.Little did she know how laughable Lucas found her performance, which she thought was perfect.He had simply seen way too many women acting in front of him. "You can

"You can go back now," Jackson told Connor who had followed him inside.Connor's eyes widened slightly in surprise, but having worked for Jackson for many years, he naturally understood that some questions should be left unasked."Yes, Mr. Valor," Connor replied before leaving the house.Since Mr. Valor told him to go back, did that mean Mr. Valor was going to... stay here tonight?There were only two people left in the rental house - Jackson and Serenity.He helped her take off her shoes and jacket, covered her in a blanket, pulled a chair over and sat down next to the bed.He had not been here for a while. All the "traces" he left in the house were gone.Did she throw away all the stuff he used? The thought made him frown. It made him feel uncomfortable.Serenity, who was sleeping on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes. She tried to get out of bed."What's wrong?" he asked.She said blurrily, "Water... I want water..."She must be thirsty after drinking so much wine.Jackso

His jet-black eyes were fixed on her. Her drunken demeanor was coquettish and alluring. Surely, not many people had seen her like this before.Had Zeke Shaw... seen it before?Suddenly, a touch of jealousy crept into his heart. He was jealous of the fact that Zeke Shaw had once dated her. Back when she was with Zeke Shaw, did she also say his name with such a gentle voice? How intimate were they?"Do you really think I'm good looking?" he asked softly. He wanted to keep her firmly by his side just like this so that no one else could see her looking so alluring."Yeah, of course. Jack, you're the most handsome man I've ever seen." She chuckled and naughtily touched the tip of his nose with her finger as if he was an interesting toy.She was the only person that he would allow to treat him as a toy.Suddenly, her expression changed. Her smile disappeared and it was replaced by a look of sadness. "Jack, I'll be good to you, so don't leave me, okay?"Her eyes were clouded with a lay

When she looked at him with those loving eyes, when she smiled at him and called him "Jack", when her hands wrapped around his neck and her sweet breath rushed into his nostrils, he felt as if he was intoxicated too."Looks like I shouldn't have said that I wouldn't touch you when you’re drunk," he murmured. This was the first time he would go back on his word, and it was all because of her.He bent down and kissed her on the lips, so fondly and so lovingly.He did not know how long the kiss lasted, but when he finally stopped, he found that she had fallen asleep again."She's so..." He was overcome with a rare feeling of helplessness. She was probably the only person in the world who could fall asleep after messing with him!He stared fixedly at the woman in his arms. After a while, he sighed and covered her up with the blanket again. He then got out of bed and sat down next to her."You owe me one, okay?" he whispered, his voice drifting across the quiet house.The little rent

"The problem is, they went to jail for many days because of you. Aren't you worried that they'll hold a grudge against you after they're released and try to do even worse things to you?" he asked.Serenity did not say anything. She naturally knew that her relatives would not show her any gratitude for helping them get released. They would even hold grudges against her."They're not people I care about, so it doesn't matter how they think of me or how much they hate me. I simply don't care," she said calmly.However, her calmness inexplicably annoyed him."What about me?" he suddenly asked."What?" She was too stunned to respond.He propped his hands on the edge of the bed and moved closer. "What about me? Do you care about me? Do you care how I think of you?"Serenity was dumbfounded. If he was Jack, of course she would care, but he's now Jackson Valor..."Whether I care or not shouldn't matter to you at all," she replied."What if it does?" he asked.She bit her lip, took a

Serenity got out of bed in panic and said, "I'll... go wash up." She then fled to the bathroom.Seeing Serenity fleeing from him, Jackson's eyes turned even more gloomy.In the bathroom, Serenity looked at her blushing face in the mirror and sighed.She found what Jackson Valor said hard to believe. She... she kissed him?There's no way she would do that kind of thing!But... she could not be 100% sure either. Was it really impossible? Even she herself did not know what she would do after she got drunk.What if... Jackson Valor was telling the truth? Then...When she thought of the possibility, she felt like digging a hole and burying herself in it.She took a quick shower. When she got out of the bathroom, she found that Jackson Valor was still there.He was sitting on a chair, sipping a cup of water.His well-tailored suit outlined his broad shoulders and narrow waist perfectly. His pair of long legs were elegantly folded. His handsome face had well-defined features and co

People like him usually wear custom-made branded gloves!Seeing her dumbfounded face, he added, "Consider it my compensation for releasing your relatives. You should thank me for that, right?"She hesitated. "But... I don't have your measurements anymore." Back then, in order to make him the gloves, she had taken the measurements of his hands with a tape measure.But after that, because she did not intend to finish the gloves anymore, she threw the paper with the measurements away."You can just take the measurements again," he said.She had no choice but to take out the tape measure, sat down next to him and measured his hands again.Her hands inevitably made contact with his hands sometimes.Whenever her fingertips touched his hand, she would carefully move them away. She was even pinching the tape measure with her fingertips to minimize contact with his hand.Her actions made him snicker. "You were so bold last night when you hugged me and kissed me, but you wouldn't even to

In order to finish the gloves faster, Serenity brought the half-knitted gloves and yarn with her to work so that she could knit during lunch break.When Xyla saw Serenity knitting the gloves, she asked curiously, "Are you knitting them for yourself? They seem a bit too big for you.""Wait, are you knitting them for someone?" Xyla guessed.Serenity nodded."Don't tell me you have a boyfriend?" asked Xyla."No, I don't," she immediately denied it."If you don't, why are you putting so much effort into these gloves? You're even knitting during lunch break," Xyla clearly did not believe her.Serenity did not know how to explain it to her. What could she say? That they were for Jackson Valor and she wanted to finish them as quickly as possible to get it over with?If she really said that, Xyla would probably think her head was messed up."Looks like Peter is going to be disappointed. What a shame," Xyla said regretfully, "Peter is actually a good man. He has a house and he's honest

"But even if I do get promoted, I still won't be good enough for you, will I?" he asked.Serenity was at a loss for words.Peter smiled wryly and added, "Actually, even before you said those things to me, I'd already thought about changing jobs. I can already see how the rest of my career will pan out if I keep working in the Sanitation Office. I want to find some new challenges before I turn 30."Challenges? If the old Serenity had to choose between an unknown life full of challenges or a stable life that had everything planned out, she would probably choose the former.But after all the things she had been through, she now knew that stability was actually the most important thing in life.Serenity took a deep breath and said, "You don't have to take what I said that day to heart. I just don't want you to keep wasting your time on me. I don't have that kind of feeling for you, so it wouldn’t work out between us."After a pause, she told him slowly and clearly, "If I really do lo