Something smells fishy! Serenity stared at her friend curiously, "So there is someone?""Kinda," Lisa smiled sheepishly, "There was someone I liked, but that guy looked really young. When I was with him, I felt like a cougar. It was just a fateful encounter... but it was pretty sweet.""......" A cougar? Serenity was speechless. Lisa was only 27 years old. "He's that young?" she asked."Yeah, he's quite young." She shrugged and said, "We met abroad... but afterwards... Sigh, I don't wanna talk about it. He's probably forgotten what I even look like by now."After all, a handsome man like him was probably surrounded by women all the time. There's no way he would remember someone he only spent a few days with for too long.Lisa felt that having one experience like that in her life was already enough.Serenity's face fell when she heard Lisa say "abroad". As far as she could remember, Lisa had only been abroad once. Before Serenity's accident, Lisa planned to further her studies in

He stared deep into her eyes. "Does it matter if I believe you or not?"She was stunned, and then she smiled to herself. Yeah, whether he believed her or not had nothing to do with her. Why was she so nervous when he looked at her just now?"I'm going back to my room," said Serenity. She tried to walk past Jackson to get to the stairs.But she only managed to take two steps before he grabbed her arm. The next moment, she was pulled into his embrace."I believe that you're innocent." He bent down and said next to her ear, "But do you really think you can find out anything investigating on your own like this? Three years have already passed. Have you ever thought that maybe the truth you wanted to uncover never existed in the first place?"Serenity's bright almond-shaped eyes looked back at Jackson. She smiled gently and said, "Rich and powerful people like you think that I can't possibly overturn the case with my own power, but a common folk like me still believes that one day, I c

"It doesn't matter if you’re her or not. You can only be with me and no one else!" He stared at the photo and declared coldly.It was a declaration of absolute dominance.He would never let her go or let anyone else get a chance!In a luxurious clubhouse suite, Aria Lewis was trying hard to please Lucas Gomez.She could not get any guarantee out of Serenity, so she could only put in more effort on Lucas's side.But to Aria’s frustration, from the time she walked into the suite, all he had asked about was Serenity. He asked what she was like as a child, how her grades were, and so on.He wanted to know everything about Serenity. As long as it's something related to Serenity, he was interested in hearing it, no matter how trivial.What the hell?! His girlfriend was her, not Serenity! Aria complained inwardly. However, she kept a gentle smile on her face and talked about some of the things she remembered about Serenity like they were loving siblings.They were just random, trivia

"Tell me more about your sister," Lucas said softly."Huh? You want me to speak... like this?" Aria asked hesitantly."Yes, like this," replied Lucas.Aria could only keep talking about Serenity while she silently cursed Serenity out.Serenity was just a sanitation worker! She's also an ex-convict! Even if she was pretty before, after three years in prison, there was no way her beauty could compare to Aria who took very good care of herself.What exactly did Lucas Gomez see in her?!Aria even had a weird suspicion that the reason why Lucas hadn't broken up with her yet was because she was Serenity's sister.Of course, the suspicion only surfaced in her mind for a fleeting moment before she suppressed it."After that... after that, my sister met Zeke Shaw. Zeke Shaw courted her for a long time. One time, my sister twisted her foot while hiking. Zeke Shaw carried my sister all the way down the mountain. My sister agreed to date him after that. They were a loving couple back then.

While she was struggling to carry him, she kept telling him, "Don't be scared. I'll carry you down the mountain and take you to the police."Don't be scared, huh?...She was the one who was trembling heavily. Even her voice was trembling.She was the one who was scared, but she kept comforting him."You're so heavy..." She would occasionally complain."Sorry," he apologized."Hehe, after you get better, you have to carry me back. Then we're even," she said with a smile as she continued to move her feet forward with great difficulty.He had never thought that he would one day be protected by a girl younger than him."Okay, I'll carry you back," he said it like it was a promise.He told himself that he would carry her on his back after this. No matter what the obstacles were, he would keep carrying her.Where was she?All these years, he had always regretted letting go of her hand.If he insisted on holding onto her hand back then, would she be by his side now?But all he co

If she kept working in the sanitation office, she would inevitably be given preferential treatment, and the other employees would surely look askance at her."No, I want a change in environment," said Serenity."Is that so?" The director thought that the person behind Serenity must have offered her a decent job, so he approved Serenity's resignation without much hassle. He did not deduct any of her salary for the time off she took and even paid her an extra month's worth of salary. He told the financial department to process the payment immediately.After leaving the sanitation office, Serenity took a deep breath. The extra month of salary was the director's way of showing goodwill, but to be frank, he did it because of Jackson Valor.If she had a backbone, she should have said no to the extra money.But she could not.Her grandmother was still in the hospital. The money she borrowed from Lisa would not last long. There might even be additional medical expenses in the future. Her

"No, I'll look for a job myself," she refused his offer.His face fell slightly, and the fingers holding her hand also tightened a little. "You don't want me to help you find a job?"Her body stiffened as if there was an invisible pressure all around her."I want to look for a job myself." She took a deep breath and met his eyes firmly.She would no doubt have an easier time if she let him find her a job. The job would probably be easy and high-paying too.But such a job... how long would it last?When he got tired of the game and drove her away, everything would burst like a bubble.Perhaps her refusal was also meant to preserve what little dignity she had left.That's right. The trials and tribulations of life and the cruelty of reality had taken away almost all her dignity.The old her could never imagine what it felt like to kneel before someone, but she had to do that multiple times in prison. She also had to eat food that had been tossed to the floor and had her head ste

Serenity blushed involuntarily. She tried to look away.But he stopped her by holding her jaw. "You were staring at me intently. Is it because I'm good-looking?"She was at a loss for words. What was she supposed to say? That he's good-looking? That he's not good-looking?Neither answer sounded right! Serenity felt her face become hotter. She wanted to avoid his eyes, but it was impossible.The maid who was standing nearby tactfully lowered her head. Although she was not looking at them, she could hear their conversation, and that was enough to shock her.Mr. Valor really was treating Miss Lewis differently from how he treated other women. Could the rumors be true? Would Miss Lewis really become the mistress of the Valor family?But... wasn't she a sanitation worker?Would Mr. Valor really... marry a woman like her?That night, Serenity lay in bed, unable to sleep. Through the moonlight that slipped through the window, she inspected her bandaged fingers. Jackson had been chang

"My hands have healed. Can I go back to the rental house?" She changed the subject.His fingers, which were caressing her fingertips, stopped. "Why are you so eager to go back?""I'm fine now. There's no reason for me to stay here anymore," she said and bit her lip."You really want to leave?" His expression went cold."Yeah." She nodded."Do you dislike living with me that much?" Even his voice had gone cold."I'm used to being alone," she replied.He scoffed. "Used to being alone? If that's true, then you wouldn't have brought me back to the rental house. You were the one who said that you're lonely, so wanted some company. You also said that you wanted to be with me so that we could rely on each other. Have you forgotten that already?"Her eyelashes shook slightly. Of course she had not forgotten. However, all that seemed like a joke now.She stayed silent while he kept staring at her. The air was filled with that oppressive feeling once more.He suddenly broke the silence

The night air in the large room felt so cold that it made her shiver!As soon as Aria reached home, she heard the news that her mother had been fired from her job and her father had been demoted from a supervisor to ordinary staff!"How did this happen?!" Aria was surprised because both her parents were civil servants. In those jobs, as long as you didn't make any mistakes, you usually wouldn't even be demoted, let alone get fired.Moreover, she was Lucas Gomez's girlfriend! Even if her parents' bosses had to fire or demote them, they would think twice before doing so!"Did you tell your bosses that I'm Lucas Gomez's girlfriend?" asked Aria."We did! Of course we did!" Catherine was furious. She told her boss that her daughter was the prince of the entertainment industry’s girlfriend and would marry into the Gomez family one day.But her boss did not want to hear it. He said, "I don't care who your daughter's boyfriend is. You're dismissed. It's non-negotiable!"She was so angr