Money? Serenity did not have money. She did not have any connections either.Things she had learned over the years would be useless to him. The team of lawyers in Valor Group was simply more qualified than her.The only thing she had left was herself. She was worthless, but it was all she could offer.Serenity looked down and sank to her knees. "I’m begging you, please. Take me to Terry White. I need to find Lisa."Jackson's gaze darkened. He glared at her with a look of shock and a hint of anger."Do you know what you're doing?" Jackson glowered, anger brewing in his chest.Jackson knew Serenity had her pride. Even if hurt or ridiculed, she would protect her last bit of dignity, the dignity that had been trampled on countless times.It was the only reason why she had rejected him repeatedly. However, she was willing to let go of her dignity and beg for Lisa's sake. So, was Lisa more important than anything else to her?"I know." Serenity lowered her head and said without hesit

Serenity fastened the seat belt. She watched in disbelief as Jackson drove the car out of the Valor Residence. Earlier, the person on the phone had informed Jackson of the place where Terry White had headed after taking Lisa away. Jackson was clearly driving in that direction.Was Jackson... Was he taking her there?Jackson's face was livid. His tightly pursed lips and darkened eyes clearly showed his displeasure.Serenity kept staring, wanting to say something, but then she stopped and said nothing. She feared making him angrier, which would make things worst.At the moment, finding Lisa and figuring out what was going on was the top priority.Serenity figured that she could wait until Jackson was less angry and then thank him. When the car arrived at Crescent Bay, the security guards stopped them."Send Terry White a message. Tell him Jackson Valor wants to see him. Ask him if he'll come or not." Jackson was straight to the point.The security guards were clearly astonished

Was that even a question? Of course Lisa was anxious, particularly when she was unsure when Terry would let her go."I don't want to make my friend and parents worried," Lisa said.What Lisa said seemed to have triggered Terry. His eyes turned cold, his smile ice-cold."You don't want to make them worried, but did you ever think about me when you left me before? Whether I would be worried?"A look of guilt flashed across her face. "I... Well, it was an emergency...""Emergency?" Terry snorted. "By emergency, do you mean running home to help your friend in the lawsuit? You didn't even tell me anything and returned to your country. Were you just playing games with me?"Lisa knew she was in the wrong for ditching Terry. Lisa had been traveling abroad to see her future school and had met Terry during her trip. Lisa did not think about what would happen between the two. They had met as fellow countrymen in a foreign country and had then gotten together naturally.Terry would take L

Lisa felt guilty as she recalled that night again.Lisa blamed it on her excitement that night. She had been in high spirits and had been unable to control her drinking. She thought having some fruit wine would be fine, but she had ended up so drunk and turned everything into a mess. Sure enough, her drunkenness soon led to mistakes.Unfortunately, Lisa had woken up and remembered everything she had done while drunk. She remembered how she had forced herself on Terry and told him countless sweet words.Lisa even recalled the sweet words afterward. She found them very similar to the sweet words men would say to women in TV shows. Some of the lines she had said were taken from the TV series she had been watching. In conclusion, too many romantic shows were simply unhealthy. She had ended up saying all sorts of sweet words she learned by watching too many shows while drunk.Surprisingly, lady luck had been smiling upon her, and the sweet words worked! She had thought a handsome man li

"I don't know him." Still, Lisa could guess why Jackson had come to her. It probably had something to do with Serenity."If you don't know him well, why would he come to you like this at night?" Terry's voice was ice-cold. "Would he treat another woman like this? You didn't look for me all these years because of him?!"There was an imperceptible hint of jealousy in his voice.Lisa felt speechless. Oh, please! That was only possible if Jackson had taken a liking to her, but the truth was that Jackson had his eyes on Serenity!"It's not about him. I just didn't think to look for you," Lisa clarified. When she returned home, so many things had happened that she had no time to think about anything else.Besides, Lisa only thought of their encounter as a vacation fling. She regarded their night as an accident. She even planned to keep this secret forever and never told her parents and Serenity anything.Terry was clearly indignant at her reply. He pressed his thin lips together and sh

"You must be Serenity Lewis." Terry's statement was not a question but an affirmation. When Terry happened to see Lisa on the street that day, he had begun to investigate everything about her.Serenity's information was naturally among the information he found.Serenity Lewis, Lisa's best friend. Three years ago, Lisa had suddenly returned home to help Serenity fight the lawsuit. She had taken the earliest flight back and spared no effort to help Serenity find a lawyer and gather evidence.In other words, Serenity was the reason why Lisa had left him so suddenly and quickly.Terry felt somewhat uncomfortable at that thought.If Serenity was a man, Terry would have treated her as a love rival."Yes. That's me." Serenity raised her chin."You shouldn't meddle in our affairs. It's best to leave us alone. I never show mercy to women," Terry warned icily.Lisa got anxious. "Terry! Don't drag my friend into our business!"Terry felt the sting of her reaction seeing Lisa getting an

Terry pulled out a crumpled and yellowed piece of paper from his pocket. The words "I'm sorry, I'm leaving." were written on the paper.Lisa had left this behind back then. He had been carrying it with him all these years.Terry had had several episodes of anger where he had crumpled the paper into a ball and thrown it in the trash, but after that, he would rummage through the trash can and retrieve it again.The note Lisa had left behind was like a thorn in his heart. He could not remove the thorn and was even more reluctant to pull it out.The note was the only thing she had left behind for him. If he lost this, he would have nothing left of her.'But, it's all right now...' He had finally found her!"Lisa... Lisa..." Terry murmured her name repeatedly and pressed a kiss on the piece of paper in his hand. He seemed to have missed her dearly.***Lisa followed Serenity into Jackson's car and said to the two, "Thank you."Jackson replied indifferently, "I'll send you home. Whe

Could someone like Jackson really ever find himself in danger? If that happened, the threat would be beyond Serenity's means. Whether she got on her knees to beg would not matter.She could get on her knees and beg until she broke her legs, but it would not benefit a man like him.The light in his eyes dimmed at her silence. He was silent as he restarted the engine and drove away.At this moment, Serenity found the stinging silence in the car unusually oppressive.***Serenity went to see Lisa the next day. The two met up and got a table in a restaurant near Lisa's house.Seeing Lisa's swollen eyes, Serenity reckoned Lisa had probably not slept well last night."What happened after you got home yesterday?" Serenity asked."Don't even talk about it. My parents were starting to prepare a ransom amount. They almost punished me when they saw me back," Lisa grumbled.Serenity looked puzzled. "What? You didn't tell them about Terry?""Uh... I told them a friend I hadn't seen in a w

"Can you deal with him? If you can't, just tell me. I..." Serenity started to speak, but Lisa interrupted her before she could finish."Serenity, you were a huge help to me yesterday. Jackson wouldn't have come to get me if not for you. Regardless, I did cause Terry some problems. At the worst, I'll let him take it out on me."Lisa made it sound easy, but Serenity was still a little worried. Would it really be that simple?"Hey, don't worry. I left Terry without saying goodbye, but I didn't do anything bad. It's not a grudge either. It's just... Well, it was a one-night affair. I hope he won't be too harsh on me," Lisa reassured.Lisa did not want Serenity to worry about her. She knew Serenity was already having a hard time just staying by Jackson's side."But if you have any trouble, tell me!" Serenity insisted, "I may not be able to help much, but... I can beg for Jackson's help. He might help."Serenity sounded embarrassed and depressed when she talked about begging Jackson.

"Get in." Terry ordered.Lisa had a reluctant look upon hearing his order. Although her phone was important, her freedom was worth way more! She did not want to be locked in his room for hours again like yesterday.Fortunately, Jackson and Serenity had come to take her away yesterday. If they had not, she had no idea when she would have been able to leave."No need. I'm thinking of getting a new phone, so I don't need the old one," Lisa rejected him awkwardly."So you don't need the photos and various social accounts on your phone? Right. You have some of your company's confidential information on the phone too." Terry said flatly, "But if you really don't want it, that's fine."'That's just... A threat!' Lisa thought and gritted her teeth. 'But the thing is, my phone has a password! He... Did he unlock my phone? Did he see the photos and information on the phone?!' 'What about... My various social accounts? Did he decrypt them too?!'Lisa huffed in anger upon realizing what wa