A long pause later, Serenity heard a soft sigh in the room. Jackson straightened up and looked at her with a helpless look in his beautiful eyes."Only you."She was the only one who could make him like this. Jackson longed for her to miss him, and only she would refuse to answer him. Even so, he could not do anything about it.Jackson seemed less and less like his old self whenever he was with her."Hey, help me dry my hair." Jackson handed her the towel he had used earlier.Serenity was stunned for a moment and stared blankly at him. Jackson leaned forward, his head close to her."What's wrong? Didn't you use to dry my hair when we were staying in the rented place?" Jackson asked with an arched eyebrow.'But that was different!' Serenity thought, her lips pursed. Nevertheless, she finally put the towel over his head and began to dry his wet hair. Serenity relaxed a little as the towel covered his face. Jackson behaved like an obedient puppy as she dried his hair. This moment

"I'll always listen to you. So, will you like me?" Jackson said. Despite that, Serenity felt a slight hesitation in her heart.'If only... If he was not Jackson Valor, maybe...' Serenity thought she would have liked him better if he was just Jack.However, he was the man himself—Jackson Valor had been a nightmare to Serenity during her last three years in prison, the man she feared from the bottom of her heart!***Serenity could not figure out her relationship with Jackson anymore. She was supposed to fear him, be afraid of him, but sometimes, she could not resist caring about him. Serenity felt torn and confused when he said such heart-stopping words and looked at her so earnestly. Was he treating her like a game? Or was he actually serious? What about her? Was she attracted to him too?Serenity could only take one step at a time while doing things. She felt as though she was trapped in a swamp. She wanted to leave but found herself sinking deeper into the abyss.Serenity fin

"Wait." Lucas stepped forward and grabbed her. "Are you angry? I didn't mean to belittle your current job."Serenity gave him an odd look. "I'm not angry." It was not worth getting angry at petty things like this or letting the anger drown her."If you want, I can get you another job," Lucas offered."Mr. Gomez, we aren't that close. You don't have to help with my career. I'm happy with my current job," Serenity said and glanced at his hand. "Can you let go of my hand? I'm rushing to make a delivery."Lucas's rich and black eyes stared at her. A moment later, he finally let go. 'We aren't that close?' Despite what she had said, he knew her better than she thought. He had learned about her past from early childhood to her adult life from Aria's word of mouth."Happy with your job now?" He suddenly let a soft chuckle. "Would someone who was a lawyer be happy with just being a delivery girl now?"A gloomy look flashed in Serenity's eyes. 'Someone who used to be a lawyer...' Her past

"He asked about you. I said you went to work in the kitchen, and he glanced at the kitchen." Mrs. Wells was puzzled. "Who is he? Do you know him?"Mrs. Wells had seen how Clara had hurriedly avoided Lucas as soon as she saw him.Clara had a complicated look on her face. "That man is Lucas Gomez, the prince of the entertainment industry! When... I met Lucas a few times while I was still with him.""Did Lucas recognize you?" Mrs. Wells asked nervously.Clara sighed. "He probably did." Clara's current appearance was very much different than the old her. Even so, Lucas must have recognized her. Otherwise, he would not have asked Mrs. Wells that question before leaving.Mrs. Wells' face turned ugly. "Oh... What should we do? Will he tell that man about you? I think Serenity seems to know Lucas... Should we let Serenity talk to him for us?"Clara bit her lips slightly. She was still puzzled about the situation earlier. She had initially thought that Lucas had walked into her restaura

'Which means... Mr. Valor is yearning for Ms. Lewis' affection?' Connor thought and finally understood the situation. However, he was still astonished. When had Mr. Valor actually cared about a woman's feelings for him?!"Ms. Lewis has... suffered greatly. Having been through so many struggles, she'll probably see right through things. If you force your way to her, she may appear submissive but keep a greater distance in her heart."Connor suggested, "Ms. Lewis seems to be the soft type. It might be easier to persuade her with gentler ways. She may eventually feel comfortable enough to let her guard down.""So, am I supposed to please her to get her to like me?" Jackson murmured.Connor blinked, feeling a little frightened. He had only suggested that his boss soften his ways, not please her. 'B-but... If Mr. Valor is trying to impress a woman, isn't she going to be...'"But how am I supposed to please her?" Jackson asked.Connor's words got caught in his throat. Hearing Mr. Valor

Terry looked like a prince in a comic book in his pristine suit and delicate face. Surely no one would believe that a man like him was her boyfriend.Lisa just wanted to gaze up at the sky and sigh. She felt miserable thinking about the last few days of events.It had all started with the blind date with Godfrey. She had thought that the blind date was a failure and would end there, but she did not expect what would come next. When she went home, her mother had lectured her about the blind date incident and berated her for not telling the family about her boyfriend. The introducer who had referred Godfrey to her family had even called her parents and blew up at them, embarrassing her parents.Right after that, her parents had started to ask who her boyfriend was.Lisa had initially refused to admit it given the situation. She had given a lame excuse and claimed that a friend had happened to pass by and helped her knowing that she did not want a blind date.Her parents had questi

Shortly after, the elevator arrived, and the person walking out of it just happened to be Lisa's neighbor. As soon as the neighbor saw her, she immediately greeted her, "Oh, you're home, Lisa! And this must be your boyfriend!"As the neighbor spoke, her eyes wandered toward Terry.Lisa was still in shock and did not know how to react, but Terry quickly answered the neighbor, "Yes, you're right. I'm Lisa's boyfriend.""Ah, looks like it won't be long before I get invited to your wedding!"The neighbor smiled before she hastily added, "Very well, then! Hurry up and take your boyfriend in, Lisa! Your mother's been nagging about it all day. She just can't wait to meet your boyfriend!"Lisa broke out into a sweat. Now she knew exactly why her neighbor thought Terry was her boyfriend the moment she saw him—her mother must have been announcing it to the world the whole day!They entered the elevator, and Lisa glanced at Terry only to see him staring at her with a half-smile on his face.

Lisa's parents hastily replied, "Pleasure... to meet you too."Her dad then invited Terry to take a seat while her mother pulled her aside and asked her, "Is that really your boyfriend?! You didn't hire an actor to pretend to be your boyfriend, did you?"Lisa rolled her eyes, "Maybe I did do that, Mom.""Silly girl!" Mrs. Quest snapped angrily. "How could you say things like that?! Go on, go make us some tea."After that, Mrs. Quest changed into her warm and welcoming expression as she walked over to Terry.Having been reduced to a waitress, Lisa stomped into the kitchen to brew some tea. When she reemerged in the living room with a tray of tea and cups in her hands, her parents and Terry seemed to already be getting along swimmingly in a cheerful conversation."So," said Mrs. Quest, "you said you met Lisa abroad, didn't you, Terry? Does that mean you two have been in contact all these years?""No," Terry replied. "I happened to bump into her when I returned to this country not

"I guess I can do whatever you want," Lisa said. After all, she had no money to offer him nor had anything else but her life to give."Okay," he said.She was stunned. Did he just... agree to her request? Was that not too easy?"How's your hand?" He asked as his gaze fell on Lisa's hand which was still held under the cold running water. "Does it still hurt?""Not anymore," she replied. "It's been under the running water for quite a while, so I think I should be fine now."He turned off the tap, pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket, and used it to pat her hand dry."Is there any medicine in your house?" he asked. "Your hand is still a little red and swollen. I think we'd better apply some medicine on it.""Umm, I think there is.""Go get it, then."Lisa hurried to her own bedroom and quickly got the ointment for burns. It was only then that she suddenly realized what she was doing. Why had she been so obedient in following Terry's orders?!Still, she shook off the thought

"I have some half-brothers and half-sisters," Terry replied. "My father had a lot of mistresses, so he naturally had many children as well."Lisa's parents did not expect this kind of answer at all. They turned awkward and had no idea how to continue the conversation.Seeing this, Lisa did not quite know why, but she quickly responded, "Mom, Dad, what his parents did has nothing to do with him! He's his own person! He's not his parents!"Terry turned to Lisa in shock, but there was a tinge of warmth in his eyes that even he did not notice.Luckily, Lisa's father came back to his senses and echoed her, "That's right! He's not his parents. So... Terry, what kind of work do you do now?""I'm mainly responsible for the management of a corporate group.""Management... of a corporate group?"Lisa's father looked like he doubted what he had just heard. He continued, "What kind of company do you manage? You're only 29 years old, aren't you?"In Mr. Quest's mind, a 29-year-old would hav