"Don't bite your lips. You'll ruin the makeup," Jackson murmured softly, his lips getting closer to hers. "What are you thinking? About me? Let me guess. Your face is so red. Are you thinking about the intimate moments we shared?"Serenity's eyes widened in surprise. Just by that look of hers, Jackson knew he had hit the nail on the head."I see. What sort of intimate moments..." His voice grew gentler, making her heart flutter. "Was it that night? Serenity? Are you thinking about that night?"Ba-dump!Serenity's face was burning, a flustered look all over her face. She wanted to bury her head in embarrassment, but his fingers remained on her chin, and she could not turn her head away.Jackson found Serenity's red face indescribably adorable, even more so when her dewy eyes constantly avoided his gaze. Serenity probably did not know, but her reaction only aroused his possessive desire more."Feeling shy? What's there to be shy about?" His fingers gently trailed along her hot chee

The car soon arrived at its destination. Jackson walked into the function hall holding Serenity's hand.Naturally, their appearance immediately garnered much attention. Jackson alone was the center of attention, but everyone's eyes were also on Serenity. People in Solaria had not seen her for more than three years.Back then, Jackson had attended some public events with Mira Hall before, but they had never held hands. This time, Jackson held Serenity’s hand from the moment they entered the venue. It was different this time, and most people could sense it.Many upper-class ladies were attending the function tonight, some of whom were more or less interested in Jackson.Jackson was notoriously known to be celibate in Solaria. He had never been with anyone since Mira's death. Naturally, some of these ladies were eager to try their luck.Even so, no one dared to take the first step. A long time ago, a woman had intentionally played some tricks to get close to Jackson, but it had not g

Lucas was not so much an affectionate person. Rather, he was pretty ruthless.'Does a guy like him ever care?' As the thought flashed through Serenity's mind, she somehow thought of Lucas' silver bracelet. It was because of that silver bracelet that she had met Lucas.The bracelet was clearly meant for a child, but Lucas treasured it like it was the most precious belonging. Serenity wondered what was the story behind that bracelet."Who are you looking at?" A low and elegant voice rang in Serenity's ears.Serenity immediately came to her senses, and the moment she turned her head, her lips almost met Jackson's. It was then that she realized they were so close to each other that she had almost kissed him.Jackson's thin lips parted slightly as he murmured softly, "It doesn't matter who you’re looking at. You can only think of me."As he spoke, he looked past her to the man standing at the entrance. Lucas Gomez, his friend since childhood.Jackson had never thought that they would

This feeling was something Aria had not felt in a very long time. When she found out Serenity was dating Jackson, she did not feel Serenity was above her. After all, she was officially Lucas' girlfriend. However, she felt Serenity had outclassed her this time. Lucas returned to his senses and greeted Serenity. "What a coincidence. We meet again.""Hello," Serenity greeted him with a simple response.Lucas turned his gaze to Jackson. "I didn't expect to see you here today.""I brought Serenity here to meet people. After all, she'll eventually get to know them," Jackson replied flatly, his words overloaded with information.Aria was shocked to hear that. What did he mean? Did he just mention that Serenity would eventually get to know some of them? Could it be... What was Jackson hinting at? Was he planning to marry Serenity someday?!Jealousy rose as Aria thought about this. Despite that, she put on a smile and greeted, "Serenity! It's been a long time. Speaking of which, I've alw

Lucas had a feeling that Jackson would break his wrist if he refused to let go. There was no need to fight with Jackson over a woman. Besides, Serenity was not the one he was looking for. Lucas thought he had already figured that out before, no?Lucas' eyes darkened, but he loosened his grip, and Serenity's hand was instantly free."My apology. I must've lost my composure. Ms. Lewis reminded me of an old friend," Lucas explained."She's not your old friend. Don't lose your composure again," Jackson warned coldly. Then, he took Serenity's hand and left.Lucas' eyes were glued to Serenity's figure, and there was an unfathomable darkness in his eyes. Meanwhile, Aria almost wanted to scream from beside Lucas.'She isn't?! Well... She probably is!' Aria thought. Assuming that the painting she had seen in Lucas' studio was the old friend he missed, Aria was almost certain that Serenity was the one he had been looking for.The dress Serenity was wearing, the little girl in the paint

Serenity was surprised. Jackson seldom introduced another person as a friend. Perhaps he shared a close relationship with Caleb Moss. "Nice to meet you. I'm Serenity," Serenity humbly introduced herself."Hello! I've always wanted to meet you, but I didn't have the chance," Caleb said, smiling. He had always been curious about the woman who had captured his best friend's heart.Caleb remembered the night of New Year's Eve. To save Serenity, his best friend had left Master Zack behind and gone to the town next door with a group of police officers. How could Caleb not be shocked and curious?Caleb was finally meeting Serenity in person. He did not find her stunningly beautiful, but she seemed very approachable and comfortable to be with. Jackson seemed a little more relaxed than usual being with Serenity.Caleb immediately realized why his best friend was attracted to Serenity. Men in their circle were so used to their environment, usually surrounded by fake people. They held pow

Caleb swallowed the saliva that was starting to rise up from his throat.'Okay,' he thought, 'it looks like this woman called Serenity Lewis that I just met might very likely marry into the Valor family one day and become Mrs. Valor.""She seems to be a very lucky woman," Caleb muttered."No," Jackson denied in a soft voice, "I'm the lucky one."Or to put it more precisely, it was her misfortunes that had turned him into a lucky man. Had that car crash not happened back then, perhaps Serenity would already be married to Zeke Shaw and have had kids with Zeke by now, and she would never be caught in the terrible situation she was in when she had first met Jackson. And he would then never discover the bliss he would feel whenever he was with her.Caleb was stunned when he heard this. At that moment, he had a hunch that Serenity already had Jackson wrapped around her finger!***Serenity took a glass of champagne from the waiter and sipped it. Because it was low in alcohol and had

"By the way," said Zandra, "We've been wondering about the nature of the relationship between you and Jackson Valor. Why don't you tell us about it? You don't mind satisfying our curiosity, do you?"Serenity smiled gently and replied, "This is a private matter. I don't think it's appropriate to talk about it here."The looks on the three women's faces changed abruptly when they heard this. Julia Wayne, the daughter of the Chairman of a convenience store chain, blurted out, "What's so inappropriate about it? Is it because you're hiding something humiliating? Is that why you're so reluctant to speak about it?"Serenity's expression darkened. Sure enough... It had finally happened. She had been trying her best to avoid such a situation, yet there was no way to escape it now.The hotel owner's granddaughter, Yuna Keller, kept staring at Serenity's face with a slight frown, almost as if she was deep in her thoughts. Julia then continued aggressively, "You didn't use some sly schemes t

Julia and Zandra were both shocked as well.Julia suddenly burst out laughing and said, "I was wondering what kind of a woman you were! So, it turns out that you're a murderer! Does Jackson Valor know that you're the one who killed Mira Hall?"At the moment, Julia just could not wait to see what Serenity would look like when Jackson finally realized that she was the culprit involved in that car crash all those years ago. She firmly believed that there was no way Jackson already knew about this. Otherwise, there was simply no way that he would let Serenity so openly attend this function as his glamorous companion!Zandra pursed her lips and smiled before saying, "By the way, I think Zeke is here right now as well. I just saw him with Jenny Hall. Why don't we let the former couple meet each other?"Hearing this, Julia was now even more spirited. She craned her neck and looked around. Coincidentally, Zeke and Jenny were not far from them at all, so she cried out to them, "Zeke! Your e

"That's right," echoed Yuna. "It's all because of this woman's shamelessness! Who knows what kind of sly tactics she used to bait Jackson to be with her?! I'm sure he had no idea about her being in prison!"There was a flash of surprise in both Jenny and Zeke's expressions when they heard this. Zeke was about to say something, but Jenny furtively tugged at him, signaling him not to say anything about it.Serenity could sense that more and more eyes were focused on them now. In fact, after hearing what Julia had said just now, many people had turned to stare at her with looks of shock, some even with disdain and mockery. They all seemed to regard her as a clown who was about to make a fool of herself in public.She sighed. It looked like she was about to embarrass Jack at this function today. After all, there was no way that she could ever change what had happened to her in the past. Not wanting to remain there as a clown for everyone to laugh at, she turned around and made up her