"What were you two talking about just now?" Lynette asked, full of suspicion. "Why did you suddenly..."But the words that came out of Lucas's mouth next shocked her to the core."How did you know that my nickname is Luke, Serenity?"In an instant, Lynette's body was covered in goosebumps. She stared at Serenity in disbelief. Did she... Did she just call this man Luke just now?!Did it mean that Serenity had regained her memory?!When she thought of how she would lose everything she had right now the instant Serenity regained her memory, Lynette felt so dizzy she thought she might lose her balance."So, is it true?" Serenity asked, her brows furrowed. "Is your nickname really Luke?"In other words, that boy in her dreams really was Lucas, right? And in that case, did it mean that everything she had seen in those dreams had actually happened as well?"Tell me exactly how you know about this nickname!" Lucas once again demanded."It was me!" Lynette suddenly interjected. "I was

For some reason, she felt a dull pain in her heart when she heard those words from him.***After hearing Serenity's explanation about the connection between Lucas Gomez and Lynette Blossom, Lisa's jaw dropped, and she mumbled, "That's just way too dramatic!"Who would have thought that the real woman that the Prince of the Entertainment Industry, who had been changing from one girlfriend to another for ages now, had been looking for was actually her best friend's cousin?!"Then why did he grab your arm in the boutique just now?" Lisa asked.Serenity considered it and replied, "I asked him a question, but it looked like... I must've touched a sore nerve or something."What truly made her wonder was why her cousin would say that she was the one who had told her about Lucas's nickname, because she had absolutely no memory of Lynette telling her about saving a boy before, much less mentioning the nickname Luke to her.But she had no time to ask Lynette about it before they left."

Serenity felt as if she was being pressured into marrying Jackson."To tell you the truth..." she began, "I don't think we're that different from a married couple right now."She thought of how they had been living together for a while now and how they had even been sleeping together every night. The only difference between them and an actual married couple was nothing but a marriage certificate—a mere piece of paper."There's a world of difference!" he murmured in a husky voice. "Right now, everyone regards you as Ms. Lewis, not Mrs. Valor. But I want you to be completely mine, and I want to be completely yours!"This only made Serenity feel like Jackson was giving too much weight to that mere piece of paper, so she blurted out, "But married couples get divorced all the time, you know."In the next instant, Jackson's expression changed dramatically. His deep dark eyes became even more unfathomable now."So you're saying that even if we do get married, we'll get divorced one day,

Serenity dragged her sore body into the bathroom and took a quick shower. She was about to go downstairs when her phone rang. It was a call from Lynette.As soon as she picked it up, she heard her cousin's voice ask, "Are you free today, Serenity? I've got something to talk to you in person about."Serenity considered it for a moment then answered, "Okay, let's meet up."What a coincidence. Serenity was just thinking about asking Lynette about Lucas's nickname and asking her why she had said she used to talk to Serenity about saving Lucas when they were younger.Afterward, when the two met up, the first thing Serenity noticed when she saw Lynette was how she was wearing expensive designer brands from head to toe in the latest style, complete with a pair of seven-inch high stilettos, and how she was carrying a handbag made of crocodile skin. Her hair was luxuriously curled, her face was delicately made up, and she was even wearing a pair of sunglasses.At a glance, she looked just

With her chin raised haughtily, Lynette told Serenity, "I'm not afraid to be blunt with you now—I won't lie and say that I'm not at all touched to find out that Lucas had been looking for me all these years, and now that I'm divorced, I have every right to pursue my own happiness. I'm aware that you and Lucas knew each other before, and I've heard that he mistook you for me for a while, but in the end, you're still not me, aren't you? So I hope that you'll be more careful with your words and behavior from now on. It will be best for everyone that way."Lately, Lynette would get dressed up by a professional stylist every day, and with this kind of help, she managed to look like a celebrity even though her looks had been ordinary at best, and naturally, her self-confidence had soared ever since. She now felt that the reason why she looked so plain and ordinary in the past was simply because she had not dressed herself up very well. As long as she wore nice clothes and put on good make

When Serenity suddenly opened her eyes, she realized that she had been dreaming about the little boy and little girl again, but this time, she had woken up as soon as the boy fell to the ground!She looked up, and her eyes met with Jackson's familiar pair of eyes, but in that instant, his eyes looked dark and gloomy, like a deep bottomless sea."Were you dreaming just now?" he asked softly, but his voice sounded so distant."Yeah," she nodded. She glanced at the clock on the wall and discovered that it was already two in the morning. "Did I wake you up?""No," he replied. "I couldn't go to sleep just now. What were you dreaming about? You look so pale."Serenity was about to answer him, but she suddenly realized at the last moment that she had no idea what to say. Should she tell him about the girl and the boy in her dreams, and that she thought that the boy was probably Lucas Gomez?Jackson had always hated the fact that Lucas always mistook Serenity for a girl he was looking fo

He never thought a single sentence from her would cause him to fall into restless panic. “Are you feeling better?” asked Serenity. She wasn’t bothered by how tightly he squeezed her. All she was concerned with was his abnormal behavior. Thankfully, his trembling body gradually calmed down. At the very least, he wasn’t shaking as profusely as before. “I’m feeling slightly better...” murmured Jackon as he remained clinging to her. For him to descend into this state because of her, it turned out she had more influence on him than he imagined. It was only after a while did his trembling come to a stop. As he released her from his arms, he glanced at her and asked, “It must’ve hurt, didn’t it?” “It’s fine, it didn’t hurt at all. My tolerance for pain is pretty high,” replied Serenity. After all, this pain was nothing compared to the hell that she had been through while serving her sentence. As if he was reminded of something unpleasant, his gaze darkened. “Alright. I’m fine no

Serenity continued patting him gently to sleep. She whispered to him softly, “Don’t be afraid, now. No more nightmares, I’m right here.” Jackson was taken aback. Was she really going to treat him like a baby? Despite what he felt, the lingering fear in his heart started to melt away with each pat. Like a lullaby, her gentle voice brought back the drowsiness. It seemed that with her next to him, he had nothing to fear...When he least expected it, Jackson was knocked out cold. Serenity stopped when she heard the steady rhythm of his breathing. “Jack?” she called out gently. No response. He was fast asleep. Only then did she let out a sigh of relief. It was only when he had fallen asleep did the knot between his brows went away. The peaceful expression on his face reminded her of an angel. At this moment, he was the polar opposite of how people perceived him outside. Or perhaps, he only appeared like an angel to her. As for the dream she had had about the little boy an

Although his eyes were looking at her, his gaze appeared to be looking through her. Just who was he looking to substitute? There was a time when he kept imagining what the little girl would look like after she had grown up. The women that he dated would more or less bear some semblance to that imaginary woman. However, Serenity wasn’t the one who had saved him all those years ago. It was actually Lynette, the lady sitting before him. He had seen her photos from when she was around 8 or 9. Sure enough, she looked a lot like the girl from his memories. However, the grown-up Lynette was completely unlike what she used to look like. She shared similar facial features with Serenity, especially their eyebrows and jaw, but he could still easily tell these two people apart. What’s more, the aura they gave off was completely different. “Lucas?” The sound of Lynette’s voice snapped him out of his thoughts. “You’re not a substitute,” he said. “Then... were you really looking for a

Perhaps when that day arrived, she would meet a terrible demise. Lynette’s heart trembled at the thought of that possibility. However, now that she had embarked down this path, there was no turning back. No matter what, she had to cling to Lucas firmly. As long as he didn’t discover the truth, she would continue to have someone as strong as him backing her up! ***Jackson brought Serenity to the detention center, where they met Yuri Volkov. He appeared to be a slightly overweight man in his 40s. To her, he was a complete stranger. A stranger he may be, but he had caused her so much misery!If it weren’t for him, she would not have had to spend three years behind bars and endure so much agony. She would have still been an attorney with a bright future, pursuing a career that she had fought tooth and nail for! Serenity thought that she would never be able to see this man even when she arrived at the courthouse. After all, he had run off to some foreign land. To her surpri