"But I am," he said.She felt her heart instantly enveloped by something. Her nose began to tingle, and her eyes turned misty.So, there really was one person in this whole world who felt her pain.Whatever pain she had to endure, Jackson would feel it too.It looked like falling in love with him might have been the best decision she could ever make in her whole life. He bundled her up in a bath towel and carried her out of the bathtub, then changed her into clean comfy clothes before carrying her out of the bathroom and applying medicine to her wounds."Tell me if it hurts," he said."Okay."He was very gentle when applying the medicine, so much so that it was as if he treated her as his most cherished treasure, a treasure that was even more valuable than his own life.In the end, when he was done applying medicine to the red mark around her wrist, he still would not let go of her hand but just kept staring at the red mark on her wrist that still had not faded."Tell me," h

Perhaps because yesterday had been a long day for Serenity, she was truly exhausted by the end of it, and after getting something to eat, she felt drowsy right away and fell straight to sleep almost immediately.On the other hand, Jackson sat by her bed for a while, staring at her sleeping face. She was right there, quietly sleeping on the bed as if she would never go anywhere, as if she could never leave him and must always stay in his sight. She was clearly right there in front of him, so why did he still feel as if she was slipping through his fingers?!She told him she was not disappointed today, yet why… did he feel like she was disappointed? For some reason, her words simply sounded unconvincing to him!The image of Lucas carrying her on his back flashed across his mind again, just as if it was a scene from a movie that kept on getting rewound and projected onto his brain. Nothing had ever frightened him so much before! It felt like the thing he feared the most was slowly

Because Serenity was still in mourning for her grandmother, not to mention that it was near her memorial day, she had no desire to dress up in bright colors yet, but she still applied foundation on her face and put on some light makeup.Still, with her fingers' limited flexibility, she could not have given herself a more complicated makeup look even if she wanted to. She looked down at her hands and smiled gently. Even though they could never heal completely, they were still much better than before. In fact, these were the hands that had completely let go of Lucas Gomez and would only hold onto Jack's hands from now on!She stood up and was just about to leave the room when she caught a glimpse of the door that connected this room to the one right next to it. It was ajar.Ever since Jackson had picked up the habit of sleeping with her in this room, he rarely ever went back to his old bedroom.Serenity walked up to the door and was initially going to just close it, but for some re

No… The last page was, in fact, not completely empty. Instead, there was just one photo there—a photo of her.It was the same photo of her wearing a floral dress that he had once asked her if she could give to him because he thought she looked adorable there.Serenity never thought that Jackson would place this photo in his album among his own pictures.Shortly afterward, she noticed that on the shelf where she had found the photo album earlier, there was a tiny silver bracelet. She must have overlooked it all this time because all her attention had been focused on the photo album.But this bracelet was…Serenity could feel her heart tighten. She remembered that it was the same bracelet that Lucas always brought with him everywhere. How could it be here, then?No, this bracelet… was not the one that Lucas had!Serenity picked it up. It was exactly the same as Lucas's in style and size, yet it was much more oxidized, so it looked much duller than the one Lucas had. Perhaps becaus

Dr. Landale's unwelcome appearance at the Valor Residence had indeed been out of everyone's expectation, but what was even more troublesome was the fact that Miss Lewis had seen her too.Connor feared that even when this was all over, he would get some severe punishments from Mr. Valor! The thought made him shudder involuntarily. He then glanced at the psychiatrist, who had already calmed down by then.A doubt suddenly crossed his mind. Had she actually barged into Valor Residence just because she was afraid? Just because she was worried that her career would be ruined? Was that really why she wanted to hastily prove that she had not given Miss Lewis hypnotherapy yet?Did this kind of reason not sound a bit too simplistic? Besides, he had simply arranged for Dr. Landale to attend a meeting overseas and give her a short holiday, after all.With this in mind, the look in Connor's eyes changed. He had been working with Jackson for a long time, so he had seen a lot of things. Naturally

"Yes."Once again, his short reply filled her heart with a hot mess of conflicted feelings!"Why would you do this?""Why?" He suddenly lifted both of his arms to pull her into an embrace, almost in a cautious manner. "What about you? Hmm? Why did you go to that psychiatrist to get hypnotized? To retrieve the memory of Lucas? Are you so reluctant to part with that memory? You only knew him for a day when you were little anyway, and besides, you have me by your side now."His voice was calm, so calm that it sounded as if he was just talking about something insignificant, yet to her ears, nothing frightened her more than that voice.He even knew… that she had only known Lucas for a day back then! It seemed that he had figured out everything and that she was the only one left in the dark!Sensing that her body had just stiffened, he hugged her even tighter now and inched his lips closer to her ear to murmur to her, "Please stop digging up those memories. Isn't it enough that you hav

So… that was the final straw for him?!Serenity stared blankly at the half-completed cake in front of her. She used to think that she would be overjoyed the day she saw this cake. And yet, she felt like crying at this moment. Their story had come to a close… but if she let it end like this, there would always be a misunderstanding between her and Jackson. No matter what, she had to explain herself! “Jack, the thing between me and Lucas really is…” Before she could finish talking, his lips had already closed in on her, plugging her voice off completely. He bit her lip, almost as if he was punishing her. “Didn’t I already tell you to never mention your past with him? I don’t care what you two were like back then. Now, I just want you to stay by my side forever.” Serenity swore that a second ago, her lips were stinging hot. And yet, it felt icy all of a sudden. Did that mean… he didn’t care about her explanation or that he didn’t believe her? All he wanted was for her to remain b

Even though she kept mentioning Lucas’ name, he was still reluctant to do so. If he trusted her, he would have believed what she told him in his father’s mourning hall, where she swore that she would never betray him! If he trusted her, he would believe that of all the people in this world, she loved him the most! If he trusted her, he would never have hidden his grandmother’s bracelet to deliberately hide the truth. But… what if he had never trusted her from the very beginning? At the thought of that possibility, Serenity felt as if her body had been plunged into an ice lake.Jackson pursed his lips. He had once told her to trust in him. However, when he saw Lucas carrying her on his back or when she secretly visited the hospital on numerous occasions, he began to doubt if he should continue trusting her.This feeling was utterly terrible! Serenity’s voice sounded again. “If you can’t even trust me, how can we carry on our relationship? Lucas, he…” “That’s enough! I told you to

“You’re… tired?” asked Serenity, who seemed to be only capable of repeating his words.“That’s right. I’m tired, so our relationship’s over!” It was too tiring for Jackson. Loving someone takes a toll on you, whether physically or mentally. If loving Serenity meant he had to suffer constant anxiety and restlessness, he would rather not love at all.If Lucas was destined to be her lover, he would rather not have the rest of her.Back then, when his father had died before his eyes, he swore to himself he would never lose his life to a woman who could betray him. It had never happened in the past, and it would never happen in the future!Serenity stood up awkwardly. While it was obvious that Jackson was standing in front of her, she couldn’t help but notice the distance between them. He was breaking up with her because he was tired? Then what did their relationship mean to him? Did he think it was just a game? The difference between them was that she was fully-invested in the relatio

Her eyes were completely dry. So, she was no longer able to cry even if she wanted to?***Perhaps there existed people in this world who were destined to never receive love.Once upon a time, the experience of being abandoned by Zeke had failed to teach her a lesson seeing as she had fallen in love with Jackson again! From the very start, they were from completely different worlds. If she hadn’t picked him up that night, there would never have been any interaction between them. In the end, she was the one who had approached him first, yet she had ended up being played like a chess piece. Now… it was time for her to find herself again.One step at a time, Serenity shuffled out of the kitchen. The Valor residence was dead quiet at the moment. There was not even a servant in sight. Maybe it was better this way. At the very least, she could avoid the awkward interactions. After she had gone through her moment of catharsis, Serenity returned to her bedroom.Her mood was completely