Sometimes, Caleb and his group of friends would make bets on whether Lucas' newest girlfriend would be the one to end his bachelor's life, but they always lost the bets.On the surface, Lucas was a man who appeared courteous, but in reality, he was so cold that he might as well be a corpse."Yes, I know. I can't touch that bracelet."Caleb wasn't surprised at all. Anyone who spent a long enough time with Lucas knew that the man cherished the silver bracelet and wouldn't allow anyone else to touch it.Just then, a figure approached them, and Caleb looked up to see that it was Lucas' newest girlfriend, Lyra. She was a rising star in the entertainment industry who had recently gained a lot of popularity.Of course, her recent success was all thanks to Lucas.As a bigshot in the entertainment industry, Lucas held the largest entertainment and film company in the country, so making a star famous was a piece of cake for him.Lucas always doted on his girlfriends, but when he was no lo

In fact, when that woman had leaned in closer to him, Jackson even felt a sense of disgust.Holding another woman compared to holding a certain someone really did feel completely different.When he arrived at the front of the rental house, he crouched down to retrieve the spare key from under the doormat. Serenity always liked to keep it there, saying that she wouldn't be locked out if she forgot her key.When he opened the door, the light in the room was still on. A slender figure was sitting by the table, and her head was tilted slightly as she slept.Jackson studied her sleeping face under the light, her expression as serene as a quiet night. It felt as if his heart had also found peace when he saw her.He raised his hand to gently brush a strand of stray hair from her cheek. It felt as if even if he looked at her for a lifetime, he would never grow tired of it.After a few moments, he bent down and carefully lifted her from the chair.Even though he had been careful in his m

It was a rare day off for Serenity on the weekend, and Lisa wasted no time in taking her out shopping.It had been a while since they had last gone shopping together, and Serenity felt like she was back to those early days.It was like back in the time before that incident had happened, and she would often take Lisa out shopping on weekends. They were carefree and content with life, and everything seemed beautiful then."By the way, what about Jack? Do you know more about him now? Like, where's he from, or does he have any family?"Lisa was most worried about her best friend falling for a scammer."I only know that his father passed away, and it seems like his mother abandoned them. He didn't talk about anything else, and I didn't ask," Serenity replied with a smile."You're so silly. Why didn't you ask more? At least find out what he used to do!" Lisa said with a groan.Serenity smiled calmly. "What's the use in knowing what he used to do? In the past, I knew every detail about

"Who said we're not buying? I can-"Lisa was about to grit her teeth and buy a piece of clothing to vent her frustration so that these people wouldn't look down on others, but Serenity quickly held her friend back.Then, she said, "If we're not buying, are we not allowed to browse the store?""The two of you coming into a store that far exceeds your income raises suspicions of causing trouble. I'm simply trying to protect the rights of other customers in this store," the supervisor replied with a seemingly reasonable explanation.However, Serenity wasn't buying any of that and retorted directly, "But you have no evidence, and there's obvious doubt of consumer discrimination in your words. By the way, I've recorded what you’ve said on my phone. I believe it should serve as sufficient evidence which I can submit to the mall management.""You...!" The supervisor's face turned red immediately, never expecting that Serenity would have recorded their conversation."Are you done causi

Zeke was clearly taken aback to see the woman before him."Serenity!"Meanwhile, when Joy caught sight of her brother, she immediately launched into a complaint, "Zeke! You have no idea how shameless Serenity is! She actually asked me to buy her a dress that cost seven hundred and twenty thousand dollars! Can you believe that?! She doesn't even deserve to wear something like that!""Shut up!" Zeke immediately reprimanded her with no hesitation. His face twisted into a grim expression. His sister was so reckless! Didn't she want to live?! Serenity had Jackson behind her back! Forget about a dress costing seven hundred and twenty thousand dollars. Even if it was seven hundred and twenty million, Serenity would still deserve to wear it!"Zeke, what's wrong with you? Why did you raise your voice? I was only talking about Serenity," Joy protested unhappily."There's nothing more to say," Zeke replied curtly before turning to the nearby salesperson and saying, "Wrap that dress up."H

After Serenity accepted the check, she left the store with Lisa."Serenity, don't you think that was a little strange?" Lisa said as they exited the store. "Zeke actually handed you seven hundred and twenty thousand dollars without any hesitation, and Jenny was right there! Wasn't he afraid that she would misunderstand?""It really is strange," Serenity agreed."Do you think it's because Zeke still has feelings for you?" Lisa wondered."No. He's afraid. It's as if he was afraid that I might get angry at Joy, and that would be detrimental to the Shaw family," Serenity said, expressing her thoughts honestly.Lisa found her statement somewhat absurd. "Maybe he's overthinking it.""Who knows what goes on in his mind?" Serenity said with a shrug before looking at the check in her hand."What are you going to do with this? Tear it up?" Lisa asked, knowing her friend well enough that she wouldn't cash in the money for herself."Why waste it by tearing it up? I'll just donate it to t

"Why should I apologize?!" Joy protested indignantly.In the meantime, a crowd had started to form around them. Some of the onlookers recognized Jenny. After all, Jenny was a popular celebrity. Even though most of her face was covered by her sunglasses and hat, some people could still recognize her."It's Jenny Hall! And I think the guy next to her is her fiancé!""What are they doing here?""What's happening at the escalator? Is there an accident?"Whispers rose among the crowd. Lisa helped Serenity walk down the escalator. Zeke saw this and went after them.A hint of surprise flashed across Jenny's eyes. She could not believe that Zeke would actually ditch her to go after Serenity! To make matters worse, the crowd around Jenny started to gossip after seeing that."Jenny's fiancé is going after another woman.""Oh my god, is it a love triangle?"Jenny felt humiliated. She shielded her face and left in a hurry with Joy, trying her best to avoid the phones that were filming her

"Jack," answered Serenity. "I don't know how long I have to stay here for. I want to tell him not to wait for me for dinner."Serenity searched for Jack's contact in the phone and called him.The call was quickly picked up. Jackson's slightly cold voice greeted her, "Sis.""I have to take care of something, so I'll be home late today. You... should take care of dinner yourself," said Serenity.“What do you mean "take care of something"? Just tell him that you're in the hospital!” Lisa chimed in."Sis, you're in the hospital?" There seemed to be a slight change in Jackson's tone."Yeah. I tripped and fell, so I'm now in the hospital waiting to get an X-ray," replied Serenity."Which hospital? I'll be right there," said Jackson."You don't have to come. Lisa's with me. Just wait for me at home," she quickly said.The other end of the call was silent. After a moment, Jackson's cold voice could be heard again. He repeated the question insistently, "Which hospital?""Solaria Gener

He only paid more attention to Serenity than usual because of what the director said.At that moment, someone else walked into the consulting room and went to Serenity's side. He said, "Sis.""You're here," said Serenity. He arrived faster than she thought."Yeah, the heavy traffic delayed me a bit," said Jackson."Doctor, how is she? Is she okay? Someone tripped her and she fell several steps down the escalator," Lisa asked nervously."The fall didn't hurt her that much. She only had some minor bone fractures on her ankle. She'll be fine after resting for a couple of weeks, but..." Dr. House hesitated a little."But what?" asked Lisa."But Miss Lewis, did you get injured a lot in the last few years?" asked Dr. House.The question surprised Serenity. She wasn't sure how to answer that."I don't mean to pry. It's just that, your X-ray shows that you suffered a lot of injuries in the last few years. Some of your old injuries didn't heal properly, so there might be some complicat

When she said "Jackson Valor", his body stiffened, almost imperceptibly."Do you hate Jackson Valor?" he asked softly.She sighed a little. "Maybe. Everyone in Solaria knows who he is. The person who died in the car accident was Jackson Valor's fiancée, Mira Hall, so naturally, I wouldn't get off easy. The more people wanted to please him, the more I suffered."After a pause, she said almost self-deprecatingly, "Sometimes, I do wonder – if the person who died in the car accident wasn't Mira Hall, would I have won the case? Maybe I wouldn't have to go to prison for three years and go through all that."She was not resentful or angry, but her self-deprecation made him feel even more guilty.He was probably responsible for half the pain she suffered.He crouched down in front of her. Through his heavy bangs, his eyes stared at her fixedly. "If I had known that you would suffer so much, I would have protected you three years ago."He was not saying that because of the game. It came