After all, there were many of these "Cinderellas" these days who refused to use any of their rich boyfriend's money while they were dating and would rather go on living a frugal life without their boyfriend's help. Serenity's colleague thought Serenity looked very much like such a "Cinderella", and in fact, when she was chatting with her other colleagues earlier, they were all speculating about who was the one to pay their bill yesterday."I'm not his girlfriend," Serenity denied. Even if she really was his girlfriend in the past, she no longer was at present."Huh?" the colleague responded in confusion, not expecting Serenity to deny it so bluntly. "You're not his girlfriend? But Liliana said…""So, is my boyfriend going to be whoever she said it is?" Serenity snapped back.The colleague choked and no longer had any idea how to respond. Serenity then walked out of the pantry with a glass filled with water, returned to her seat, and began working.To her, love had already beco

At best, they might probably land the design projects for a batch of residential properties."Lisa," the director reminded her, "remember not to space out like that once we get in there! We'll be meeting a lot of senior executives from real estate companies today!""I know," replied Lisa as she calmed herself down.Just as they walked into the grand hall, Lisa's steps halted abruptly when she noticed a familiar figure—Jenny Hall!The same younger Miss Hall who had made Serenity's life in prison a living hell, whom Lisa hated to the bone!But because she came from a powerful family, even after being banned from the entertainment industry, she was still the precious daughter of the wealthy Hall family and was now taking up a high position in the Hall Group.At the moment, Jenny was clad in expensive custom-made clothes, her long wavy hair cascading luxuriously down her shoulders and her face covered in exquisite makeup. She simply radiated with beauty and glamor. She was surround

"You still have the nerve to stand there yammering, huh?" shouted a man who was acting like a knight in shining armor rushing in to save Jenny Hall. "So what if you're told to get out?! Who do you think you are, anyway?!""What right do you have to tell me to get out?" Lisa challenged, stubbornly standing her ground. "Which laws state that I can't be here? That it's not a place for someone like me? I'm telling you, I can sue you for this!""Sue me? Fine! I want to see you do it!"The man then ordered his two subordinates, "Drag this woman out of here before she spoils Miss Hall's mood!"The two burly men then rushed toward Lisa and took each of her arms before starting to drag her out toward the exit. At that moment, neither Director Tackman nor any of her colleagues dared to speak up for her.Seeing this, Jenny gave a thin smile and jeered at Lisa, "I guess you have no choice but to get out now. Serenity Lewis might have someone protecting her, but that doesn't mean that you've

Terry waved his hand lazily and said, "Looks like you really don't want to apologize now. If I can't make those people who hurt my girlfriend pay for what they did, what kind of a lousy boyfriend would I be, right? People would laugh at me!"The man had been beaten so hard that he had to just lie there on the ground. All he knew was how it hurt like hell where he had gotten punched just now that he could not even talk anymore.Terry then turned to Jenny and asked, "What about you, Miss Hall? Are you going to apologize?"He sounded very polite and gentlemanly, yet there was an undeniable threatening tone to his voice. Jenny even felt that if she dared to refuse him, she would end up just like the man who was now lying on the floor.This man clearly would not let her off easy just because she was a woman.In that instant, she finally recognized who this man was. He was the new head of the White family who had just taken up the position half a year ago, Terry White.Even though he w

"I was just thinking about it," she shrugged. "It's important for an architect to have a big dream, right?""That's true," he replied.Then, when the auction started, Terry jumped into the bidding for the popular property and fought for it. "Mr. White," his assistant said with some surprise.After all, their initial auction targets did not include this property because it was highly sought-after, which meant that the competition would be fierce, and the final price might end up being too high. Even if they won the bid, they might only gain some reputation from it but not make much profit at all.Yet Terry merely replied, "Win this bid and we'll use this property to earn some reputation for the White family."Hearing this, the assistant no longer asked any questions, but he could not help glancing at the woman who was still sipping juice and scrolling through her phone. Could it be that Mr. White had suddenly decided to bid for this property because of what she had said?But how

"Never mind," she said. "I'll stay with this job for now. I'll just quit once I've gained some impressive achievements and made my resume look better.""But don't you mind how those people treated you earlier?""Of course I do! But…" Lisa shrugged and added, "I guess it's the disappointing helplessness of ordinary people. I'm just like them too. Even if I never got along with those people much, I still had to stay with the job in order to make a living. As for them… Well, the person attacking me at the time was Jenny Hall herself. If they had helped me back there, it would've meant declaring themselves as her enemy, and I'm not a dear friend of theirs anyway, so why would they ever do such a foolish thing just for me?"Terry was somewhat surprised that Lisa could see through all that.But as soon as Lisa had finished her sentence, her body seemed to stiffen up, and she began to stare at him with a weird look in her eyes."What's wrong?" he asked, frowning slightly. "Why are you

She didn’t want to ignore the feeling in her heart. There was no denying that she had been moved by his actions, so she didn’t want to miss this opportunity again. It wouldn’t be inaccurate to say that she had already missed the first shot more than three years ago. Now that she was presented with a second chance, she didn’t want to miss it again. The way he stared at her fixedly with those enchanting dark eyes, it was almost like he was trying to see every inch of her body and soul. “You really want to start a real relationship with me?” he asked with a slightly hoarse voice. She nodded.“A word of warning. Once we start this relationship, I won’t allow you to leave so casually in the future. I’ll overlook the time when you left me without saying goodbye, but if you do that again, I might just break your legs so you can’t go anywhere.” Every word that Terry uttered carried the effect of a full warning in itself. Lisa felt her body tremble. She was so nervous that she didn’t noti

“It suits me well,” replied Serenity. “That’s great. If you need anything else, let me know. You don’t have to be embarrassed about it. If you feel bad about it, you can always pay me back after you get your paycheck,” said Lisa.“Alright.” Serenity smiled, but there was a hint of reluctance in her expression.“What’s the matter? Is there something else that you need?” “No, it’s just…” After a moment’s pause, Serenity continued speaking. “Yesterday, when you picked me up… do you remember what I was doing?” She had been thinking about this all day, but she couldn’t remember what she had done after walking out of Skylit Bar completely intoxicated. The only thing she vaguely remembered was seeing Jackson.“You… uh... passed out in Jackson’s arms,” said Lisa. Serenity froze up in an instant. “Did… anything else happen?” “No. After I arrived, both Terry and I helped you get into the car,” explained Lisa. “But… before we left, I was still angry at him for breaking up with you, so I gave

“Alright, understood,” replied Serenity.“We’re going to submit the documents tomorrow, so the client must sign it today,” reminded Mr. Graham before handing her the client’s information.When Serenity called the number he gave her, it was the client’s secretary who answered the call. He told her that his boss was attending a party that night at Splendour and that if she wanted the document to be signed, she would have to find him there. Over the phone, he told her the hall number where the party was being held.Splendour was one of the most popular nightclubs in Solaria. When Serenity arrived at the hall, she found herself surrounded by a sea of people, all partying wildly. For a moment, she felt lost and couldn’t figure out which person was her client.It was after she called the secretary again that she found their client standing next to the pool table.At first glance, she could tell he was from a rich family. His reputation wasn’t the greatest—due to his violent tendencies towa

What was he doing here today?! She never thought she would bump into Lucas so soon. Looks like the world was smaller than she thought. Serenity glanced up and a figure entered her field of view. Tonight, Lucas was dressed in a white casual outfit. Compared to the formal outfits that he usually wore, he looked much more laid back. With the help of the lighting, she was able to make out the faint indifference in his expression. Even though he was surrounded by the crowd, she always felt that there was an invisible barrier that separated him from the ruckus around him. It was as if he had set up a barrier in the area around him, and he never allowed anyone to step into his world so easily. In the past… the only one who could step through this barrier was the little girl who had walked through hell with him, or in other words… her former self! But… Serenity’s gaze fell upon the woman who had walked into the hall arm-in-arm with him. She was her cousin, Lynette, who was serving as h