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Chapter 1090
When he was asleep, he appeared serene and approachable. He looked like an angel, emanating no sharpness that might intimidate people.The only hint of tension was a slight furrow in his brows, which somehow made him seem more frail.Frail?Serenity almost chuckled. She was about to pull away completely from his embrace when his hand reached out and grabbed four of the fingers on her right hand.Serenity was surprised and attempted to free her fingers, but he tightened his grip even more. It almost felt like he was safeguarding something valuable, unwilling to let it go.Serenity felt defeated. After all that, she still couldn't leave. Did she really have to share a bed with him tonight?She attempted to free her hand a few more times but to no avail. She couldn't help wondering if he was actually asleep or just pretending.However, he never moved or opened his eyes. He also didn't do anything else.Serenity could only console herself that she had slept in the same bed with him
Chapter 1091
"As if I could leave the mansion," she retorted.A tiny smile twitched at the corner of his mouth, but the smile seemed weak because of his fever. "You're right, without my permission, you can't leave this place!"'Come on, is this really the time to talk about that?!' thought Serenity."Do you have any fever medicine? Your temperature is pretty high, you need medicine!" she said.He probably got a fever because of last night's rain."No," he replied faintly."Where's your phone? Call Connor, that secretary of yours, and ask him to take you to the hospital," she said."I don't need to go to the hospital," he said with a frown, "It's just a fever. I'll be fine in a couple of days.""Okay, even if you don't want to go to the hospital, you should at least ask Connor to get you some medicine," she urged.He pursed his lips, not saying anything. He then lifted the blanket covering his body and climbed out of bed."Don't tell me you're scared of taking medicine," she casually said.
Chapter 1092
"Are you hurt?" she asked and reached towards the back of his head to check for injury. She heard a loud thud earlier, which she believed was the sound of his head hitting the floor.She was too eager to check the back of his head for injury that she failed to consider their current situation.They were lying on top of each other, and as she reached out to examine the back of his head, their bodies became pressed even closer together.He took hold of her wrist and spoke in a hoarse voice, "If I tell you I'm hurt, will you feel bad for me and feel concerned for me?"She tensed up a little. When she looked down, she finally realized how close they were to each other. Her lips were almost touching his cheek.She stared at him flatly. "If you're hurt, you should contact someone outside to take you to the hospital instead of struggling with a fever here. Remember, Jackson Valor, you only live once!" He gave her a gentle smile. "I knew it. You’ll feel sad if I die."Due to the fever,
Chapter 1093
"One time, I took a few more tablets than I was supposed to out of curiosity and ended up sleeping for three days. I was hospitalized and had to get a gastric lavage. That was how we found out that the maid had switched my pills," he said, looking up at her with a hint of self-deprecation in his gaze. "That maid was the kindest person to me when I first arrived at the Valor family. Every day, she would ask how I was doing, pretend to care for me, and watch me consume the sleeping pills she prepared for me with a smile."Serenity felt extremely upset, "How could anyone do this to a child just to make their life a bit easier, so that they could go out on a date? Did she not consider the consequences?"In the worst case scenario, it could have even caused mental illnesses!Jackson sneered. "There are many more people like her in this world. They're willing to sacrifice others for minor gains."Serenity asked, "What happened to her afterwards?""The Valor family dismissed her," he s
Chapter 1094
He would consume the pills she gave him. Did that count as a form of trust?If so, how come he could have trust in the pills she gave him but not her love for him? If he had had more trust in her, they would not have broken up.Now, the trust just felt like a joke.Even though he was asleep, his brows were furrowed and he was sweating profusely.Serenity fetched a towel from the bathroom to gently wipe away his sweat.He mumbled intermittently, "Mom… Mom..." His voice was so faint that she had to lean in to hear him clearly.Was he dreaming about his mother?She recalled him mentioning that, when he was little, his mother left him and his father and ran away from home to escape poverty.He hadn't seen nor heard from her in years.She recalled the scar she saw on his chest. Although the scar had faded with age, the wound had nearly killed him.Looking at the scar, she could imagine how dangerous the situation was back then. A wound like that on a child could very well be fatal
Chapter 1095
The room was silent, and he was alone.She's... not here? He looked down at his empty hands.So even if he forced her to stay in the mansion, she wouldn't stay by his side. It was the same with his parents. No matter how hard he pleaded with his parents to stay with him, they left him one after another in their own ways.In the end, he was alone again.Alone, just like in the past... What's the big deal? Before he met her, hadn't he always been alone?The only person in this world he could rely on was himself!Despite telling himself that, his heart still hurt, and the painful sensation was quickly spreading to his whole body.Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a person walked in.Jackson stared at the approaching figure, his eyes wide with surprise."You're up. I made you some oatmeal porridge." Serenity placed the porridge down on the nightstand and reached out to check his temperature.His forehead was still a little warm but his fever had gone down. He was doing much
Chapter 1096
"My body... feels weak," he said, trying to take the bowl from her again.Seeing his condition, Serenity said, "Never mind. I'll feed you. You might spill the porridge."She sat on a chair beside the bed, then scooped some porridge, blew on it, and slowly offered it to him.He obediently ate it, like a puppy.However, his intense gaze made her uneasy."The woman you mentioned last time, did she really kill someone in the Chamber of Blood?" She broke the silence, attempting to initiate a conversation."That's right," Jackson answered."She killed a member of the Valor family, but the Valor family let her off just like that?" Serenity was perplexed. After all, the Valor family was already a powerful family seventy years ago."The man she killed wanted to spare her. Before he died, he left a suicide note stating that it's his own fault if he died and no one was to pursue the matter," explained Jackson.Serenity wondered if he had anticipated that the woman would kill him. It wa
Chapter 1097
Jackson seemed to know what she was thinking. He said, "Don't worry, I won't let the old man do anything to you."She put down the empty bowl, stood up, and said, "Get some rest. I'm going back to my room."He grabbed her sleeve before she could turn away. He raised his head slightly to look at her, his eyes bright."Jackson, what are you doing?" she asked."You still have feelings for me, don't you? If you didn't care, you wouldn't have watched over me, you wouldn't have made sure I took my medicine, and you wouldn't have cooked porridge for me..." His voice was hoarse. His expression was that of both begging and yearning. "Serenity, please tell me you love me. I never knew that I could love a woman so deeply!"To the public, he was the high-and-mighty Mr. Valor, but when he was with her, he was willing to humble himself and plead for her love!Serenity's mind went blank.Lucas tried everything in his power to find Serenity, but to no avail. Jackson was also a powerful man, so
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