"I've got another friend staying in this hospital that I'd like to visit," said Serenity, "so I'll be leaving now."

"Oh, okay."

Peter then turned sideways a little awkwardly to give way to Serenity. As she was walking in the hallway, heading toward the elevator, Peter's eyes never left her slender figure at all. He wondered who she had ended up choosing between Jackson Valor and Lucas Gomez, but he dared not ask her about it directly.

In any case, he was sure that she would live a happy life no matter who she chose!

As for him, he knew that he was infinitely inferior to either of those men! And yet… he was still unable to completely give up on her even after knowing that there was no way he even had a chance with her because the feelings he had for her just would not go away.

When Serenity got to Lucas's private ward, she found that not only was Lynette there, but his parents were also there.

"What are you doing here?" asked Mrs. Gomez with a long face, glowering at Serenity with