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Chapter 123
After Serenity was finished freshening up, Jackson carried her back to the hospital bed. A meal was already prepared and laid out on a small table beside the bed. It consisted of soup and some side dishes which were simple but enticing.Serenity's stomach immediately growled loudly, demanding to be filled."The doctor said it would be best for you to eat something that's easily digestible," Jackson said as he arranged the food on the tray before her.If anyone else were to witness this scene, their eyes would be wide with surprise. Since when did a dignified and formidable man like Jackson Valor, who could easily manipulate the city, attend to a woman in such a manner?Serenity picked up her utensils and started eating. However, her long hair kept falling forward as she leaned down to eat, often landing in the soup.Just as Serenity was about to look for something to tie her hair up with, Jackson had already anticipated her needs and pulled out a box of hair ties and comb as he
Chapter 124
"The journalist seemed unaware of Miss Lewis' past imprisonment. He only appeared to know her name and seemed only interested in digging up some gossip about you, Mr. Valor," Connor replied.Jackson's voice remained icy as he instructed, "Continue questioning him. Get all the details you can from him before releasing him. Also, find out where those online comments originated from!""Understood, sir," Connor replied.As Jackson pushed open the door to the hospital room again and looked at the woman eating on the bed, he wondered if the journalist's presence was simply a coincidence.Was it merely a chance encounter last night, or was there something more to it?When the door opened, Serenity looked up to see the dark look on Jackson's face and an air of hostility around him. She was momentarily startled and stared at him in a daze.The hostility disappeared instantly from Jackson's demeanor when he noticed her attention, and his usual gentle smile appeared on his handsome face."
Chapter 125
Joy held back a smile as she looked at one of the people standing behind the director from the corner of her eyes. She remembered that person.It was the woman who had been shopping with Serenity that day, and she was probably Serenity's friend, right?Since Joy couldn't vent her anger on Serenity, she would take it out on her friend!Lisa felt a sense of foreboding as she met Joy's gaze.Not long after, shortly after they had begun eating, Joy raised her glass for a toast. Since it wasn't convenient for her to move around with her broken leg, the others took turns approaching her and offering their toasts.When it was Lisa's turn, Joy deliberately shook her hand and dropped her glass, spilling the liquid all over her own uninjured foot.Then, she said, "Even if you didn't want to offer me a toast, there's no need to knock over my glass intentionally. If you didn't want me to join you, you could have just said so, and I would have left."Lisa shot Joy a cold look, and the dire
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When Lisa stood up abruptly, it caught Joy off-guard, and she toppled to the ground. The chair she was sitting on fell and pressed down on her, more specifically, on her foot which was still healing.Joy screamed in pain instantly, and the people around them immediately rushed forward to help her up in a flustered manner."Lisa, do you no longer want this job? How could you treat Miss Shaw like this?!" The director angrily scolded Lisa.Lisa sneered and replied, "Yeah, I don't want this job anymore. I've had enough. I may receive a salary, but I didn't sell my soul to this institute. Why should I endure this suffering?""Don't think that resigning will be enough!" Joy exclaimed furiously. "I'll sue you for causing intentional harm!""Fine! I'll countersue you for the same! I'm going to the hospital and getting my injuries documented!" Lisa fired back just as angrily, waving her injured hand before Joy.If Joy wanted to act arrogant, Lisa could do it better!Joy was about to lose
Chapter 127
She already felt stronger than she did yesterday. Her phone had been ringing from time to time. All the calls were from the relatives from her mother's side. They’re calling her for various reasons. Some pleaded on her uncle's behalf, hoping that she would withdraw her charges. Some called to ask who the big shot who took her away from the Fosters was. After all, there were so many police cars there that day that the Foster residence was completely surrounded. All the neighbors saw it.Some called to borrow money. They said that, since she knew a big shot like that, she must have a lot of money now, so she should help her relatives out.Serenity was speechless. Big shot? She still had no idea who “Jack” really was.But from what they said, she managed to piece together some things that Jack did not tell her, such as how she was rescued from the Fosters that day.Serenity walked out of the ward. She told the nurse who was in charge of her, " I just want to walk around the corr
Chapter 128
"I'm actually not 100% sure," said Lisa, "I met Joy Shaw. She claimed that Jackson Valor is helping you. She even said that you and Jackson Valor are dating, but the only man around you these days is “Jack”, so I was thinking, could “Jack” be Jackson Valor?"After all, Jack did not look like a homeless man at all. Lisa tried searching for Jackson Valor's photos online but to no avail. All she could find were blurry photos taken from afar and pictures of his back. None of the photos showed his face clearly.Lisa's voice seemed to sound more and more distant to Serenity.Serenity knew Jack could not be an ordinary person. He must be a man of high status.She knew the two of them were from different worlds.However, she would never have thought that Jack was actually Jackson Valor.Yes, Jack... That could very well be short for Jackson. Why didn't she make the connection?Jack... was Jackson Valor. Compared to Mira Hall, the woman who died in the car accident, Jackson Valor actuall
Chapter 129
"......" Damn that gossipmonger."Why don't you bring her along the next time we go out? Let us see what she looks like,” suggested Caleb.In their social circle, Jackson had always been known as someone who was uninterested in women. He even treated Mira Hall rather coldly, and she was his fiancé. But this time, he actually rushed to a faraway town to save a woman in the middle of the night.Caleb was shocked when he heard it. He immediately called Jackson to ask him about it.But Caleb's curiosity made Jackson a little unhappy. He did not want other men to be curious about Serenity. He did not want her to meet those people. He even wished he could keep her in a place where only he could see her.If he let Caleb and the others meet her and she ended up falling for one of them...Jackson naturally knew those people were very popular with women, especially Lucas Gomez. It felt like any woman Lucas had his eyes on would end up becoming his girlfriend. Those women would still go out
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Because this was... just a game to him. A game between the rich and the poor.Was his plan to tell her his true identity when she was discharged from the hospital to announce the end of the game?Serenity's calmness made Jackson's fear grow even stronger. She was standing right there in front of him, yet she felt so distant."Are you Jackson Valor?" She repeated the question. She was still very calm, as if she was simply asking a very ordinary question.He pursed his lips as he stared into her crystal-clear eyes. After a long time, he finally opened his mouth and uttered the word "yes".Serenity felt bitter. So he really was Jackson Valor. Honestly, she already knew that, but... she was still holding onto a sliver of hope. She wanted to hear it from him."Okay, I get it." She gently lowered her eyes. She squatted down, picked up her phone that had fallen onto the floor, turned around and pulled open the glass door to leave.But the next moment, a strong hand grabbed her arm. His