Besides, it was Jacqueline's first time meeting Lucas. They were strangers. Why would he be so happy to see her?

After gently stroking the little girl's head, Lucas straightened up again. This time, his eyes were burning as he looked at Serenity.

"You're alive. There hasn't been any news about you in the past few years. Why? Everyone thought you were dead. Do you know how much grief I felt when I saw the Valor family holding a funeral for you?"

Lucas even went to the beach and visited the spot where she crashed into the ocean. At that point in time, he even thought of jumping into the sea and dying with her!

"Sorry," Serenity apologized, "for making you worried."

Lucas swallowed hard and met Serenity's eyes. "I'm glad you're still alive. You're still alive…" he said, his eyes turning red. Wanting to touch her and make sure she was alive, he moved his hand, hoping to be sure that she was not just his hallucination or imagination.

Before his hand could touch her, she turned slightl