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Many people in Solaria knew that Jenny and Zeke were engaged. They would be married soon. Liliana's mention of Zeke as Serenity's ex-boyfriend seemed like a deliberate reminder.Serenity stared at Liliana and suddenly had a moment of clarity in her heart.Liliana felt a little uncomfortable as Serenity gazed at her. She seemed to have seen through her. However, she immediately told herself 'So what?'. After all, Serenity was no longer the promising lawyer in the industry as before.Liliana and Serenity had joined the law firm together. They were batchmates, but everyone only had Serenity in their eyes. Liliana was just a sidekick. Everyone talked about how Serenity was successful in her career and love and how she would become a great lawyer in a short time. Meanwhile, Liliana could only envy her from the sidelines.Whenever Liliana made a mistake at work, her mentor in the law firm would tell her to learn from Serenity. It made her angry, but she could not do anything about it.
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"Don't worry about it," Serenity said indifferently. "My friend is waiting for me outside too. I'll be leaving.""Hey, why are you in so much hurry?" Liliana hastily added, "You must be single, right? My boyfriend is a university professor. He knows a lot of people. Shall I get him to introduce you to somebody?"Liliana spoke as she followed Serenity out of the restroom.After that, Liliana called out to a medium-sized man waiting outside. The man immediately came over to her.Serenity studied the average-looking man who approached. He seemed a little older and was about forty. He must be Liliana's boyfriend."Benjamin, this is my former colleague, Serenity Lewis. I ran into her in the bathroom earlier coincidentally," Liliana said and introduced, "Serenity, meet my boyfriend, Benjamin Holt. He's a professor at the University of the People."From Liliana's tone, she was clearly bragging.Instead, Benjamin quickly corrected Liliana, "I'm just an associate professor, not a profess
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Then, there had been the turn of events. Before they could go to the mall again, he was no longer the Jack she knew, but Jackson Valor.Serenity did not expect Jackson to remember her casual ramble to him before."Serenity? Who is he?" Liliana looked at Jackson in a daze and asked somewhat nervously.Jackson had an elegant aura around him. Was he Serenity’s friend? How could that be? No matter how she thought about it, it just seemed very strange!Jackson answered before Serenity could say anything. "Is she trying to introduce you to a blind date? Didn't you tell her? You already have me."Liliana drew a sharp breath.This man... Was he really just a friend to Serenity? Could he be her boyfriend?!Just his appearance alone was already streets ahead of Zeke Shaw, let alone Liliana's boyfriend!Thinking of this, Liliana glanced at her boyfriend, Benjamin Holt. She had been quite satisfied with him before meeting Serenity's friend. He might be ten years old than her, but he was an
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The three ordered coffee for themselves, and Liliana intentionally talked to Serenity about various topics. She kept asking about Serenity's current job for many reasons. She just wanted to hear more about Serenity's misery and observe Jackson's reaction after hearing this.Jackson was calm and collected, and it seemed he was aware of Serenity's situation. Her answers did not surprise him at all. "Serenity, why don't I talk to the firm's bosses? You might be able to find a job here. You can be a cleaner and do some cleaning in the office. It's probably better than being a sanitation worker," Liliana pretentiously suggested, pretending to help.Serenity's gaze darted up to Liliana and turned cold. "I don't plan to change jobs.""Seriously?" Liliana grimaced, "You'll earn more working as a cleaner in an office than sweeping the road. Won't you consider it?""I think I know exactly what I want to do," Serenity said, her tone gradually becoming ice-cold.Liliana wanted to say someth
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Jackson's words made Serenity jolt in shock. She looked up, somewhat startled, and met Jackson's clear eyes.Liliana's face changed, and she let out a dry laugh as she said, "Mr. Valor, you love Serenity so much. I couldn't tell at all. Do you plan to get married?""If she wants to, I'll gladly marry her," Jackson said.Jackson's words had Serenity's heart thundering in her chest. She turned to Jackson in disbelief, almost as if she had heard something unthinkable."Seriously?! That's impossible!" Liliana blurted out.Jackson cast a listless glance at Liliana. "How is that impossible?"The coldness in his eyes made Liliana shiver, and a kind of fear rose in her heart."Alright, Serenity, time to go." Jackson took Serenity's hand and left the cafe. Serenity followed Jackson out without objection.Benjamin looked at Liliana disapprovingly. "Lily, why did you mention your friend's past in jail? Fortunately, Mr. Valor is aware of it. If not, it'll strain their relationship. They ma
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"But what I said earlier, you'd better take it to heart," Jackson reminded her.Serenity was stunned. What did he mean by that? Take it to heart? What he had said earlier was...'If she wants to, I’d gladly marry her.' Did Jackson really know the meaning behind this?Serenity's thoughts were a mess, and it went on until the two got into the car and arrived at the Valor Residence.Serenity followed Jackson out of the car. Just as they were about to enter the house, he suddenly stopped in his tracks."Oh, right. I've also starved before," Jackson said, "I've had times when I was so hungry I thought I might die."His father had died when he was a child. After cremating his father's body, he had gone home and stayed in the small, dilapidated house holding his father's urn. He was ravenous, starving even. He was so hungry that he almost lost all strength and had a brush with death.He only survived because his neighbor had come and knocked on his door, offering him some food. Seren
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"Serenity just doesn't want Aria to have good things, especially when she can't have them herself!" Catherine was indignant. "If she's ruining things for Aria and Lucas, I'll tear her apart!"Grayson said instead, "Could there be a misunderstanding?"After all, Serenity was also his daughter. To be frank, Grayson did not really care which of his daughters could be with Lucas as long as he got to be Lucas's father-in-law."Misunderstanding? How can that be? Serenity is just trying to climb the ladder!" Catherine said. "How else could she get involved with Lucas after meeting Jackson? She doesn't even consider this. She's an ex-convict. Will they even take her seriously? It's just for fun."Catherine spared no effort to slander her stepdaughter, fearing that she would rob her daughter Aria's great marriage."But Aria is different. Aria has a clean record! She's Lucas's official girlfriend. Aria will become the best actress and eventually marry into the Gomez family. It's just a matt
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When Serenity spun around, she found Jackson leaning against the door where the two rooms were connected, his gaze fixed on her."Who called?" Jackson came to her and asked."My father," Serenity answered. "I'm going home tomorrow night. Tell the driver not to pick me up at the Sanitation Office."Jackson's eyes were thoughtful. "Do you need me to come with you?"Serenity looked at him in surprise. Did he just offer to accompany her home? In what capacity? Besides, she was going home to deal with her late mother's affairs."No, I can go back by myself." Serenity rejected. "It's late. I'm heading to bed."In other words, it was time for Jackson to leave.Jackson narrowed his eyes slightly. He leaned forward and twirled a strand of her long hair around his fingers. "Are you going to keep me miles away?"Serenity pursed her lips and did not answer."So, tell me, what do I have to do for you to treat me how you used to?" Jackson exhaled, his breath fluttering against her cheeks.