From the very beginning, all Jackson wanted was for Serenity to love him willingly.

As time passed, his desire for this grew stronger. He wanted her to develop strong feelings for him only.

In fact, he could not accept the possibility that she might be with another man in the future. Every time he thought of this, his heart would be overwhelmed by a tidal wave of jealousy.

Jealousy… because of her, he finally understood how it felt to be jealous.

Serenity looked up at him intently. The hand that rested against her cheek felt hot. At that moment, memories of the time she spent with him came flooding through her mind.

Even… even if she felt a certain degree of fear toward him, perhaps she really had developed feelings for him.

In fact, she might have already liked him back when he was still known to her as “Jack.”

“Are you really okay with me falling for you?” she asked quietly.

“Yes,” replied Jackson without hesitation.

“What about you? How do you feel about me? Or per