Jackson's body became stiff. "Do you... know what you're doing?" A simple sentence, but it was like a toothpaste being squeezed; he got it out of his mouth one word at a time with difficulty.

Serenity bit her lip. "I... I know."

Right now, she only wanted to follow her heart. She wanted to tell him what she was thinking.

For this reason, she summoned all her courage.

"Jack, I think I love you!" Serenity blurted out. Yes, she wanted to tell him how she truly felt instead of just keeping quiet when he asked her if she loved him, and then watching as his eyes were slowly filled with gloom.

She could not explain what kind of feeling it was. Maybe it was because, when she saw the gloom in his eyes, she realized that he must have thought she was not in love with him.

"I still don't know exactly how much I love you, but I do love you," Serenity added.

She did not want to hide her feelings because she did not want him to misunderstand. She did not want to see that gloom in his eyes beca