Jackson lowered his head and gazed at her leaning on his shoulder. If she knew the truth, he wondered... if she would still think the same about meeting him.

Probably not.

When Serenity was sound asleep, he gently picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. After placing her softly on the bed, he gently stroked her face and ran his fingers through her hair.

“Serenity, everything ends here, okay?”

The truth of the case shall end here. As for her past with Lucas, that too ends here.

No more pursuing these two matters. It was for the best.

***

The sudden overturning of Serenity’s conviction caught the internet by storm thanks to the reporters.

For a while, a heated discussion went on.

Back then, Serenity was merely a rookie attorney who was falsely accused and convicted of a crime she didn’t commit. The discussion focused more on her ex-boyfriend, Zeke, and his current girlfriend, Jenny.

The reporter who had broken the news had gone and interviewed Jenny about it, yet