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Chapter 83
"But if I get fired, I won't have any income. What do we do about rent and food?""I'll take care of them!" he said, "I'll earn enough money to support you, so don't you worry."Serenity stared at him in surprise. She knew that he was only doing odd jobs so he did not earn much, but when he said those words, it somehow gave her a sense of security.It reminded her that she was not alone. She actually had someone to rely on. She could rely on him."Call your boss." He handed her the phone.She bit her lip. In the end, she relented and called her team leader at the Sanitation Office who was responsible for managing them.At first, she thought it would be very difficult to ask for an extended leave, but to her surprise, when she said she needed a week off, the team leader immediately agreed. He even said that if a week was not enough, she could even take two weeks off. Not only that, she would still be paid the basic salary and he would not deduct her pay.Serenity was astonished.
Chapter 84
That night, Serenity's muffled scream woke Jackson up. He turned on the light and found that she was not sleeping peacefully. She seemed to be muttering something under her breath.However, her words were so slurred that he could not make out what she was saying."Sis!" he called out to her. He felt her forehead with his hand and found that it was wet with sweat. Her forehead seemed to be a bit hot too.Jackson quickly grabbed a towel, soaked it in warm water, squeezed it dry, and used it to wipe Serenity's forehead.Her eyes were still tightly closed as she kept mumbling.No matter how hard he tried to rouse her, her eyes never opened.He pursed his lips. Anxiety washed over him. He did not know what he could do to make her feel better.It was the first time he had ever felt so worried for a woman.He grabbed his phone and called his secretary, Connor Gunn. Connor thus received a call from his boss at 2 a.m. in the morning."Connor, call a doctor and bring him to Serenity Lew
Chapter 85
But after that, Connor immediately reminded himself to stop speculating. It was not something that he should concern himself with.Connor gently closed the door behind him. Inside the house, Jackson looked at the still-asleep Serenity. He brought the medicine in his hand to her slightly dry lips. "Be a good girl and take the medicine, okay?"However, her lips shut tighter instead. He could not even stuff the pill into her mouth, let alone make her swallow it.Jackson pursed his lips so hard that it almost formed a straight line. He put the pill in his mouth together with some water, lowered his head and moved his mouth closer to Serenity's.His lips pressed against hers. The tip of his tongue pried open her lips and pushed the medicine into her mouth. There were actually other methods he could have used, but for some reason, he chose to use this method to feed her the medicine.Even though the medicine was already in her mouth, he was still longing for her lips.The sensation was
Chapter 86
Joy continued to complain.When their parents heard that, they could not help but frown.$720,000 was not a lot of money for the Shaw family, but it was for ordinary people."Zeke, you..." Marcia Shaw stared at her son in disbelief."You should ask Joy what she did," Zeke Shaw said irritably, "She was the one who told Serenity to choose any dress in the store and said she would pay for it. Serenity chose a $720,000 dress. I was merely cleaning up the mess Joy made.""I wasn't actually going to pay!" said Joy, "Zeke, you still have lingering feelings for Serenity Lewis, don't you?!""I was just trying to save your life!" Zeke wished he could slap his sister again.Joy retorted indignantly, "You're funny. What can Serenity Lewis do to me?""Yeah, Zeke, that was too much. You shouldn't have hit your sister for Serenity Lewis. That woman is simply bad luck. If not for her, we wouldn't need to be so cautious when we deal with the Valor family!" Marcia Shaw took her daughter's side.
Chapter 87
Zeke wanted to make amends with Jackson Valor, but he could not even get the chance to see him, so all he could do was wait at the main entrance of Serenity's neighborhood, hoping to run into Jackson. When he finally saw a Bentley pull up not far from the entrance and a man coming down from it, he quickly got out of his car to greet the man."Mr. Valor, I'm really sorry for what happened before. My sister is young and ignorant. Please forgive us," Zeke humbly apologized."Forgive you?" Jackson snorted indifferently."If you have any requests, feel free to tell me. I'll agree to anything as long as it's within my power to do so."Jackson stared coldly at the guy in front of him. In that instant, Zeke felt like his blood was freezing up. Jackson's gaze made him feel like he was being watched by a fierce beast. He did not even dare to breathe too hard."Actually, I owe you a favor," Jackson abruptly said."A favor?" Zeke was perplexed. He had no idea when he did Jackson Valor a favo
Chapter 88
Before Joy could finish her threat, the man interrupted her, "So you are Miss Shaw. Thank you, that's all we need to know."After that, the man turned to the people behind him and said, "Smash her right foot. That's the foot she extended in the video."W-What?!Joy was shocked. These people weren't here to blackmail her?A moment later, a painful scream resounded in the private room...When Serenity woke up the next morning, the fever had finally subsided. Jackson said, "Fortunately, the fever has gone down, or I would have to carry you to the hospital again today.""I... had a fever last night?" mumbled Serenity."Yup. And you talked a lot during your fever dreams," he said.She was taken aback. "I... What did I say?" Surely she didn't say anything she shouldn't have, right?"You said you'd be a good little girl. You also asked me to stay by your side," he said with a rare tease in his eyes.She instantly blushed."But don't worry, Sis, even if you're not a good little gir
Chapter 89
God, what was she thinking? How could she think that?"It's too close so it feels weird," said Serenity."Okay, then," he said. He released her and took a step back, then went to the table to clear it.Serenity let out a sigh of relief. She touched her face, and it felt quite hot."By the way, Sis, when we were really close just now, did you have the urge to kiss me?" His sudden question made her entire body freeze up.She blinked her dark almond eyes. The face under her palms felt even hotter now."Is that a hard question to answer?" he asked with raised eyebrows."Well... Of course I...""I would do it if it's with you," he interrupted her, "I don't like other women kissing me, but if it's you, I wouldn't mind it."Sunlight spilled into the room through a narrow glass window and fell on him.His expression was serious, as if he was trying to convince her that he was not joking.The latter part of her sentence, "I only see you as a brother", got stuck in her throat, unable
Chapter 90
She bit her lip and said, "Relying on yourself is always better than relying on others. Only by relying on yourself will you not be disappointed."Because the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment."But I really want to become a person you can rely on. What should I do?" He raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at her calmly."If it's you..." she smiled, "Then of course it would be great. I'll be waiting for you to take care of me in the future.”"What made you change your mind?" he asked."Because I know you'll never let me down. Because..." she paused, "Because you won't abandon me no matter what, am I right?"He smiled and said, "Yeah, I definitely won't abandon you."That night, after making sure that Serenity was sound asleep, Jackson left Serenity's apartment and went to a nearby apartment.Unlike Serenity's tiny apartment, this apartment was much bigger and much more spacious. The decoration was also more elaborate.Connor was waiting for Jackson in