Jackson Valor, when will you finally stop this?” asked Serenity in a hushed voice.

His hands paused for a moment before he looked up at her with a smile, exactly like the one she had seen at the rental house in the beginning.

“Serenity, you and I will never come to an end.”

He would never allow things to end between them!

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Too many things had happened recently that Serenity started suffering from insomnia. When she arrived at her office the next day, Mr. Graham immediately asked her, “Are you alright? You didn’t get hurt yesterday, did you?”

Yesterday, while he was talking to her over the phone, their call had been interrupted halfway through. Despite his repeated calls, she hadn’t picked up any of them, which made him panic, and he had even contemplated contacting the police.

Thankfully, she had called him back and told him what happened, which made him feel relieved.

“No, I’m fine,” replied Serenity. “I’ll ask the police about their investigation later.”

“No need,