Jackson did not know how much time had passed, but after a while, the pain in his stomach gradually eased.

He slowly climbed out of bed and approached Serenity.

She was breathing evenly, so she was probably asleep.

He leaned down, enduring the discomfort, and carefully lifted her up. He carried her to the bed, put her down and tucked her in gently.

His eyes lingered on her face.

Earlier, a thought flitted past his mind... If things were truly over between him and her for good, he... might not be able to go on living!

He would have lost his reason to go on living!

A self-deprecating smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. It appeared that... she was still in control of his life and death after all!

He thought by breaking up with her, he could take back control of his own life and she would not be able to influence him anymore. He did not want to commit the same mistake his father did – giving up his life after being betrayed by a woman.

However, in the end, he realized that