Jackson reached out and picked up the ancient sword. Serenity was taken aback by his action. This sword… had given her an ominous vibe from the beginning. “Do you remember what I told you before? That people from my family once locked up a woman here. She eventually fell in love with one of the men in our family. Despite that, she ended up taking his life with this exact sword,” said Jackson as if he were telling a tale. But… this was something that had actually happened! Serenity felt a shock in her heart. What he had told her before was a completely different version! The version he had told her was that the woman had ended up fleeing with the man from this place. She never expected that the woman had actually… taken that man’s life here using this very blade! But for what? Was it guilt? Self-blame? Or regret? Or perhaps she had fallen for another man? Was that why she had chosen to end his life?As for the brown spots on the blade, were they… bloodstains? Remnants fro

"I'm here to see Yanny; he's my son, isn't he?" Wilson Birch said nonchalantly.Clara's feelings were complicated upon hearing that. He said it so matter-of-factly, just like he did years ago when he said, even if she really was pregnant, he would make her abort the baby!However, that was a problem between them adults and she didn't want to drag Yanny into it, so she simply said, "Yanny, it's time to go." Clara had to go to work soon, so she had to quickly take her son home to let her mother take care of him."Daddy said he'll take us home today," the little boy said.Clara wanted to refuse, but Wilson Birch's next question made her hesitate. "Does Yanny want Daddy to take you home?" "Yes!" Yanny answered innocently with his sweet voice. When Clara saw her son's happy face, she bit her lip and decided to keep quiet.By now, many parents had arrived at the kindergarten to pick up their children. Many of them were stealing glances at Clara, Wilson and Yanny. Clara's cheap c

The small boy squealed with rare excitement.Clara could tell that her son was really happy. Normally, Yanny was a bit reserved and would barely speak to anyone but those closest to him. It was uncommon to see him as animated as he was now.And Wilson Birch... Even though he was in a suit and had a stern demeanor, there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes.He would react to Yanny's excitement and turn either left or right according to Yanny's command.Who would think that the CEO of Birch Group, usually known for his serious demeanor, would have this kind of tender side to him?Clara felt her nose get a little stuffy. Was it the natural bond between father and son? Although Wilson Birch had never been a part of Yanny's life before, Yanny easily accepted him almost as soon as they met as if they weren't strangers.Was blood really thicker than water?After a while, Clara said, "Yanny, we have to go home. Grandma's waiting for us."Yanny reluctantly got off Wilson's back.After

His posture remained exactly the same as a few hours ago. He stood there, looking up at her room.Serenity couldn't even explain how she was feeling. She dashed out of the room.Since she didn't know where the umbrellas were, she simply draped a blanket over herself to cover herself from the rain as she ran to the lotus pond.Despite the blanket covering her head and part of her body, the rain still hit Serenity's arms and front. The bean-sized raindrops felt icy.She dashed to Jackson and, breathing heavily, questioned him, "What are you doing? Can't you see it's raining? Hurry up and get inside!"Jackson did not move. He asked, his clear, cold voice resounding in the rainy night, "Why did you come out?"He was drenched from the rain, his wet hair covering his face. Through the rain, she could see his dark eyes looking at her."Let's go inside first, okay?" she said, taking his hand and attempting to lead him into the house.However, he didn't budge. "Why did you come out?" he

Although she didn't love him, at least she's there with him, right?Serenity felt the pressure of his weight on one of her shoulders. He looked like a person who was completely exhausted and in search of some form of support, even if it was only for a brief moment.It felt like she was his support, his only support in the world, and he would fall into a bottomless abyss if she pushed him away.That's absurd! Serenity laughed at herself for having such a ridiculous thought. There's no way she's the only support he had. It only felt that way because of how tired he looked right now."You should get some rest. I'm going back to my room," Serenity said, wanting to leave. Before she could even take a step, she felt a sense of vertigo and before she knew it, she was on his bed, and he was on top of her."Let me go!" She panicked and tried to push him away, but he only held her tighter."I won't do anything to you. I just want to hold you," he whispered as he buried his face in her sh