"Let go!" Serenity hissed. "Jackson and I have broken up! He wouldn't want to see me right now! You're just going to make him angrier by bringing me in!"Caleb glared at Serenity. "Do you really want Jackson to kill someone? I don't care if you guys have actually broken up or not. I just don't want anyone to die here today!" Caleb yelled and dragged Serenity into the private room against her wish.This was a private room, but a spacious one. There was a bar, a pool table, a game table, a karaoke area, and a small stage for performances. The middle of the room should have been empty, but a middle-aged man was kneeling on his knees, begging for mercy. There was a pair of tweezers stained with blood in front of him.Serenity froze when she saw the blood-stained tweezers. She had seen the same tweezers when she had been tortured years ago. The pain branded into her soul became a memory she would never forget, even if she wanted to.Serenity would occasionally dream of it in her sleep,

"I-I'm feeling much better…" Brianna stuttered in excitement, her pink cheeks showed her shyness.Jackson stated, "This man wanted to pull out your fingernails. Now, let's pull out all his fingernails.""Mr. Valor, thank you for stopping him in time, or he might've hurt all my fingers. But… I think he knows he's wrong. Mr. Valor, why don't you just spare him this once?" Brianna spoke delicately, looking kind and innocent. A woman like her could easily arouse a man's protective desire and liking.Serenity's body shook when she heard the conversation. Well, the joke was on her, it seemed. The man on his knees was the perpetrator, and the waitress with an injured finger was the victim.'Jackson… Is he seeking justice for this woman?' Serenity thought in a daze, watching as Jackson interacted with the waitress. From where she stood, she could see his attractive side profile, his chiseled jawline, his tall nose, and his lips parting and closing as he spoke to the woman.When Serenity r

"What do you have? Why would I need you to do anything for me?" Caleb snickered. "You seem so determined to deceive Jackson. Maybe you should've been prepared for failure from the very beginning!" Caleb shook off Brianna's hand and left the private room, ignoring her fate.*** Lucas drove Serenity back home. While on the way, he urged, "If Caleb messes with you again, just call me."Serenity said after a short silence, "Yesterday… You could've woken me up on the bus.""Did you see the video?" Lucas explained, "You fell asleep, so I thought it would be good to let you sleep a little longer. I didn't realize someone had taken a video and even posted it online. If you don't like it, I'll have the video taken down."Lucas had always been wary of cameras, but he had been so focused on Serenity yesterday. He had not been paying attention to his surroundings while on the bus. Serenity had fallen asleep on the bus and slept for only half an hour, but Lucas had felt content with every m

"Do you want to get Yanny into a new kindergarten? I'll get Lisa's help," Serenity suggested.Everyone at Yanny's current kindergarten probably knew about Clara's time in prison by now. They would most likely look down on Yanny for his mother's past.Having gone through it, Serenity did not want Yanny to go through the same thing. If they could not change the situation, the only thing they could do was to make changes on their side.Clara did not give Serenity an answer. Instead, she inquired, startling Serenity. "If I want to overturn the conviction now, what are the chances?"Serenity gave it a serious thought and gave Clara an answer. "Thirty percent."A bitter smile broke out on Clara's face. Thirty percent… Could the verdict really be overturned with just a thirty percent chance of winning? Maybe others would fight for it even if there was only a ten percent chance, but it was too low for her!"It's been too long. Even if you appeal, the evidence in your favor is gone with t

Gritting her teeth, Clara followed Wilson into the suite and closed the door.Wilson walked to the couch and sat down. Then, he picked up a cup of tea on the coffee table and sipped it. "What do you want to talk about? You can't be asking me to give up custody, or are you?"Clara's eyes flickered. "And what if I am? Can you give up? I'll do anything if you'll give up Yanny's custody!""You'll do anything?" Wilson asked, gazing up at Clara."Yes!" Clara responded."What else do you think I need from you now?" Wilson said, amused. "Would I want you to give birth to another child for Sandra's sake? But I have Yanny now. What else can you do? You're just a small business owner running a food stall. What can you do?"Clara's face paled. She had nothing to offer! She had no chips on the table, nothing to trade with him!After a short silence, Clara said, "Don't you… hate me? You hated my father for hurting your family. He almost destroyed your family, so you deliberately approached me