"Serenity," said Peter, "thank you!""But I didn't help you much at all," argued Serenity somewhat regretfully. "The main thing that helped your case was that video exposing Lynette's true intent. Besides, it was partly because of me that you were framed. If we never knew each other at all, then none of this would've happened."Serenity still wondered where that video had come from. Based on the angle of the recording, it seemed that the camera was most likely secretly installed in the car, but how did it end up in Lynette's car? And why was the video even recorded in the first place?None of this made any sense to her at the moment.Peter hastily denied, "No, no, that's not true! You've been of great help to me! If it hadn't been for you, I would've been worried to death when I was in jail!"Serenity knew, of course, that Peter was only trying to stop her from feeling guilty. She said nothing of it again after that and only helped him through the paperwork and formalities after b

But there was at least one piece of good news that day–Lisa's condition had somewhat improved, and she would be out of the ICU in two days. Soon after that, she would be able to undergo a second operation.After visiting Lisa, Serenity was taking Clara home, but halfway there, the driver suddenly stopped the car, which startled Serenity. She then quickly realized that the car had been completely surrounded by numerous other black cars.Then, a man stepped out from one of those cars and headed toward her. Her bodyguard, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, rushed out and tried to block Lucas from approaching the car door near where Serenity was seated.Lucas merely glanced at the bodyguard without any expression on his face, and moments later, his men stepped forward from behind him, and a brawl ensued. Jackson had indeed carefully selected the man he assigned to protect Serenity, but he was still helpless when fighting against so many men, and he was soon subdued.Lucas wal

The tip of her nose stung. Of course she had been moved by all the things he had done for her, but… perhaps it was just their luck that when they first met, she knew nothing about romantic love. All she knew then was friendship.And when they met each other again as adults, her heart had been conquered entirely by another person, so much so that she could no longer find any space in there to love anybody else."Yes," she answered him decisively.His eyes were full of pain, almost as if he had just been hit by lightning."How could you be so sure?" he asked her. "You only said that to make me give up on you, right?! Because you already got married to Jackson, and because you're pregnant with his child—that's why you gave me that answer, right?""No," Serenity denied. "Even if I hadn't got married to Jackson and not been pregnant, I would still give you the same answer.""Do you love him, then? Do you love Jackson?"He stared straight at her, almost as if trying to use the last en

“You’re not lying?” sneered Jackson. “If you’re not lying, then do you mean to say that I’m still in your heart? That you’re still in love with me? That you’ll never let me go?” “Yes,” replied Serenity. His twisted smile grew wider upon hearing this. “Then why don’t you prove that I’m still in your heart? That you still love me? That you’ll never let me go?” Serenity stared blankly at the man in front of her. To be honest, it wasn’t after Lucas brought her to the villa today and after their entire conversation that she realized she could only love one man in her life, and he was standing right in front of her. Despite her past and missed opportunities with Lucas, she was sure that the person she would end up loving was still Jackson. Sure, she and Lucas were childhood friends and she was grateful that he had saved her, but her feelings for him were… nothing close to romantic love. On the other hand, she was more than willing to stay by Jack’s side for the rest of her life,

“What’s the matter?” asked Serenity with a puzzled look. “Can you repeat what you said to me in the car earlier today?” murmured Jackson. She was stunned. After pondering for a while, she said, “I missed you, Jackson. You said that if I didn’t love you, then I shouldn’t touch you. So now, I’m touching you because I am in love with you. Was that what you wanted to hear?” “Yes. Say it again,” urged Jackson. Serenity did not turn down his request and repeated the same line. Over and over again, she kept repeating it while he kept her in his arms. After a long while, he finally asked, “Am I really still in your heart? Are you still in love with me? And you will never let me go?” “Yes, that’s correct. That’s why I didn’t hate it when you kissed me. Perhaps I wasn’t aware of my feelings for you, but when Lucas asked me that question today, I realized that I am still very much in love with you.” Serenity confessed her feelings to him. “I know, so many things have happened betwee