“I’m sorry,” Serenity’s face suddenly turned red. “I… I was just… If… If you’ve got nowhere to go, you can stay with me here.”
She blurted those words out nervously at first, but now that she had gotten it off her chest, she was filled with a sense of relief.
The man’s obsidian-like eyes were fixed on her flushed red face, and a look of surprise seemed to have flashed across his face.
“If you don’t want to stay here,” she said, biting her lips, “it’s fine. Just pretend that I never said anything.”
His thin lips finally parted as he asked, “Do you want me to stay here?”
His voice was as cold as a winter spring, and the silence of the room made it sound even more crystal clear.
Had those words come from another man’s lips, it would have sounded like flirting. However, this man’s voice made it sound as if it was a factual question that demanded a definite ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. There was simply no room for ambiguity or mystery in his tone, even his eyes were perfectly calm.
Serenity pursed her lips and replied, “Yes, I’d like you to stay here.”
And that was her honest answer.
He stared at her, and a faint smile slowly bloomed on his thin lips as he said, “Okay, then.”
It was the first time she had ever seen him smile, and although it was such a faint and subdued smile, it was still so… incredibly beautiful.
***
to work, she gave Jackson 5 dollars so that he could
he exited the apartment building, there was already someone waiting
man greeted when he
go,” Jackson casually
in front of him, looking
as he got into the car, “The woman you were with last night is a contract worker at the Sanitation Office. She rented a room here a month ago and
after serving
ago, she was the one who killed Miss Mira Hall in a car crash. She was charged with drunk driving. She’s also Zeke Shaw’s ex-girlfriend. She was sentenced to three years in prison, and her lawyer’s license
murmured the woman’s name as a faint but playful smile cropped up
had to choose a woman to
connections to Mira Hall, Jackson wondered what kind of expressions he would see
had ever taken his hand and boldly brought him back to her place before confessing to him in a gentle but
asked, “Connor, what kind of woman do you think
unsure of what to say. “I guess it depends on what kind
Jackson blushed slightly.
all of Serenity Lewis’s information ready on my
affirmative, wondering if Mr. Valor
***
back from work, Serenity got a call from her father, asking her to go home and saying that since she was now released from prison, she
cut all connections with her. In fact,
away a long time ago, and she was only three years old then. Three
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