Grayson, Catherine, and Aria looked at each other at a loss.

Catherine wanted to curse, but Grayson stopped her. “Enough. That man may be an ex-convict too! There are all kinds of people in jail. Who knows what he was in jail for.”

Catherine paused for a moment before saying uneasily, “Are we going to leave this matter alone?”

After a moment of hesitation, Grayson said, “We’ll see. If Heiden does pursue Aria on this, we’ll think of something.” Grayson did not have the guts to go back in and challenge that man again.

Aria stood beside them, deep in thought the whole time. She wondered if the man earlier was really an ex-convict. She had been unable to see his face clearly as his bangs were covering his eyes. Even so, she could tell that he was charming.

For some reason, she found that Jackson’s figure looked inexplicably familiar. It was as if she had seen him somewhere before. Could he be someone from the entertainment industry?

***

Meanwhile, Serenity looked at Jackson, who was in the room with her, and thanked him.

“Thank you.”

If Jack had not come back, her father would have hurt her.

“What are you thanking me for? Helping you is the right thing to do.” Jackson glanced at her ankle and said, “Your ankle hasn’t healed. I’ll help by rubbing it with the safflower oil.”

some on

she asked

to say it, I won’t ask,”

my father, stepmother, and half-sister,” Serenity confessed. “However,

little before asking, “Don’t you have anything else to ask?” She knew Jack must have overheard her father’s curses earlier, calling her an

lightly. Then, he looked up at Serenity. “What do

dark eyes reflected a strange

a deep breath. “I was in prison for three years, and I only just got out of prison not long ago. I was charged with causing death while

opinions of her had changed upon finding out that she had been in prison. Those who knew her history were judgemental of her and would deliberately keep a distance from

be the same. At this moment, she felt like she

answered lightly and concentrated on

blinked her eyes

would I?” Jack asked in reply. “As you said, I’ll call you Sis. We’ll take care of each other, and I don’t really

with relief. Her heart seemed to have calmed down because of his words. “Jack, I’m

glint that flashed across his eyes at

***

met Jack, she could not relate him to the homeless

shirt, pants, and sneakers. Although he was wearing just plain street goods, his attire did not feel cheap because of

had a well-defined face. His eyes were covered by his bangs, but even so,

eyes were more striking than the idol stars she knew, and he had delicate features, even speaking with a perfect accent.

if he was

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