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.”
the safflower oil, rubbed some on her
asked nervously, “Aren’t you going to ask me about earlier? About what
want to say
are my father, stepmother, and half-sister,” Serenity
asking, “Don’t you have anything else to ask?” She
at Serenity. “What do you want me to
strange tranquillity in the
“I was in prison for three years, and I only just got
had changed upon finding out that she had been in prison. Those who knew her history were
would be the same. At this moment, she felt like she was waiting for
answered lightly and
She blinked her eyes and wondered if that was
you Sis. We’ll take care
relief. Her heart seemed to have calmed down because of his words. “Jack, I’m
she did not notice the glint that flashed
***
Serenity on Sunday. When she met Jack, she could
cotton shirt, pants, and sneakers. Although he was wearing just plain street
were covered by his bangs,
were more striking than the idol stars she knew, and he had
wonder if he was
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