It felt like a vivid and painful slap in Amanda’s face.

She was so furious that she turned around and quickly left the place in embarrassment with Janice following close behind.

Serenity felt like she had just watched a drama unfold before her eyes. As soon as they exited the mall, they had witnessed someone smashing a car, which turned out to be Amanda’s.

“What happened? Did she offend someone and that was their revenge?” Serenity wondered.

“Who knows?” Jackson replied, his eyes flickering slightly as he pursed his lips.

“Anyway, it’s none of our business,” Serenity said as she grabbed Jackson’s arm and headed toward the bus stop.

Suddenly, Jackson stopped abruptly. Serenity turned to look at him only to find that he had turned pale, and there was a shocked look on his face.

He was also staring unblinkingly at the bus stop.

“What’s wrong?” Serenity asked.

“It’s… nothing,” Jackson replied as his expression gradually returned to normal.

That had been a mistake, right? He thought the woman who had just boarded the bus looked like a certain other woman he knew…

A woman who had once abandoned her husband and child.

But it was impossible for her to be here.

***

“Jack, don’t be like me, okay? Don’t give them all your heart even if you want to love someone.”

“As it turns out, love is the cheapest thing in this world. When she stops caring about you anymore, it’s useless even if you kneel and beg her.”

“Jack, maybe one day when you truly love someone, you’ll understand that in this world, there’s someone who can control the joy and sorrow you feel, who can make you feel alive or dead… But if possible, Daddy hopes you never experience that.”

was it? Who was

it! I don’t want to stay here anymore! It’s cold… so cold… I don’t want

your father to repeatedly say he loves me but can’t give me

was that? Who was

“Don’t… go…”

Who was that?

was…

pleading with the woman, begging her not

Don’t go! Please!

tried to hold on to something, but nothing happened. His

grab something… He didn’t care, even if

warm enveloped him, and a gentle voice rang out faintly in his

Jack…! I’m not going anywhere. I’m not leaving! Don’t be scared!

The woman he called

eyes, and a petite face with delicate features entered his sight. Her eyes were filled with concern, and her lips were moving as she

was telling me not

Serenity finally let out a sigh

Was it a

heartlessly left him and his father, and seeing

it was a

he had been tightly gripping her hand as if he

had clung to the warmth that had enveloped him when he felt like he was drowning like it was a lifeline, and now, he realized that

so muddle-headed that he had mistaken someone for

her hand, and the warm, gentle feeling disappeared instantly. He frowned, and his face gradually paled. He curled up where he lay,

again.

replied softly, his voice clearly indicating that he was shoving down his discomfort. “Just… some stomach cramps. It’ll pass in a

was younger, he would often experience stomach cramps due to

pale face and noticed a thin layer of sweat

quickly poured a glass of warm

pressing his lips together. Occasionally, he would grind his teeth as if using all his

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