Chapter 20

Serenity glanced at the back of her right hand, which Amanda had stepped on earlier today.

“I just bumped into something while sweeping the floor today. It’s nothing serious,” she causally replied, not wanting Jackson to worry.

“Really?” Jackson asked as he looked into Serenity’s eyes intently. “Sis, if someone bullied you, just let me know. I’ll stand up for you.”

He would make those people pay and ensure that no one would dare mess with her in the future.

Serenity’s heart raced for a moment. It felt as if Jackson knew everything.

“I’ll protect myself,” she said.

“But what if you can’t?” Jackson argued.

‘If it really came to that, it’s not like telling Jack would make any difference.’

However, Serenity didn’t voice these thoughts out loud, fearing it would hurt the man’s pride.

like me protecting you?” Jackson posed another question, his deep inky eyes fixed

her.

bit her lips and thought for

way in life and

try my best to keep others from

now,

flashed in his eyes, but Jackson

lightly and replied,

then pulled out a needle and thread to mend them under

beside her, stealing glances at the woman

dry and dull, perhaps due to the lack of care and nutrition from her three years in prison as well as the exposure to the current elements. Her skin wasn’t as fair as it looked, and though she looked delicate, a sense of weathered hardness lined her face due to the

now, as Serenity meticulously stitched the torn clothing in her hand, a tranquil and elegant air emanated from her, which

was as if… one could never

he rarely saw women mending clothes like this. Many of them would intentionally present themselves as noble, elegant, or even cute to capture

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that such a simple and plain aspect could captivate

finished mending her uniform and looked up

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