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

her.

bit her lips and thought

when the day comes and you find your way in life and become

best to keep

now,

in his eyes, but Jackson didn’t comment

lightly and

of her slightly torn uniform, then pulled out a needle and thread

at the woman who

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 hardships she

as Serenity meticulously stitched the torn clothing in her hand, a tranquil

as if… one could never

of them

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him that such a simple and plain aspect could captivate all of his attention one

mending her uniform and looked up

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