Chapter 56

In the past, Serenity would always come here for a meal with her colleagues at the law firm after work. Back then, eating here was nothing more than a normal routine after an ordinary workday, yet now, having a meal here felt like a rare treat and an extravagant one at that.

“It looks pretty good!” said Jackson, trying to distract Serenity by changing the subject. “I’ll let you order, then ”

Serenity then ordered some dishes for bath of them. She only chose the cheaper dishes, and the most expensive one, a shrimp dish, cost about a dollars. All the dishes added up to about 25 dollars, which was not that much at all, but it was still the most expensive meal Serenity had had in a long time.

Jackson urged her to order more food, saying, “Don’t worry, Sis, I can afford it.”

However, Serenity merely replied, “This is more than enough for both of us to have a nice meal. There’s no need to order more food.”

Not long afterward, the waiter brought all the dishes to the table, and they both began to enjoy their meal. The food there was much better than all the simple dishes they had been eating together all this while. As they tucked into the shrimp dish, Jackson very thoughtfully peeled the shell off the shrimps before placing them onto Serenity’s plate

silently

you eating?”

smiled gently and replied, “I just realized that you’re a really sweet guy, Jack Anyone

she used to watch where the male protagonist had peeled the shrimps for the female protagonist, and how it used to fill

gesture might seem small and insignificant, yet it could make someone

once had he ever peeled any shrimps for her. In fact, she could now clearly see that wwen while they were dating, although Zeke had repeatedly told her he loved her, his actions proved that he never cared

for her at all

should have been no surprise then that when she had gotten into trouble, he had immediately distanced himself from her! “Is that so?” Jackson responded in a soft voice. Dating, huh? To him, it sounded

he might consider it, but only as a means to advance his

had both finished their meal, Jackson got up from his seat to pay the bill. Serenity was about to get up ton when she suddenly recognized a few familiar faces cutside through the glass wall, and

them to see her. Alas, it seemed that the more she wished against

were now inside the restaurant, and the waiter

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