Chapter 76

After Serenity accepted the check, she left the store with Lisa

“Serenity, don’t you think that was a little strange? Lisa said as they exited the store. “Zeke actually handed you seven hundred and twenty thousand dollars without any hesitation, and Jenny was right there! Wasn’t he afraid that she would misunderstand?”

“It really is strange,” Serenity agreed.

“Do you think it’s because Zeke still has feelings for you?” Lisa wondered.

“No. He’s afraid. It’s as if he was afraid that I might get angry at Joy, and that would be detrimental to the Shaw Jarmily,” Serenity said, expressing her thoughts honestly.

Lisa found her statement somewhat absurd.

“Maybe he’s overthinking it.

“Who knows what goes on in his mind?” Serenity said with a shrug before looking at the check in her hand

“What are you going to do with this? Tear it up?” Lisa asked, knowing her friend well enough that she wouldn’t cash in the money for herself.

just donate it to those in need,” Serenity replied and

continued to window shop a little longer, had a meal, and as they were approaching the escalator to the underground parking lot after they were

dark and grim, almost as if

moment, the three of them also spotted Serenity and

done to brainwash her elder brother to make him so protective of her. He didn’t even allow a single negative word to make it past her lips without a scolding

warned her that if she picked

and it felt like she

how Serenity was about to walk past her to the escalator, Joy suddenly extended her foot

was cauglat off–guard, and she tumbled

in shock and rushed to the side of the escalator, slamming

late, and Serenity

friend up and glared

you know that your actions almost cost Serenity her

going and running into my foot. That’s not my fault, and she

a straiglat face! We just need to look at the surveillance footage and we’ll

looked over Serenity

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