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.

it to those in need,”

had a meal, and as they were approaching the escalator to the

were clearly dark and grim,

them also spotted Serenity and Lisa approaching

angrier she became. She couldn’t understand what Serenity had done to brainwash her elder brother to make him so protective

just moments ago, when Zeke had warned her that if she picked on

beneath her skin, and it felt like she

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

cauglat off–guard, and she tumbled

side of the escalator, slamming

too late, and Serenity had already rolled down several

helped her friend up and glared at

hurt her! Do you know that your

where she was going and running into my

need to look at the surveillance footage and we’ll know the truth!” Lisa

over Serenity and asked, “Are

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