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.

to those in need,” Serenity replied and carefully tucked the

they were approaching the escalator to the underground parking lot after they were done, they saw Zeke, Joy, and

on their faces were clearly dark and grim, almost as if they

of them also spotted Serenity

longer Joy looked at Serenity, the angrier she became. She couldn’t understand what Serenity had 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

bubbled dangerously beneath her skin, and it felt like she would explode at

to walk past her to the escalator, Joy suddenly extended her foot and

off–guard, and she tumbled down the

the side of

late, and Serenity had

hurriedly helped her friend up and glared

that your

replied indifferently, “It’s her own fault for not watching where she was going and

just need to look at

she anxiously looked over Serenity and asked, “Are

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