Chapter 167

Serenity walked into the office, after which Connor gently closed the door behind her.

He decided to bring Serenity here not just because of what she had told him, of course, but because he knew how much his own boss cared about this woman. Perhaps he only wanted her to coax him a little. Besides, Serenity looked very visibly troubled just now, so it might give Jackson a great chance to swoop in and save her.

The thought of this somehow brightened Connor’s mood.

Afterward, when he returned to his office, his colleague came over to him and asked, “Who was that woman who went into the CEO’s office with you just now, Mr. Gunn?”

The employee was especially curious because judging by the way the woman dressed, there was no way that she was the kind of person who usually went in and out of Mr. Valor’s office at all.

Nevertheless, the only reply from Connor was, “That’s none of your business. If you needed to know about it, you would’ve known it already.”

gossiping about Jackson Valor had always

at his desk, almost choked by the tense air of awkwardness. Back then, she had firmly refused to stay by his side no matter what, and she was certain that from then

to swallow her own pride and come crawling back to him would come so soon. It had only been a few

like the man she knew. This man was sitting in a spacious office, clad in a smart gray suit with his hair combed back neatly, revealing his full forehead. His long eyebrows, were distinct, and his striking eyes were looking down, focused on the documents in

blue tie. His long fingers were wrapped around a black fountain

remained quiet in the office for a long while until at

just

froze. She never thought that he would still call her “Sis‘ after all this time. Still, this nickname was nothing more than a mockery and a cruel joke to her as it reminded her of how naive and stupid she had been. Back then, not only did she bring him back to her place, but she had

you,” she said, licking

responded, but his eyes were still fixed on the

for a while before saying, “Well, the thing is, I want my relatives to be released. They’ve been locked up long enough. I’m sure they’ve learned their lessons. I’m going to the police station to withdraw the case, but the case has

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