Obsessive CEO’s Sinful Wife by Lil’ Bamboo

Chapter 4

Aria’s countenance changed abruptly. Grayson, on the other hand, had already slapped Serenity hard across her face.

“How dare you speak like that?!” Grayson berated. “You’re the one who killed someone and got thrown into prison! Do you know how much trouble this family got into because of you?! You have no future left, so now you want to drag your sister down with you?!”

His eyes were filled with disgust for this daughter of his. He recalled how impressed his friends had been back when they had gained a connection with the Shaw family, and he was then reminded of how humiliated he had felt after that when Serenity had gotten into trouble!

One side of Serenity’s face was burning with pain, yet her eyes remained perfectly still and unperturbed, almost as if none of what had just happened mattered to her.

“I only came here to pay my respects to my mother’s ashes, but now I think I’d better get my mother’s urn out of here. She doesn’t have to be here anymore, and I will never set foot in this house ever again.”

After finishing her sentence, Serenity turned and left the place she had once called home.

This ‘home’ no longer had a place for her.

***

When Serenity returned to her place, the whole room was completely dark, and none of the lights were on. She turned the light switch on, and the scene that greeted her was that of an empty room.

It was clear at a glance that there was no one inside the small hundred-square-foot room.

Where was Jack? Had he left? The thought made her feel a little empty. Was she really all alone, after all?

door, she saw a tall figure slowly walking

he was still wearing the same shabby clothes, but he was holding a plastic bag in his hand. His thick bangs covered up almost half of his face, making it hard to see what he really looked like at a glance. But Serenity knew that

really be… a homeless

not know this man at all. She did not understand him one bit, yet she had brought him home just like that.

said and done, humans

nonchalant voice, yet for some reason, to Serenity,

tightened, and her voice sounded stiff as she said, “I… I thought

stared at her and replied, “I just went out

behind them. She then noticed that there were two big buns in

those together later,” she said. “Right now, I… I’m going to pay my respects to my mother’s ashes. Today is the anniversary of

frame was a black and white photo of a woman aged around 30 years old. She looked like a

a candle and then incense sticks before respectfully bowing at

my new life, Mom, and things are going really well. I now have a job to support myself, and I earn enough money to stand on my own two feet, so you don’t have to worry about me

aside, watching the woman who was smiling but with misty eyes. The light from the candle and the ceiling light danced on her

women in his life. In fact, Mira Hall, his former fiancee, was regarded as a rare beauty, so to Jackson, Serenity seemed just like

her background information before, so he knew that today was the anniversary of her mother’s death. However, why would a woman fresh out of prison sweeping the streets for a living

gentle voice, “I

and her almond-shaped eyes focused on him. Under the flickering candlelight, she looked calm and composed, yet at the same time, perfectly happy and

and added, “So, you see, my life

once again and burned an incense stick for her mother. She then stood there in respectful silence, looking at the

was all burnt out, so Serenity blew out the candle and told Jackson, “Let’s go. I’ll clean the place

“Okay,” he replied.

from the fridge. Then, she quickly rustled up a pot of tomato egg drop

“What have

I can’t find

that what he was doing that night on the streets? Serenity figured he must have suffered a lot in the past. After all, no one who was not at their wit’s end would sit

how old are