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?

Just as she was about to turn around and close the door,

almost half of his face, making it hard to see what he really looked like at a glance. But Serenity knew that beneath those bangs was a

really

she had brought him home just like that. She knew it was an impulsive move, and perhaps even dangerous, but…

said and done,

some reason, to Serenity, it was the most beautiful sound

said, “I… I thought

and replied, “I just went out

then noticed that there were two big buns in the plastic bag that he was holding, and she smiled. It felt as if a weight had been lifted

I’m going to pay my respects to my mother’s ashes. Today

that, Serenity pulled out some candles and incense sticks from her bag and placed a framed photo on the shelf. Within the frame was a black and white photo of a woman aged around 30 years

then incense sticks before respectfully

things are going really well. I now have a job to support myself, and I earn enough money to stand on my own

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

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

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

a gentle voice, “I have someone by my side

on him. Under the flickering candlelight, she looked calm and composed, yet at the same time, perfectly happy and content. It was just as if

of the woman and added, “So, you see, my life really is going very well, so you don’t have to worry about me,

She then stood there in respectful silence, looking at the woman in the

fifteen minutes, the incense was all burnt out, so Serenity blew out the candle and told Jackson, “Let’s go. I’ll clean the place up a little and make us some soup, then we’ll have dinner together.”

“Okay,” he replied.

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

asking as they were eating, “What have you been doing for

take any job I could find. If I can’t find anything to do, I’d find

was doing that night on the streets? Serenity figured he must have suffered a lot in the past.

how old are you?”