Chapter 11

Grayson, Catherine, and Aria looked at each other at a loss.

Catherine wanted to curse, but Grayson stopped her. “Enough. That man may be an ex-convict too! There are all kinds of people in jail. Who knows what he was in jail for.”

Catherine paused for a moment before saying uneasily, “Are we going to leave this matter alone?”

After a moment of hesitation, Grayson said, “We’ll see. If Heiden does pursue Aria on this, we’ll think of something.” Grayson did not have the guts to go back in and challenge that man again.

Aria stood beside them, deep in thought the whole time. She wondered if the man earlier was really an ex-convict. She had been unable to see his face clearly as his bangs were covering his eyes. Even so, she could tell that he was charming.

For some reason, she found that Jackson’s figure looked inexplicably familiar. It was as if she had seen him somewhere before. Could he be someone from the entertainment industry?

***

Meanwhile, Serenity looked at Jackson, who was in the room with her, and thanked him.

“Thank you.”

If Jack had not come back, her father would have hurt her.

to do.” Jackson glanced at her ankle and said, “Your ankle hasn’t healed. I’ll help by rubbing it with the

the safflower oil, rubbed some on her ankle, and massaged the

nervously, “Aren’t you going to ask me about earlier?

you don’t want to say it, I won’t

to say. Those people are my father, stepmother, and half-sister,” Serenity confessed. “However, it doesn’t really

have anything else to ask?” She knew Jack must have overheard her father’s curses earlier, calling her

he looked up at Serenity. “What do you want me to ask?”

reflected a strange tranquillity

calmed down and took a deep breath. “I was in prison for three years, and I only just got out of prison not long ago. I was charged with causing death while drunk

in prison. Those who knew her history were judgemental of her and would deliberately keep

At this moment, she

Jack answered lightly

surprise. She blinked her eyes

reply. “As you said, I’ll call you Sis. We’ll take care

heart seemed to have calmed down because of

she did not notice the glint that flashed

***

met Jack, she could not relate him to the homeless guy her friend had been

cotton shirt, pants, and sneakers. Although he was wearing just plain street goods, his attire did not feel cheap because of his

His eyes were covered by his bangs, but even so, the occasional glimpses of

more striking than the idol stars she knew, and he had delicate features, even

made Lisa wonder if he

Serenity aside and asked surreptitiously, “Are you sure he’s really a homeless guy? Does he really have no place to live? He could be a star or

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