Chapter 20

Serenity glanced at the back of her right hand, which Amanda had stepped on earlier today.

“I just bumped into something while sweeping the floor today. It’s nothing serious,” she causally replied, not wanting Jackson to worry.

“Really?” Jackson asked as he looked into Serenity’s eyes intently. “Sis, if someone bullied you, just let me know. I’ll stand up for you.”

He would make those people pay and ensure that no one would dare mess with her in the future.

Serenity’s heart raced for a moment. It felt as if Jackson knew everything.

“I’ll protect myself,” she said.

“But what if you can’t?” Jackson argued.

‘If it really came to that, it’s not like telling Jack would make any difference.’

However, Serenity didn’t voice these thoughts out loud, fearing it would hurt the man’s pride.

“Sis… don’t you like me protecting you?” Jackson posed another question, his deep inky eyes fixed on

her.

her lips and

your way in life and become strong,

my best to keep others

now,

in his eyes, but Jackson didn’t comment

simply nodded lightly and replied,

her slightly torn uniform, then pulled out

at the woman who was enveloped by the dim

down. Her hair seemed slightly dry and dull, perhaps due to the lack of care and nutrition from her three years in prison as well as the exposure to the current elements. Her skin wasn’t as fair as it looked, and though she looked delicate, a sense of weathered hardness lined her face due to the hardships she had

in her hand, a tranquil and elegant air emanated from her, which was attractive in

one could never

rarely saw women mending clothes like this. Many of them would intentionally present themselves as noble, elegant, or even

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had never occurred to him that such a simple and plain

finished mending her uniform and looked

on her that it made her

is it? Why are you looking

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