Chapter 21

“If you like it, I like it too,” Jackson said.

“Don’t just consider whether I like it. You should consider if you like it instead. If you don’t, I can always find another style or color for you,” Serenity said.

“No need. This one is perfect. I really do like it,” Jackson assured her.

“Okay. I’ll get it, then,” Serenity said as she confirmed her order.

He looked at her and suddenly asked, “Sis, why are you so good to me?

Serenity would buy him clothes and a phone, yet she was frugal when it came to herself.

“Because you’re my younger brother, so it’s only natural that I treat you well,” Serenity said matter- of-factly.

Jackson was unsure why, but hearing her call him her ‘younger brother’ was somewhat grating on his

nerves.

she truly forget that he

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returned to a beating from his father, which landed

several deals between the Saunders family and Valor Group were affected,

significant losses to the

other people who had attended the class reunion that day, they either lost their jobs or their family ran into

Everyone complained bitterly.

exited the Human Resource Department, her legs shook, and she felt as though she couldn’t steady herself. She had been handed a termination letter stating that she had been fired and

Fired?!

considered that this would happen

family had put a lot of effort into securing her position in the City Council, and it had taken considerable connections and favors to secure this stable job. Moreover, her job was a highlight when it came to blind dates and finding

she was fired like this, not only would it be hard to find another job in the current market, but she would also be humiliated before her family and friends. The prospective

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in her once he found out she had

Department the reason she was fired and what she had done wrong, they simply replied, “It’s an order from the higher-ups. Compensation for the termination will

panicked and

don’t you? Could you help

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