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Chapter 165

In desperation, Serenity could only call the number with faint hope.

The call went through, but no one picked up. All she could hear was the beeping tone.

But she would not give up just yet. She called the number for a second time, then a third time…

Meanwhile, on the other end of the line, a few top executives were in Jackson Valor’s CEO office, their attention fixed on the ringing cheap old phone. All the top executives knew that recently, the CEO had started to have two phones with him at all times. One was his usual phone, and the other was this curious cheap old mobile phone.

As for the phone’s origin, the only person apart from Mr. Valor himself who knew about it would be Connor Gunn, his secretary. But if anyone asked Connor about it, the latter would just smile and refuse to say a single word about it.

Because of this, the top executives could not help but speculate about this strange phone.

for so long, and he still would not pick it up even though his

odd reaction stirred even more curiosity in the top executives‘ hearts, and they all turned to Connor.

Connor, who had been standing beside Jackson all along, was secretly worried as he watched the phone ringing. The only person who could call this number was Serenity Lewis and no one else.

that his boss had been down in the dumps after Serenity had refused to

Mr. Valor not care about Serenity Lewis anymore?

could not be. Connor had a hunch that perhaps the opposite was true. Perhaps Jackson cared about Serenity even more than he imagined. If Serenity meant nothing to Jackson, he could have easily thrown the phone away, yet he kept it by his side at all times all along. Could that mean that

not let go

would be

that a man like Jackson Valor would ever be interested in a woman like. Serenity Lewis? And yet, she had rejected him!

minutes later, the phone finally

look up at the top executives in the room and tell them, “Okay, continue the

moment before hastily

up. Could it be that Jackson Valor had… discarded this number, after all? Was that why no

weird and started to ask in concern, “What’s wrong. Serenity? You’ve been calling someone for ages! The food is going to get cold if you don’t start eating, you

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