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Chapter 229
“Are you saying that I scare you?” he asked.
She hesitated slightly before replying, “I know that you’re just treating me as an object in a game. You
still maintain interest in me because the ty hasn’t wom off, but once your interest fades, I’ll
become worthless to you. If I accidentally piss you off, I might end up getting tormented again like I did
back in prison.”
She never wanted to go through that kind of miserable experience again!
“Surely saying all these things to me wouldn’t piss me off, right?” he questioned.
Her body stiffened. Of course she was afraid that it would, but she still chose to say them.
Her reaction told him everything he needed to know.
Silence enclosed around them. It was a scary silence.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSerenity lowered her head. The only thing she could hear right now was her own breathing and
heartbeat. Jackson did not say anything, but she could feel his eyes on her.
She had no idea how much time had passed when she finally heard him say, “What if I tell you that I
don’t see you as an object In a game? Would you be willing to stay by my side?”
Her head jerked up. She looked at him, stunned. She did not expect him to say something like that.
“Would you?” He looked at her with passionate eyes.
She let out a bitter laugh. “What would I do by your side? Keep being your sister? Or do you want me
to be your playmate? Whichever it is, I’m afraid I’m not up to the task.”
His thin lips pursed into a straight line and his eyes gradually turned cold. The word “wife” got stuck in
his throat; he could
not utter it.
If she asked him to marry her, he would do it, but he, Jackson Valor, would never beg any woman to
become his wife!
He suddenly gave her a gentle smile. He lowered his body slowly and caressed her face gently. “In that
case, let’s keep this up. Let’s see which one of us has more patience. Let’s see if I’ll give up trying to
make you stay by my side first or if you’ll beg to stay by my side first”
Serenity’s breathing became a little heavier. Her body trembled slightly because of how close he was
He was always so unpredictable. A second ago, he was still mad, but a second later, he looked like he
already got over it
Jackson walked over to the table, pulled out a chair and sat dowIL
Serenity heaved a sigh of relief. She realized that her back and palms were sweating,
Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of him casually picking up her phone out of the corner of her eye. She
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmbolted forward to try and snatch it back from him.
But it was too late. He had already seen the content on the screen.
Jackson raised his eyebrows and looked at Serenity with a weird smile. “Why did you search for my
news online? If you wanted. to know something, you could have just called me. You don’t have to look
me up on the internet.”
She had no reply. What could she say? That she came across a live stream by clance and got curious
so she searched for the related content?
“The banquet has only just begun. Is it really okay for you to be liere?” She could only try to change the
tople.
“It’s just a banquet,” he said indifferently. There were quite a few of these banquets every year,
Sometimes, he would not even bother attending them.
“You haven’t finished your dinner yet, have you? Go on. Don’t mind me,” he said after taking a glance
at her half–finished meal.
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