August 2023

Chapter 7 “You didn’t,” Jackson answered. Just then, Jackson recalled the scene when he had taken Serenity home. When he had carried her back to her room and put her on the bed, she had suddenly pushed him down and pinned him to the bed. Jackson had been taken by surprise at that moment, and […]

Chapter 6 “I don’t need your favors,” Serenity said. Heiden was drunk, and he rushed to Serenity, slapping her hard. “I told you to drink, so drink. You’re just a poor woman now, so how dare you refuse me?!” As Heiden spoke, he took the bottle and poured the liquid into Serenity’s mouth. Serenity tried

Chapter 5 “Because…” Serenity swallowed the last bite of her bun which tasted mediocre, at best. In the past, she would have disliked it, but now, taste had become secondary to her. What was more important was to have enough food to fill her belly. “I guess it’s because we’re the same kind of people,”

Chapter 4 Aria’s countenance changed abruptly. Grayson, on the other hand, had already slapped Serenity hard across her face. “How dare you speak like that?!” Grayson berated. “You’re the one who killed someone and got thrown into prison! Do you know how much trouble this family got into because of you?! You have no future

Chapter 3 “I’m sorry,” Serenity’s face suddenly turned red. “I… I was just… If… If you’ve got nowhere to go, you can stay with me here.” She blurted those words out nervously at first, but now that she had gotten it off her chest, she was filled with a sense of relief. The man’s obsidian-like

Chapter 2 What Serenity had said at the time was, “If you keep beating him up like that, he’ll die!” “So what?” Jackson peered down at the man who was laboriously struggling to get up from the ground, his gaze piercingly cold. Serenity was taken aback. It was only then that she had a good

Chapter 1 Her emaciated body was ruthlessly pinned to the ground, her hands stained with blood. “Look at you,” she heard a voice full of contempt say from above her. “The former most promising up-and-coming lawyer is now nothing but a worthless pile of dirt!” Serenity Lewis raised her head with great effort and stared