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Chapter 176
The ambiguous way in which Jackson treated Serenity shocked the restaurant’s manager and Mr.
Crouch
It was said that Jackson had no interest In women. Even when he was with his former fiancée, the two
always maintained a respectful distance.
When had anyone ever seen him being so close to a woman, especially in such a public setting, and
even demanding justice for her?
Amanda knelt and trembled as she apologized, “Serenity. It was all my fault. I shouldn’t have spoken to
you that way. I-I won’t do it again. Please forgive me!!
Serenity looked at Amanda without a shred of sympathy. After all, Amanda had never shown any
sympathy toward her. She wasn’t a saint who would sympathize with someone who only knew how to
ridicule and mock her.
However, she didn’t appreciate this kind of gesture either. She felt no satisfaction whatsoever even as
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAmanda knelt before
her.
“Sis, do you think you should forgive her?” Jackson whispered as if he was offering her a chance to
decide.
“It’s up to you,” Serenity replied, lowering her eyes. “I’m hungry. I want to eat.”
“Right, let’s go,” Jackson said as he reached for Serenity’s hand again before signaling the manager to
lead the way.
The manager quickly guided them while Amanda remained kneeling in place, her mind still reeling from
what had just happened
Did Jackson just… call Serenity ‘Sis’?!
What did that mean? When had Serenity become Jackson’s sister? But the way Jackson treated
Serenity just now didn’t seem like a sibling relationship at all.
It seemed more like.. lovers!
As soon as Jackson left, Mr. Crouch angrily approached Amanda and said, “If you want to bring about
your own downfall, don’t drag me into it! Remember, it’s not that I won’t help your family, but you have
offended Jackson, and I can’t help
that.”
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After speaking, Mr. Crouch walked straight toward the restaurant’s entrance. Amanda suddenly
snapped out of her daze and quickly stood up to hurriedly catch up with the man
“I-I didn’t know that woman had a connection with Jackson. S-she deliberately wanted to harm me! She
intentionally wanted to use Jackson against me.”
“No matter if it was intentional or not, Jackson is now backing her up.”
“But didn’t Jackson let me off? Just now, he didn’t do anything further,” Amanda said anxiously.
Mr. Crouch looked at Amanda with a gaze that clearly showed he thought of her as an idiot. He used to
think this woman had some cunning, but now, it was clear that she was incredibly foolish.
Did humans care when they stepped on ants? How stupid was this woman?!
Without sparing her another glance, Mr. Crouch got into his car and drove away. Before leaving, he left
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmher with a final remark, telling her not to come looking for him again.
Amanda’s face twisted into an ugly expression.
How could this happen?! She had worked so hard to curry favor with Mr. Crouch! She had even
endured many losses, only to end up with nothing!
It was all because of Serenity! If she hadn’t known Jackson…
Suddenly, Amanda jolted as if she had realized something.
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Could it be…?
Her car being vandalized and her family’s company facing trouble, were they all happening because of
Serenity? Because she had mocked and schemed against Serenity, that’s why.. things had turned out
like this?!
Before, her family had discussed who they might have offended, but now, Amanda seemed to have an
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