Chapter 990

"You... don't want me too?" He seemed to be having a hard time saying those words. Want him? Serenity found that word funny. He was Jackson Valor. Who was she to want a man like him? "You're drunk. Let me up, it's getting late..." He suddenly moved his face even lower, cutting her short. The tip of his nose was almost touching the tip of her nose now. "Drunk..." Serenity couldn't tell whether he was smiling or crying. "Serenity, I'm not drunk, my mind is crystal clear..." His scent was all around her. He said he wasn't drunk, but if he wasn't, he wouldn't be saying something like that. "Please don't abandon me," he murmured, his voice hoarse. His dark, pain-filled eyes looked like they were pleading. It was as if her promise meant the world to him. Knowing full well that he was drunk at the moment and that he might not even remember what she said tomorrow morning, Serenity still couldn't help but say, "Why are you saying these things to me, Jackson? You're asking me not to a