Chapter 288

Serenity blushed involuntarily. She tried to look away. But he stopped her by holding her jaw. "You were staring at me intently. Is it because I'm good-looking?" She was at a loss for words. What was she supposed to say? That he's good-looking? That he's not good-looking? Neither answer sounded right! Serenity felt her face become hotter. She wanted to avoid his eyes, but it was impossible. The maid who was standing nearby tactfully lowered her head. Although she was not looking at them, she could hear their conversation, and that was enough to shock her. Mr. Valor really was treating Miss Lewis differently from how he treated other women. Could the rumors be true? Would Miss Lewis really become the mistress of the Valor family? But... wasn't she a sanitation worker? Would Mr. Valor really... marry a woman like her? That night, Serenity lay in bed, unable to sleep. Through the moonlight that slipped through the window, she inspected her bandaged fingers. Jackson had been chang