"I can't refuse, can I?" she asked.

His eyes flickered. The smile on his face faded a little. He slowly straightened up and looked down at her. "No, you can refuse. I can give you the right to refuse, but..."

After a pause, he said with a strange smile, "Are you really going to refuse?"

Serenity felt as if the air around her froze. If she agreed to his proposal, she would indeed gain a lot. It would change her destiny.

If it was any other person saying those things to her, maybe she would ac