"You just what?" Jackson asked her sarcastically. "Don't tell me that you decided to come back because you love me."

Serenity stared at the man in front of her intently. His tears hurt her. She just could not understand why he would talk to her this way. His behavior was just so puzzlingly contradictory. But still…

"Yes, Jack, I've come back to you because I love you."

His pupils constricted in an instant. His heart drummed violently against his chest. It felt as if the words that just came out of her mouth meant the world to him. So much that he found it hard to even breathe!

How could this woman have such a dramatic effect on him?!

After a long pause, he finally asked her with some effort, "Did you think that I'd believe someone who left me for five years?"

"Then what should I do to make you believe me?" she asked.

He pursed his lips, unable to think of what to say for a moment. As if by instinct, his grip around her wrists suddenly tightened.

"Ouch!" Serenity cried with a f