Although Serenity couldn’t see Jackson’s expression in this position, she could tell that he was mindful of her answer.

Serenity pondered momentarily and answered, “Maybe.”

“I thought you'd say no.”

“I didn’t want to lie to you since we made a promise to be honest with each other.”

Jackson tightened his embrace. “It’d be nice if I was your childhood sweetheart. If only I could have met you a little earlier…”

“I would still fall in love with you even if I had a childhood sweetheart,” Serenity said.

“Really? You’re not saying that just to cheer me up?” Jackson asked.

Serenity smiled and cupped his face. “I just said that I wouldn’t lie to you! But that being said, I wish I could have met you sooner too. You must have been cute when you were a kid.”

Jackson’s ears reddened. Only Serenity would dare to describe him as cute.

Just then, Serenity’s phone rang.

It was an unknown number, but she heard Lucas’s voice when she picked up the phone.

“Is this Serenity? I have a