Chapter 1895

Jackson averted his gaze from Serenity. He tried desperately to calm his emotions to resist being affected by her, and to prevent himself from falling deeper in love with her. In the last few days, while staying alone in the old mansion, he constantly reminded himself to stop being a loser, to stop loving her so deeply. The deeper the love, the greater the pain when she betrayed him. Serenity slowly stood up from the bed and approached Jackson. She tenderly cupped his face in her hands and pleaded, "Jack, won't you look at me?" Although she was embarrassed, she longed to see her reflection in his eyes. He turned towards her. "Okay, I'm looking at you. What now?" Although he said that, his tightly clenched hands betrayed how he truly felt. Did she realize how much strength it took for him to suppress his lust for her? "Jack, we're husband and wife. If there are problems or conflicts between us, let's resolve them right now. I don't want to go through another period of separatio