Chapter 431


    Chapter 431


    Serenity held her breath when she saw his expression.


    Wait a minute… Was he… Angry?


    “You said you wanted to support yourself, that you’d rather continue delivering food for that restaurant


    than relying on me. I’ll ept that.” Jackson took a deep breath before he continued, “However, isn’t it


    quite normal for a man to buy little gifts for his girlfriend? Are you treating me as a boyfriend at all?”


    Serenity hit her lip nervously. At that moment, she was lost for words.


    “I understand that you don’t wish to rely on me, but that doesn’t mean you have to reject everything I


    give you,” said Jackson.


    He wanted her to live a good life and to stop being such a penny-pincher. Of course, he understood


    that she had developed this personality due to her experience. He knew that it would take time for her


    to change


    But… the frustration that he so desperately tried to suppress still made its way out.


    However, the frustration was directed more at himself than her.


    If only he had intervened back then. He thought that if he had defended her, Serenity wouldn’t have


    turned out like this today.


    Her life had been shattered by his hands. She used to be awyer with a bright future, but he had


    turned her into a person


    with


    a criminal record, which made it impossible to find a job. It was he who had taught her what it meant to


    live in poverty, where every dor counted.


    Serenity took in a deep breath and said to Jackson, “Alright, I understand. Could you please get me a


    scrunchie?”


    Now that she thought about it, she realized how she had drawn a firm boundary between them. She


    had initially done this to avoid repeating her past mistake. She didn’t want to be a parasite, but


    someone who was self-sufficient, N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    But now, their positions had changed. She was now his girlfriend, and there was no longer the need to


    maintain such firm boundaries. In fact, it would only be detrimental to their rtionship going forward as


    she woulde across as overly


    distant.


    Jackson brought her to the nearby stalls, but none of the essories on sale were to his liking. In the


    end, they went over to the shopping mall next to the market where there was a special kiosk selling hair


    essories.


    Serenity looked around and found that even the most basic ck scrunchie cost 15 dors each.


    Although its quality was good, it was too pricey for a simple scrunchie.


    Jackson looked at the scrunchie, and after confirming that it was the best one on offer, he said


    reluctantly, “I’ll take ten of these, please.”


    “Ten?!” Serenity was shocked. Ten of these scrunchies would cost 150 dors!


    “Weren’t you gonna buy ten earlier?” he asked.


    Serenity was speechless. She had wanted to buy ten scrunchies earlier because it would only cost 2


    dors for all of them. They were much cheaper if she bought them in bulk.


    Feeling dissatisfied with the quantity, Jackson got the shopkeeper to pick out a number of hair


    essories for them. “Is there anything that catches your eye?” he asked.


    Like any other girl, Serenity had an eye for pretty things. It went without saying that she liked these


    essories, but…


    “They’re too expensive. I don’t really need them, given my work environment.”


    To wear these essories properly, she would have to wear a matching outfit.


    “Then you can wear them for other asions,” Jackson said. “As for the price, don’tin about it


    unless it’s worth more than half my worth.