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As Yvonne spoke, her tears dripped down again. 

At that time, Yvonne was still tortured by her relationship with Roderick. Her son Jackson became the only one who she could rely on. 

She was sensitive and insane. Her emotions changed all the time, 

In an instant, she burst into tears and couldn’t stop crying. 

“Get out and leave me alone! If you like to have fun, just enjoy yourself out there!” After saying this, Yvonne closed the door directly. 

With a bang, the light disappeared, and Jackson was shut out by his mother. 

He lowered his eyes slightly. His slender eyelashes covered the loneliness and depression in his eyes. 

Cece raised her head and glanced at Jackson. “Hey…” 

She couldn’t quite understand the confrontation between Jackson and Yvonne, but she could feel that Jackson was sad. 

“Let’s go.” 

Jackson took Cece’s hand and walked back casually. 

It was not the first time. 

His father and mother kept torturing each other, but in fact, they were also torturing him. 

Every day of his life was filled with his mother’s tears and his father’s disgust. 

But today, he felt aggrieved for the first time. 

He bought a bouquet of beautiful baby’s breath and took a shortcut just to give it to Yvonne. 

But he got attacked. 

Although he was fine, there were countless bloodstains and bruises all over his body. 

They made him in pain. 

He was only 12 years old. He would also feel pain. 

He endured the pain to see his mother, but he only got her rage and depression. 

She didn’t even notice that he got hurt. 

The two of them walked out of the hotel. 

The bright stars were shining in the dark sky. 

“You…” Cece widened her eyes. 

Because in the dim moonlight, she saw a tear dripping down Jackson’s cheek and lips, and finally disappearing in his jawline. 

Jackson was still wearing a cap, so she couldn’t see the top half of his face clearly. 

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But she could feel that he was sad. 

Really sad. 

“Wait for me.” Cece withdrew her hand from Jackson’s palm and suddenly ran away. 

Jackson thought she wanted to use the Ladies‘, so he slowly looked away and stopped looking at her. 

His cold and melancholy eyes inadvertently glanced around the distant forest and sky. 

His eyes were unfocused. 

Suddenly, someone held his hand again. 

It was a pair of warm and soft hands. 

It was Cece’s hands. 

Cece went back to Jackson. She raised her head and looked at him with bright eyes. “I have something for you.” 

Jackson’s deep eyes finally lit up a little. 

Before he could ask, a cold object was stuffed into his palm. 

It was a glass jar. 

Jackson immediately lifted and looked at it. 

There were some fireflies in it. 

Those tiny little things were twinkling, like the shining stars in the sky. 

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“That’s all I got. I wanted to catch more fireflies for you, but…” Cece scratched her neck with embarrassment. Her eyes were so bright and pure. 

Jackson subconsciously looked at her. 

There were burning emotions and coldness surging in his eyes, making his eyes look extremely bright and deep. 

A bright flame seemed to be thrown into Jackson’s cold heart. 

It warmed up his heart. 

Jackson had always been like a silent ascetic, walking quietly down the narrow path of a gray world. 

He had no friend or love. 

He was alone all the time. 

There was no color or anything worth stopping for in front of him. 

However, this girl named Cece suddenly rushed into his dark and miserable world like a bright color. She lit his eyes warmed up his heart. 

His heart was filled with happiness at the moment. 

The sullen days were gone, and the sunny days started. 

All the melancholy and grievances disappeared. 

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“Cece,” Jackson smiled and called her in a low voice. 

“What’s wrong?” Cece blinked and asked him in confusion. 

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Jackson didn’t answer. He called her again like a stubborn child, Cece.” 

Cece frowned and asked in confusion, “Why do you keep calling me?” 

Jackson smiled and said in a gentle tone that he had never used before, “I just want to call your name.” 

The two of them talked for a while and then were about to say goodbye. 

“I’m going back to another village. My mother will be worried if she can’t find me,” said Cece. 

Jackson grabbed her hand tight and said reluctantly, “I’ll walk you home.” 

“No, it’s fine,” Cece shook her head and refused. “It’s quite far away, and you’ll have to walk. I’ll come to you tomorrow.” 

Jackson couldn’t say anything else. 

“Okay, let’s make a pinky promise. We’ll meet tomorrow.” Jackson lowered his eyes. He was afraid that he would not see her 

tomorrow. 

“Okay. I always keep my word.” Cece smiled at Jackson. 

The two of them made a pinky promise seriously in front of the fireflies in the glass jar under the starry sky. 

The next day. 

Jackson waited for Cece in the alley where they first met. 

They agreed on that last night. 

However, Cece never showed up. 

People were coming and going, and the sun gradually rose right above Jackson’s head. He was bathed in the burning sunlight, but Cece didn’t come. 

At that moment, Jackson had a feeling of being abandoned by the whole world. 

His only light was gone. 

Cece… 

Jackson waited for a long while. Seeing that Cece still hadn’t shown up, he decided to stop waiting and walk toward her along the path. 

He was very patient and searched every corner carefully. 

In the end, he found Cece in the middle of a man–made lake 

She had fallen into the lake. 

She was struggling in the water. 

Then she gradually sank into the water. 

Few people noticed that. Some onlookers who saw it couldn’t swim. They could only watch Cece struggling in the water. 

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