Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Shawn’s face turned pale. “Jas, you’re my cousin, so why aren’t you helping me? I’ve had a crush on Serenity for many years and have such deep feelings for her. If you don’t let me go to your store, you’re stopping me from seeing Serenity.”
Jasmine said, “I’m only telling you all these because I’m your cousin. Not to mention Serenity doesn’t like you. And even if she does like you back, I don’t approve of you two being together.”
“Why not?”
“Because of your family. I know my aunt very well. If she finds out that you like Serenity, do you think she’ll still smile at Serenity? She will only do everything possible to prevent you two from meeting each other. She may even do extreme things to Serenity.
“My aunt has been in high society for more than 20 years, so she has very high standards. You’re her only son and hope. You’re also the default successor of Lowe Enterprise, so her expectations of you are very high. She wants you to marry someone from an affluent family.
“Serenity’s a great girl, and her only flaw is her family background. If you’re not involved, my aunt will happily treat Serenity as her niece for my sake. But when it comes to you, she will be ruthless. Serenity is definitely not a good daughter–in–law candidate in my aunt’s eyes.” Jasmine got to the point and showed no mercy.
“Shawn, your feelings for Serenity won’t benefit Serenity. It will only bring disaster to her. I’m your cousin, and I don’t want you to be hurt by love, but I’m also Serenity’s best friend. I don’t want Serenity to be hurt by my relatives.
“Shawn, just let it go. Serenity is not the one for you, and she will never like you back. Think about it. You two have known each other for more than ten years. We all grew up together, so if she liked you at all, isn’t ten years more than enough time for her to develop feelings for you? “Serenity has treated you like a younger brother for more than ten years. An elder sister would never see her younger brother in a romantic light. If you don’t give up and go on like this, you’re the one who will suffer.”
Shawn’s face turned even paler than before. Shawn only knew that he loved Serenity and saw that his mother liked Serenity very much. He did not think any further.
“Serenity got married to a stranger to move out of Liberty’s house because Liberty has always been worried about her. To reassure Liberty, Serenity married Mr. York at first sight and lied to Liberty about it. Liberty had always thought they got married for love.
“Why would Serenity rather marry a stranger than ask us for help? That’s because she had never thought about you guys. Your aunt once thought about matchmaking Serenity with your eldest cousin. In fact, as long as Serenity told me of her plans, she could have the liberty to choose any men from the family.
“But in the end, she married Mr. York without telling anyone.”
Shawn asked with a trembling voice, “Jas, do I have no chance at all?”
“None.”
Shawn was speechless.
Seeing her cousin’s despair, Jasmine could not bear it and sighed. “Shawn, listen to my advice. Stop your crush on Serenity before she finds out. The sooner you let it go, the higher chances of you maintaining this friendship with her. Otherwise, you won’t be able to stay friends.”
“I think Serenity knows.
“She’s very cold to me now…”
Shawn said bitterly, “Serenity and I will either become lovers, husband and wife, or strangers.”
Jasmine said viciously, “Then you should become strangers. That’s better for everyone.”
“Jas!”
Shawn’s eyes turned red.
Serenity was the first girl he ever liked, and he had had a crush on her for many years. Shawn had thought about it. They had known each other for more than ten years. His cousin was also Serenity’s best friend, and even his mother was very fond of Serenity. Therefore, he would confess his love to Serenity when he was more mature.
They would get their happy ending. However, his cousin brutally burst his bubble. He was in so much pain like his heart was cut into a million pieces.
“Shawn, if you really love Serenity, you should stay far away from her. That’s what’s best for her. If you truly love someone, you don’t necessarily have to be with her. As long as she’s happy, you’ll feel happy too.
“Seeing her well would be a relief for you.”
Shawn’s eyes were red, and he said bitterly, “Jas, I’m not that selfless.”
He loved Serenity and wanted to be her husband. He was not so selfless as to feel happy for her when she was with another man.
Jasmine looked at Shawn with a stern face and said seriously,” Shawn, don’t make me look down on you!
Shawn was too hurt to speak.
He felt like he could not let it go.
However, he could not do anything to hurt Serenity either.
Jasmine eased her expression because Shawn was her cousin after all. She sighed and said, “Shawn, I’ve already told you whatever I could. You should calm down first and force yourself to stay away from my store for a while. If you don’t see Serenity for some time, your feelings for her will fade.”
As she finished speaking, she got up and said, “This coffee is my treat. I’m heading back to the store. You should hurry back to the office because yo ‘re still a trainee. You should work harder than anyone else because you’re not the only successor in your family. If you don’t work hard, you’ll eventually lose what should belong to you.”
With the last bit of advice spoken, Jasmine pulled out her chair, and turned to walk away.
Shawn sat there with a blank mind.
When he realized that he loved Serenity, he was not bold enough to confess to her. He just let the opportunity slip away from him.
When Jasmine returned to the store, Sonny had already woken up.
Serenity was making handicrafts, and Sonny was sitting beside her playing with his toys.
Jasmine looked at her friend quietly.
Serenity was good–looking and was especially beautiful when she was engrossed in doing what she liked.
Jasmine could not blame Shawn for falling in love with Serenity.
“Jasmine, what are you doing looking at me like this? Did you fall in love with me?”
Jasmine laughed. “I’d definitely fall for you if I were a man. Seren, do you know how charming you are?”
“How charming can I be? I didn’t even have a boyfriend before getting married.”
“That’s because you chose not to fall in love with anyone.”
Jasmine pulled a chair over and sat in front of the cash register. She asked, “Is your online business doing well now? I noticed that you’ve been making handicrafts every day whenever you’re free.”
“Zachary and his cousin recommended my online business to their colleagues. There are a lot of people in their company, so they brought in a lot orders for me. Ms. Stone also helped to promote my online business. Her circle is filled with rich people, and they ordered some of the more exquisite products.”