Her emaciated body was ruthlessly pinned to the ground, her hands stained with blood.

“Look at you,” she heard a voice full of contempt say from above her. “The former most promising up-and-coming lawyer is now nothing but a worthless pile of dirt!”

Serenity Lewis raised her head with great effort and stared at the cold, exquisite face in front of her. Who would have thought that the most popular star in the entertainment industry who was as pure and innocent as white snow in the public’s eye could be so vicious in real life?

“Jenny Hall,” she spoke with a weak and trembling voice. “Why?”

“Why?” Jenny sneered. Her lips curled up in biting scorn as her sinister eyes glinted. “You killed my sister, and you dare to ask me why?!”

“It wasn’t me!” Serenity denied, frantically shaking her head. “I was wrongly accused!”

She laboriously tried to get up on her feet, and her eyes were fixed on the man standing next to Jenny Hall.

That man… was her boyfriend! That was the man who had promised to protect her for the rest of her life!

In the past, he would get distressed for a whole day even when a needle merely pricked her finger, yet now, all he did was watch silently as another woman tortured her.

“Z-Zeke…!”

Serenity shouted with all her might and pleaded, “I beg you… Please believe me…”

Outwardly, he was exactly the same as he always was—dressed in a smart suit and a pair of leather shoes—yet his eyes were icy cold as he stared at her. Gone was all the warmth. The only thing left was cold indifference.

“Zeke,” Jenny affectionately grabbed the man’s arm. Her ruthless expression changed as she faced him, and she now turned into an innocent woman who had been wronged. “You’re not feeling sorry for this woman, are you? I’m only doing this so my sister can rest in peace.”

“She brought this upon herself,” Zeke replied, gently stroking Jenny’s smooth silky hair as he continued, “She’s not worth any sympathy. Do whatever you like.”

Serenity’s eyes widened.

Brought this upon herself?! Ha! This man who used to treasure her as if she was the most precious thing in the world to him had nothing more to say but accuse her of bringing it all onto herself!

no idea where she got the strength, but she suddenly broke free from the person pinning her down to the ground and crawled forward, doing anything she could to get closer to

in that car crash… but I wasn’t drunk when I was driving, and it was definitely Mira Hall’s car… that crashed into my

Crush!

down on the back of her left hand. The pain pierced through her bones, but it was nothing compared to the agony

and stared at Zeke, who had just stomped on her. She could never believe

as raspy as if her throat was filled with sand as she

replied in the coldest

her hands!” Jenny interrupted. “Just destroy them, Zeke! Those are

Serenity heard the man’s voice

***

had just dreamt about the incident in prison

at her coarse calloused hands. After having spent three years in prison, her hands would never be as smooth and delicate as they used to be anymore. Although the nails on all of her ten fingers had grown back, there were still some lingering effects

in her fingers, but she was ultimately not crippled because the bones eventually healed. Unfortunately, her joints were now crooked, and she could no longer perform

fact, on a particularly cold or damp day, her fingers would be in excruciating pain. Sometimes the pain was

Mira Hall, who was not only the eldest daughter of the wealthy Hall family, but also the fiancee of

been kicked out of the house. She was then sentenced to three years in

and picked up the cleaning tools

overalls, a sanitation worker’s uniform. Her delicate face was flushed slightly red because of the cold weather. Beneath her almond-shaped eyes were a dainty nose and soft pink lips, and her hair was tied up in a

alone, many would assume that she was a college student fresh out of high school, but there was no youthful vigor in her eyes

be on the night shift that evening and had just taken a nap in the sanitation station, and she was just about

overheard some colleagues scrolling through their phones, reading the news, and saying, “Guys, look! Zeke Shaw and Jenny Hall are

shuddered before hurrying out of the room. Zeke Shaw and Jenny Hall… Those names were like scars of pain carved

in her hands and swept the streets. The joints of her fingers throbbed in

told herself. For a sanitation

her, and out came

molest her in the past, and Serenity

lawyer, Ms. Lewis?” Travis Dawn

here

was still a

at Serenity.

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