Serenity could feel her heart pounding heavily in her chest.

Goodness, what had gotten into her?!

She blushed and quickly withdrew her hand.

“Okay, let’s… eat before it gets cold.”

With that, she concentrated on her food and started eating voraciously.

Jackson smiled faintly as he watched her face almost disappear into her bowl of soup, and the amusement in his eyes seemed to deepen.

“Then, do you like me, Sis?”

“Yes, I do,” Serenity replied without hesitation.

“I like you very much too,” Jackson said, his lips curling up into a smile.

It seemed like it had been a long time since someone had captured his interest like this.

***

After the City Council inspection ended, Janice said to Serenity, “Serenity, our high school classmates are planning a class reunion this weekend. You should come too.”

A class reunion?

Serenity laughed inwardly. Given her current situation, attending a class reunion would only invite more ridicule.

“No, I have something else on that day, so I won’t go,” Serenity replied.

“Come on, we rarely gather. What could you possibly have to do that you can’t skip? Join us, okay?” Janice urged, clearly eager for Serenity to turn up at the reunion.

If the former class valedictorian and class beauty were to show up in her current state, it would surely astonish everyone. Janice couldn’t wait to show their former classmates the state Serenity was in.

“I have to work this weekend. Did you think my job included weekends as regular days off?” Serenity replied.

Janice was momentarily speechless. She had indeed forgotten about that.

“But…”

“I have to go pick up rubbish now. Let’s talk another time if anything comes up,” Serenity interrupted Janice and walked away without waiting for the other woman to finish speaking.

Serenity wasn’t an idiot. She could clearly see what Janice’s intentions were.

However, she didn’t expect that even though she had deliberately tried to avoid it, the deputy director specifically instructed her to deliver a document to someone at the City Council on Sunday who was at a luxurious club in Solaria City.

Ordinary sanitation workers couldn’t even dream of entering an establishment like this, but when she arrived at the club entrance, staff members were waiting there as if they had already known she was coming, and they led her through a side entrance into the club.

One of the staff members pushed open the door to a private room that was filled with people.

As soon as Serenity entered the room, a familiar voice called out, “Hey, look! Guess who’s here!”

Serenity looked up to see Janice, Amanda, and a group of her former high school classmates.

The person who had called out was Janice.

Instantly, Serenity knew Janice had set her up. Janice was affiliated with the City Council, and the leader of the Sanitation Office branch Serenity was working at would naturally want to establish a good relationship with her. So, if Janice mentioned a seemingly insignificant document that needed to be delivered and specified who she wanted it to be delivered by, the deputy director would naturally comply with her request.

working as a

uniform

if it isn’t our class’s former academic genius and beauty? I almost didn’t recognize you after you spent three years in prison. Didn’t Zeke use

Zeke’s name. Every time she heard his name,

had spoken approached Serenity slowly, and she realized it was William Sanders. He came

even attempted to assault her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had

up directly to Janice, handing over the

hypocritical smile and

sorry for the trouble,

as Serenity was about to turn and leave, William suddenly grabbed her arm from behind and said, “What’s the rush to leave? It’s a class reunion, after all.

spoke, he held a glass of red wine

drink. You got charged for drunk driving

her lips tightly together and abruptly turned her head to avoid the glass. She also forcefully shoved

all over his body. He was instantly furious, and he slapped Serenity across

street sweeper right now! You really don’t know what’s good even if it

grabbed a nearby bottle of wine

body, leaving her in a

and said, “Serenity, you should apologize to William. Perhaps he’ll forgive

Apologize?

the one being insulted here, yet

eyes. No matter how wretched a state

her current display only served to anger

you were still Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard, you

and Serenity’s clothes were ripped open, revealing her

exclaimed in

room was willing to speak up for her, let alone step

hardly any exposure to sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average

to fade, and they appeared

of these were remnants from her

to stand when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned

hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders here,” Amanda sneered, her eyes filled with

only to see Serenity’s suffering as she

as if she were back in prison when her bones were being slowly

only accept

But now…

strength and yanked her left hand from William’s grasp. Then, she shoved Amanda off her before running out of the private

She had to

held onto her torn clothes and ran forward desperately. But suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind,

It hurt!

It was so painful!

felt like it was on

you trying to escape? Haven’t you heard about this club? My family

William abruptly stopped talking.

Serenity heard a painfully familiar

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

he would shield her from everything, but in the end, he had casually discarded her

help but tremble. She never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release,

me for a meal too. However, she doesn’t know what’s good for her even if it fell into her lap, you know? That

and forced her

gaze fell on

a man who used to feel extremely distressed every time she was in pain, but

had coldly agreed to let someone cripple

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