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.

former class beauty is now working as a sanitation worker!” Amanda chimed in with a

worker uniform stood

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 to dote on you excessively? And yet, you’re now working as a sanitation worker. What happened? Did

time she heard his

was William Sanders. He came from a well-known family in Solaria

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

to Janice, handing over the

hypocritical smile and

sorry for the trouble,

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,

he spoke, he held a glass of red

on, have a drink. You got charged for drunk driving

her head to avoid the glass. She also forcefully shoved William

his balance, and the red wine splashed all over his body.

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

to berate her as he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine and poured it directly

her body,

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

Apologize?

the one being insulted here, yet they

pursed her lips, and a sense of clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how wretched a

her current display only served

told you. Did you think you were still Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard, you know? No one would

tearing sound echoed in the room, and Serenity’s clothes were ripped open, revealing her skin

she exclaimed

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

three years of imprisonment with hardly any exposure to sunlight, her skin was fairer than an

yet to fade, and

these were remnants

hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see that Amanda was currently stepping on the back of her

now, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders here,” Amanda sneered, her eyes

as if her desire was only to see Serenity’s suffering

her hand made Serenity feel as if she were back

and could 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 room

to escape… She had to

force struck her from behind, causing her to

It hurt!

It was so painful!

back felt like

you trying to escape? Haven’t you heard about

William abruptly stopped talking.

painfully familiar voice,

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

but in the end, he

Zeke again after her

with 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 pissed me off.

hair and forced her head up to face

gaze fell on Zeke’s familiar face

was in pain, but now, he merely furrowed his brows in

coldly agreed to let

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