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 grin filled with

this moment, Serenity’s sanitation worker uniform stood out

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

she heard Zeke’s name. Every time she heard his name, a pang would run

William Sanders. He came from

her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson,

William and walked up directly to Janice, handing over the

fake, hypocritical

for the trouble,

and

he spoke, he held a glass of red wine

You got charged for drunk driving back then, right? Don’t

her head to avoid the glass.

man lost his balance, and the red wine splashed all over his body. He was instantly furious, and he slapped

think you’re still Zeke’s girlfriend?! You’re just a street sweeper right now! You really don’t know what’s good even if it landed

continued to berate her as he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine

drenched her body, leaving her in a disheveled

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

Apologize?

Clearly, she was the one being

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

display only

I already 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

room, and Serenity’s

exclaimed in

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

skin was

the scars had yet to fade, and they appeared grotesque

were remnants

in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see

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

to see

pain on the back of her hand made Serenity feel as if she were back in prison when

couldn’t even resist and could only accept

But now…

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

had to

struck her from behind, causing

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like it was on

her ear, “What’s this? Are you trying to escape? Haven’t you heard about this club? My family is one of the shareholders…

William abruptly stopped talking.

Serenity heard a painfully familiar voice,

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

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

encounter Zeke again after her release, much less in such a

your fiancee today? What a coincidence! Your ex-girlfriend is here with me for a meal too. However, she doesn’t

hair and forced her

on Zeke’s familiar face

to feel extremely distressed every time she was in pain, but now, he merely furrowed his brows

back then when he had coldly agreed to let someone

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