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.

you! Our former class beauty is now working as a sanitation

moment, Serenity’s sanitation worker uniform stood out conspicuously in

and beauty? I almost didn’t recognize you after you spent three years in prison. Didn’t Zeke use to dote on

name. Every time she heard

she realized it was William Sanders. He

her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson,

directly to Janice, handing over the document and saying, “This should be the file

fake, hypocritical smile and

for the trouble,

and said, “What’s the rush to leave? It’s a class reunion, after all. Let’s

glass

have a drink. You got charged for drunk driving back then, right? Don’t tell me you can’t hold

avoid the glass. She also forcefully shoved William

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

girlfriend?! You’re just a street sweeper right now! You

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

her body, leaving

you should apologize

Apologize?

found the situation ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one

eyes. No matter how wretched a state she was in currently,

current display only served to anger

were still Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard, you know? No one would stand up for you

sharp tearing sound echoed in the room, and Serenity’s clothes were ripped

she exclaimed in

none of her so-called friends in the room was willing to speak up for her, let

with hardly any exposure to sunlight, her skin was

scars had yet to

were remnants from

felt a sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see that Amanda

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

eyes seemed to sparkle as if her desire was only to see Serenity’s

back of her hand made Serenity feel as if she were back

times, she couldn’t even resist and could only accept her fate like the

But now…

strength and yanked her left hand from William’s grasp. Then, she shoved Amanda off

She had to get out of

struck her from behind, causing her to fall flat to

It hurt!

It was so painful!

back felt like it was on

“What’s this? Are you trying to escape? Haven’t

William abruptly stopped talking.

heard a painfully familiar voice, “William? What are you

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

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

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

ex-girlfriend is here 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. Do

William spoke, he grabbed Serenity’s hair and forced her head up

fell on Zeke’s

in pain,

then when he had coldly agreed

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