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.

class beauty is now working as a

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

three years in prison. Didn’t Zeke use to dote on you excessively? And yet, you’re now working as a sanitation worker.

name. Every time she heard his name,

approached Serenity slowly, and she realized it was William

when she was dating Zeke, William had even attempted to assault her. After Zeke had taught him

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

plastered on a fake, hypocritical smile and took the offered

for

turn and leave, William suddenly grabbed her arm from behind and said, “What’s the rush to leave? It’s a class reunion,

held a glass of red wine

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

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

his balance, and the red wine splashed all over his

now! You really don’t know what’s good even if it landed in

a nearby bottle

body, leaving her in a disheveled

should apologize

Apologize?

ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one being insulted here, yet they expected her to

a sense of clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how wretched a state she was in

current display only served to anger William

apologize because I hold you in high regard, you know? No one would stand up for you either,

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

she exclaimed in

speak up for her, let alone step forward

was fairer than an average person’s, but it was also

of the scars had yet to fade, and they

of these were remnants

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

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

seemed to sparkle as if her desire was only to see Serenity’s suffering as she pressed down harder

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

resist and could only accept her fate like the powerless ant

But now…

grasp. Then, she shoved Amanda off her before running out of the

to escape… She had to get

struck her from behind, causing her to fall

It hurt!

It was so painful!

back felt like it

ear, “What’s this? Are you trying to escape? Haven’t you heard about this

William abruptly stopped talking.

painfully familiar

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

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

never expected to encounter Zeke again

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 you want to speak up for

grabbed Serenity’s hair and forced her head up to

fell on Zeke’s familiar face

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

he had coldly agreed to let

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