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.

told you! Our former class beauty is now working as a sanitation worker!” Amanda chimed in with a grin filled

sanitation worker uniform

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, a pang

person who had spoken approached Serenity slowly, and she realized it was William Sanders. He came from a well-known family in Solaria and had once pursued

Zeke, William had even attempted to assault her. After Zeke had taught

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

plastered on a fake, hypocritical smile and took the

sorry for the

William suddenly grabbed her arm from behind and said, “What’s the rush

spoke, he held a glass of red wine to

driving

to avoid

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

now! You really don’t know what’s good even

nearby bottle of wine and

wine drenched her body, leaving her in a

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

Apologize?

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

clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how wretched a state

display only served

you to apologize because I hold you in high regard, you know? No one would stand

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

she exclaimed

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

of imprisonment with hardly any exposure to sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average person’s, but it was also covered in numerous

scars had yet to fade, and they

of these were remnants from her time

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

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

to see Serenity’s suffering

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

and could only accept her fate like the powerless

But now…

William’s grasp. Then, she shoved Amanda off her

She had to

her from behind, causing her to fall flat

It hurt!

It was so painful!

felt like it

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

William abruptly stopped talking.

after, Serenity heard a painfully familiar voice, “William? What

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

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

help but tremble. She never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release, much less in such

Your 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?

Serenity’s hair and forced her

fell on Zeke’s familiar

was in pain, but

then when he had coldly agreed

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