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.

working as a sanitation

worker uniform stood out conspicuously in

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

Every time she heard his name, a

had spoken approached Serenity slowly, and she realized it was William Sanders.

then, when she was dating Zeke, William had even attempted to assault her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had become more restrained and didn’t bother

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

fake, hypocritical smile

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

glass of

You got charged for drunk driving back then, right?

and abruptly turned her head to avoid the

lost his balance, and the red wine splashed all over his

street sweeper right now! You really

nearby bottle

her body, leaving

you should apologize to William. Perhaps he’ll forgive you if you

Apologize?

she was the one being insulted here, yet they

No matter how wretched a state

current display only served to

Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you

and Serenity’s clothes were ripped open,

exclaimed

of her so-called friends in the room was willing to speak up for her, let alone step forward to stop

any exposure to sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average

scars had yet to fade, and they

these were remnants from her

in her hand. Wincing in pain,

even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders here,”

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

back of her hand made Serenity feel as if she

and could only accept her fate like

But now…

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

escape… She had to get out

suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to

It hurt!

It was so painful!

back felt like

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

William abruptly stopped talking.

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

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

he would shield her from everything, but in the

couldn’t help but tremble. She never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release, much

here to dine with your fiancee today? What a coincidence! Your ex-girlfriend is here with me for a meal too. However, she doesn’t know what’s good for her even

Serenity’s hair and forced her head up to

on Zeke’s

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

he had coldly

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