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 with

Serenity’s sanitation worker uniform stood

years in prison. Didn’t Zeke use to dote

stiffened when she heard Zeke’s name. Every time she heard his name, a

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

her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had become more restrained and didn’t

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

hypocritical smile and

sorry for the trouble,

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

spoke, he held a glass of red wine to Serenity’s

driving back then, right? Don’t tell me

together and abruptly turned her head to avoid the glass. She also forcefully shoved William away from her

splashed all over his body. He was

you 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

berate her as he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine and poured

body, leaving her in a disheveled

apologize

Apologize?

the situation ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one being insulted

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

current display only

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

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

she exclaimed in

her so-called friends in the room was willing to speak up for her,

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 appeared

remnants from

and tried to stand when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see that Amanda was currently stepping on the back of

You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders

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

only

But now…

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

escape… She had to get

onto her torn clothes and ran forward desperately. But suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like

escape? Haven’t you heard about this

William abruptly stopped talking.

familiar voice, “William?

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

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

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

a meal too. However, she doesn’t know what’s good for her even if it fell into her

he grabbed Serenity’s hair and forced her head up to face

fell on

time she was in pain, but now, he

coldly agreed to let someone cripple her

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