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!” Amanda chimed in with a grin

worker uniform stood out conspicuously in the private

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 as a sanitation

heard Zeke’s name. Every time she heard his

approached Serenity slowly, and she realized it was William Sanders. He came from a well-known family in

attempted to assault her. After Zeke had taught him

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

a fake, hypocritical smile and

sorry for the trouble,

and said, “What’s the

held a glass

driving back then,

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

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

a street sweeper right now! You really don’t

nearby bottle of wine and poured it directly over her

her body,

should apologize to William. Perhaps he’ll forgive you

Apologize?

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

seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how wretched a state she was in currently,

display only served to

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

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

exclaimed in

of her so-called friends in the room was willing to speak

exposure to sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average person’s, but it was also covered in

yet to

of these were remnants from her time in

sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see that Amanda was currently stepping on the back of her right hand

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

to see Serenity’s suffering as she pressed down harder on

her hand made Serenity feel as if she

and could only accept her

But now…

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

had to

But suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to fall flat to the ground, and a foot

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like it

escape? Haven’t

William abruptly stopped talking.

painfully familiar voice, “William? What are you

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

would shield her from everything, but in

She never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release, much less in such a miserable

you 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 if it fell into her lap, you know? That pissed me off. Do you

Serenity’s hair and forced

gaze fell on

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

then when he had coldly agreed to let someone

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