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.

beauty is now working as a

worker uniform stood out conspicuously in the

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 worker. What happened? Did he toss you aside without caring

Every time she heard his name, a pang

who had spoken approached Serenity slowly, and she realized it was William Sanders. He came from a

Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had become more

and walked up directly to Janice, handing over

hypocritical smile and took the offered

sorry for the

as Serenity was about 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

he held a glass of red wine

on, have a drink. You got charged for drunk driving back then,

pressed her lips tightly together and abruptly turned her head to avoid the glass. She also

red 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 if it

to berate her as he grabbed a nearby

wine drenched her body, leaving her in a disheveled

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

Apologize?

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

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

current display only served to anger

girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard, you

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

exclaimed

willing to speak up for her, let alone step forward to stop

her skin was fairer

to

were remnants

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 her

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

her hand made Serenity feel as if she were back in

times, she couldn’t even resist and could only accept

But now…

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

had to escape… She had to

force struck her from behind, causing her to fall flat to the ground, and a

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like it was on

Are you trying to escape? Haven’t you heard

William abruptly stopped talking.

painfully familiar

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

from everything, but in the end, he had

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

Serenity’s hair and

fell on Zeke’s

man who used to feel extremely distressed every time she was in pain, but now, he merely furrowed his brows

like back then when he had coldly agreed to let someone

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