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.

former class beauty is now working as a sanitation worker!” Amanda chimed in

uniform stood out conspicuously in

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

heard Zeke’s name. Every time she heard his name, a pang would run through

it was William Sanders. He came from a well-known family in Solaria and had once

attempted to assault her. After Zeke had taught him

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

hypocritical smile and took the

for

and leave, William suddenly grabbed her arm from behind and said, “What’s the rush to leave? It’s a class reunion,

he held a glass of

drink. You got charged for drunk driving back

to avoid the glass. She also forcefully shoved William

wine splashed all over his body. He was instantly furious, and he

street sweeper right now! You really don’t know what’s

nearby bottle

her body, leaving her in

said, “Serenity, you should apologize

Apologize?

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

No

display only served to

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

room, and Serenity’s clothes were ripped open, revealing

exclaimed

to speak up for her, let alone step

was fairer than

of the scars had yet to

these were remnants from

suddenly felt a sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see that Amanda

You haven’t even

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

pain on the back of her hand made Serenity feel as if she were back in prison when her bones were being

even resist and could only accept her fate like the

But now…

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

escape… She had to get out

held onto her torn clothes and ran forward desperately. But suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to fall flat to the ground, and a foot heavily stomped on

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like it was on

to escape? Haven’t you heard about this club? My family is one of the

William abruptly stopped talking.

a painfully familiar

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

believed he would shield her from everything, but in

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

are 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

spoke, he grabbed Serenity’s hair and forced her head

gaze fell on Zeke’s familiar

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

back then when he had coldly agreed to let someone

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