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!”

worker uniform

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

name. Every time she heard

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

had even attempted to assault her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had

to Janice, handing over the document and saying,

hypocritical

for

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

a glass of red wine

got charged for drunk driving back then, right? Don’t

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

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

Zeke’s girlfriend?! You’re just a street sweeper right now! You really don’t know what’s good even if it landed in your

a nearby bottle of wine

wine drenched her body, leaving her in a

calmly and said, “Serenity, you should apologize to William. Perhaps

Apologize?

situation ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one being

of clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how wretched a state she was in currently, she wouldn’t be easily

her current display only served to anger

to apologize because I hold

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

she exclaimed

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

with hardly any exposure to sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average person’s, but it

yet to fade,

of these were remnants from

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

even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders here,” Amanda sneered,

to see

her hand made Serenity feel as if she were back

even resist and could only accept her fate

But now…

grasp. Then, she shoved Amanda off her before running

escape… She had to get out of

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

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like it

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

William abruptly stopped talking.

familiar voice, “William? What are

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

everything, but in the end, he had casually discarded her like

help but tremble. She never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release, much

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

spoke, he grabbed Serenity’s hair and forced

on Zeke’s

feel extremely distressed every time she was in pain, but now, he merely furrowed

back then when he had coldly agreed to

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