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

sanitation worker uniform

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

name. 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 well-known family in Solaria and had once pursued

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

to Janice, handing over the document and saying, “This should be the file you

a fake, hypocritical smile and took the offered

for

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 catch

held a glass

drink. You got charged for drunk driving

lips tightly together and abruptly turned her head to avoid

all over his body. He was instantly furious,

Zeke’s girlfriend?! You’re just a street sweeper right now! You really don’t know what’s

berate her as he grabbed a nearby bottle of

body, leaving her in a disheveled

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

Apologize?

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

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

her current display only served

Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard, you know? No one would stand up

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

she exclaimed

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

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

had yet to fade,

were remnants

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

now, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr.

sparkle as if her desire was only to see Serenity’s suffering as she pressed down harder

as if she were back in prison

resist and could only accept her fate like

But now…

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

to escape… She had

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

It hurt!

It was so painful!

back felt like

you trying to escape? Haven’t

William abruptly stopped talking.

after, Serenity heard a painfully familiar voice, “William?

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

in the end, he had casually discarded her like

to encounter Zeke again after

What a coincidence! Your ex-girlfriend is here with me for a meal too. However, she doesn’t know what’s good for her

hair and forced her head up

on Zeke’s

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

he had coldly agreed

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