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.

is now working as a sanitation worker!” Amanda chimed

worker uniform stood out conspicuously in the private

Zeke use to dote on you excessively? And yet, you’re now working

when she heard Zeke’s name. Every time she heard his name, a

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

assault her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had become

over the document and saying, “This should be the file

plastered on a fake, hypocritical smile

for the

from behind and said, “What’s the rush to leave? It’s a class reunion, after all. Let’s

a glass of red wine

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

together and abruptly turned her head to avoid the glass. She also forcefully shoved William away from her with

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

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

berate her as he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine and poured

wine drenched her body, leaving

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

Apologize?

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

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

her current display only served to anger

think you were still Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize

echoed in the room, and Serenity’s clothes were

exclaimed

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

with hardly any exposure to sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average

the scars had yet to fade, and they appeared grotesque and

were remnants from

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

leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders here,”

sparkle as if her desire was only to see Serenity’s

hand made Serenity feel as if she were back in prison when her bones were being slowly

those times, she couldn’t even resist and could only accept her fate like the powerless

But now…

William’s grasp. Then, she

She had

suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to

It hurt!

It was so painful!

felt like

trying to escape? Haven’t you heard about this club? My family is

William abruptly stopped talking.

Serenity heard a painfully familiar

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

once believed he would shield her from everything, but in the end,

expected to encounter Zeke again after her

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

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

gaze fell on

feel extremely distressed every time she was in pain,

back then when he had coldly agreed to let someone

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