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.

as a sanitation worker!” Amanda chimed in with a grin filled with

Serenity’s sanitation worker uniform stood

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 would run through

she realized it was William Sanders. He came from a well-known family in Solaria

After Zeke had taught him a

over the document

on a fake, hypocritical smile

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 glass of

have a drink. You got charged for drunk driving back then, right? Don’t

turned her head to avoid the glass. She also forcefully shoved William away

balance, and the red wine splashed all over his

you think you’re still Zeke’s girlfriend?! You’re just a street sweeper right now! You really

grabbed a nearby bottle of wine

body, leaving her

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

Apologize?

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

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

current display only

girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because

the room, and Serenity’s clothes were ripped

exclaimed in

willing to speak up for her,

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

had yet to fade, and they appeared

these were remnants from her time in

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

hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders here,” Amanda sneered, her eyes filled with

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

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

only accept

But now…

hand from William’s grasp. Then, she shoved Amanda off her before running out of the private

to escape… She had to

her from behind, causing her to fall

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like

voice rang in her ear, “What’s this? Are you trying to escape? Haven’t you heard

William abruptly stopped talking.

after, Serenity heard a painfully familiar voice,

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

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

but tremble. She never expected to encounter Zeke again

with me for a meal too. However, she doesn’t know what’s good for her even if it fell into her lap, you know? That pissed me off. Do you want to speak up

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

on

time she was in pain, but now, he merely furrowed his brows in slight confusion, and his

then when he had coldly agreed to let someone

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