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.

you! Our former class beauty is now working as a sanitation worker!” Amanda chimed in with a grin filled with

Serenity’s sanitation worker uniform stood out

it isn’t 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 as a sanitation worker. What happened? Did he toss you

Every time she heard his name, a pang

William Sanders. He came from a well-known family in

dating Zeke, William had even attempted to assault her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had become more restrained and didn’t bother her

directly to Janice, handing over the document and saying, “This should

fake, hypocritical smile and took

for

grabbed her arm from behind and said, “What’s the rush to

glass of red wine

have a drink. You got charged for drunk driving back

her lips tightly together and abruptly turned her head to avoid

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

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

grabbed a nearby bottle of wine and poured it directly

body, leaving her in a disheveled

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

Apologize?

one being insulted here, yet they expected her

of clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how

display only served to

girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard, you know? No

the room, and Serenity’s clothes were

she exclaimed

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

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

yet to fade, and they appeared grotesque

of these were remnants from

when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see that Amanda was currently stepping on the

in such a hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders here,” Amanda

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

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

she couldn’t even resist and could only accept her fate like the powerless ant

But now…

she shoved Amanda off her before

escape… She had to

from behind, causing her to fall flat to the ground, and a foot heavily stomped on her

It hurt!

It was so painful!

felt like

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

William abruptly stopped talking.

familiar voice, “William? What

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

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

to encounter Zeke again after

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 even if it fell into her lap, you know? That pissed me

Serenity’s hair and forced her head up

fell on Zeke’s familiar

in pain, but now, he merely furrowed his brows in slight confusion, and his eyes

when he had coldly agreed

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