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.

former class beauty is now working as a

uniform stood out conspicuously

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

Every time she heard his name, a pang would

was William Sanders. He came from a well-known

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

handing over

a fake, hypocritical smile and took

for the trouble,

from behind and said, “What’s the rush to leave? It’s a

he held a glass of red wine

got charged for drunk driving back then,

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

balance, and the red wine splashed all over his body. He

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

as he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine and poured

body, leaving her in a

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

Apologize?

situation ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one

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

current display only served to anger William

were still Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard,

in the room, and Serenity’s clothes were ripped

she exclaimed in

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

sunlight, her skin was

scars had yet to fade, and they appeared

were remnants from her time in

body and tried to stand when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to

in such a hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to

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

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

even resist and could only accept her fate like the powerless ant she

But now…

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

had to get out of

forward desperately. But suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to fall flat to the ground, and a foot heavily stomped on

It hurt!

It was so painful!

felt like it was

“What’s this? Are you trying to escape? Haven’t you heard about this club? My

William abruptly stopped talking.

painfully familiar

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

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

couldn’t help but tremble. She never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release, much less in such a miserable

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

hair and forced her head up to face

fell on Zeke’s familiar face

pain, but now, he merely furrowed his brows in

then when he had coldly agreed to let

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