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!”

Serenity’s sanitation worker uniform stood out conspicuously in

our class’s former academic genius and beauty? I almost didn’t recognize you after you spent three years in prison. Didn’t Zeke

time she heard his name, a pang

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

her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had become more restrained and didn’t bother her

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

on a fake, hypocritical smile and took

sorry for the trouble,

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

he held a glass of red wine

drink. You got charged for drunk driving back then, right?

to avoid the glass. She also forcefully

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

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

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

body, leaving her

you should apologize to William. Perhaps he’ll forgive you if

Apologize?

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

No matter

her current display only served to anger William

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

echoed in the room, and Serenity’s clothes were

she exclaimed

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

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

of the scars had yet to fade, and they appeared

these were remnants from her time

sharp pain in her hand. Wincing

haven’t even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders

her desire was only to see

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

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

But now…

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

She had to

her torn clothes and ran forward desperately. But suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to fall flat to

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like it was on

rang in her ear, “What’s this? Are you trying to escape? Haven’t you heard about this club? My family is one

William abruptly stopped talking.

Serenity heard a painfully familiar voice, “William? What are you

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

in the end, he

but tremble. She never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release,

is here with me for a meal too. However, she doesn’t know what’s good for her even

grabbed Serenity’s hair and forced her head up to

on

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

like back then when he had coldly

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