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.

told you! Our former class beauty is now working as a sanitation

Serenity’s sanitation worker uniform

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

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

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

when she was dating Zeke, William had even attempted to assault her. After Zeke had

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

on a fake, hypocritical

sorry for the trouble,

leave, William suddenly grabbed her arm from behind and said, “What’s the rush to leave?

he held a glass of red wine to Serenity’s

for drunk driving back then, right? Don’t tell me

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

splashed all over his body.

now!

a nearby bottle of wine and poured it

wine drenched her body, leaving

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

Apologize?

ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one being

pursed her lips, and a sense of clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No matter

current display only served to

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

sound echoed in the room, and Serenity’s clothes were ripped open, revealing her skin

exclaimed

none of her so-called friends in the room was willing to speak up for her, let alone step forward to stop what

was fairer than an average person’s, but it was also covered

scars had yet to fade,

of these were remnants from her time

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

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

only to see Serenity’s suffering as she pressed down

made Serenity feel as if she were back in prison when

resist and could only accept her fate like the powerless

But now…

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

She had to

tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to

It hurt!

It was so painful!

felt like

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

William abruptly stopped talking.

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

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

shield her from everything, but in the

to encounter Zeke again after her release, much less in

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 off. Do

William spoke, he grabbed Serenity’s hair and

gaze fell on Zeke’s

every time she was in pain,

then when he had coldly agreed

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