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.

now working as

worker uniform stood out conspicuously in the private

Didn’t Zeke use to dote on you excessively? And yet, you’re now working as a sanitation worker. What happened? Did he

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

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

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

to Janice, handing over the document and saying,

on a fake, hypocritical smile and

sorry for the

was about to turn and leave, William suddenly grabbed her arm from behind and said, “What’s

spoke, he held a glass of red wine to Serenity’s

driving

her head to avoid the glass. She also forcefully

red wine splashed all over his

You’re just a street sweeper right now! You really don’t know what’s good even if it landed in your

continued to berate her as he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine and poured it directly over

wine drenched her body,

said, “Serenity, you should apologize to William.

Apologize?

situation ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one being insulted here, yet they expected her to

No matter how wretched a state she was

display only served to anger William

apologize because I hold you in high

sound echoed in the room, and

she exclaimed in

to speak up for her, let alone step forward to stop what was

of imprisonment with hardly any exposure to sunlight, her skin was

had yet to

were remnants from her time

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

now, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders here,” Amanda sneered, her eyes

desire was only to see Serenity’s suffering as she pressed down harder on

feel as if she

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

But now…

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

escape… She had to get out of

suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to fall flat

It hurt!

It was so painful!

back felt like it

trying to escape? Haven’t

William abruptly stopped talking.

a painfully familiar voice, “William? What are you

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

had once believed he would shield her from everything, but in the end, he had casually discarded her like

expected to encounter Zeke again after

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

and forced her head

on Zeke’s

was in pain, but now,

had coldly agreed to let someone cripple

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