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.

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

moment, Serenity’s sanitation worker uniform stood

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

time she heard his name, a pang would run through her

it was 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 taught him a lesson, he had

handing over the

plastered on a fake, hypocritical smile and took

for the trouble,

and leave, William suddenly grabbed her arm from behind and said, “What’s the rush to leave? It’s a class reunion, after all. Let’s

glass of red wine to

drink. You got charged for drunk driving back then, right? Don’t tell me you can’t

lips tightly together and abruptly turned her head to avoid the glass.

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

a street sweeper right now! You really don’t know what’s good even if it

to berate her as he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine

drenched her body, leaving

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

Apologize?

ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one being

inky eyes. No matter how wretched a state she was in currently, she wouldn’t be easily

display only served to anger

I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard,

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

she exclaimed

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

of imprisonment with hardly any exposure to sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average person’s, but it was also covered in

scars had yet to fade, and they appeared grotesque and

remnants from

Wincing in

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

desire was only to see Serenity’s suffering as

as if she were back

only accept her fate like the powerless ant she

But now…

mustered up all her strength and yanked her left hand from William’s grasp. Then, she shoved Amanda off her before running out of the private room with

She had to get out of

and ran forward desperately. But suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like it

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

William abruptly stopped talking.

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

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

had once believed he would shield her from everything, but in the

She never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release, much less in such 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?

Serenity’s hair and

on

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

he had coldly agreed to

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