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 a sanitation worker!”

moment, Serenity’s sanitation worker uniform stood out conspicuously

years in prison. Didn’t Zeke

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

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

dating Zeke, William had even attempted to assault her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had

ignored William and walked up directly to Janice, handing over the document

fake, hypocritical smile and took the offered

for

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

glass of red wine

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

together and abruptly turned her head to avoid the glass. She also forcefully shoved

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

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

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

drenched her body, leaving

you should apologize to William. Perhaps

Apologize?

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

seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how wretched a state she was in currently, she

her current display only served

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

tearing sound echoed in the room, and

exclaimed

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

to sunlight, her skin was fairer than

scars had yet to

these were remnants from her time

Wincing in pain, she turned

you in such a hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders

if her desire was only to see Serenity’s

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

could only accept her fate like the powerless ant

But now…

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

had to get

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

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like it was

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

William abruptly stopped talking.

painfully familiar voice, “William? What

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

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

Zeke again after her release, much less in such a

here with me for a meal too. However, she doesn’t

hair and forced her head

on Zeke’s familiar face

feel extremely distressed every time she was in pain, but now, he merely furrowed his brows

when he had coldly

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