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!” Amanda chimed in with a

uniform

isn’t our class’s former academic genius and beauty? I almost didn’t 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

stiffened when she heard Zeke’s name. Every time she heard his name, a pang would run through her

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

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

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

hypocritical

for the trouble,

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

he spoke, he held a glass

drunk driving back then,

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

splashed all over his body. He was instantly furious,

right now! You really don’t know what’s good

grabbed a nearby bottle of wine and poured it

chilled wine drenched her body,

you should apologize

Apologize?

found the situation ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one

her lips, and a sense of clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how wretched a state she was in currently, she wouldn’t be easily

only

were still Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because

the room, and Serenity’s clothes were ripped

she exclaimed

speak up

sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average person’s, but it was

to fade, and they appeared grotesque

of these were remnants

and tried 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

even properly apologized to

only to see Serenity’s suffering as she pressed

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

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

She had to

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

It hurt!

It was so painful!

felt like it was on

Haven’t you heard about this club? My family is one of the

William abruptly stopped talking.

after, Serenity heard a painfully familiar

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

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

tremble. She never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release, much less in such a

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

spoke, he grabbed Serenity’s hair and forced her head up to face

on Zeke’s familiar face

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

then when he had coldly agreed to let someone cripple

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