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.

former class beauty is now working as a sanitation worker!”

uniform stood out conspicuously in

three years in prison. Didn’t Zeke use to dote on you excessively? And yet, you’re

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

spoken approached Serenity slowly, and she realized it was William Sanders. He

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

over

on a fake, hypocritical

for the trouble,

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

glass of red wine

driving back then, right?

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

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

still Zeke’s girlfriend?! You’re just a street sweeper right now! You really don’t know what’s good even if it landed

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

drenched her body, leaving her in a

smiled calmly and said, “Serenity, you should apologize to William.

Apologize?

situation ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one being insulted here,

eyes. No matter how wretched a state she was in currently, she

only served

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

sharp tearing sound echoed in the room, and Serenity’s clothes were ripped open,

she exclaimed

her so-called friends in the room was willing to speak up

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

yet to fade, and they appeared grotesque

of these were remnants from her time in

her body and tried to stand when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to

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

only to see Serenity’s

agonizing pain on the back of her hand made Serenity feel as

and could only accept her fate like the powerless

But now…

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

to escape… She had to get out

a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to fall flat to the ground, and a foot heavily

It hurt!

It was so painful!

like it was

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

William abruptly stopped talking.

heard a painfully familiar voice, “William?

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

everything, but in the end, he had casually discarded

never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release,

you here to dine with your fiancee today? What 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

hair and forced her head

fell on

extremely distressed every time she was in pain, but

then when he had coldly agreed to let

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