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.

as a sanitation worker!” Amanda chimed in

sanitation worker uniform

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

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

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

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

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

plastered on a fake, hypocritical smile and took the

sorry for

and said,

glass of red wine to Serenity’s

driving back then,

turned her head to avoid the glass. She also forcefully shoved William away from her with both

all over his

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

continued to berate her as he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine and

body,

apologize to

Apologize?

one being insulted

and a sense of clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No

only served to anger William

I already told you. Did you think you were still Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize

sound echoed in the room, and Serenity’s clothes

exclaimed in

willing to speak up for her, let

exposure to sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average person’s, but it was also covered in numerous

yet to fade, and

these were remnants from her

struggled to cover her body and tried to stand when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see that Amanda

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

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

hand made Serenity feel as if she were back in

could only accept her fate

But now…

she shoved Amanda off her before running out

had to escape… She had to

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

It hurt!

It was so painful!

back felt like it

this? Are you trying to escape? Haven’t you heard about this club? My family is

William abruptly stopped talking.

a painfully familiar voice, “William? What

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

her from everything, but in the end,

to encounter Zeke again

doesn’t know what’s good for her even if it fell into her lap, you know? That pissed me off. Do you want to speak up for

Serenity’s hair and forced

gaze fell on Zeke’s familiar face

extremely distressed every time she was in pain, but now, he merely

he had coldly agreed to let

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