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

sanitation worker uniform stood out conspicuously in

prison. Didn’t Zeke use to dote on you excessively? And yet, you’re now working as a sanitation worker. What happened? Did he toss you

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

realized it was William Sanders. He

After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had become more

up directly to Janice, handing over the

fake, hypocritical smile and

for the

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

a glass

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

and abruptly turned her head to avoid the glass. She

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

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

nearby bottle of wine

her body, leaving her

apologize

Apologize?

the one being insulted here, yet they

seeped into her inky eyes. No matter

display only served to anger William

Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard, you know? No

in the room, and Serenity’s

exclaimed

was willing to speak up for her, let

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

of the scars had yet to fade, and they

were remnants

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 was currently

a hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr.

to sparkle as if her desire was only to see Serenity’s

pain on the back of her hand made Serenity feel as if she were back in prison when her bones were being slowly

those times, she couldn’t even resist and could only

But now…

left hand from William’s grasp. Then, she shoved Amanda

escape… She had to get

her torn clothes and ran forward desperately. But suddenly, a tremendous force 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 was

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

William abruptly stopped talking.

painfully familiar voice, “William? What are you

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

her from everything, but in the

help but tremble. She never expected to encounter Zeke

doesn’t know what’s good for her even if it fell into her lap, you know? That pissed

grabbed Serenity’s hair and forced her

gaze fell on

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

had coldly

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