Chapter 21

“If you like it, I like it too,” Jackson said.

“Don’t just consider whether I like it. You should consider if you like it instead. If you don’t, I can always find another style or color for you,” Serenity said.

“No need. This one is perfect. I really do like it,” Jackson assured her.

“Okay. I’ll get it, then,” Serenity said as she confirmed her order.

He looked at her and suddenly asked, “Sis, why are you so good to me?

Serenity would buy him clothes and a phone, yet she was frugal when it came to herself.

“Because you’re my younger brother, so it’s only natural that I treat you well,” Serenity said matter- of-factly.

Jackson was unsure why, but hearing her call him her ‘younger brother’ was somewhat grating on his

nerves.

that

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William was embarrassed at the club, he returned to a beating from his father,

Saunders family

significant losses to the

had attended the class reunion that day, they either

Everyone complained bitterly.

Resource Department, her legs shook, and she felt as though she couldn’t steady herself. She had been handed a termination letter stating that she had been fired and to complete her resignation process within a

Fired?!

considered that this would

of effort into securing her position in the City Council, and it had taken considerable connections and favors to secure this stable job. Moreover, her job was a

it be hard to find another job in the current market, but she would also be humiliated before her family and

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lose interest in her once he found out she had

had done wrong, they simply replied, “It’s an order from the higher-ups. Compensation for the termination will be provided, but you’ll

and

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