Chapter 59

Serenity furrowed her brows Was Zeke asking about… Jack?

“You should really mind your own business, Mr. Shaw. I was only with my brother yesterday. Do I need to report to you about that too?”

“Brother?” asked Zeke. “Since when did you have a brother?”

As far as he knew, the only sibling Serenity had was a younger sister.

“He’s a brother to me,” she replied, “and that’s all that matters. Do you have any problem with that?”

Zeke studied Serenity’s face, almost as if he was trying to determine the truth of her words from her expressions.

Just then, Xyla, who had been sweeping the other side of the road, noticed what was going on and hurried over, saying, “Calm down, Mr. Shaw! Don’t do anything rash! Let her go!”

Xyla recognized Zeke as the man who had accompanied Jenny Hall when she came to the Sanitation Office to apologize. According to her colleagues, this man must be Serenity’s ex–boyfriend.

“You really should let go of her, Mr. Shaw, otherwise someone might take a picture of you with her now, and then you’ll have a lot of explaining to do to your girlfnend, Miss Hall.”

expressions went through several changes before he finally let go of Serenity

want from you?” Xyla asked Serenity

she replied. “He probably had

he had for coming to her and asking her who she was dating, it was definitely not because he still had any feelings for her. Still, what had happened was undeniably odd. Only God knew what Zeke

better talk to the director during lunch break, Serenity. I heard that Quinn has been collecting signatures in

Quinn was sparing no effort in getting rid

there’d be no point in talking to him. If

job.”

said that, she still felt a little helpless since she had only managed to get this

sighed. She knew, of course, that workers in their position did not even sign a contract before taking up the job. Compared to those in proper positions like Quinn, they were, simply put, expendable. She

returned to the Sanitation

now,” Quinn told Serenity with a smug look on her face. “No one here has

at all,

This vexed Quinn.

can keep up that act!” she dared Serenity. “Soon, the director is going to call you into his office, then we’ll

She had worked so hard trying to get the signatures of most people in their workplace. Judging from

Resources Department came to her and told

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