Chapter 1

Her emaciated body was ruthlessly pinned to the ground, her hands stained with blood.

“Look at you,” she heard a voice full of contempt say from above her. “The former most promising up-and-coming lawyer is now nothing but a worthless pile of dirt!”

Serenity Lewis raised her head with great effort and stared at the cold, exquisite face in front of her. Who would have thought that the most popular star in the entertainment industry who was as pure and innocent as white snow in the public’s eye could be so vicious in real life?

“Jenny Hall,” she spoke with a weak and trembling voice. “Why?”

“Why?” Jenny sneered. Her lips curled up in biting scorn as her sinister eyes glinted. “You killed my sister, and you dare to ask me why?!”

“It wasn’t me!” Serenity denied, frantically shaking her head. “I was wrongly accused!”

She laboriously tried to get up on her feet, and her eyes were fixed on the man standing next to Jenny Hall.

That man… was her boyfriend! That was the man who had promised to protect her for the rest of her life!

In the past, he would get distressed for a whole day even when a needle merely pricked her finger, yet now, all he did was watch silently as another woman tortured her.

“Z-Zeke…!”

Serenity shouted with all her might and pleaded, “I beg you… Please believe me…”

Outwardly, he was exactly the same as he always was—dressed in a smart suit and a pair of leather shoes—yet his eyes were icy cold as he stared at her. Gone was all the warmth. The only thing left was cold indifference.

“Zeke,” Jenny affectionately grabbed the man’s arm. Her ruthless expression changed as she faced him, and she now turned into an innocent woman who had been wronged. “You’re not feeling sorry for this woman, are you? I’m only doing this so my sister can rest in peace.”

“She brought this upon herself,” Zeke replied, gently stroking Jenny’s smooth silky hair as he continued, “She’s not worth any sympathy. Do whatever you like.”

Serenity’s eyes widened.

This man who used to treasure her as if she was the most precious thing in the world to him had nothing more to say but accuse her

broke free from the person pinning her down to the ground and crawled forward, doing anything she could to get closer to the

I wasn’t drunk when I was driving, and it was definitely Mira Hall’s car…

Crush!

on the back of her left hand. The pain pierced through her bones, but it was nothing compared to the agony

just stomped on her. She could

if her throat was filled with sand as she asked, “Have you ever

Zeke replied in the coldest voice,

her hands!” Jenny interrupted. “Just destroy them, Zeke! Those are the

moment, Serenity heard the man’s

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violently, realizing that she had just dreamt about

at her coarse calloused hands. After having spent three years in prison, her hands would never be as smooth and delicate as they used to be

was ultimately not crippled because the bones eventually healed. Unfortunately, her joints were now crooked, and she could no

damp day, her fingers would be in excruciating pain. Sometimes the pain was so

been accused of drunk driving and killing Mira Hall, who was not only the eldest daughter of the wealthy Hall family, but also the fiancee of Solaria’s most powerful

Serenity’s family turned their backs on her, and she had been kicked out of

got up to her feet and picked up the cleaning

was wearing fluorescent overalls, a sanitation worker’s uniform. Her delicate face was flushed slightly red because of the cold weather. Beneath her

appearance alone, many would assume that she was a college student fresh out of high school, but there was no youthful vigor in her eyes like many young

supposed to be on the night shift that evening and had just taken a nap in the

“Guys, look! Zeke Shaw and Jenny Hall

Shaw and Jenny Hall… Those names were like scars of

night, but Serenity still held firmly to the broom in her hands and swept the streets. The joints of her fingers throbbed in pain unceasingly

bear with it a little longer and it will be over soon,’ she told herself. For a sanitation worker like

came to a screeching halt in front of her, and out came a man and a woman. Serenity

her in

Ms. Lewis?”

are you doing here sweeping the streets, Miss

a lawyer!” said the

Travis while leering at Serenity. “Back then, she used to be Zeke Shaw’s girlfriend,

about reconsidering my offer? You know you can

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