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.

thing in the world to him

had no idea where she got the strength, but she suddenly broke free from the person pinning her down to the ground and crawled forward, doing

what actually happened in that car crash… but I wasn’t drunk when I was driving, and it was definitely Mira Hall’s car… that crashed into my car…”

Crush!

on the back of her left hand. The pain pierced through her

up strenuously and stared at Zeke, who had just stomped on her.

as raspy as if her throat

that I regret the most in my life,” Zeke replied in the coldest voice, “is once having you

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

next moment, Serenity heard the man’s voice reply,

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realizing that she had just dreamt

her hands would never be as smooth and delicate as they used to be anymore. Although the nails on all of her ten fingers had grown back, there were still some lingering effects of the injury on her

fingers, but she was ultimately not crippled because the bones eventually healed. Unfortunately, her joints were now crooked, and she

be in excruciating pain. Sometimes the pain was so unbearable that she wished she could cut off her hands just to get

driving and killing Mira Hall, who was not only the eldest daughter of the

that, Serenity’s family turned their backs on her, and she had been kicked out of the house. She was then sentenced

feet and picked up

overalls, a sanitation worker’s uniform. Her delicate face was flushed slightly red because of the cold weather. Beneath her almond-shaped eyes were a dainty nose and soft pink lips, and her hair was tied up

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

and had just taken a nap in the sanitation station, and she was

leave, she overheard some colleagues scrolling through their phones, reading the news, and saying, “Guys, look! Zeke Shaw and Jenny Hall are getting engaged! What a lucky woman! She’s a popular star, she’s from a wealthy family, and now she’s marrying into

Jenny Hall… Those names were like

firmly to the broom in her hands and swept the streets. The

bear with it a little longer and it will be over soon,’ she told herself. For a sanitation worker like her, even painkillers had become a luxury

was working, a Ferrari suddenly came to a screeching halt in front of her, and out came a man and a woman. Serenity quickly paled

came from a rich family and had tried to molest her in the

that the great lawyer, Ms. Lewis?” Travis Dawn mockingly

sweeping the streets,

if she was still a lawyer!” said the

lawyer!” replied Travis while leering at Serenity. “Back then, she used to be Zeke Shaw’s girlfriend, you know!”

How about reconsidering my

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