Chapter 16

Serenity couldn’t help but tense when she heard those names. The mention of them itself was enough to give her the feeling of falling into a nightmare!

Naturally, she also knew about the six-carat diamond ring. After all, she had seen it in the news. Even if she tried to avoid seeing anything related to them, she would always come across something when she opened her phone and browsed the internet.

Back then, when she and Zeke had browsed through a jewelry store, she had also seen that pink diamond in its raw form. At that time, he had told her, “Serenity, if you like it, I’ll buy it and make it into our wedding rings when we get married.”

But in the end, Zeke wasn’t hers, and even that diamond ring didn’t belong to her.

“Serenity, um… are you heading back now?” A clear and slightly shy male voice drifted into Serenity’s ears from nearby.

She looked up to see a man in his early thirties with short hair standing nearby. He was wearing the sanitation worker’s uniform, and his face was slightly flushed as he looked at her.

She paused momentarily before she recalled that this man was from the convoy team, and his name was Peter Wall.

“Yeah,” Serenity replied after a while.

“Let me send you back, then. I happen to have some free time,” Peter spoke as if he had mustered up all his courage to say those words.

Serenity recalled that Xyla had mentioned that Peter was interested in her, so… was he trying to pursue her right now?

But she currently had no intentions of entering a romantic relationship.

“No, it’s fine,” Serenity refused.

“It’s alright. I have a car, so it’ll be convenient for me to give you a ride,” Peter spoke hurriedly, trying his luck once more for her to agree.

“Hmph! Who cares about your car? Serenity wants a luxury car for transportation, okay? Or maybe you should also buy her a six-carat diamond ring. Maybe then she’ll agree to let you give her a ride!” Quinn Fender, who was from the equipment team, piped up sarcastically.

Peter’s face turned red, and he was at a loss for words momentarily.

you refuse because you only want to ride a luxury car or want a six-carat diamond ring? Or would you agree regardless of who offers to give you a

could only glare

saying, “Thanks for the offer,

turned and

some lean meat and vegetables. She would cook soup with shredded meat and vegetables when

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your stomach still hurt?” Serenity

it doesn’t hurt anymore,”

should still take the medicine for another day so that you won’t relapse. Also, have your meals on time from now on. Distributing flyers isn’t a long-term solution. You should

I can find it myself,” Jackson assured her. “If you want me to find a stable job,

he was such an

couldn’t help but reach up to pat Jackson’s head with a gentle

be what having a younger brother felt like.

his own looking like it was covered in a layer of mist. Her action of patting him on the head was as

it, how long had it been since someone had touched his head

very young and say, “Jack, you have to be strong, stronger

Only then could he obtain what he wanted and avoid ending up like

the top of the city. He had achieved what he once desired, but he still

something more that he wanted.

What he wanted…

firmly on the person before

a phone rang, breaking the trance he was in.

was Serenity’s

Jackson had felt vanished instantly, and he frowned, feeling uncomfortable at the absence of it.

that he was becoming increasingly attached to her

the caller to find that it was from an unknown number. When she answered,

I know you’re not that kind of materialistic girl. Even though my car is cheap and a local model, I’ll work hard to get a better car

hurriedly hung up the

feeling slightly overwhelmed. She wondered if she should give a more explicit rejection to the man to avoid

it?” a cold voice suddenly rang out

a colleague from the Sanitation Office,” Serenity replied as she placed her

phone and asked, “A male colleague?”

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