Obsessive CEO’s Sinful Wife by Lil’ Bamboo

Chapter 17

Serenity could feel her heart pounding heavily in her chest.

Goodness, what had gotten into her?!

She blushed and quickly withdrew her hand.

“Okay, let’s… eat before it gets cold.”

With that, she concentrated on her food and started eating voraciously.

Jackson smiled faintly as he watched her face almost disappear into her bowl of soup, and the amusement in his eyes seemed to deepen.

“Then, do you like me, Sis?”

“Yes, I do,” Serenity replied without hesitation.

“I like you very much too,” Jackson said, his lips curling up into a smile.

It seemed like it had been a long time since someone had captured his interest like this.

***

After the City Council inspection ended, Janice said to Serenity, “Serenity, our high school classmates are planning a class reunion this weekend. You should come too.”

A class reunion?

Serenity laughed inwardly. Given her current situation, attending a class reunion would only invite more ridicule.

“No, I have something else on that day, so I won’t go,” Serenity replied.

“Come on, we rarely gather. What could you possibly have to do that you can’t skip? Join us, okay?” Janice urged, clearly eager for Serenity to turn up at the reunion.

If the former class valedictorian and class beauty were to show up in her current state, it would surely astonish everyone. Janice couldn’t wait to show their former classmates the state Serenity was in.

“I have to work this weekend. Did you think my job included weekends as regular days off?” Serenity replied.

Janice was momentarily speechless. She had indeed forgotten about that.

“But…”

“I have to go pick up rubbish now. Let’s talk another time if anything comes up,” Serenity interrupted Janice and walked away without waiting for the other woman to finish speaking.

Serenity wasn’t an idiot. She could clearly see what Janice’s intentions were.

However, she didn’t expect that even though she had deliberately tried to avoid it, the deputy director specifically instructed her to deliver a document to someone at the City Council on Sunday who was at a luxurious club in Solaria City.

Ordinary sanitation workers couldn’t even dream of entering an establishment like this, but when she arrived at the club entrance, staff members were waiting there as if they had already known she was coming, and they led her through a side entrance into the club.

One of the staff members pushed open the door to a private room that was filled with people.

As soon as Serenity entered the room, a familiar voice called out, “Hey, look! Guess who’s here!”

Serenity looked up to see Janice, Amanda, and a group of her former high school classmates.

had called

Sanitation Office branch Serenity was working at would naturally want to establish a good relationship with her. So, if Janice mentioned a seemingly insignificant document that needed to be delivered and specified who she wanted it to be delivered by, the deputy director would naturally comply with

now working as a sanitation worker!” Amanda chimed in

worker uniform stood

use to dote on you excessively? And yet, you’re now working as a sanitation worker. What happened? Did he toss you aside without caring

time she heard his name, a

was William Sanders. He came from a well-known family in Solaria and

After Zeke had

William and walked up directly to Janice, handing over the

fake, hypocritical smile

the

grabbed her arm from behind and said, “What’s the rush to leave? It’s a class reunion, after all. Let’s catch up,

he spoke, he held a glass of red

got charged for drunk driving back then, right?

pressed her lips tightly together and abruptly turned her head to avoid the glass. She

man lost his balance, and the red wine splashed all over his body.

now! You really don’t know what’s good even if

as he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine and

body, leaving

said, “Serenity, you should apologize to William. Perhaps he’ll forgive you if you do.”

Apologize?

found the situation ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one being insulted here,

of clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how wretched

display only served to

I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard, you know? No one would

sound echoed in the room, and Serenity’s

exclaimed in

friends in the room was willing to speak up for

her skin was fairer than an average person’s, but it was also covered

had yet to fade, and they appeared grotesque and

were remnants from her time in jail.

felt a sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see that Amanda was currently stepping on the back

in such a hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized to Mr.

was only to see Serenity’s suffering as

Serenity feel as if she were

and could only accept her fate like the powerless

But now…

hand from William’s grasp. Then, she shoved Amanda off her before running out of the private room with all her

She had

a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to fall flat

It hurt!

so

back felt like it was on

her ear, “What’s this? Are you trying to escape? Haven’t you heard about this club? My family is one of

abruptly stopped

painfully familiar voice, “William?

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

he would shield her from everything, but in the end, he had casually discarded her like an unwanted

again after her release, much less in

What a coincidence! Your ex-girlfriend is here with me for a meal too. However, she doesn’t know what’s good for her even if it fell into her lap, you know? That pissed me off. Do you

he grabbed Serenity’s hair and forced her

gaze fell on Zeke’s familiar face immediately.

pain, but now, he

had coldly agreed