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 out was Janice.

knew Janice had set her up. Janice was affiliated with the City Council, and the leader of the 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

working as a sanitation worker!” Amanda chimed in with

uniform stood

former academic genius and beauty? I almost didn’t recognize you after you spent three years in prison. Didn’t Zeke use to dote on you excessively?

she heard his name, a pang would run through her heart.

realized it was William Sanders. He came from a well-known family

to assault her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had become more restrained and didn’t bother

walked up directly to Janice, handing over the document and saying, “This should be the file you

hypocritical smile and took the offered document.

for the trouble,

arm from behind and said, “What’s the rush to leave?

a glass of red wine to

a drink. You got charged for drunk driving back then, right?

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

over his body. He was instantly furious, and he slapped Serenity

now! You really don’t know what’s good even if it landed in your lap!”

as he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine and poured it directly over

her body, leaving

smiled calmly and said, “Serenity, you should apologize to

Apologize?

ridiculous. Clearly, she was the one

clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how

current display only served to anger William

you. Did you think you were still Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard,

echoed in the room, and Serenity’s clothes were ripped open, revealing her

she exclaimed in

in the room was willing to speak up for her, let alone step forward to stop what

sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average person’s, but

had yet to fade,

these were remnants from her time in jail.

struggled to cover her body and tried to stand when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see that Amanda was currently stepping

hurry to leave? You haven’t even properly apologized

as if her desire was only to see

hand made Serenity feel as if she were

times, she couldn’t even resist and could only accept her fate like the powerless

But now…

strength and yanked her left hand from William’s grasp. Then, she shoved

to escape… She had to get

But suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her

It hurt!

so

like it was

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

abruptly stopped

after, Serenity heard a painfully familiar voice,

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

everything, but in the end, he had

She never expected to encounter Zeke again after her release,

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 want to speak up for her?”

William spoke, he grabbed Serenity’s hair and forced her

fell on Zeke’s

used to feel extremely distressed every time she was in pain, but now, he merely furrowed his

when he had coldly