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.

person who had called out

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

Our former class beauty is now working as a sanitation worker!” Amanda chimed in with a grin

uniform stood out conspicuously in the private

Zeke use to dote on you excessively? And yet, you’re now working

stiffened when she heard Zeke’s name. Every time she heard his name, a pang would run through her heart.

William Sanders. He came from a well-known family in Solaria and had once pursued her.

Zeke, William had even attempted to assault her. After Zeke had taught him a lesson, he had become more restrained

handing over the document and saying, “This should be

hypocritical smile and took the offered

the trouble, Serenity.”

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

glass of red wine to

You got charged for drunk driving back then, right? Don’t tell me you can’t hold your

the glass. She also forcefully shoved

splashed all over his body. He

You’re just a street sweeper right now! You really

he grabbed a nearby bottle of wine

leaving her in a disheveled state.

apologize to William. Perhaps he’ll forgive you if

Apologize?

the one being

lips, and a sense of clarity seeped into her inky eyes. No matter how wretched a state she was in

current display only served to anger

you think you were still Zeke’s girlfriend? I’m asking you to apologize because I hold you in high regard, you know? No one

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

exclaimed in alarm.

to speak up for her, let alone step forward to stop what

years of imprisonment with hardly any exposure to sunlight, her skin was fairer than an average person’s, but it was also covered in numerous

scars had yet to fade, and they appeared

these were remnants from her time in jail.

in her hand. Wincing in pain, she turned to see that Amanda was

haven’t even properly apologized to Mr. Sanders here,” Amanda sneered, her eyes

desire was only to

pain on the back of her hand made Serenity feel as if she

even resist and could only accept her fate like

But now…

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

escape… She had to get out

torn clothes and ran forward desperately. But suddenly, a tremendous force struck her from behind, causing her to fall flat to the ground, and a foot

It hurt!

was so

back felt like it was on fire!

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

stopped

painfully familiar voice,

Serenity stiffened.

That was… Zeke.

from everything, but in the end, he had casually

expected to encounter Zeke again

with your fiancee today? 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.

Serenity’s hair and forced her head up

on Zeke’s familiar face

she was in pain, but now, he

then when he had coldly agreed to let someone