Chapter 21

“If you like it, I like it too,” Jackson said.

“Don’t just consider whether I like it. You should consider if you like it instead. If you don’t, I can always find another style or color for you,” Serenity said.

“No need. This one is perfect. I really do like it,” Jackson assured her.

“Okay. I’ll get it, then,” Serenity said as she confirmed her order.

He looked at her and suddenly asked, “Sis, why are you so good to me?

Serenity would buy him clothes and a phone, yet she was frugal when it came to herself.

“Because you’re my younger brother, so it’s only natural that I treat you well,” Serenity said matter- of-factly.

Jackson was unsure why, but hearing her call him her ‘younger brother’ was somewhat grating on his

nerves.

that he

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embarrassed at the club, he returned to a beating from his father, which landed him in the

between the Saunders family and

losses to the

that day, they either lost

Everyone complained bitterly.

she couldn’t steady herself. She had been handed a termination letter stating that she had been fired and

Fired?!

considered that this

it had taken considerable connections and favors to secure this stable job. Moreover, her job was a highlight when it came to blind dates and

fired like this, not only would it be hard to find another job in the current market, but she would also be humiliated before

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would probably lose interest in her once he found out she had been fired from the

the reason she was fired and what she had done wrong, they simply replied, “It’s an order from the higher-ups. Compensation for the termination will be provided, but you’ll never be hired

panicked and called

I do?! The City Council is about to fire me… Y-you said you have connections, don’t you? Could you help me think of something? Find someone who has a connection

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