Chapter 53

In fact, at first, it was almost impossible for her to find any job that would enable her lo stand on her own two feet at all. “But you still shouldn’t waste your time staying in this kind of job,” said Xyla. “If you go on like this, you’ll never find a nice man to marry!”

For a woman like Xyla, what concerned her the most was marriage and how to find a suitable match.

“It looks like Peter doesn’t mind your past,” she continued, “so are you really not going to consider him? You can’t find many honest and decent men like him these days, you know.”

“No,” replied Serenity. “I can’t possibly be in a relationship with Peter.”

Xyla paused for a moment before exclaiming, “Serenity! You aren’t rejecting him because he’s just a driver, are you? Granted, he’s not a rich man, especially when compared to your ex–boyfriend, but…”

“Xyla!” Serenity interrupted her. “That’s not what I thought at all! I just.. I’ve been through so much, and I really have no desire to fall in love with anyone ever again”

that if you stay single for the rest of your life, you’d regret it later? You may be fine now, but when you grow

smiled wryly. The thought of having her own family sounded like an outlandish fantasy now.

whole day of working, Serenity and Xyla started to pack up all their cleaning tools and headed back to the Sanitation Office. When they were returning the tools, Serenity did not see Quinn Fender, the woman who had been terrorizing her every chance she got, anywhere in the office, but just as she was about to go wash her hands, she noticed Quinn standing next to

the hell would you want to wait for a woman like that? Am

her having been in prison already?!” Peter countered with displeasure. “It was an accident! She didn’t mean to

driving!” Quinn argued. “That means she meant to harm people! She’s

seduced!” Peter snapped

that these two were talking about her, she instinctively tried to avoid them, but before she could leave, Quinn suddenly noticed

sighed and stopped in her tracks. Meanwhile, Peter appeared awkward

public place,” Serenity calmly said, “and I only came here to wash my hands, not to listen in on anyone’s private conversation. If you’re so worried about people overhearing

a death stare. Before she walked away, she threatened,

red. She had heard the exact same threat more than a few times before in prison.

embarrassment before telling her, “Don’t take whatever she said just

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