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”

the rest of your life, you’d regret it later? You may be fine now, but when you grow old,

of having her own family

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

“Why the hell would you want to wait for a woman like that? Am I even worse than a jailbird

you shut up about her having been in prison already?!” Peter countered with

harm people!

I’ll gladly be seduced!”

were talking about her, she instinctively tried to avoid them, but before she could leave, Quinn suddenly noticed her and yelled,

sighed and stopped in her tracks. Meanwhile, Peter appeared awkward and embarrassed when he saw Serenity

in on anyone’s private conversation. If you’re so worried about people overhearing you,

walked away, she threatened, “Just wait and see what’s coming for

mildly flushed red. She had heard the exact same

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

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