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”

it later? You may be fine now, but when you grow old, you’ll be miserable because you’d have no children by your side. You have

her own family sounded like an outlandish

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

Quinn assert angrily. “Why the hell would you

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

to harm people! She’s clearly

seduced!” Peter snapped back.

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

Peter appeared

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 you, you should’ve found yourselves a

away, she threatened,

the exact same

with slight embarrassment before telling her, “Don’t take

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