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Chapter 57
Serenity raised her head ever so slightly to glance rideways. She then breathed a sigh of relief and
looked up at Jackson, asking. “Have you paid the hill?
“Yeah.”
“Let’s go, then,” she said, grabbing her handbag. Then, as if trying to escape something, she hurried
out of the restaurant.
“What’s going on?” Jackson asked. “Are you hiding from someone?
She paused her steps. A peculiar look flushed across her face, and she said, “My former colleagues
were in that restaurant,
I didn’t want them to see me
As she spoke, she chackled, almost as if marlding herself, and she added, “Isn’t it ridiculous? They all
know what has happened to me, and they must’ve guessed how far I’ve fallen now, yet I still can’t face
them and want to hide from them.”
She did not want to see the pity in their eyes. She did not want to see them feeling sorry for her.
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Back then, she had fought tooth and nail to build herself a successful career as a lawyer, yet now, while
all her colleagues were still in the profession, that path was closed off to her forever.
The derision she felt for herself at that mament suddenly made him feel deeply sorry for her.
“Then just avold them this time,” he said softly, holding her hand tight. “One day, you’ll shine even
brighter than them, Sis.”
any
of
Shine.. she smiled butterly. At present, she no longer dared to dream of a bright future because she
had to fight with all her might just to survive from day to day.
“I heard Jenny say you tried to get that woman. Serenity Lewis, a job the other day. I’m warning you,
don’t ever get Involved with that woman again! She was the one who killed Jenny’s sister, Jackson
Valor’s fiancee! Our family simply can’t afford to offend Jackson Valor!”
Zeke’s father’s stern voice rang in his ear through the phone. Zeke frowned slightly and simply replied,
“I know, Dad.”
“Don’t ever offend Jackson Valor,” was a sentence that he had heard too many times before. Back
then, everyone had blamed him for choosing a woman like Serenity to be his girlfriend. Fortunately,
after breaking up with her, he had started dating Jenny Hall, whom his family very much approved of
The Shaw family and the Hall family were equals, so they were a good match. They had almost gotten
married then, and the two families had nearly become in–laws. Although the marriage had not come to
pass, the two families still got along weİİ
The Shaw family hoped that if things turned really bad for them, the Hall family might be able to save
them by persuading Jackson Valor to go easy on them.
After the call ended, Zeke stared ahead at the red light in front of him and slowly stepped on the
brakes. The image of Serenity crossed his mind, and he could not deny that she was no longer the
same woman she used to be all those years ago. Although she might still look exactly the same, the
aura she now exuded was completely different. Not to mention that the sanitation worker uniform she
had been wearing convinced him that he made the absolutely correct choice in breaking up with her
back then.
He now knew that Jenny was his suitable match. As for Serenity, she now belonged in the past, a past
that might forever be a stain on him should anyone mention it to him in the future. He felt slightly guilty
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evidence for her back then, he not only refused her but even broke up with her right then and there.
Still, it was ultimately her own fault that she had killed Mira Hall! That one tragle mistake meant that she
had not only offended the Hall family but the powerful Valor family as well. How could be ever help her
then?!
As these thoughts went through his mind, a slender figure at the intersection that he saw through the
windshield caught his
eye.
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That was. Serenity!
Zeke was taken alsack, but what shocked him more was the discovery that there was a man by
man’s side. They were
saying something to each other, and then Serenity slowly raised her head toward the man while the
man leaned gently down toward her, their faces inching toward each oflier.
It clearly looked like they were going in for a kiss!
Anger bubbled up inside him. He did not expect Serenity to find a new man so soon after being
released from prison. He really should not have wasted his time trying to help her!
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