Chapter 60
âQuinn Fender, I donât want anyone in this workplace to be hostile to each other. Serenity Lewis certainly has been in prison before, but that is no reason for us to discriminate against her, making it difficult for her to survive. Since you donât feel comfortable working with her, I think itâs best that you leave this job.â
But⦠But she was a fullâtime employee! How could she be fired just like that?! Quinn could hardly believe that it was real, yet she could not deny that it had just happened!
She heard someone urging her, âSay something, Quinn.â
She looked around her, then when her gaze fell on Serenity, she rushed toward her in a burst of outrage. She reached her in one huge stride and yelled, âYou! Itâs all your fault! If it hadnât been for you, the director would never have fired me! Youâre the one heâs supposed to fine!â
Everyone there was astounded. So the one getting fired had ended up being⦠Quinn Fender?!
âYouâre not joking, are you, Quinn?â
âBut how could it be?!
Quinn glared at Serenity with fierce contempt, and she started to raise her hand to hit her. Serenity managed to dodge her, but Quinn seemed to have gone rabid, and she was hellâbent on attacking Serenity.
Just then, sucneune stepped forward and held Quinn back from reaching Serenity.
âHavenât you had enough? What does Serenity have to do with the directorâs decision to fire you, anyway? How can someone in her position ever influence him?â
Quinn turned around and noticed that it was Peter.
Seeing this, the other drivers rushed forward to hold Quinn back too. And just like that, the whole farce ended.
âThank you,â Serenity said to Peter.
âDonât mention it,â Peter replied in a voice laced with guilt. âIf it hadnât been for me, she would never target you like that.â
Serenity was about to turn and leave, but Peter suddenly asked, âThat guy you called your brother⦠Is he really your real brother?â
Serenity stared at Peter, slightly taken aback by the question.
Peter then stammered, âI just.. I just feel like.. The two of you donât look like siblings.â
When he first saw them together, for some reason, it seemed more to him like they were lovers, not siblings.
âWeâre not related by blood,â she told him, but he is family to me,
Family, huh? Peter still could not believe it. Even if she did think of him as family, what about that guy� Did he think of her as family and nothing else?
The way that guy looked at Serenity, Peter could clearly see signs of possessiveness in his eyes, and it was definitely not the way abrother looked at his sister!
âAre you listening to me, Zeke
Jenny had to raise her voice when she asked Zele the question. He had been acting oddly distracted that whole day, even to the point where she had to repeat what she said a few times, and even then he did not seem to be listening to her.
âAh!â Zeke exclaimed, coming abruptly back to his senses. âWhat were you saying?
âWhatâs wrong with you today?â Jenny grumbled. âIf youâre going to act this way tomorrow when try on the dress, Iâm just going to find someone else to accompany me!!
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âJenny, I suddenly thought of something urgent that I need to attend to immediately!â
As he spoke, he shot up to his feet and rushed out of the private lounge in a great hurry.
Jenny did not even have the chance to ask him anything before he was gone. Now, she was left all alone in the spacious private lounge with a huge table full of food. Her expression was twisted by displeasure. What could be so urgent that it made him abandon her like that?! He seemed to be a completely different man compared to the tender way he usually treated her!
Meanwhile, Zeke made a call to his secretary while driving and instructed, âGo to the Sanitation Office and get me Serenity Lewisâs current address now!
Not long afterward, his secretary sent Serenityâs address to Zekeâs mobile phone. He then took off to her place at top speed.