Serenity enjoyed the wine sip by sip, allowing it to marinate the inside of her mouth.

Jackson drank along with her, filling her glass whenever it was empty.

“Jack, don’t you feel life can be a little ridiculous sometimes?” murmured Serenity as she swirled the wine in her glass.

“What do you mean?”

“You see, back when I was first charged with the offense, every bit of evidence tied me to the crime. No matter what I said, everything was somehow refuted by cold hard evidence. In the three years I spent behind bars, I couldn’t help but ponder the truth behind this case. Who was it that did this to me? Can you imagine how much trouble one has to go through to build up such an impressive case...”

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Serenity’s face.”I even analyzed everyone I knew, trying to figure out what I did to earn such a deep-seated hatred.”

Every word that came out of her mouth struck his heart like a sledgehammer, causing him to wince inwardly with pain.

She raised he