It was eleven o’clock at night by the time Serenity closed the shop. She rode her e-bike home.

“Drive safe, Serenity.” The female store owner from next door graciously said.

Serenity replied with a smile, “I will.”

Watching Serenity’s receding figure, the female store owner muttered, “She’s such an independent child with a sad past. It was a good thing she stood up to her bloodsucking relatives and refused to succumb to their absurd demands.

“Just watch her. Serenity will rise above all t