Chapter 8

Zachary was careful to watch his weight, refusing to let himself go and become overweight.

It was hard to shed the pounds.

Serenity smiled. “You’re fit, Mr. York.

“So… I guess I’ll go back to bed?”

“Sure,” Zachary replied.

“Goodnight.”

Serenity wished him goodnight before turning on her heel to leave.

“Hang on, Se… Serenity.”

Zachary called after her.

Pausing, Serenity turned her head around and asked, “Yes?”

Zachary looked at her and said, “Please don’t walk around in your pajamas next time.”

She was not wearing a bra underneath her pajamas. Unfortunately, his eagle eyes picked up on that.

They were husband and wife anyway, but what if someone else caught her in her pajamas?

The last thing he wanted was for other men to see through his wife’s body.

Red in the face, Serenity bolted back to her room and slammed the door shut.

Zachary, “…”

She was embarrassed before he could feel awkward for her.

Zachary took a moment to sit before heading to the master bedroom. He bought the furnished house at the last minute. It was move-in ready.

Nevertheless, his bedroom had not been sorted out due to the rush.

was quite impressed that Serenity knew how to take a hint instead

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations was not asked

the morning went by uneventfully

up at six o’clock in the morning

the place after she got up. If time permitted, she would help her sister hang the

she was trying to

unfamiliar bedroom that she spent the night in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to think I’m still at my sister’s place. This is my home.

to

that she could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep in even if

up since her tummy

glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By

it was hard to get up at this hour since he was home late last

A brief silence later, she turned around

order for kitchenware yesterday, but the

them in a

seeing a breakfast place in the neighborhood.

to get breakfast

what Zachary fancied

not like she could wake him up and ask, so she

breakfast omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast – the

No sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast than

and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the door to enter the house and

Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity did last night.

first, Serenity soon burst into laughter.

to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t

while later, Zachary reemerged fully dressed in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was he to

for forgetting that a strange woman was in his living space now. The strange

remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At times he

and the scheming girl saw

York, I got breakfast. Come and have

laughing her *ss off, Serenity did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining

over. He glanced at

I’m a

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