Cupid's Arrow hit me hard!

Chapter 18

"I wasn't at the shop tonight. My friend wanted to attend a dinner party and asked me to tag along. Oh, right. Mr. York, I want to ask you about something, but I'm not sure if it's something you're comfortable answering."

Taking the seat opposite Zachary, Serenity stared at the man with her big bright eyes. The man was aloof, distant, and nasty toward her. She knew he built a wall around him to keep nobody out but her. However, he was blessed with good looks. His face was aesthetically pleasing as if she was looking at a beautiful scenery.

"The party was held at the Wiltspoon Hotel. I heard the hotel belongs to the wealthiest family in the city. Guess what? The heir of the family attended tonight too. His last name is York, but I think you're unrelated to that family, right?"

Without batting an eye, Zachary blasély replied, "We just so happen to share the same last name"

Serenity heaved a sigh of relief and responded with a smile, "I knew you have no relations to the wealthiest family in town."

Seeing that she was glad and relieved, Zachary somehow had to ask,

"Don't you want me to be related to them?"

"It's nighttime now."

added with a smirk, "Quit

the wealthy Yorks, would you marry a stranger like

are the créme de la créme in the social hierarchy, and I'm way at the bottom of the barrel. Even if you're only a cousin of the uncle to the grandfather of the family’s heir, I'd think you're out of my league. I wouldn’t feel

York, I don't feel the strain

lips without a

York Corporation? He was there tonight. People were all over him

pressed with his

around so no women could get close to him. Jasmine asked around and found out

you think it's a matter of sexuality or something else

nearly startled Zachary to bite his

with the stare

could she question his manhood right in his

surprise, Serenity broke it down for Zachary. "For a man of his stature to refuse approaching young ladies, he must not be interested in them. No wonder he's not married

do you know he’s not young at all? It doesn’t mean he swings

the York family. We're not living in romance fiction. It takes time for a successor to mature and prove his worth in taking over the family business. They'd be at least thirty-five before that can happen. That's reaching middle age. To a young girl like me, that's