Chapter 3

"l will, Nana."

Serenity casually responded.- Although Grandma May was nice to her, Zachary was her blood relative while Serenity was only related to the family by marriage.

Serenity found it hard to believe that the Yorks would stand by Serenity during a conflict between her and Zachary.

Such was the case with her sister's parents-in-law.

Before marriage, the in-laws were nothing but good to Serenity’s sister to the point their birth daughter was jealous.

It was a different story after the wedding.

Every time Serenity's sister got into a disagreement with the husband, her mother-in-law would get on Serenity's sister's case about being a bad wife.

In short, the son was always family while the daughter-in-law remained as an outsider.

"You must be heading to work, so I should get out of your hair.I’ll get Zack to get you home for dinner tonight."

"Nana, I'm closing the shop pretty late at night.I probably won't be able to make it.Can we reschedule for the weekend?"

The school was off on weekends.

Since the bookshops livelihood depended on students, business was slow on days when school was out.

She would have time and no need to set up shop during such occasions.

"Sure."

Grandma May thoughtfully added, "The weekend, it is.Go on with your work then."

The old lady hung up the call.

Instead of heading straight to the shop, Serenity sent a text message to her best friend, Jasmine Sox, that she would make it back before the last school bell rang.

With one major milestone ticked off her list, Serenity had to let her sister know and move out of her place.

About ten minutes later, Serenity arrived at her sister's home.

Her brother-in-law had gone to work while her sister was hanging clothes out to dry on the balcony.

Seeing that Serenity was home, her sister expressed her concern.

this hour, Seren? Is the shop closed

in the afternoon.Is Sonny

Sonny was Serenity’s nephew.

was currently in his Terrible

won't be this quiet if he’s

last night as

out.He's simply under a lot of stress.It's not like I'm

clarified for her

knowing well that it was her brother-in-law’s covert attempt to throw her out.Her brother-in-law earned a lot as a manager in

him in college and was working

said to Liberty, "I'll take care of

stay at home

if we're going to have

she had found the right man, Liberty quit her job

son a year into the marriage and had na time to dress up between caring for a

nor could she break

young and beautiful woman to an overweight and

five years younger than her

passed away from a car

and Liberty only had

complete their studies,

was left, the sisters had to scrimp and

family home, Serenity and her sister

days were finally over when Liberty walked down the

adored Serenity and talked to her then husband-to-be about living with

yes about taking Liberty and Serenity as a one-package deal, but his resentment was beginning

a burden

Seren.Don't think that way.Mom and Dad left us too soon.I'm all you

Serenity was deeply moved.

Serenity could always count on her sister, but now it

Serenity took out the marriage license and showed

signed the papers and came back to let you know.I'll be packing up and moving

turned high pitch, almost to

Liberty snatched the marriage license for

name alongside a stranger's name

photo of the

I thought you didn’t even have a

his piercing eyes and callous lines along his facial features were telltale signs that he would not be the easiest person to

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