Cupid's Arrow hit me hard!

Chapter 1116

The clock struck nine.

There were two more hours before the event ended.

Yet, Zachary had come all this way to take his wife home.

Mr. Jefferson smiled and said, “It’s nice that you dropped by, Mr. York. It’s my mother’s eightieth birthday. Can we have the honor of you joining us at the party?”

Without replying to Mr. Jefferson, Zachary uttered in a low voice, “Jim.”

Jim stepped forward with a gift in his hands.

Zachary said, “I’m sorry to bother you. This is a little gift for the birthday girl. I wish nothing but happiness and longevity to your mother.”

Although Zachary did not attend the celebration, he was giving Old Mrs. Jefferson all due respect by preparing a gift.

Jim handed the present to Mr. Jefferson. He accepted the gift and thanked Zachary profusely.

Standing there, Zachary appeared rather dashing. The bouquet looked brilliant under the night light.

Seeing that Zachary had no intentions of coming in, Mr. Jefferson did not insist and told the maid to fetch Serenity.

the food in a corner, was startled. After finding out that Zachary was here, she put

“Zachary.”

that it was Zachary. She called his name and had to stop herself from running when it dawned

heels. She was like a princess, straight out

carried a deadpan face in front of Mr. Jefferson and the others. However, the second his gaze fell on Serenity, his tensed facial muscles softened into

“Seren.”

bouquet of roses, Zachary brushed past

are you here?”

with the flowers and uttered tenderly, “I had

happy to know

the bouquet, he remarked in a husky voice, “I’m

home.”

him and said

o’clock.”

deeply into her eyes

Her promise to him

She was speechless.

Aunt

to her word, Serenity

her hand and brought her to the car. Zachary uttered, “We can leave

and cousin.”