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.

He was quite impressed that Serenity knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the same room.

of marital obligations was not asked of

wee hours of the morning went by uneventfully for the

Serenity woke up at

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

was trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her

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. I don’t have to get up

down to return to

a shame that she could not adjust her body clock

might as well get up since

a glance

to get up at this

stared at the empty room. A brief silence later, she turned around and

had placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had

she known, Serenity would have bought them

yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing

to

what

like she could wake him up and ask, so she

and toast – the favorites of ordinary people

the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to

again forgot about Serenity’s existence 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

arms against his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity did last

at first, Serenity

more than abs. I can’t believe he put his arms over his

did not look too pleased, but who was he to

was in his living space

to an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs,

the

I got breakfast.

did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and

bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t you know how to

I’m a

street stalls, is not very hygienic. You should cut down

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