Chapter 3

“I 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 the couple.

Such was the case with her sister’s in-laws.

Pre-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 post-nuptial. 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 bookshop’s 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.

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

About ten minutes later.

at her

balcony. Seeing that Serenity was home, her sister expressed her concern. “Why

when it’s busy in the afternoon. Is

The boy was currently in his

won’t be this

asked about last night as she

He’s simply under a lot

for her

was her brother-in-law’s covert attempt

marriage, the man lovingly said to Liberty, “I’ll take care of you. Just

right man; Liberty quit her job and became a housewife. She gave birth to a lovely son a year into the marriage and had no time to dress up between caring for a child and managing housework. Liberty paid no thought to watch her figure, nor could she break free from her routine

three years, Liberty went from a young and beautiful woman to an overweight and

parents passed away from a car accident when Serenity was ten. Since then, Serenity and Liberty only

have been enough for the sisters to complete their studies, but the grandparents from both sides of the family

resorted to renting. Their renting days were finally over when Liberty

adored Serenity and talked to her then husband-to-be about the living arrangement before marriage. The man was quick to say yes about taking Liberty and Serenity as a one-package deal, but his resentment was beginning to rear its ugly

Liberty. I’m a burden

and Dad left us too soon.

always count on her sister, but now it was her turn to be Liberty’s

said, “I’m married, Liberty. I just signed the papers and came back

“You got married?!”

voice turned high pitch,

inspection. There was her sister’s name alongside a stranger’s

this about, Serenity? I thought you

good-looking, but his piercing eyes and callous lines along his facial features were telltale signs that he would not be the

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