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.

list, Serenity had to

About ten minutes later.

at her

her sister was hanging clothes out to dry on the balcony. Seeing that Serenity was home, her sister expressed

busy in the afternoon.

The boy was

The house won’t be this quiet

last night as

brother-in-law isn’t trying to kick you out. He’s simply under a lot of

clarified for her

was

brother-in-law earned a lot as a manager in a firm. Liberty met him in college and was working in the same firm when they later got married. After marriage, the man lovingly said to Liberty, “I’ll take care of you. Just stay at

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

Liberty went from a young and beautiful woman to an

her sister. Their parents passed away from a car accident when Serenity was ten. Since

for the sisters to complete their studies, but the grandparents from both sides of

and her sister resorted to

was quick to say yes about taking Liberty and Serenity as a one-package deal,

sorry, Liberty. I’m a burden to

Don’t think that way. Mom and Dad left us too soon.

moved. As a child, Serenity could always count on her sister, but now it was her turn to

silence, Serenity took out the marriage license and showed it to Liberty. She said, “I’m married, Liberty. I just signed the papers and came back to let you know. I’ll be

“You got married?!”

voice turned high pitch, almost to a

was her sister’s name alongside a stranger’s name on the papers.

this about, Serenity? 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

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