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.

had to let her

About ten minutes later.

arrived at

that Serenity was home, her sister expressed her concern. “Why are you back at this hour, Seren? Is

in the afternoon.

nephew. The boy was currently

The house won’t be this

as she helped

He’s simply under a lot of stress.

for her

that it was her brother-in-law’s covert attempt

firm when they later got married. After marriage, the man lovingly said to Liberty, “I’ll take care

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

forward three years, Liberty went from a young and beautiful woman to an overweight and unkempt housewife with no time to spare

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

their studies, but the grandparents from both sides of the family wanted a piece of it. With what was left, the sisters had to scrimp and save

hog the family home, Serenity and her sister resorted to

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

I’m a burden

and Dad left us too

could always count on

out the marriage license and showed it to Liberty. She said, “I’m married, Liberty. I just signed the papers and came back

“You got married?!”

voice turned high pitch, almost to

Liberty snatched the marriage license for a closer inspection. There was her sister’s name alongside a stranger’s name on the papers. Attached was a photo of the

Serenity? I thought

along his facial features were telltale signs that he would not be the easiest

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