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.
her list, Serenity had to let her sister know and move out of her
About ten minutes later.
at
to dry on the balcony. Seeing that Serenity was home, her sister expressed her
go when it’s busy in the
The boy was currently in his Terrible
yet. The house won’t be this quiet if
as she helped with
simply under a lot
for
herself, knowing well that it was her brother-in-law’s covert attempt to throw
later got married. After marriage, the man lovingly said to Liberty, “I’ll take care of you. Just stay at home and
She gave birth to a lovely son a year into the marriage and had no time to
a young and beautiful woman to an overweight and unkempt housewife
Their parents passed away from a car accident when Serenity was ten. Since then, Serenity and
the sisters to complete their studies, but the grandparents from both sides
home, Serenity and her sister resorted to renting. Their renting days were
was quick to say yes about taking Liberty and Serenity as a one-package deal, but his resentment was beginning to
sorry, Liberty. I’m a burden
Seren. Don’t think that way. Mom and Dad left us too soon.
child, Serenity could always count on her sister,
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?!”
turned high pitch, almost to
at Serenity in disbelief, Liberty snatched the marriage license for a closer inspection. There was her
I thought you didn’t
was good-looking, but his piercing eyes and callous lines along his facial
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