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 let her sister know and

About ten minutes later.

arrived at her

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

when it’s busy in the

Serenity’s nephew. The boy was currently

won’t be this quiet if

about last night as she helped with

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

clarified for

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

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

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

a young and beautiful woman to an

Their parents passed away from a car accident

both sides of the family wanted a piece of it. With what was left, the sisters had

to hog the family home, Serenity and her sister resorted to renting. Their renting days were finally over when Liberty walked down

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

I’m

way. Mom and Dad left us too soon. I’m all

Serenity could always count on her

Liberty. She said, “I’m married, Liberty. I just signed the papers and came back to let you know. I’ll be packing up and moving

“You got married?!”

turned high pitch, almost to a

Serenity in disbelief, 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

thought you

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

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