Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 3

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.

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

ten minutes

her sister’s

gone to work while her sister was hanging clothes out to dry on the balcony. Seeing that Serenity was home, her sister expressed her concern. “Why are you back at this hour,

go when it’s busy in the afternoon. Is

boy was

be this quiet if he’s

asked about last night as she helped

out. He’s simply under a lot of stress. It’s not like I’m

for

was

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

lovely son a year into the marriage and had no time to dress up between caring

and beautiful woman to an overweight and unkempt housewife with no time

her sister. Their parents passed away from a car accident when

both sides of the family wanted

Serenity and her sister resorted to renting. Their renting

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

Liberty. I’m a

Dad left us too soon.

child, Serenity could always count on her sister, but now it was her turn

Liberty. She said, “I’m married, Liberty. I just signed the

“You got married?!”

voice turned high pitch, almost to a screech.

the marriage license for a closer inspection. There was her sister’s name alongside a stranger’s

Serenity? I thought you didn’t even have a boyfriend.”

but his piercing eyes and callous lines along his facial features were telltale signs

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