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.

minutes later.

at her

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

busy in the afternoon. Is Sonny

was Serenity’s nephew. The boy was currently in

won’t be this quiet if he’s awake.”

asked about last night as

He’s simply under a lot

for her husband.

to herself, knowing well that it was her brother-in-law’s covert attempt

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 home and rest. I don’t want

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 no thought to watch her figure, nor

went from a young and beautiful woman to an overweight and unkempt housewife with no time

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

from their parents’ accident would have been enough for the sisters to complete their studies, but the grandparents from 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

was quick to say yes about

Liberty. I’m a burden to you.”

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

“I’m married, Liberty. I just signed the papers and came

“You got married?!”

pitch, almost to a screech.

at 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

Serenity? I thought you didn’t even have

lines along his facial features were telltale signs that

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