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 home.

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, Seren? Is

when it’s busy in the afternoon.

boy was currently in his Terrible

yet. The house won’t be this quiet if

about last night as she helped with

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

clarified for her

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

when they later got married. After marriage, the man lovingly said

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

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

passed away from a car accident when Serenity was ten.

the grandparents from both sides of the family wanted a

home, Serenity and her sister resorted to renting. Their renting

was quick to say yes about taking Liberty and Serenity as a one-package deal, but his resentment was beginning to rear its ugly head.

I’m a burden to

that way. Mom and Dad left us too soon. I’m all you got.”

count on her sister, but now it was her

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

“You got married?!”

high pitch, almost to a screech.

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 photo of

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

photo was good-looking, but his piercing eyes and callous lines along his facial features were telltale signs that he

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