Chapter 8

Zachary was careful to watch his weight, refusing to let himself go and become overweight.

It was hard to shed the pounds.

Serenity smiled. “You’re fit, Mr. York.

“So… I guess I’ll go back to bed?”

“Sure,” Zachary replied.

“Goodnight.”

Serenity wished him goodnight before turning on her heel to leave.

“Hang on, Se… Serenity.”

Zachary called after her.

Pausing, Serenity turned her head around and asked, “Yes?”

Zachary looked at her and said, “Please don’t walk around in your pajamas next time.”

She was not wearing a bra underneath her pajamas. Unfortunately, his eagle eyes picked up on that.

They were husband and wife anyway, but what if someone else caught her in her pajamas?

The last thing he wanted was for other men to see through his wife’s body.

Red in the face, Serenity bolted back to her room and slammed the door shut.

Zachary, “…”

She was embarrassed before he could feel awkward for her.

Zachary took a moment to sit before heading to the master bedroom. He bought the furnished house at the last minute. It was move-in ready.

Nevertheless, his bedroom had not been sorted out due to the rush.

to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations

morning went

woke up at six o’clock in the morning as usual.

she would make breakfast and tidy up the place after she got up. If time permitted, she would help her sister hang the laundry out to

at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law took it for granted and ordered her around like a

memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to think I’m still at my sister’s place.

to return to dreamland.

she could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could

up since her tummy

glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of the closed

it was hard to get up at this

at the empty room. A brief silence later, she turned

yesterday, but

would have bought them in a store rather than

yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in the neighborhood.

to get

wondered what Zachary fancied eating.

him up

omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites of ordinary people in Wiltspoon.

up the night before. No sooner had Serenity

a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the door to enter the house and

his arms against his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity did

at first, Serenity soon burst into laughter.

to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he

suit. He did not look

strange woman was in his living space now. The strange woman was also his

up to an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his

the

I got breakfast.

She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and called

bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously

a good cook.”

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