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.

knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the

fulfillment of marital obligations was not

the morning went by uneventfully for the married

up at six o’clock

tidy up the place after she got up. If

years she stayed 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

up today and stared at the unfamiliar bedroom that she spent the night in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to think I’m still at my sister’s place. This

back down to

her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep

might as well get up since her tummy was rumbling.

a wash-up, Serenity walked out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom

hard to get up at this hour since he was

into the kitchen and stared at the empty room. A brief silence later, she turned around and made

kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff

bought them in a

house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a

decided to get breakfast takeouts.

wondered what Zachary fancied eating.

up and ask, so she bought a

pancakes, and toast

riser despite staying up the night before. No sooner

to get a glass of water. At that point in time,

she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity did last

Serenity soon

man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put his arms over

a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who

his fault for forgetting that a strange woman was in his living space now. The strange woman was also his wife

would wake up to an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would

and the

breakfast.

at hand. She placed the breakfast variety

He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t

do. I’m a good cook.”

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