Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 8

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.

how to take a hint instead of brazenly

fulfillment of marital obligations was not asked of him.

wee hours of the morning went by

woke up at six

up the place after she got up. If time permitted, she would help her sister hang the laundry out

of a nanny in the years she stayed at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the load off her

night in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to think

to return

clock though. Serenity could not sleep in even if

up since her tummy was

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

at this hour since

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

for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had

known, Serenity would have bought them in a store

yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in the

get breakfast takeouts.

what Zachary fancied

wake him up and ask, so she

breakfast omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites of

up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast than he woke up.

and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity

next thing she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back

soon burst

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

not

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

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

and the scheming girl

got breakfast.

*ss off, Serenity did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and called the

for a bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t you know how

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