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

of marital obligations

hours of the morning went by uneventfully for the married couple.

six o’clock in the

If

taken the role of a nanny in the 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

spent the night in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured,

down to return to

not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could

well get up since her tummy was rumbling.

a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of the closed door, he must still be sleeping.

was hard to get up at this hour since he

kitchen and stared at the empty room. A

yesterday,

have bought them in a store rather than online.

Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place

to get

wondered what Zachary

was not like she could wake him up

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

an early riser despite staying up the night before. No sooner

of water. At that point in

she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room

at first, Serenity 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 put his arms over his

dressed in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was he

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

empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At times he would ditch the

and the scheming

York, I got breakfast. Come and

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

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

do. I’m a

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