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.

Serenity knew how to take a hint

fulfillment of marital obligations was not asked of him.

went

Serenity woke up at six o’clock in the morning as

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

was trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law took it for granted and ordered her

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 is my home. I

back down to return to

clock though. Serenity could not sleep in

get up since

clothes and a wash-up, Serenity walked out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of the closed door, he

it was hard to get up at this hour since he was home late last night.

kitchen and stared at the empty room. A brief silence later, she

yesterday, but the stuff had

them in a

moving house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast

get breakfast takeouts.

wondered what Zachary fancied

she could wake him up and

pancakes, and toast – the favorites of

staying up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out

once again forgot about Serenity’s existence and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water.

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

first, Serenity soon burst into laughter.

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

Zachary reemerged fully dressed in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was he to tell

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

he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his

and the scheming

York, I got breakfast. Come

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

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

a good

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