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 instead of brazenly demanding

obligations was not asked of

wee hours of the morning went by uneventfully for the

day, Serenity woke up at six o’clock in

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

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 ordered

into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to think I’m

down to

could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity

might as well get up since her tummy

walked out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door.

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

the empty room. A brief silence later, she turned

yesterday, but the stuff had not arrived.

bought them in a

house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast

decided to get breakfast takeouts.

wondered what Zachary

up and ask, so she bought a variety.

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

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

out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the door to enter the house and their gazes met.

Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room like

Serenity soon burst into

upper body. It’s nothing more than abs.

fully dressed in a suit. He did not look

his fault for forgetting that a strange woman was in his living space

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

the case today, and the scheming girl

York, I got breakfast. Come

not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table

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

a good cook.”

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