Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 256

Zachary only came out of the bathroom when he heard Shawn’s footsteps fade into the distance.

and He was thankful for two things right then and there. One for Nana calling him over, two for himself resisting his pride and taking the out that Nana offered him. Otherwise, Shawn would have the chance to be alone with Serenity.

Shawn walked out of the bookshop, got into his car, and drove away. However, just as he reached a junction, he stopped his car and called Serenity.

Serenity quickly picked up his call.

“What’s up, Shawn?”

“Serenity, are you free later? Around 7:30 pm.”

“Why?”

Serenity did not say if she was free but instead straightforwardly asked him why.

Shawn hesitated before saying, “I have to attend a business reception at Wiltspoon. Hotel in a while. I need a female companion. You know me, I don’t have a girlfriend yet, so I wanted to ask for your help to accompany me to the reception.”

My husband’s still waiting in the bookshop. to have dinner with me.” Serenity rejected

Shawn as a younger brother, but Zachary misunderstood her and

of her being alone with Shawn, or even better, if there were

treated Shawn to a meal, Jasmine was there too. They were not alone together, but Zachary still managed to misunderstand after seeing them and thinking she was cheating on him

in Zachary’s eyes, she was someone who could not wait

to beg. “Serenity, are you really going to eat dinner all the way till seven o’clock later? Please help

“Must you

my dinner, but I still have to watch the shop. And anyway, I’m married. Shawn, I’ve always treated you as my younger brother, but in others‘

you to this business

him as a man at all and only

actually say it out loud, that

only he had known earlier that Serenity needed a man to get into a shotgun marriage

there was no

off by the fact that he was three years younger than her. She had never considered him as an option and would rather

but still could not help but

Serenity and her husband had signed an agreement and would

she was divorced, he would definitely confess his

think. Who cares what they say?