Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 699

Zachary’s loving statement gave Serenity assurance. She uttered with a smile, “I’ll open the gate for your mom now. Don’t come at me if I fight your mom for accusing me of skipping on house chores.”

Serenity was a firm believer that all household tasks should not fall on the married women’s shoulders.

She would argue with her mother–in–law if the latter started criticizing her as Mrs. Brown did to her sister.

Zachary smiled. “Alright. I won’t come at you, but I trust my mom won’t say that to you.”

Even if Mom had a problem with Serenity, she would only mention it to Zachary. Mom would only tell it to Serenity’s face when she felt Serenity had crossed the line.

Serenity went to unlock the gate for her mother–in–law.

Tania was getting impatient from waiting, but she did not show it on her face.

While opening the gate, Serenity apologetically said, “Sorry to keep you waiting, Mom.”

Tania tenderly asked, “Have you and Zachary eaten?”

“Not yet. Zachary’s cooking in the kitchen.”

With the gate opened, Serenity asked as Tania walked into the villa, “Mom, don’t you want to drive your car into the driveway?”

Stopping in her tracks, Tania contemplated before answering, “I just dropped by to see you. I’m leaving in a minute. I’ll just leave the car there.”

Since finding out that her son got the nasty flu during a business trip, Tania had been keeping in touch with her son every two days. She knew that her daughter–in–law took great care of her son and kept him on a tight leash, making him take his daily shots.

Tania had mixed feelings about it.

She was not fond of Serenity as her daughter–in–law. Her son had no choice but to marry Serenity to repay her kindness for saving Grandma May.

Tania thought Zachary would never fall in love with Serenity.

To her surprise, it took less than three months for Zachary to develop feelings.

support,

Serenity just because of her connection with Mrs. Stone.

would not say or do anything

his life with

decide whether Serenity made a good wife or if the marriage

as Zachary did not mind Serenity’s upbringing and being

“Zachary’s cooking?”

“It’s been a while since he cooked

cooking. I wasn’t convinced, so I told him to show me. Mom,

among his brothers and cousins. The one with the talent is Austin. Austin always hides away in the kitchen to create new flavors since he was a little boy. After going at it for over a decade, he’s

he started his own business in the food and beverage scene. Austin had

you make are delicious. I

I tasted Zack’s cooking. I can’t remember the

at the right time. You can savor Zachary’s cooking

“Sure.” Tanía nodded.

and had no time to go into the kitchen. Plus, he lived on his own and rarely came back to the old residence. As his mom, Tania had not tasted her son’s cooking for a

a pleasant talk while walking

the

first that his mother would give Serenity an attitude. He quickly whipped up the last dish and hurried out of the kitchen. He was about

his handsome face wrinkled in smiles.

had nothing to worry about.

the tone that his mother

“Mom.”

tenderly called his

the delicious aroma the moment I came

“You gotta keep

his cooking yet. Zachary’s food might not taste as good as it smells. He should be the cook every day to

sparkling, Tania responded with a grin, “You must get him to practice when he has time, so we don’t

a pleasant conversation. His mother tried to fool Serenity into taking care of

rang

seafood delivery. I’ll

headed for the gate once again.