Chapter 1

Wiltspoon’s hot weather in October was a killer. Still, the mornings and evenings were eased by the late autumn breeze.

Serenity Hunt got up first thing in the morning to make breakfast for her sister’s family of three before grabbing her birth certificate and slipping away in the silence.

“We’re going Dutch from now on, and I’m talking about everything – the living expenses, the mortgage, and auto loans! Your sister should be splitting the cost since she’s staying at our place. Sure, she pays two thousand bucks a month, but it doesn’t stretch very far. She’s basically mooching off us.”

Serenity overheard her brother-in-law’s comment during the couple’s argument last night.

She had to move out of her sister’s place.

However, there was only one way to put her sister’s mind to rest, and that was to get married.

Since Serenity wanted to tie the knot on short notice without ever having had a boyfriend, she decided to take up on Grandma May’s offer. Serenity had saved the old lady by chance and came to know that Grandma May was trying to marry off her grandson, Zachary York, who had trouble settling down.

Twenty minutes later, Serenity got off to her pit stop at City Hall.

“Serenity.”

A familiar voice summoned her attention the moment she got out of the car. It was Grandma May.

“Grandma May.”

distant figure standing next to Grandma May. He

after getting a load of Zachary’s

had no luck with the ladies despite hitting thirty. Needless

that he must

job up the corporate ladder

they had met face-to-face, Serenity realized

with an air of aloofness. Standing next to Grandma May with a sour face, he

than

an old friend from school had started a bookshop at the entrance of Wiltspoon

also knit little knick-knacks to sell

thousand dollars. The same amount in Wiltspoon would position her among the white collars. That was why she could

pocket

He’s a thirty-year-old man and can’t even get himself out there. Although he’s not the warmest person, he’s attentive and considerate. You saved my life, and we’ve known each

his gran’s description of him, Zachary looked askance at Serenity without

grown immune to

with nine grandsons. Since a granddaughter was missing in Grandma May’s life, she sought that

face, Serenity openly extended her right hand to Zachary and introduced herself with a smile, “Hello, Mr.

throat, he reached out his right hand for a shake,

Zachary raised his left hand to look at the time before informing Serenity. “I’m a busy man. Let’s get it done and over with.”

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