Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

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.”

hurried over, she took notice of a towering yet distant figure standing next to Grandma May. He must

after getting a load of Zachary’s face.

had no luck with the ladies despite hitting

always assumed that he must

she heard that Zachary had a high-paying job up the corporate ladder in

realized that she

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

national car rather than a million-dollar vehicle. Serenity deduced that the economic difference between her and

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

little knick-knacks to sell online. The sales were not too

steady income of twenty thousand dollars. The same amount in Wiltspoon would position her among the white collars. That was why she could afford to hand her sister five thousand bucks for living

Serenity told her sister to pocket three thousand bucks and only disclose the remaining

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 other for

his gran’s description of him, Zachary looked askance at Serenity without saying a word.

grown immune

her three grandsons, blessing her with nine

blushing in the face, Serenity openly extended her right hand to Zachary and introduced herself with a smile, “Hello, Mr. York. I’m Serenity

back. With Nana clearing her throat, he

handshake, Zachary raised his left hand to look at the time before