Chapter 3

“I will, Nana.”

Serenity casually responded.

Although Grandma May was nice to her, Zachary was her blood relative while Serenity was only related to the family by marriage. Serenity found it hard to believe that the Yorks would stand by Serenity during a conflict between the couple.

Such was the case with her sister’s in-laws.

Pre-marriage, the in-laws were nothing but good to Serenity’s sister to the point their birth daughter was jealous.

It was a different story post-nuptial. Every time Serenity’s sister got into a disagreement with the husband, her mother-in-law would get on Serenity’s sister’s case about being a bad wife.

In short, the son was always family while the daughter-in-law remained as an outsider.

“You must be heading to work, so I should get out of your hair. I’ll get Zack to get you home for dinner tonight.”

“Nana, I’m closing the shop pretty late at night. I probably won’t be able to make it. Can we reschedule for the weekend?”

The school was off on weekends. Since the bookshop’s livelihood depended on students, business was slow on days when school was out. She would have time and no need to set up shop during such occasions.

“Sure.”

Grandma May thoughtfully added, “The weekend, it is. Go on with your work then.”

The old lady hung up the call.

Instead of heading straight to the shop, Serenity sent a text message to her best friend, Jasmine Sox, that she would make it back before the last school bell rang.

With one major milestone ticked off her list, Serenity had to let her sister know and move out of her place.

minutes later.

her

while her sister was hanging clothes out to dry on the balcony. Seeing that Serenity was

when it’s busy in the afternoon. Is

The boy was currently in his

house won’t be this quiet if he’s

last night as

out. He’s simply under a lot of

clarified for her husband.

that it was her brother-in-law’s covert attempt to throw her out.

when they later got married. After marriage,

found the right man; Liberty quit her job and became a housewife. She gave birth to a lovely son a year into the marriage and had no time to dress up between caring

Liberty went from a young and beautiful woman to an

five years younger than her sister. Their parents passed away from a car accident when Serenity was ten. Since then, Serenity and Liberty only

sides of the family wanted a piece of it. With what was left, the sisters had

to renting. Their renting days were finally over when Liberty walked down

and talked to her then husband-to-be about the living arrangement before marriage. The man was quick to say yes about taking Liberty and Serenity as a one-package deal, but his resentment was

sorry, Liberty. I’m a burden to

that way. Mom and Dad left us too soon. I’m all you

deeply moved. As a child, Serenity could always count on her

it to Liberty. She said, “I’m married, Liberty. I just signed the papers and came back to let you know. I’ll

“You got married?!”

pitch, almost to

at Serenity in disbelief, Liberty snatched the marriage license for a closer inspection. There was her sister’s name alongside a stranger’s name on the papers. Attached was a photo of

I thought you didn’t even have a

man in the photo was good-looking, but his piercing eyes and callous lines along his facial features were telltale signs that

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