Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

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.

ten minutes

at her sister’s home.

on the balcony. Seeing that Serenity was home, her sister expressed her concern. “Why are

go when it’s busy in the afternoon.

was currently

The house won’t be

asked about last night as she helped with the

brother-in-law isn’t trying to kick you out. He’s simply under a lot

for

was her brother-in-law’s covert attempt to throw her

a lot as a manager in a firm. Liberty met him in college and was working in the same firm when they later got married. After marriage, the man lovingly said to Liberty, “I’ll take care of you. Just stay at home and rest. I don’t want you to be tired when the baby

to dress up between caring for a child and managing housework. Liberty paid no thought to watch her figure, nor could she

went from a young and beautiful woman to an

years younger than her sister. Their parents passed away from a car accident when Serenity was ten.

from their parents’ accident would have been enough for the sisters to complete their studies, but the grandparents from both sides of the family wanted a piece of it. With what was left, the sisters had to scrimp and save to pull through

to hog the family home, Serenity and her sister resorted to renting. Their renting days were finally over when Liberty walked down the aisle.

quick to say yes about taking Liberty and Serenity as a one-package deal, but his resentment was beginning to rear its ugly

I’m a burden

Mom and Dad

was deeply moved. As a child, Serenity could always count on her sister, but now it was her

silence, Serenity took out the marriage license and showed 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?!”

high 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

you didn’t even have a

was good-looking, but his piercing eyes and callous lines along his facial features were telltale signs that he would not be the easiest person