Chapter 8

Zachary was careful to watch his weight, refusing to let himself go and become overweight.

It was hard to shed the pounds.

Serenity smiled. “You’re fit, Mr. York.

“So… I guess I’ll go back to bed?”

“Sure,” Zachary replied.

“Goodnight.”

Serenity wished him goodnight before turning on her heel to leave.

“Hang on, Se… Serenity.”

Zachary called after her.

Pausing, Serenity turned her head around and asked, “Yes?”

Zachary looked at her and said, “Please don’t walk around in your pajamas next time.”

She was not wearing a bra underneath her pajamas. Unfortunately, his eagle eyes picked up on that.

They were husband and wife anyway, but what if someone else caught her in her pajamas?

The last thing he wanted was for other men to see through his wife’s body.

Red in the face, Serenity bolted back to her room and slammed the door shut.

Zachary, “…”

She was embarrassed before he could feel awkward for her.

Zachary took a moment to sit before heading to the master bedroom. He bought the furnished house at the last minute. It was move-in ready.

Nevertheless, his bedroom had not been sorted out due to the rush.

that Serenity knew how to take a hint instead

fulfillment of marital obligations was not asked of him.

wee hours of the morning went by uneventfully

woke up at six o’clock in the morning

breakfast and tidy up the place after she got up. If time

role of a nanny in the years she stayed at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law took it

woke up today and stared at the unfamiliar bedroom that she spent the night in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to think I’m still at my sister’s place.

down to return to dreamland.

not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep in even if

might as well get up since her tummy was rumbling.

out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of the closed door, he must

get up at this hour since he was home late last night.

and stared at the empty room. A brief silence later, she turned around and made her

an order for kitchenware yesterday,

she known, Serenity would have bought them in a store

moving house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place

decided to get breakfast

Zachary

could wake him up and ask, so she

sausages, pancakes, and toast – the

staying up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone

existence and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that

his chest and

at first, Serenity soon burst into laughter.

to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs.

a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was

was his fault for forgetting that a strange woman was in his living space now. The

empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At times

and the scheming girl saw his bare

York, I got breakfast. Come and

off, Serenity did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and called the man, who felt violated,

before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t you

I’m a

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