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.

Serenity knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the same

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations was not

hours of the morning went by uneventfully for the

next day, Serenity woke up at six

got up. If time permitted, she would help her sister hang the laundry out to dry.

place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the load off her sister.

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

laid back down to

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

up since her tummy was

a wash-up, Serenity walked out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks

get up at this hour since he was

the kitchen and stared at the empty room. A brief silence later,

placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the

known, Serenity would have bought them in a store rather than online.

seeing a breakfast place in the neighborhood.

to get breakfast

Zachary

she could wake him up

toast – the favorites

night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast than he woke

he once again forgot about Serenity’s existence and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that point

against his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity did

at first, Serenity soon burst

‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put his arms over his chest.

suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was he to tell Serenity

for forgetting that a strange woman was in his living

floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At times he would ditch the shirt when feeling

today, and the scheming girl saw

I got breakfast. Come

the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining

in silence for a bit before heading over. He glanced at

do. I’m a

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