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.

hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in

obligations was not asked of him.

wee hours of the morning went by uneventfully for the

Serenity woke up at six o’clock in the

would make breakfast and tidy up the place after she 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. However, her brother-in-law took it for granted and ordered her around like a nanny.

today and stared at the unfamiliar bedroom that she spent the night in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must

back down to

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

might as well get up

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

it was hard to get up at this hour since he

kitchen and stared at the empty room. A brief silence

order for kitchenware yesterday, but

them in a store

house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place

to get

wondered what Zachary fancied eating.

could wake him up and ask, so

sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites of

despite staying up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast than he woke

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

his arms against his chest and ran back

at first, Serenity soon

to herself. ‘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. Haha. That was

Zachary reemerged fully dressed in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who

his living space now. The strange

wake up to an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At times he would ditch the shirt when feeling cheeky.

case today, and the scheming

I got breakfast.

not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and called the man,

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

I’m a

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