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.

was quite impressed that Serenity knew how to take a hint instead

of marital obligations was not asked of him.

went by uneventfully for the married

next day, Serenity woke up at six o’clock in the

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

of a nanny in the years she stayed at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to

back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to

down to return to dreamland.

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

get up since her tummy was

took a glance

it was hard to get up at this hour since

A brief silence later, she turned around and made her

placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the

Serenity would have bought them in a store rather

house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast

decided to get breakfast

Zachary

was not like she could wake him up and ask, so

breakfast omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast –

was an early riser despite staying up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast than

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

she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity did last night.

soon burst

It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put his arms over his

not look too pleased, but who

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

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

the scheming girl saw his bare

York, I got breakfast.

laughing her *ss off, Serenity did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table

silence for a bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked,

I’m a

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