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 the

marital obligations was

went by uneventfully for the married couple.

six o’clock

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

to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law

in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured,

down to

clock though. Serenity could not sleep

might as well get up since her tummy was rumbling.

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

hard to get up at this hour since he

and stared at the empty room. A brief

had placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had

would have bought them in

house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in

decided to get

Zachary fancied

she could wake him up and ask, so

pancakes, and toast – the favorites

despite staying up the night before. No sooner

to get a glass of

next thing she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his

Serenity soon burst into laughter.

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

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

woman was in his living space now. The strange woman was also his wife on

and would wake up to an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter

case today, and the scheming

got breakfast. Come and have

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

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

I’m a good cook.”

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