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 brazenly demanding

fulfillment of marital obligations

hours of the morning went by

at six o’clock in the

and tidy up the place after she got up. If time permitted, she would help her sister hang the laundry out

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

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

back down to return to

she could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could

might as well get up since her

glance at

to get up at this hour since

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

had placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but

Serenity would have bought them in a store

house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in the

get breakfast

Zachary

she could wake him up

bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites of ordinary

sooner had Serenity

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

knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room

soon burst into

nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I

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

for forgetting that a strange woman was in his living space

and would 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 scheming girl saw his bare

got breakfast.

agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the

silence for a bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t you know how

do. I’m a good

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