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.

impressed that Serenity knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep

marital obligations was not asked

went

at six o’clock in the morning as

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

she stayed at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law

memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to think I’m still at my sister’s place. This is my

to return

shame that she could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep in

up

glance at

at this hour since he was

and stared at the empty room. A brief silence later, she turned around

order for kitchenware yesterday, but

known, Serenity would have bought them in a store

yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in

decided to get

what Zachary fancied eating.

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

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

the night before. No sooner had

a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the

she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest

Serenity soon burst into

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

did not look too pleased, but who was he

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

long as he remained upstairs, the

case today, and the scheming girl saw his bare chest.

I got breakfast. Come and

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

He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t you know how

do. I’m a good cook.”

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