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.

that Serenity knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the same

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations was not asked of

wee hours of the morning went by uneventfully for

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

years she stayed at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law took it for granted and ordered

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 I’m still at my sister’s place. This is my home. I don’t have

back down to return to dreamland.

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

get up

out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of

was hard to get up at this hour since he

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

kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had not

have bought them

Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast

decided to get breakfast takeouts.

Zachary fancied

up and ask, so she bought a

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

night before. No sooner had

to get a glass of water. At that point in time,

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

Serenity soon

to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs.

suit. He did not look

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

So long as he remained upstairs, the maids

the scheming girl saw his bare

breakfast. Come and have

not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the

before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously

do. I’m a

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