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.

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

of marital obligations was not asked

hours of the morning went by uneventfully for

up at six o’clock in the

would make breakfast and tidy up the place after she got up. If

nanny in the years she stayed at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the load off

at the unfamiliar bedroom that she spent the night in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep

back down to return

could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity

might as well get up

of her room and took a glance

hard to get up at this hour

room. A

yesterday, but the stuff

them in a store rather than

moving house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing

to get

wondered what Zachary fancied eating.

wake him up

sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites of ordinary

up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast than he woke up.

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

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

first, Serenity soon burst into

more than abs. I can’t believe he put

fully dressed in a suit. He did not look too

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

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

the scheming girl saw his bare chest.

I got breakfast. Come and have them.”

the breakfast variety on the dining

silence for a bit before heading over. He glanced at

do. I’m a good cook.”

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