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

obligations

the morning went by uneventfully

woke up at six

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

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

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

laid back down to return to dreamland.

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

might as well get up since her tummy was

wash-up, Serenity walked out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom

was hard to get up at this hour since he was home late last night.

room. A brief silence later, she turned around and made her way

kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had not arrived.

bought them in a store rather than

seeing

to get breakfast

what Zachary fancied eating.

him up and ask,

omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast – the

sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast than he woke

forgot about Serenity’s existence and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the door to enter the house

thing she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest

Serenity soon

muttered to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put his arms over his chest. Haha. That was so funny!’

while later, Zachary reemerged fully dressed in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was he to tell

forgetting that a strange woman was in his

up to an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids

was the case today, and the scheming girl saw his bare

got breakfast. Come and

placed the breakfast variety

a bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and

a good cook.”

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