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.

Serenity knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly

of marital obligations was not asked of him.

morning went by uneventfully for the married

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

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

bedroom that she spent the night in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I

laid back down to return to dreamland.

body clock though. Serenity could not sleep in

up since

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

get up at this hour since he was home late last

stared at the empty room. A

yesterday, but the stuff had

bought them in a store rather than online.

remembered seeing a breakfast

decided to get

what Zachary fancied eating.

like she could wake him up and ask, so she

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

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

again 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 and their

thing she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest and

Serenity soon burst into laughter.

than abs. I

reemerged fully dressed in a suit. He did not look too

fault for forgetting that a strange woman was in his living space now. The strange woman was also his wife on

in his villa 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

case today, and the scheming

got breakfast. Come and have them.”

agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and called the man, who

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

I’m a good cook.”

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