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.

to take a hint instead of brazenly

marital obligations was

went by uneventfully for the married couple.

next day, Serenity woke up at six o’clock in the morning as usual.

If time permitted, she would help her sister hang the laundry

taken the role of 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 took it for granted and ordered her around like

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

laid back down to

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

get up since her

glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of the closed door, he must

at this

and stared at the empty room. A brief silence

placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had

have bought them

seeing a

get breakfast takeouts.

wondered what Zachary fancied

wake him up and ask, so she bought

got breakfast omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites of ordinary

an early riser despite staying up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast

walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that

locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity did last

at first, Serenity soon

It’s nothing more than abs.

He did not look too pleased, but who was he to

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

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

and the scheming girl saw

breakfast.

not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast

glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t

do. I’m a good cook.”

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