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 the same room.

of marital obligations was not asked of him.

the morning went by uneventfully for

six o’clock in the

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

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

laid back down to

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

as well get up since her tummy was

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

this hour since he was home late last

wandered into the kitchen and stared at the empty room. A brief silence later, she turned around and

had placed an order for kitchenware yesterday,

known, Serenity would have bought them in

yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing

decided to get breakfast takeouts.

wondered what Zachary

could wake him up and ask, so she bought a

omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast

despite staying up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone

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 gazes met.

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

at first, Serenity soon

nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t

reemerged fully dressed in a suit. He did not

that a strange woman was in his living space now. The strange woman was

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 the shirt when feeling

the case today, and the scheming girl saw his bare chest.

York, I got breakfast. Come and have

off, Serenity did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and called

silence for a bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t

a good

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