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

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations was not asked of

the morning went by uneventfully for

Serenity woke up at six o’clock in the

make breakfast and tidy up the place after she got up. If time permitted, she would help her sister hang the laundry out

trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law took it for granted and ordered her around like a nanny.

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

laid back down to return to

was a shame that she could not adjust her body clock

get up since her tummy was rumbling.

Serenity walked out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of the closed door, he

up at this hour

the empty room. A brief

yesterday, but the

would have bought them in

seeing a breakfast

decided to get breakfast

Zachary

could wake him up and

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

up the night before. No sooner had Serenity

bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the door to enter the house and their

his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity

soon

upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he

not look too pleased, but who was he to

woman was in his living space now. The strange

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

the scheming girl saw his bare

I got breakfast. Come and

Serenity did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on

for a bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t you know how to cook?”

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