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.

how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the same

marital obligations was not asked of him.

of the morning went by uneventfully

next day, Serenity woke up at six o’clock

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

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

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 be half-asleep to think I’m still at my sister’s place.

back down to return to

adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep

up since her tummy

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

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

the empty room. A brief silence later, she turned

had placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had not arrived.

bought them in a store

moving house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a

to get breakfast

Zachary

like she could wake him up and ask, so

omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast –

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

once again forgot about Serenity’s existence and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of

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

soon

upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put his arms over his chest.

a suit. He did not look too pleased, but

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

as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At times he would ditch

and the scheming girl saw his bare

I got breakfast.

laughing her *ss off, Serenity did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and called the man, who felt violated, over.

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

I’m a

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