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.

that Serenity knew how to take a hint

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations was not asked of him.

went by uneventfully

woke up at six o’clock in the morning as

If time permitted,

of a nanny in the years she stayed at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the load

As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to think I’m still at my sister’s place. This is

to return

body clock

get up since

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

was hard to get up at this hour since he

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

kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had not arrived.

them in

moving house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in

get breakfast

Zachary fancied eating.

wake him up and

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

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

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

chest and ran back to

soon burst into laughter.

to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put his arms over

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

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

he remained upstairs, the maids would

the scheming girl saw his bare chest.

breakfast. Come and have

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

a bit before heading over. He glanced at the

do. I’m a

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