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.

impressed that Serenity knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations was not asked of

of the morning went

next day, Serenity woke up at six o’clock

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

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

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. This is my home. I don’t have to get up

laid back down to

a shame that she could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity

up since her tummy was rumbling.

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

to get up at this hour since he

kitchen and stared at the empty room. A

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

Serenity would have bought them in a store rather than online.

Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast

decided to get breakfast takeouts.

what Zachary fancied eating.

up and ask, so

breakfast omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites

riser despite staying up the night before. No sooner had

get a glass of water. At

Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room

soon

muttered to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I

did not look too

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

So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At

and the scheming

breakfast. Come and have

not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and

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

I’m a

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