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.

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

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations was

the morning went by uneventfully for

up at six o’clock in the

up. If time

trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law took it for granted

woke 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. This is my home. I don’t

laid back down to return

could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could

well get up since her

clothes and a wash-up, Serenity walked out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door.

up at this

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

placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the

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

seeing a breakfast place in

get breakfast

what Zachary fancied eating.

like she could wake him up and ask,

omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast –

early riser despite staying up the night before. No sooner had Serenity

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

his chest and ran back to his room

at first, Serenity soon burst into laughter.

more than abs. I can’t believe he put

dressed in a suit. He did not

strange woman was in his living space now. The strange woman was also his wife

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

the scheming girl

York, I got breakfast.

laughing her *ss off, Serenity did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety

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

a good

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