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

marital obligations was not asked

wee hours of the morning went by uneventfully for

six o’clock in the morning as usual.

tidy up the place after she got up. If time permitted, she would help her sister

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

to

could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep in even if she tried.

well get up since her tummy

of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By

at this hour since he was home late last night.

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

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

bought them in a store rather

Serenity remembered seeing a

get

Zachary

she could wake him up and ask, so she bought

toast – the favorites of ordinary people

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

to get a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung

his arms against his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity did last

soon burst into laughter.

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 his chest. Haha. That was so

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

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

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 when feeling

the case today, and the scheming girl saw his bare chest.

got breakfast. Come and

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

heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously

I’m a good cook.”

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