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 instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations was

hours of the morning went

day, Serenity woke up at six

she got up. If time permitted, she would help her sister hang

because she was trying to

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

to return to dreamland.

clock though. Serenity could

might as well get up since her

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

this hour

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

for kitchenware yesterday, but

have bought them

moving house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in

to get breakfast takeouts.

wondered what Zachary

was not like she could wake him up and ask, so she bought a

pancakes, and toast – the favorites

No sooner had

a wife, he once again forgot about Serenity’s existence and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the door to enter

against his chest and ran back to his room like

Serenity soon burst into

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 his chest.

did not look too

his fault for forgetting that a strange woman was in his

remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At

was the case today, and the scheming

York, I got breakfast. Come and

the breakfast variety on the dining table and called

at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t

I’m a

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