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.

Serenity knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep

fulfillment of marital obligations was not asked

wee hours of the morning went by uneventfully for the married

up at six

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

the 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 around

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

back down to return to

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

might as well get up since

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

get up at this hour since he was home late last night.

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

for kitchenware yesterday, but

bought them in a store

seeing a breakfast place in

decided to get breakfast

wondered what Zachary fancied

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

and toast – the favorites of ordinary

before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to

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

thing she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room

at first, Serenity soon burst into laughter.

about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs.

did not look

was in his living space now. The

his villa and 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

case today, and the scheming girl

York, I got breakfast. Come and have them.”

off, Serenity did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and called the man, who felt violated, over.

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

I’m a good cook.”

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