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

fulfillment of marital obligations

morning went by uneventfully

woke up at six o’clock in the morning as usual.

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

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 like a nanny.

the unfamiliar bedroom that she spent the night in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to

to return to dreamland.

body clock though.

up

glance at Zachary’s bedroom door.

was hard to get up at this hour since he

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

an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had

known, Serenity would have bought them in

seeing a breakfast place in

get breakfast

wondered what Zachary

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

breakfast omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites of ordinary people in Wiltspoon.

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

of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the door

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

at first, Serenity soon

than abs.

Zachary reemerged fully dressed in a suit. He did not look

strange woman was in his living space now. The

villa and would wake up to an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids

the case today, and the scheming girl

breakfast.

hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table

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

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