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

obligations

hours of the morning went by uneventfully for the married couple.

Serenity woke up at six o’clock in the

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

in the years she stayed at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her

Serenity murmured, “I must be half-asleep to

back down to return

a shame that she could not adjust her body clock though.

get up since her tummy was rumbling.

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

up at this hour since he

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

had placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had

would have bought them in a

moving house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in the neighborhood.

to get breakfast

wondered what Zachary

like she could wake him up and ask,

breakfast omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast –

before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to get

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 the house

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

soon burst into laughter.

nothing more than abs.

fully dressed in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was he to tell Serenity off?

a strange woman was in his living space

stayed in his villa and would wake up to an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter

the scheming girl saw his

York, I got breakfast. Come

agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety

silence for a bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously

do. I’m a

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