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.

to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the

obligations was not asked of

hours of the morning went by uneventfully

six o’clock in the morning as

got up. If

to lighten the load off her sister.

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

laid back down to

could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could

as well get up since her

her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of the closed door, he must still be sleeping.

it was hard to get up at this hour since he was

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

order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had

Serenity would have bought them in a store rather than online.

Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place

get breakfast takeouts.

what Zachary

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

pancakes, and toast – the favorites of ordinary people in

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

glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the door to enter the house and their gazes met.

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

Serenity soon burst

to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put

while later, Zachary reemerged fully dressed in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was he

fault for forgetting that a strange woman was in his living space now. The

an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the

was the case today, and the scheming

got breakfast. Come and have them.”

agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining

bit before heading over. He glanced at the

a good cook.”

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