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.

impressed that Serenity knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the same

marital obligations was not

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

at six o’clock

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

trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law took it

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

to return to

not adjust her body clock though.

well get up

glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of the closed door, he must still

get up at this

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

had placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had not arrived.

Serenity would have bought them in a

house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in

decided to get breakfast takeouts.

Zachary fancied eating.

not like she could wake him up and ask, so

toast

an early riser despite staying up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to get

wife, he once again forgot about Serenity’s existence and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that

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

first, Serenity soon burst into laughter.

body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put his arms over his chest.

dressed in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was he

strange woman was in his living space now. The

remained upstairs, the maids

the scheming girl saw his bare chest.

York, I got breakfast. Come

She placed the breakfast

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

a good cook.”

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