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.

a hint instead of brazenly

of marital obligations was not asked of

the morning went by uneventfully

next day, Serenity woke up at six

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

was trying to

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 place. This is my home. I don’t have to get

down to return to

that she could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep in even if she tried.

might as well get up

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

get up at this

room. A brief silence later, she turned around and

placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff

known, Serenity would have bought them in a store rather

remembered seeing a breakfast place in

get breakfast takeouts.

wondered what Zachary fancied

him up and ask, so she bought

got breakfast omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites of

sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast

glass of

his chest and

first, Serenity soon

‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put his arms over his chest. Haha. That was so funny!’

not

was in his

remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At times he would ditch

was the case today, and the scheming

got breakfast. Come and

at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the

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

do. I’m a good

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