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.

take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in

obligations

of the morning went by uneventfully for the married couple.

up at six o’clock in the morning as

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

Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the

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

laid back down to

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

might as well get up since her

took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks

up at this hour

the empty room. A brief silence later, she turned around and made her

an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had

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

house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in

to get breakfast takeouts.

what Zachary

him up and ask, so she bought a

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

No sooner had Serenity gone

existence and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that

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

soon

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

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

strange woman was in his living space now. The strange woman was

and would wake up to an empty second floor. So long as he remained

the case today, and the scheming girl saw his

York, I got breakfast.

placed the breakfast variety

He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t you

a good

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