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.

was quite impressed that Serenity knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding

of marital obligations was not asked

of the morning went by uneventfully

six o’clock

the place after she got up. If time permitted, she

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

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

to return

not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep

as well get up since

a wash-up, Serenity walked out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of the closed door, he

hard to get up at this hour since he was home late last night.

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

kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had not arrived.

bought them in a store rather than

remembered seeing a breakfast

to get

wondered what Zachary

could wake him up and ask, so she bought a variety.

toast – the favorites of ordinary people in

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

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

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

Serenity soon burst into laughter.

body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put

did not look too

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

as he remained upstairs, the maids would

case today, and the scheming

got breakfast. Come and have

off, Serenity did not forget the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table

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

a

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