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.

how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations was not

hours of the morning went by uneventfully for the married

woke 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 hang the laundry out to dry.

taken the role of a nanny in the years she stayed at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law took it for granted and

woke up 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 place. This is my home.

laid back down to return to dreamland.

adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep in

as well get up since her tummy

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

was hard to get up at this hour since he was

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

yesterday, but the stuff

would have bought them in a store

yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast

decided to get breakfast takeouts.

Zachary

was not like she could wake him up

and toast – the favorites of ordinary

riser despite staying up the night before. No sooner

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

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

Serenity soon

muttered to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I

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

his living space now. The strange woman was also

remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space.

the case today, and the

breakfast.

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

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

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