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 demanding to

marital obligations was

morning went by uneventfully for the married couple.

day, Serenity woke up at six o’clock in the morning

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

of a nanny in the years she stayed at Liberty’s place, mainly because she was trying to

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

back down to return to

could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity

well get up since her tummy was

glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of

up at this hour since

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

placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but

them

Serenity remembered seeing a

to get

Zachary fancied

wake him up and

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

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

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

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

Serenity soon burst into

to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put his

suit. He did not look too pleased,

was his fault for forgetting that a strange woman was in his living

in his villa and would wake up to an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At times he would ditch the shirt when

the case today, and the scheming

got breakfast. Come and have them.”

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

for a bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t you

do. I’m a good cook.”

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