Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

Chapter 256

Zachary only came out of the bathroom when he heard Shawn’s footsteps fade into the distance.

and He was thankful for two things right then and there. One for Nana calling him over, two for himself resisting his pride and taking the out that Nana offered him. Otherwise, Shawn would have the chance to be alone with Serenity.

Shawn walked out of the bookshop, got into his car, and drove away. However, just as he reached a junction, he stopped his car and called Serenity.

Serenity quickly picked up his call.

“What’s up, Shawn?”

“Serenity, are you free later? Around 7:30 pm.”

“Why?”

Serenity did not say if she was free but instead straightforwardly asked him why.

Shawn hesitated before saying, “I have to attend a business reception at Wiltspoon. Hotel in a while. I need a female companion. You know me, I don’t have a girlfriend yet, so I wanted to ask for your help to accompany me to the reception.”

free. My husband’s still waiting in the bookshop. to have dinner with me.” Serenity rejected

Shawn as a younger brother, but Zachary misunderstood her and

so, she would still minimize the chances of her being alone with Shawn, or even better, if

the last time she treated Shawn to a meal, Jasmine was there too. They were not alone together, but Zachary still managed to misunderstand after seeing them

in Zachary’s eyes, she was someone who could not wait to find

uncomfortable in his heart upon hearing Serenity bring up her husband, but he did not show it and proceeded to beg. “Serenity, are you really going to eat dinner all the way till seven o’clock later? Please help me out. Jas always has something going on at night. She can’t help

“Must you

have to watch the shop. And anyway,

accompany you to this business reception, what

at all and only did think of him as a

actually say it out loud, that she only saw him as a younger

Serenity needed a man to get

there was no such

probably put off by the fact that he was three years younger than her. She had never considered him as an option and would rather marry a stranger

but still could

signed an agreement and would divorce after half

would definitely confess his feelings to

Who cares what they say? Our