“I will, Nana.”
Serenity casually responded.
Although Grandma May was nice to her, Zachary was her blood relative while Serenity was only related to the family by marriage. Serenity found it hard to believe that the Yorks would stand by Serenity during a conflict between the couple.
Such was the case with her sister’s in-laws.
Pre-marriage, the in-laws were nothing but good to Serenity’s sister to the point their birth daughter was jealous.
It was a different story post-nuptial. Every time Serenity’s sister got into a disagreement with the husband, her mother-in-law would get on Serenity’s sister’s case about being a bad wife.
In short, the son was always family while the daughter-in-law remained as an outsider.
“You must be heading to work, so I should get out of your hair. I’ll get Zack to get you home for dinner tonight.”
“Nana, I’m closing the shop pretty late at night. I probably won’t be able to make it. Can we reschedule for the weekend?”
The school was off on weekends. Since the bookshop’s livelihood depended on students, business was slow on days when school was out. She would have time and no need to set up shop during such occasions.
“Sure.”
Grandma May thoughtfully added, “The weekend, it is. Go on with your work then.”
The old lady hung up the call.
Instead of heading straight to the shop, Serenity sent a text message to her best friend, Jasmine Sox, that she would make it back before the last school bell rang.
With one major milestone ticked off her list, Serenity had to let her sister know and move out of her place.
ten minutes
her
out to dry on the balcony. Seeing that Serenity
it’s busy in the
nephew. The boy was currently
yet. The house won’t be this
as she
to kick you out. He’s simply
clarified for
knowing well that it was her brother-in-law’s covert attempt to throw her out.
After marriage, the man lovingly said to Liberty, “I’ll take care of you. Just stay at home and rest. I don’t want you
became a housewife. She gave birth to a lovely son a year into the marriage and had no time to dress up between caring
from a young and beautiful woman to
five years younger than her sister. Their parents passed away from a car accident
to complete their studies, but the grandparents from both sides of the family wanted a piece of
Serenity and her sister resorted to renting. Their renting days were
say yes about taking
I’m a burden to you.”
Dad left us too soon. I’m all you
was deeply moved. As a child, Serenity could always count on her sister, but
I just signed the papers and came back to let you know. I’ll be packing up and moving out in a bit.”
“You got married?!”
voice turned high pitch,
her sister’s name alongside a stranger’s name on the papers.
about, Serenity? I thought you didn’t
eyes and callous lines along his facial features were telltale signs
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