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.

take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in

obligations was

the morning went by uneventfully for the

up at six o’clock in

and tidy up the place after she got up. If time

to lighten the load off her sister. However,

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. I don’t

laid back down to return

not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep in

up since her

a wash-up, Serenity walked out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom

at this hour since he was home late last

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

had placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had not

have bought them in a store rather than

seeing a breakfast place in the neighborhood.

decided to get breakfast

Zachary fancied

was not like she could wake him up and ask,

sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites

up the night before. No sooner

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 back to his room like Serenity did last night.

Serenity soon

interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put his arms over his chest. Haha.

in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but

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

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

was the case today, and the scheming girl saw his bare

got breakfast. Come and

the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and called the man, who felt violated, over.

heading over. He glanced at

I’m a good

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