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.

to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the

marital obligations was not asked of him.

went by uneventfully for the

woke up at six o’clock in

up the place after she got up. If time permitted, she would help her sister hang the laundry out

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 ordered her around like a

murmured, “I must be half-asleep to think I’m still at my sister’s place. This is my home. I don’t have

back down to return

shame that she could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep in even if she

up since her

a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the

get up at this hour since

empty room. A brief silence

order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had not

have bought them in a store rather than online.

house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in the

get

wondered what Zachary fancied

was not like she could wake him up and ask, so she bought a variety.

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

riser despite staying up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast than he

of water. At that

next thing she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity did

soon burst into laughter.

man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t believe he put

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

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

empty second floor. So long as he remained

today, and the

I got breakfast. Come and

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

for a bit before heading over. He glanced at

do. I’m a

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