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.

hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the same room.

goodness fulfillment of marital obligations was not asked

morning went by uneventfully

six o’clock in the morning

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

to lighten the load off her sister. However, her brother-in-law took it for granted and ordered her

stared at the unfamiliar bedroom that she spent the 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

back down to return to

her body clock though.

up since her tummy

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

was hard to get up at this hour since

at the empty room. A brief

for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had not arrived.

them in

Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in the

get breakfast

wondered what Zachary fancied

up and ask, so she bought a variety.

and toast – the favorites of ordinary people in

sooner had

once again forgot about Serenity’s existence and walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the door to enter the

Zachary locked his arms against his chest and

Serenity soon

upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I

dressed in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was he to tell Serenity

strange woman was in his living space now.

Zachary stayed 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

was the case today, and the scheming girl

I got breakfast. Come and

agenda at hand. She placed the

stood in silence for a bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously

a good

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