Chapter 3
“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.

About ten minutes later.

at her sister’s

was hanging clothes out to dry on the balcony. Seeing that Serenity was

it’s busy in the afternoon. Is Sonny

boy was

house won’t be this quiet

night as she helped

you out. He’s simply under a lot of

clarified for

was her brother-in-law’s covert

they later got married. After marriage, the man lovingly said to

she had found the right man; Liberty quit her job and became a housewife. She gave birth to a lovely son a year into the marriage and had no time to dress up between caring for a child and managing housework. Liberty paid

forward three years, Liberty went from a young and beautiful woman to an overweight and unkempt housewife with no time to spare

younger than her sister. Their parents passed away from a car accident when Serenity was ten. Since then, Serenity

complete their studies, but the grandparents from both sides of the family wanted a piece of it. With what was left, the sisters had to scrimp and save to

the grandparents proceeded to hog the family home, Serenity and her sister resorted to renting. Their renting days

marriage. The man was quick to say yes about taking Liberty and Serenity as a one-package deal, but his resentment was beginning to rear its

I’m a

think that way. Mom and Dad left us too soon. I’m

child, Serenity could always count on her sister, but now it was her turn to be Liberty’s

Serenity took out the marriage license and showed it to Liberty. She said, “I’m married, Liberty. I just signed the papers and came back to let you know. I’ll

“You got married?!”

voice turned high pitch, almost

was her sister’s name alongside a stranger’s name on the papers. Attached was a

this about, Serenity? I thought you didn’t even have

piercing eyes and callous lines along his facial features were telltale signs that he would not be the easiest person

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