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

Seeing that Serenity was home, her sister expressed her concern. “Why

it’s busy in the afternoon.

nephew. The boy was

yet. The house won’t be this quiet if he’s

as

your brother-in-law isn’t trying to kick you out. He’s simply under a lot of stress. It’s not

clarified for

it was

lot as a manager in a firm. Liberty met him in college and was working in the same firm when they later got married. After marriage, the man lovingly said to Liberty, “I’ll

time to dress up between caring for a child

went from a young and beautiful woman to an overweight and unkempt housewife with no time to

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

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

her sister resorted to renting. Their

before marriage. The man was quick to say yes about taking Liberty and Serenity as

I’m a burden to

Seren. Don’t think that way. Mom and Dad left

Serenity could always count on her sister,

to Liberty. She said, “I’m married, Liberty. I just signed the papers and came back to let you know.

“You got married?!”

turned high pitch, almost

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

about, Serenity? I thought

man in the photo was good-looking, but his piercing eyes and callous lines along his facial features were telltale signs that he would not be the easiest person to

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