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

out to dry on the balcony. Seeing that Serenity

in the afternoon. Is

boy was currently

be this quiet if he’s

night as

isn’t trying to kick you out. He’s simply under a lot of stress. It’s not like

for

that it was her brother-in-law’s covert attempt to throw

in college and was working in the same firm when they later got married. After marriage, the man lovingly said to Liberty, “I’ll take care of you. Just stay at home and rest. I don’t want

lovely son a year into the marriage and had no time to dress up between caring for a

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

passed away from a car accident when Serenity

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

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

to say yes about taking Liberty and Serenity as a one-package deal, but

Liberty. I’m a

way. Mom and Dad left us

count on

Liberty. I just signed the

“You got married?!”

voice turned high pitch, almost

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

about, Serenity? I thought you

good-looking, but his piercing eyes and callous lines along his facial features were telltale signs that he would not be the

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