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.

He was quite impressed that Serenity knew how to take a hint instead of brazenly demanding to sleep in the same room.

fulfillment of marital obligations

hours of the morning went

at six o’clock in

up. If time permitted, she would help

role of a nanny in the years she stayed 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

and 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.

down to return to

she could not adjust her body

as well get up

a wash-up, Serenity walked out of her room and took a glance at Zachary’s bedroom door. By the looks of the closed door, he must

hard to get up at this hour since he was home late last

into the kitchen and stared at the empty room. A brief silence later, she

order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had

Serenity would have bought them in

yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a

decided to

what

like she could wake him up and ask, so she

and toast – the favorites of ordinary

night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out to get breakfast than he woke

out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that

against his chest and ran back to his room like Serenity did last

first, Serenity

interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I can’t

while later, Zachary reemerged fully dressed in a suit. He did not look too pleased, but who was he to

his living space now. The strange

to an empty second floor. So long as he remained upstairs, the maids would not enter his space. At times he

today, and the scheming girl saw his bare

got breakfast. Come and have

the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast

before heading over. He glanced at the

I’m a good

stalls, is not very hygienic. You should cut down on that. You should make your own food since you

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