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.

marital obligations was not asked

hours of the morning went by uneventfully

at six o’clock

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

trying to

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

she could not adjust her body clock though. Serenity could not sleep

get up since her tummy

of clothes and a wash-up, Serenity walked out of her room and took a glance

get up at this hour since he was home late

at the empty room. A brief silence later,

for kitchenware yesterday,

Serenity would have bought them

moving house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a

decided to get breakfast

what

was not like she could wake him up and ask,

omelet, bacon, sausages, pancakes, and toast – the favorites of ordinary

riser despite staying up the night before. No sooner had Serenity gone out

again forgot about Serenity’s existence and walked out bare-chested to get a glass

thing she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest and ran back to his room

Serenity soon burst

muttered to herself. ‘There’s nothing interesting about a man’s upper body. It’s nothing more than abs. I

dressed in a suit. He did

his living

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

the case today, and the

I got breakfast. Come and have

agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on the dining table and called the man, who felt

bit before heading over. He glanced at the breakfast and callously asked, “Don’t you know

do. I’m a good

breakfast, especially from the street stalls, is not very hygienic. You should cut down on that. You should

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