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.

of marital obligations was not asked

went by uneventfully for

Serenity woke up at six o’clock in the morning as

up. If time permitted, she would help her sister hang the laundry out

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

unfamiliar bedroom that she spent the night in. As memories flooded back into her mind, Serenity

laid back down to return

body clock

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

at this hour since he

the empty room. A brief silence later, she

placed an order for kitchenware yesterday, but the stuff had

bought them in

house yesterday, Serenity remembered seeing a breakfast place in

decided to get breakfast

wondered what Zachary

she could wake him up and ask,

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

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

walked out bare-chested to get a glass of water. At that point in time, Serenity swung open the door to enter the

next thing she knew, Zachary locked his arms against his chest

first, Serenity soon burst

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

fully dressed in a suit. He did not look too

for forgetting that a strange woman was in his living space now. The

as he remained upstairs, the maids

and the scheming

York, I got breakfast.

the agenda at hand. She placed the breakfast variety on

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

do. I’m a good

from the street stalls, is not very hygienic. You should cut down on that. You should make your own food since you can cook. It’s

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