Wiltspoon’s hot weather in October was a killer. Still, the mornings and evenings were eased by the late autumn breeze.

Serenity Hunt got up first thing in the morning to make breakfast for her sister’s family of three before grabbing her birth certificate and slipping away in the silence.

“We’re going Dutch from now on, and I’m talking about everything – the living expenses, the mortgage, and auto loans! Your sister should be splitting the cost since she’s staying at our place. Sure, she pays two thousand bucks a month, but it doesn’t stretch very far. She’s basically mooching off us.”

Serenity overheard her brother-in-law’s comment during the couple’s argument last night.

She had to move out of her sister’s place.

However, there was only one way to put her sister’s mind to rest, and that was to get married.

Since Serenity wanted to tie the knot on short notice without ever having had a boyfriend, she decided to take up on Grandma May’s offer. Serenity had saved the old lady by chance and came to know that Grandma May was trying to marry off her grandson, Zachary York, who had trouble settling down.

Twenty minutes later, Serenity got off to her pit stop at City Hall.

“Serenity.”

A familiar voice summoned her attention the moment she got out of the car. It was Grandma May.

“Grandma May.”

she took notice of a towering yet distant figure standing next to Grandma May. He must be Zachary, her

distance, Serenity was dumbstruck after getting a load of

the

had always assumed that he must

had a high-paying

face-to-face, Serenity realized

carried himself with an air of aloofness. Standing next to Grandma May with a sour face, he appeared standoffish and gave off

a black MPV parked nearby. Judging by the logo, it was a national car rather than some multimillion-dollar vehicle. Serenity deduced that the economic difference between her

friend from school had started a bookshop at the entrance of Wiltspoon

time, Serenity would also knit little knick-knacks to

income of twenty thousand dollars. The same amount in Wiltspoon would position her among the

clue about her earnings. Serenity told her sister to pocket three

He’s a thirty-year-old man and can’t even get himself out there. Although he’s not the warmest person, he’s attentive and considerate. You saved my life,

him, Zachary looked askance

grown immune

with nine grandsons. Since a granddaughter was missing in

in the face, Serenity openly extended her right hand to Zachary

Serenity from head to toe and back. With Nana clearing her throat, he

time before informing Serenity. “I’m a busy man. Let’s get it done and over

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