Married at First Sight novel (Serenity and Zachary York)

Married At First Sight Chapter 3940 Chapter 3940

In Wiltspoon, the temperature had plummeted to ten degrees, and the biting cold was enough to make anyone shiver. Even the warmth of heavy coats did little to shield against the chill. Mr. Du led Mrs. Du back toward the house, his expression stern yet contemplative.

Mrs. Du glanced over her shoulder and whispered, "What if he actually takes off his coat and stands there for two hours? What if he freezes to death?"

Though they were angry at Evan and wanted him to feel the weight of their daughter's pain, they weren't looking to push things to the point of tragedy. Turning Evan into an icicle would risk a dangerous feud with the York family, something they couldn't afford. It was one thing to cut ties, but becoming enemies with the Yorks was a whole different matter.

Mr. Du remained composed, waving off her concern. "If he really does it, Abby will come out to call him in after half an hour. Trust me. And if he doesn't follow through, well, then nothing will come of it."

"If he does it, he might catch a cold at most," he added with a shrug. "And if he doesn't, then no harm done."

Mrs. Du frowned. "I still don't think he came here for love this time. Who knows what he's really after?"

say her feelings won't come rushing back? She's been through enough." Their daughter rarely fell for anyone. Her standards were high-some might even say impossibly so-but that

saying he couldn't force feelings that weren't there. To Mr. Du, Evan's words felt like a slap in the face, not just to his daughter but to their whole family. His naive, inexperienced daughter had been swept away by a young, handsome, successful,

but begrudgingly admit that if he were a young woman, even he might have been swayed by someone like

him, let her decide. If not, we'll have someone send him packing. I just hate that the guy I thought would

chuckled dryly, though her

still plenty of good men out there," Mr. Du continued

someone even better than Evan. Her fellow apprentices are excellent.

She only sees them as brothers and nothing more. She keeps saying we shouldn't worry about her love life and that fate will come when it's meant to. But how can we not worry? She's our only daughter." As they walked further, the couple instinctively turned back to look at the

Evan stood, still holding the bags of gifts he'd brought. They watched as he carefully set them down, then hesitated for

doing it," Mrs. Du murmured, a flicker of

"I see it. Give it half an hour, and then have Abby come

was willing to endure it, it