Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Grandma May said with a smile, “Why can’t you? You’re legally married. Zack isn’t stepping up to the plate. It’s up to you to do so and give me a great-grandchild.”
Rosiness crept onto Serenity’s cheeks. “Nana, I’ll be blunt. I just can’t when I stare at your grandson’s straight face.”
Nana, “…”
Like his grandfather, Zachary was a no-nonsense and detached man by nature. It took Grandma May years before wearing Zachary’s grandfather down when she first laid eyes on him.
“Even if I want to, he’ll freeze me to death before I can get close to him. He gives me the chills.”
Nana, “…”
“Don’t worry about Zachary and me, Nana. Things will happen naturally.”
Serenity saw their living arrangements as roommates.
As if that could ever stop Grandma May from worrying. Since Serenity was Grandma May’s choice for a granddaughter-in-law, Grandma May even went so far as to make the union possible against her son’s and daughter-in-law’s wishes. Grandma May would beat herself up if Serenity was unhappy with the marriage.
“Alright then. I’ll leave you two be, I suppose . Do your thing while I tidy up the place for you.”
Grandma May was not one to sit and do nothing at home as she often managed plants with the gardeners. She used to help out with the fields by the estate but stopped under her children’s relentless
advice against it. Grandma May even thought of applying to be a cleaner at the family – owned company, but Zachary shot down the suggestion with one threatening look.. It scared the idea out of Grandma May.
It was not the first time Grandma May came to the shop to chat with Serenity. Serenity knew it was hard for Nana to slow down after laboring all her life. It did not take a lot of effort to clean up anyway, so Serenity let Nana be while she focused on her crafts.
While dusting the fluff off the books on the shelves, Grandma suddenly found Serenity to be the most charming when the latter was lost in her work. Pulling out her phone, Grandma May hid behind the shelf and captured a video of Serenity.
She then sent the video to her darling grandson..
Of course, Zachary was not going to reply to his nana.
It did not matter to Grandma May whether Zachary would reply so long as he saw the video. Serenity was an open book, full of surprises at every turn of the page. Now, Grandma May needed to reel her grandson in to start reading the book.
It was easy to lose track of time when one is focused on one thing.
By the time Serenity fulfilled the preorders , it was past six o’clock in the evening.
Jasmine’s date was at half-past seven.
The venue was Beans and Cream, Wiltspoon’s biggest and chicest coffee house in the heart of the city where the owner splurged on getting the place soundproofed. It was an experience to step out of the city’s hubbub and into an elegant setting, and a place to relax without the interruption of life.
Business was good at Beans and Cream as it was a popular spot for many. Even non-coffee drinkers went there to get away from it all.
Jasmine came to pick her best friend up on a bike.
Seeing that Jasmine was on a motorbike , Grandma May asked, “Jas, why don’t you just walk there?”
Removing her helmet, Jasmine replied with a grin, “I love the thrill of riding with the wind. The traffic is horrible at this hour, but it won’t affect me.
“Have you eaten, Grandma May? Maybe I should bring you along. You’ve been there, done that. Why don’t you check out the guy for me? My aunt said he works at Stone Group.”
Stone Group was the second biggest corporation in Wiltspoon right after the wealthy York Corporation. Both companies were on a higher threshold when it came to hiring talent. In other words, working at these companies was something to brag about.
Grandma May answered with a smile, “Serenity and I had takeout. Callum is coming to pick me up, so I’ll pass on crashing your date. I mean, even at my age, I still got it. What if your date falls for me?”
Jasmine chuckled in amusement, loving Grandma May‘s funny quips . Jasmine had never met Zachary in person but got to know his aloof nature from her best friend. It was a wonder that he was related to Grandma May.
Soon, Callum arrived.
He was here to bring his gallivanting grandmother home. Nana reminded him to drive a cheaper vehicle.
The cheapest car in the house was a BMW used by the housekeeper to get groceries. However, it was worth over a million bucks. Since it was too late to buy one, Callum had to borrow the gardener‘s pickup truck.
“Serenity, I‘m here to take Nana home.”
Callum came into the shop and said hello to Serenity. “Drive safe. Nana, please give me a message when you get home,” Serenity urged and gave them the crafts she made today. She gave Callum a copper – wire miniature tree.
Callum was glad to accept the gift as he had grown to admire Serenity‘s work after seeing them around the house. He believed Serenity‘s handicrafts might not be worth a lot, but they were pleasing to the eye. Grandma May and Callum did not stay for long.
Once they were far away, Grandma May asked Callum,“ Where did you get this car?”
“It‘s Tom‘s truck to transport fertilizers and pots. I borrowed the car from him. We don‘t want Serenity to be suspicious now, do we?”
Since Zachary hid his wealth from Serenity, the whole family had to play along too.
Nevertheless, it was fun.
Callum looked forward to the day Zachary fell head over heels for Serenity. It would be intriguing to find out Serenity‘s response when she realized Zachary had been lying to her.
Fine. Secretly , Callum could not wait to watch Zachary worm his way out of this mess!
“No wonder I thought the car was familiar. So, it belongs to Tom.”
Pulling out her phone, Grandma May gave Zachary a call.
The old lady immediately put forth an order the moment Zachary picked up. “Zack, I‘m craving Beans and Cream‘s desserts. Can you get them for me? I love their desserts.”
Furrowing his brows, Zachary replied, “You can ask anyone else in the house to run the errand.”
Why did he have to make the trip?
“What? Can‘t I ask you? I‘m going to apply to be a cleaner at the office tomorrow if I don’t see Beans and Cream’s desserts on the table later.”
Zachary was speechless..
Nana had been acting out since the passing of Gramps, often dressing down as she got out and about. Well, Nana even got him a wife. “Fine, I‘ll go!”
Zachary hissed through gritted teeth.
Satisfied, Grandma May hung up the call.
Callum got a word in. “Nana, we could get the desserts on our way back if you want. Zachary doesn‘t have to do it.”