Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Zachary felt brushed off. He pulled a long face the entire afternoon, leaving everyone at York Corporationon tenterhooks. It was a mystery who stepped on the toes of the stone-faced CEO.
As if his usual aloof demeanor was not enough, the tensed lines running along his chiseled face only made him scarier.
Even Callum and Josh refrained from hanging around Zachary.
Despite feeling exasperated , Zachary kept his promise and waited for Serenity at the shop after work.
Since Serenity was busy, he stepped into the shop to help out behind the cash register.
However, the combination of his stern outlook, his quiet presence, and his towering build scared the students away from the cash register.
The students could only muster the courage to approach Serenity and Jasmine.
Serenity said to him point-blank, “I’ll take over from here, Mr.York.” Tilting his head, Zachary stared into Serenity’s eyes with utmost profundity.
It took a while before he got up with a sour face and walked around the cash register to head outside the shop and stand like an ice sculpture .
It was hard not to notice as Zachary stood there, emanating ominous vibes to stay away.
Now the issue was not that no one came to him to make payment, but no one dared to set foot into the shop other than the people who were already there.
Serenity, “…” Realizing this, Jasmine drew close and whispered in her best friend’s ear, “Serenity, take Mr.York away now.I can handle the shop on my own.His presence at the entrance is causing our sales to plummet.”
“Appreciate it, Jas.” Serenity helplessly got up and walked out.
She told Zachary, “Come on.” Zachary stood still, refusing to move.
It was only when Serenity tried to pull him away that he hissed through clenched teeth, “You think I’mno help!” Not knowing what to think, Serenity reached out and grabbed his arm.
“I don’t think so.It’s not a job for you, that’s all.The students are afraid of you.They’re more terrified to see you than their teachers.” She dragged him into the car.
“I’ll take the new car home, and then you can drive us to my sister’s.” Zachary did not voice an opinion, quietly agreeing to her plan.
He felt a little better.
Serenity was right.
As the heir of the Yorks, Zachary had never dabbled in the service sector.
His birth as the firstborn had decided his fate to take over the family businesses and affairs.
Zachary assumed his position as the CEO of York Corporation the moment he came of age and hadthe capability to carry on the business.
Being at the top only added an air of aloofness to him.
Apart from a few close executives , everyone else at York Corporation shied away from him.
It was extraordinary that Serenity did not hold his stoic nature against him when they signed the papers minutes afterthey had just met.
Hmm…
He should really thank Serenity for not dismissing him.
Zachary would have been humiliated if Serenity shunned him when he was willing to get a marriage license with her.
By the time Serenity parked her sweet new ride and got into Zachary’s car, Zachary adopted a milder tone. He asked her, “This will be the first time I have dinner at your sister’s.
I should bring her a gift.
What do your sister and brother-in-law like?” Serenity buckled up.
“Get a toy for Sonny.My brother-in law smokes, so get him a pack or two.We can just bring some fruit.”
“Right,” Zachary replied.
As the car drove out of Brynfield, he asked his wife,“ Where should we get the stuff?” “There’s a store not too far from here.We’ll make a pit stop and get everything we need there.Mr.York, have you lived here before I moved in? I’ve noticed you don’t seem familiar with the vicinity.” Zachary took the time to pause before replying, “I bought this house ages ago, but I let it sit because I was staying with my parents.I thought I shouldn’t take up space at my family’s home after we got married, so I moved into this house.”
“Doesyour family have a big house?”
Since Zachary rarely brought up his family situation, Serenity took little interest in getting to know him.
Now that Serenity picked up on his misconception and precaution toward her, Serenity would rather stay out of his personal affairs.
“Our one big family is staying in the house under Nana and Gramps’ name.” Zachary was not lying about that.
The Yorks’ estate was registered to Nana and Gramps.
After Gramps passed away, Nana urged Zachary’s dad to transfer the estate ownership to Zachary’s dad and uncles.
The estate was jointly owned by the family anyway.
Nevertheless, Liam had not gone through with the ownership transfer yet.
Zachary believed his dad wanted the house passed straight down to Nana’s grandchildren to save the family from cutting through red tape.
Serenity took it that the Yorks were a middle-class family so the whole family was living togetherunder one roof.
Grandma May did mention before that she loved having her children and grandchildren around.
Nana probably did not want the family to break up and live in different parts of the city.
“I’ll take you there at a later date.” Zachary proposed without Serenity even asking.
She was his wife in the eyes of the law.
Zachary ought to show her around the family home, one way or another.
The family estate had multiple buildings across the land.
Some of the buildings were for the employees.
Zachary could use one of the employees’ residences to fool Serenity if this were to liappen before his identity reveal.
“Give me the heads – up when you want to visit your family home.I need to prepare myself for it.” Zachary curled his lips but quickly pressed his lips together in case Serenity caught him smiling.
“Sure.” All that talk cut the journey short.
They soon arrived at the store Serenity mentioned.
The couple went in empty-handed and came out with Zachary’s arms full of shopping bags.
Serenity said to not overdo the shopping, but Zachary wanted to make it extra special since it was his first visit to her sister’s place.
While he did not mind being labeled cheap, Zachary did not want people to think that Serenity made a poor choice by marrying him.
Ring, ring, ring…
With Serenity’s phone ringing, she thought it was Liberty.
Serenity pulled out her phone and saw that it was another unidentified number.
She had a feeling that it was a call from the Hunts.She had already blocked cousin Mike’s number.