Chapter 68 – The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel

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With the community giving them judging looks, the uncles begrudgingly helped put the funeral affairs in order.

“Yeah.They are ridiculous.”

After learning that Serenity was back, some of the townspeople dropped by Mrs.Deli’s for a catch-up.

They had nothing to be afraid of since Serenity’s grandparents were not around.

Talking about that fateful event, everybody was ceaselessly exchanging their views.

They reflected their sympathy for Liberty and Serenity through their narration.

Zachary recorded the exchange.He also told the townspeople about the viral tweet and that their recorded conversations would serve as proof to retaliate.

Having found out that Zachary put their voice on tape, the townspeople felt put on the spot.

Since there was no way to run from rubbing the Hunts the wrong way, they might as well rise to the occasion and lend Serenity a hand.

Everybody went into detailed accounts about the Hunts’ misdeeds toward Serenity and Liberty so Zachary could have evidence to put forth a strong case.

Meanwhile, Old Mrs.Hunt sat on a bed in a ward at Wiltspoon General Hospital, looking rather alive and well.

Although she had liver cancer, Old Mrs.Hunt kept a positive attitude.

The cancer was still in the early stages, so the illness had not consumed her.

 

Old Mr.Hunt was peeling an apple for his wife as he asked his oldest grandson.

“Mike, didn’t you say your plan was bound to work? It’s been a while now, but Serenity andLiberty haven’t presented us with the money.

“Your grandmother’s going into surgery in two days.The surgery and post-op care cost a few hundred thousand dollars.The girls must be doing well for themselves considering they have been in the city for years.They must foot the bill no matter what.” Old Mr.Hunt still carried traditional patriarchal values, albeit not shown on ordinary days.

However, those beliefs reared their ugly heads when money was at stake.

Reluctant to spend his sons’ and grandsons’ money, Old Mr.Hunt expected the daughters and granddaughters to cough up cash.

This time, the couple had their minds set on getting Serenity and Liberty to pay up.

The old folks were still bitter about Liberty refusing to pay for their maintenance when she got married three years ago

Mike uttered calmly, “Don’t worry, Granddad.The effects are starting to show.I got my friend to help me with the tweet.It’s still viral on Twitter.Many netizens are calling out their atrocity and ungratefulness .They mentioned that a pet dog was more loyal than the sisters.”

It was satisfying for Mike to read the condemning tweets about the sisters.It was payback for blocking his number.

“I’ll get John to write another tweet.” John was a senior executive in a subsidiary ofStone Group.

He had a secretary who could pen a good article.

Netizens always loved a good sequel.

“Won’t they try to explain themselves online?” Old Mr. Hunt asked.

The internet was aforeign world to the old man.

However, he knew the story his grandson posted on Twitter was made up.

He was worried that his two granddaughters would straighten the facts and leave the Hunts without the money and pride in the end.

“Who would believe them? We hired trolls to write nasty comments and spill dirt on Serenity and Liberty.The netizens will blast them to kingdom come if they even so much as get online.”

Old Mrs.Hunt chimed in.

“Mike, use my phone and give Serenity another call.She better delivers the money right now if she doesn’t want to face public outrage.Liberty probably doesn’t have much money since she has a family.You must get Serenity to open her wallet.”

“Say that you’ll delete the tweet in exchange for six hundred thousand dollars or be prepared to be ruined.She won’t be able to show her face in public,” Old Mr.Hunt added “Granddad, we shouldn’t be the ones to call them.We can only get what we want if they contact us instead.”

Mike believed the trending tweet should be able to force his cousins out of hiding.

Old Mr.Hunt believed Mike had a point after thinking about it.

The person who made the first move would be the loser.

Old Mrs.Hunt contemplated for a while before saying,” People might not recognize them since the photo you used was over a decade old.Liberty was looking more like her mother the last time I saw her.Serenity takes after her father.”

Mike answered helplessly, “That was the only picture we have of them.They didn’t stay in touch after they turned eighteen.Where was I supposed to find a recent photo?”

The sisters changed a lot once they reached womanhood.

“Ah, why did the tweet drop from the trending list?” Mike witnessed the tweet dropping in the Trend ranking.

It fell a few more places minutes later when he refreshed the site.

With the tweet about to be drummed out from Trends, he quickly gave his friend a call.

Despite getting an answer, Mike could not do anything about it

“What happened?”

Old Mr.Hunt asked worriedly, “Is the story not trending anymore because Serenity and Liberty cleared the air?” Mike mentioned that there were some netizens coming to the sisters’ defense when the story went viral.

These people clearly knew Serenity and Liberty personally.

“No.Apparently, the viral tweet ahead of us wasn’t getting as much traction after our tweet blew up, so our tweet had to be pushed to the bottom.The viral tweet is the gossip about the richest heir in Wiltspoon and the heiress to Stone Group.”

 

It was Elisa Stone.

She had finally made news with Zachary, but the story about a pair of ungrateful granddaughters stole her limelight.

Fueled by anger, she pulled some strings to get traffic taken off the Hunts’ tweet.

Thanks to Elisa’s meddling, the Hunts’ tweet quickly made its way down the trending list.

Mike’s only option was to seek help from his media friends to share the tweet so the story could reach a wider audience.

Serenity and Zachary arrived back in the city at nightfall.

“Let’s grab dinner.” Zachary uttered tenderly, “We’ll get dinner at a restaurant before going to your sister’s place.”

“Sounds good to me.” Throughout the day, Serenity observed Zachary’s approach to handling things and began to have trust and confidence in him.

Zachary was slick and sharp while staying perceptive and considerate of her feelings.

He made sure she never went hungry either.

He took Serenity to a fine-dining restaurant.

The couple picked a table by the window to be seated.

They had just ordered from the menu when Zachary’s phone rangIt was Nana.

“Zack, are you with Seren? I think she turned off her phone.”

Zachary quietly handed the phone to Serenity. With many netizens blowing up Serenity’s phone with text messages and calls, her phone was out of battery.

Serenity could at least get some peace and quiet, but her friends and family had trouble getting in touch.

“Who is it?”

“Nana,” Zachary answered.

Serenity took the phone and greeted, “Nana.”

“I just got online and found out about the tweet, Serenity.Are you okay? Do you need help? Just let Zachary know.He’s been around the business world to know a lot of big CEOs.It’s a piece of cake for him to sort things out.

“Don’t feel shy to ask.You’re married.You can tell me if he doesn’t even help with this tiny favor.I’ll beat him up.” Grandma May had only learned about it now.

It was mainly because the viral story did not get far enough.

Plus, the tabloid post about Zachary and Elisa snagged the attention away from the tweet.

It did not make much of an impact either when it was retweeted by the press.

Grandma found out from Callum that her darling granddaughter-in-law was painted in a bad light by her relatives.

“I’m alright, Nana.It’s not a big deal.I can handle it, and Zachary has been a huge help.He has been with me the whole day.” Nana replied with a smile, “It’s good to hear that the boy has aheart and pulls his

weight as your husband.”

She had a different thought in mind though.

Grandma May was counting on the days for their relationship to blossom once the couple spent more time together.

Her grandson should always be there to make Serenity’s problems disappear.

It was the perfect opportunity to develop feelings for each other.

Her grandson would discover the appeal of Serenity’s independence and unyielding self-empowerment while Serenity would learn that her grandson had a softtouch hiding under a tough exterior.

Grandma May could not wait for the day when the young couple became real husband and wife.

That would be the time she could welcome a great-grandchild.

Well, Grandma May was not going to say that in Serenity’s face.

Grandma May hung up after checking in on Serenity without sparing a word with her own grandson.

Zachary was not a stranger to Nana’s favoritism.

Since Nana had no granddaughters, she poured all the love to her only granddaughter-in-law and spoiled Serenity rotten.

Once the other grandsons got married, Nana would probably share the love among the other granddaughters-in-law too.

After getting something to bite, Zachary drove Serenity to Liberty’s place.

Hank was not home yet.

He sent a text message to Liberty, informing her that he would be home late due to a work engagement.

Liberty needed not to stay up for him and should head to bed with the kid.

Liberty would not count on her husband to help or comfort her anymore.

However, she was worried about her sister.

With Serenity and Zachary here, Liberty sighed in relief.” Where were you, Seren?”

“I took a trip back to our hometown and collected some evidence in our favor.Are you doing okay, Liberty?”.

Liberty responded, “Yeah.I’ve been disconnected from the world while I took care of Sonny over the years.I don’t go out much, so it doesn’t really affect me.It’s been quiet since I changed my phone number.

“The tweet didn’t last long on the trending list, but it started making rounds again after the press retweeted it.I had a former colleague who saw the post and shared the link with me, asking if thetweet is talking about us.” Serenity was seething with rage.

These people had no shame.

So, the relatives were not going to let her go, huh? “Liberty, can you bring me your diary? It’s high time we play ball.