Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Zachary should dish out several million in cash by the way he was flaunting his money. She could then count the money and admit that he was made of money.
“Why didn’t you say anything when I was cooking the pork? What’s the point of having a mouth? Well, that’s a waste of one of your five senses if you don’t know how to speak up…” A wad of notes was placed on her empty plate.
Serenity’s rambling came to a screeching halt.
Without giving her a chance to return the money, Zachary turned on his heel and left.
Serenity took a glance at the money on the plate and moved the gaze to the man on the run. The man already had one foot out the door by then.
“Zachary, do I look like a beggar to you?”
The door slamming shut was his response.
Now that the door was closed, Zachary could no longer hide the smile on his face.
Back in the house, Serenity picked up the stack of bills on her plate while mumbling, “You must think you’re all that because you’re loaded? You gave me the money. I didn’t ask for it myself. You can only buy silence ‘e time. Let’s see how long you can keep up with the act.”
ne up to a little over two thousand bucks.
Serenity counted the money, and
“Tch. Over two thousand bucks. I dare you to throw me a sack of cash!”
Serenity chewed Zachary out.
Zachary’s hush money was rather insulting.
Of course, she was happy to accept it if he enjoyed paying her in exchange for her silence. Putting the money in her pocket, Serenity went into the kitchen to wash the dish and tidied up the countertop. She packed some groceries separately to bring to the shop for lunch before setting off to work.
She had just left the house when she received a call from her sister.
“Liberty.”
Serenity would always take her sister’s call right away in case something terrible might have happened to Liberty.
“Seren, are you at work yet?”
“I just left the house. I’m walking down the stairs. What’s up?”
“I fed Sonny. Can you come over to take Sonny to your shop? I’m going to start looking for a job today.” The bruises on Liberty’s face had gone down. After a talk with her sister, Liberty decided to find a job today and get on a healthy diet too.
“Alright. I’ll be right over. Pack Sonny’s bag with toys, formula, and a few pants.”
Sonny was only two years old and could barely speak. He was not potty trained yet and often peed his pants, so a few extra pairs of pants was needed.
“I got everything ready.”
“It won’t take me long.”
Since Serenity was bringing along her nephew, she drove her four-wheeled vehicle to work. She needed to get a child car seat installed on the backseat for Sonny’s safety.
Serenity turned back to her house to grab the car keys. After much thought, she went into the kitchen and took some vegetables out of the fridge. She could prepare soft-cooked vegetables for Sonny later at the shop. Sonny could have his formula milk before his nap.
The little man must have his bottle before sleep. Otherwise, he would stay awake and fuss.
He was not ready to wean off the bottle.
It did not take Serenity long to arrive at her sister’s neighborhood
Liberty was downstairs waiting for her sister.
She carried her son while a diaper bag and a rucksack hung off each arm. Liberty looked around, failing to notice a new car driving by. More accurately, she was not on the lookout for a four–wheeled vehicle as her sister often rode an e–bike.
Serenity pulled up in front of her sister and rolled down the window. “Liberty.”
Taken aback at first, Liberty ensued with a smile. “I thought you were riding your bike today.” She knew that her brother–in–law bought her sister a car, but Serenity rarely used it. This was the first time Serenity drove here with the new car.
Serenity got out of the car and grabbed the diaper bag from Liberty. She opened the door to the back seat and put the diaper bag in. She asked, “Is everything in there, Liberty? The formula is the most important thing.”
“It’s all there.”
Liberty handed her son over to her sister. With Serenity carrying Sonny, Liberty drew close to kiss her son on the cheek and urged him, “Be a good boy to your Aunt Ser, Sonny. Mommy will be back soon.”
Sonny was close to his aunt, so he did not make a fuss when he was handed to his aunt. Sonny even waved his mother goodbye.
Liberty felt a little sad.
Her son was only two. She had int. to enroll him in a kindergarten before rebuilding her career. Yet, reality forced her to look for a job ahead of her plans.
“Liberty, is my brother–in–law back yet?”
It had been days since the fight between the couple.
Liberty replied dejectedly, “No. He sent me a text message to return the money for living expenses since he had not been eating at home. He wants me to refund his portion of the money.”
She was cut to the quick by every little thing Hank did.
It gave Liberty nothing but agony.
She was so blind to love such a man, marry him, and bear his child.
The man repaid her with disgust and abuse less than three years into the marriage.
“Liberty, did you refund the money to him?”
After a brief silence, Liberty replied, “I gave back the money. Since he’s so strict on going halves, I won’t take what’s not mine.”
Serenity pursed her lips, keeping her thoughts about her brother-in–law to herself. It was what it was. She asked with concern,
“Do you have enough money, Liberty?”
Fishing out the two thousand bucks of hush money from Zachary, Serenity slipped it onto her sister’s palm. “Take this. Just tell me when you don’t have enough. Don’t feel burdened about it. Just think of it as a loan.”