Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Zachary was speechless.
“Forget it, I’m not angry. I was wrong when I forced you to marry Serenity. You’re right. Love can’t be forced. You can do whatever you want. As you said, you two married secretly, so not many people know that you’re husband and wife. Even if you divorce, the damage to Serenity can be minimized.”
She sighed. “I just hope that you won’t regret it. Don’t come to me and beg me to help you in the future.”
Zachary pursed his lips tightly without saying a word. “Call the driver over for me. I’m leaving now. When I see you, it feels like I’m seeing your grandfather. Before he passed, he was worried about your marriage and feared that you would be a bachelor your whole life.”
Zachary thought, ‘I was still very young when Grandpa passed, alright? There was no need to worry about marriage at that age.
Of course, he was not old now either. He was only thirty.
“Have breakfast before you go, Nana.”
Regardless, Zachary was still filial to his nana. He was brought up by his grandparents. After his grandfather passed, his nana suddenly became lonely. He spent a long time accompanying her before she overcame the pain of losing the love of her life. When she finally returned to her old yet youthful state, he was relieved and proceeded to take care of the company.
“I lost my appetite just by looking at your face. I’ll eat at Serenity’s shop. I’ll only regain my appetite when I see my granddaughter-in-law’s face.”
Zachary was not angry at being snubbed by his nana. He knew she adored Serenity, and not just because the latter saved her life. Serenity’s character was very much to Nana’s liking. “I’ll tell Sam to pack breakfast for you to bring over and eat with Serenity.”
Old Mrs. York thought about it and agreed. She instructed her grandson, “Tell Sam to pack more. Serenity has a good appetite. That Jasmine girl is there too. With those two around, I think I can clear out an entire buffet.” Zachary thought of Serenity’s potential as a glutton and a smile appeared in his eyes. He had to admit that he liked eating with her too. Every time he saw her eating with gusto, he felt his appetite improve, and he would eat an extra serving. “Sure.” Zachary took out his phone and called Sam. He instructed him to pack three servings of breakfast and have Old Mrs. York’s driver brings them over as Nana would be going to Wiltspoon School.
Sam understood.
“Nana, are you really not coming back with me for breakfast?” Zachary clarified with his grandmother even after instructing Sam to pack breakfast.
“No. If I go with you, Serenity would have finished eating by the time I reach her store.”
She then immediately took out her phone and said, “I’ll tell her so she doesn’t buy breakfast herself.”
Zachary watched silently as his grandmother called Serenity.
He also wanted to know what time she went home after giving her statement at the police station.
“Nana.”
Serenity was awakened by the phone call, so her voice sounded a little groggy when she greeted Nana. The old woman could instantly tell that Serenity was still sleeping, and she laughed. “You’re not up yet? I thought you would’ve already woken up by now.”
In the past, Serenity would have gone to the market to buy food and returned by this time. “I went to bed late last night, so I slept in today. Where are you now, Nana?” Serenity thought the old lady was coming over so she inquired
“I’m outside now. I’m going to your store to have breakfast with you. By the way, you don’t need to get takeouts for breakfast, Seren. I bought three portions. I’ll bring them over to eat with you and Jasmine.”
“Sure. Wait for me in the store then. I’ll be right there. But Nana, you don’t have to get up so early in the future. You can sleep in. I won’t be hungry.”
“I’m old now and a light sleeper. I wake up as soon as the sun rises, so I’m used to it. I’m not worried about you going hungry. I just like eating with you. Food tastes especially good when it’s with you.”
Serenity laughed. For the past few months, she often ate with the old lady.
old Mrs. York knew that many old stores in Wiltspoon serve delicious snacks. She would often take Serenity and Jasmine to eat all these famous and most authentic snacks in Wiltspoon.
Serenity and Jasmine both felt that Old Mrs. York was definitely a glutton when she was in her youth.
Now that she was old, she could not eat a lot. Furthermore, since her living conditions had improved, her palate became picky. That was why her appetite decreased. The two chatted for a while before Old Mrs. York hung up the phone.
Then, she looked up and saw her grandson’s dark eyes staring straight at her. She was taken aback, so she asked, “What are you looking at me like that for? Did you want me to ask her something?” Zachary’s lips which were pursed into a straight line parted.” You’ve hung up. Is there a point in me saying it now?”
“Why didn’t you speak up before?” He tensed his face and turned silent. Old Mrs. York smacked his arm and said, “Look, this is exactly what I’m talking about. You’re just so stubborn. If you want to say or ask anything, just open your mouth and ask! You always make that long face and purse your lips. It’s as if your mouth wasn’t made to speak. “Your grandfather and I weren’t clumsy in speech. How did you grow up to become like this? You have a perfectly working mouth, but you don’t know how to speak.”
Zachary’s handsome face was quietly tinted red.
He was scolded by his nana. “Tell me. What did you want to ask Serenity? I’ll help you ask her when I see her later.”
Old Mrs. York finally chose to help her grandson since she looked forward to the young couple getting along
Zachary tensed his face again and remained silent. Old Mrs. York was furious and wanted to smack him again. She rubbed her hands together and muttered incessantly, “Is he my grandson? Is he really my grandson?”
“I just want to know what time she came back last night. She had an accident yesterday.”
“What accident?”
“A bunch of punks stopped her car in the middle of the road. They wanted to beat her up, but she managed to fight back. Finally, the police took the punks and her back to the station.”
As soon as he finished speaking, old Mrs. York glared at him.