Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Serenity was a very reasonable person and was very respectful of her elders. Of course, she would only respect them depending on whether those elders truly acted like elders.
“Serenity, were those people earlier your relatives? Are they causing trouble for you again? Are they still asking you to pay up for your grandmother’s medical bills? Those people are really shameless! They drive their own cars and live in villas. They have a million–maybe even millions – in savings, but they don’t want to pay for their own mother’s medical bills and instead are trying to force their orphaned nieces to pay.”
“I’ve seen shameless people, but I’ve never seen anyone as shameless as they are. My horizons have been broadened.”
“That’s right! Serenity’s parents died in an accident and the life insurance payout was divided between them too. Fifteen years ago, six hundred thousand dollars was worth a lot! The reason why they live such good lives now is built off of Serenity’s parents’ life insurance money! And now they’re still trying to bully her after thoroughly taking advantage of her!” “Serenity, you’re just too nice. When you face such shameless people, the moment they arrive, you should just sweep them out the door with your broom! There’s no need to say another word to them. They won’t admit that they’re wrong no matter what they’ve done. They’ll
always think they’re right and that others are wrong.”
“Serenity, the next time they try to bully you and make you pay for your grandmother’s medical bills, just give us a call! We’ll all come over to help you chase those heartless, shameless punks away.”
All her neighbors knew about Serenity’s issue with her relatives. Even if they had just witnessed Serenity chasing after her elders with a broom, they did not feel Serenity was in the wrong and even felt that she was a little too kind.
If they would have been in her shoes, they would have adopted a few dogs. If that group of trash dared show themselves then, they would just let the dogs loose on them. It was a waste of their energy to have even a casual conversation with that bunch of trash.
Serenity said bitterly, “They’re still my dad’s siblings, after all. I was just so angry that I had to chase them away.”
“That’s how it should be. Sure, they’re your father’s siblings, but they’re also too heartless! Normal people wouldn’t have been able to do the terribly abominable things that they did! Serenity, you don’t have to feel guilty. You did the right thing. We support you!”
Serenity thanked everyone for understanding her and for not thinking that she had gone overboard.
Once the crowd had dispersed, Serenity returned to her shop, holding her broom.
Zachary looked at her soberly with his dark eyes.
Every time she ran into trouble, she never gave him the chance to help her.
She moved too fast. She would jump into action the moment she got her hands on the broom, and then managed to chase them away in the blink of an eye. She even put on such a look of suffering so that the onlookers would completely be on her side and help her condemn those
trashy relatives of hers.
He was a hero without a battleground.
Serenity placed the broom back in its original position.
“They ran fast, or else I’d have beat them to a pulp!” she said as she walked toward Zachary.
Stopping in front of him, she looked at him and said in thanks, “Mr. York, thanks for helping me shock my aunts and the rest to the point they only dared to use their mouths. You made them afraid to raise their hands against me.”
Zachary was the lead actor for the first act and served the purpose of shocking them. She then took the lead for the second act and chased those people away.
Serenity felt that the responsibility of chasing the trash away rightfully fell to her.
Zachary was silent for a long moment before he said, “Serenity, you should give me a chance to do something in the future. Or else, others will say you married a useless man, and that doesn’t look good for you either.”
Serenity was speechless.
Serenity smiled in embarrassment as she said, “The next time I run into trouble I can’t deal with myself, I’ll give you that chance to perform.”
If she could deal with it herself, she did not need him to do anything.
So that she would not owe him anything.
“What sort of things would you be unable to deal with yourself?” Zachary asked.
Serenity laughed. “Tons and tons of stuff. It’s just that I can’t think of anything right now. Mr. York, you can go and do your stuff.”
Zachary looked at her in silence for a long while, then said mildly, “I’m going back to the office then. What time are you closing up tonight? I’ll come over and wait for you so we can go home together. I’m worried those trashy people will try and block your car again.”
“They won’t. It’s the kind of thing only Noah would do, being young and aggressive. They’ve already suffered a loss once, so they won’t dare try a second time. They might look very aggressive, but they’re cowards to the bone.
“You go ahead with your work. There’s no need to worry about me. I’m closing up very late tonight. I might also swing by my sister’s place before going home.”
To be honest, Serenity just did not want to go home with Zachary.
“How’s Liberty’s job search going?”
Zachary did not tell Serenity about Hank Brown’s affair. He would ask Josh to look into it, but Josh had not gotten back to him yet. It was best to hold his tongue while the situation was still unclear. If it happened to be untrue, he would end up being the villain who destroyed Hank Brown and Liberty’s marriage.
At the mention of her sister’s job search, Serenity’s expression turned gloomy. “My sister’s been going out every day looking for a job but hasn’t been able to find one yet. This is the first time I’m realizing it’s really hard to get a job,” she said.
Before her marriage, she had been considered a white–collar worker. She had only left the industry for a little more than three years, but it was already so hard to make a return to it.
Zachary consoled her. “Take it slow. It’s not a good time to look for jobs now.”
“I’m thinking if my sister really can’t get a job, I’ll lend her money to start her own business or open her own shop or something. That way, she can take care of Sonny and earn some money at the same time.”
“That’s an idea.”
Zachary also thought that it might be a better idea for Liberty to start her own business because Sonny was still very young and needed his mother’s companionship and care.
“You should hurry and go back to work.”
“Alright.”