Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Serenity stopped walking.
Zachary too. He looked at her deeply and asked, “What‘s wrong?”
“I‘ll pay for the nanny. She‘s going to be taking care of Sonny, who‘s my nephew, so I should be the one to pay for it. I can‘t let you use your money.”
It would cost thousands of dollars to hire a nanny now.
He was already paying for all their living expenses.
Serenity felt like she was taking advantage of him.
Zachary could not help but reach out and pinch her face.” You are always haggling with me. We‘re a family now, so why do you have to split hairs over everything? On the day we got our marriage license, I already said that since I married you, I can afford to support you.
“Sonny calls me Uncle, and I like that child very much too, so I‘m willing to pay for a nanny to take care of him.”
After a pause, he added softly, “Most importantly, I don‘t want my wife to be so tired.” .
“Pardon?”
“I said, I‘ll pay for the nanny.”
He was very insistent.
Serenity could not win against him. After thinking about it, she said, “All right, you can pay for the nanny. Mr. York, do you have any plans this weekend?” “Why?”
Serenity led the dog and continued to walk forward while asking, “We‘ve been married for some time, but I haven‘t been to your old home before. I figured that if you‘re free this weekend, you could take me back to your old home.”
Her in–laws had seen her, but as a daughter–in–law, she had never set foot in her in–laws‘ home. Even now, she did not know where her in–laws lived.
“Nana‘s birthday is in half a month, and all of us will go back on that day. I‘ll take you back and introduce you to them then. You‘ll be able to meet all our family and friends at once.”
“Is it a landmark birthday?”
“No, just close relatives invited for a meal together.”
If it were a landmark birthday, the family would definitely throw a birthday banquet for Old Mrs. York and invite all the socialites of Wiltspoon.
It would be hard to deceive Serenity if that was the case.
Since only close relatives were getting together for a dinner to celebrate Nana‘s birthday, arrangements could be made in advance and the truth could be concealed with some instructions from him.
Zachary‘s view of Serenity had changed significantly. He recognized now that Serenity was not in it for his or his grandmother‘s money. After observing her for a period of time, he felt that she had a good character, but had not decided whether or not to spend the rest of his life with her.
Therefore, he would continue to hide his real identity from her.
“That‘s fine. Let‘s wait for Nana‘s birthday and go back together then.”
Serenity had no problems with his arrangement.
The young couple strolled two laps around the small garden in the neighborhood before going back.
“Do you want to have supper?” Serenity asked him out of habit.
“No, thank you.”
He ate a lot when he was socializing.
“Forget it, I won‘t eat either. Good night, then.”
“Good night.”
Serenity turned around and went into her room.
Zachary stood in place while he watched her enter her room and close the door behind her before he went back to his room.
Once inside, he took the new clothes given to him by Serenity to wash them by hand and dry them with the washing machine. He then hung them out on the balcony.
They should be dry by dawn.
Hank twisted the door handle but failed to open the door. Liberty had locked the door.
He knocked.
“Liberty, open up.”
Liberty came to open the door, but she blocked the doorway to keep him from entering the room. She asked, “What?”
“I have something I want to discuss with you. Let me in.”
This was originally the couple‘s master bedroom, but now it was occupied by Liberty.
Hank was a little displeased, but in order to coax and persuade Liberty to help with the school run for his sister‘s children, he held back his temper.
“Can‘t it wait till tomorrow? It‘s already late now.”
“It‘s only 11. I usually come back during this time after dinner parties.”
Liberty guessed that Hank wanted to talk to her about something having to do with her mother–in–law and sister in-law. She was curious too, so she stepped to the side and said, “Go back to your room to sleep when you‘re done.”
Hank cursed in his heart, ‘I just couldn‘t hold it in that night because I drank… Do you really think I wanted to touch you?‘
However, his mouth said, “Wait, I‘ll go get something.”
He turned around and quickly headed to the room where he now slept. He picked up a small brocade box containing a pearl necklace he bought specially for Liberty after work earlier. However, it was not an expensive pearl necklace. It only cost a couple hundred dollars.
He then brought the small brocade box into the master bedroom.
Serenity sat on the loveseat in the room, waiting for him.
Hank entered the room and went to see his son first. Seeing the little boy sleeping soundly, his heart softened and he leaned down to kiss the boy‘s cheek. He caressed his son‘s face before standing up straight and turning around to sit next to Liberty
“Honey.”
“Say my name.”
Liberty corrected his term of address indifferently. She did not want to hear him call her “honey” anymore. It made her sick.
Hank chuckled sheepishly and handed the small brocade box to her. “Liberty, I apologize to you. I was wrong to hit you last time. No matter what, I shouldn‘t have gotten violent with you. I know I was wrong. Will you forgive me? “I bought this for you. Open it and see if you like it.”
Liberty looked at him and took the brocade box to see what was inside. She took out the pearl necklace and looked it over for a while, then put it back into the box and closed it.
“Was this necklace expensive?”
“It was quite expensive. I went to a jewelry store to buy it. Goods in jewelry stores are all of high quality and rather expensive.”
Liberty laughed.
‘Is he looking down on me for not knowing how to appraise jewelry?
‘If this pearl necklace was sold at a roadside stall, it would be priced at a few dozen at most. If it‘s sold in a large supermarket or jewelry store, it would cost several hundred dollars. In my estimate, this necklace cost less than five hundred dollars.
‘His gift to me was no more than five hundred dollars.
‘However, if he‘s buying it for his lover Jessica, it‘ll be something no less than five thousand.‘
Liberty suddenly felt like she was a joke for thinking about him, saving money for him, and helping him manage this family!
“Let me put it on for you.”
“No need. Just say what you want to say.”
Liberty stopped Hank‘s move to help her put on the necklace.