Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Zachary flicked her forehead in amusement. “Do I need to win the lottery to treat you all to breakfast?”
“I‘ll call Jasmine and my sister right away. It‘s rare for you to treat us, so we must take you up on your offer.”
Serenity phoned Jasmine with a smile.
Jasmine laughed on the phone. “Seren, you two finally made up. Mr. York is willing to even treat me to breakfast? I‘m relieved. I was so worried he thought I was trying to matchmake you.”
Shawn was her cousin, but she did not want her best friend and him to become a couple. That was because the Lowe family was not suitable for her best friend.
Even though her aunt usually treated Serenity well, if she found out that Shawn had feelings for Serenity, she would instantly turn hostile.
Serenity would not have a good life with someone like Jasmine‘s aunt as her mother–in–law, so Jasmine would not help her cousin.
When there was an opportunity to be alone with Shawn, she intended to have a proper talk with him. She would tell him to give up on Serenity and stop coming to the shop frequently, lest Zachary misunderstood again.
After marriage, both men and women had to consider the feelings of their other halves. Regardless if they did nothing wrong, so long as their significant other saw them with another person of the opposite sex, they would get angry.
However, nothing would happen as long as they kept their distance.
“I‘ll be right there.”
Jasmine chose to take up Zachary‘s offer over doing business.
“By the way, where are we eating? Send me the location and I‘ll ride my bike there.”
Serenity pulled the phone from her ear and asked, “Mr. York, where are we eating?” “The buffet restaurant on the first floor of Wiltspoon Hotel has a big breakfast spread. No matter where you come from, you‘ll find flavors from your hometown there.”
Serenity told her friend, “The buffet restaurant on the first floor of Wiltspoon Hotel.”
“Got it. I‘ll head there now.”
After ending the call with Jasmine, Serenity called her sister and learned that Liberty was up, so she said to Zachary,” Mr. York, let‘s fetch my sister from her place.”
Zachary had no problem with that.
Serenity tucked her phone back into her pants pocket and headed down to the living room to get her car keys. She then took her pet cats and dog with her, and waited for Zachary to leave together.
Following behind Serenity, Zachary saw her brisk footsteps and could tell that she was obviously in a happy mood. He called her in a low voice, “Serenity.”
“Hm?”
Serenity turned to look at him. “What‘s up?”
Zachary‘s eyes fell on her white and slender hands.
Noticing that he was staring at her hands, Serenity lifted them and looked at them. When she did not see anything amiss, she said with a laugh, “Mr. York, what are you staring at my hands for? If you have something to say, then say it. Don‘t make me guess. I‘m too dumb to guess correctly.”
Zachary silently cursed in his heart, ‘She‘s not dumb at all. She‘s incredibly smart.‘
“It‘s nothing.” He wanted to say that they should go to a jewelry store to buy a pair of rings after breakfast. He had not given her any jewelry since they got their marriage license. However, he swallowed the words in his mouth.
‘She probably won‘t accept it.‘
Serenity did not say anything and went into the elevator with the pets first.
Zachary paused for a moment. He was cursing himself internally for holding onto his pride which prevented him from saying sweet words.
He then pretended as if nothing happened and followed her into the elevator.
Serenity would be returning to the store after breakfast while Zachary would be heading to the office. Since their routes were different, the couple drove their own cars separately.
They first went to Bright Boulevard to pick Liberty up.
They saw Liberty pushing her son out to the entrance of the neighborhood.
“Liberty.”
Serenity quickly got out and walked toward her sister after pulling the car over by the curb.
“Ant Swer.”
Sonny stretched his arms out for Serenity to carry him.
Serenity bent over and picked him up, rewarding him with two little kisses and that made the little one giggle.
When Zachary saw this, he wanted to shrink himself to become a two–year–old toddler so Serenity would kiss him too.
“Why is Sonny up so early today?”
“I woke him up and fed him milk before coming out.”
Liberty nodded at her brother–in–law and greeted him,” Zachary.”
“Let‘s get in the car, Liberty.” As Zachary spoke, he stepped forward and loaded the child‘s stroller into Serenity‘s car.
“Liberty, are you taking public transportation to work?”
Serenity asked her sister while driving, “Why don‘t you ride an e–bike? You can stuff it inside Zachary‘s car.”
His car was big, so there was no problem fitting Liberty‘s small e–bike.
“There‘s not enough time. I‘ll ride the e–bike to work tomorrow.”
Liberty deliberately changed into a more flattering outfit today, compared to the casual outfit she usually had on at home.
It had been a long time since she went to work. Now that she was reentering the workforce, she felt a little nervous. “I‘ll send you to the office later before heading to the store.”
“That works too.”
Liberty did not turn down her sister‘s offer.
Serenity asked again about the reason Olivia and Chelsea came over.
“Isn‘t it obvious? It‘s that thing I told you about last time. They wanted me to pick up Chelsea‘s children as well as cook for and tutor them, but I refused! Since Chelsea gave birth to them, she could take care of them. I don’t have the time to care about her children. Besides, her children are like her. Taking care of them is just a thankless task.”
Her decision was made by putting aside her relationship breakdown with Hank. Even if they were getting along, she did not want to accept this kind of work.
She was tired enough taking care of Sonny alone.
“Aren‘t your in–laws helping with her children‘s school transportation arrangement? Just let them handle it.”
Liberty sneered. “Will Chelsea be willing to let her parents take care of them? The two elderly get worked to the bone at home serving the family. All the living expenses that Hank gives them are spent on Chelsea‘s family instead.”
“Only your in–laws would raise such a daughter.”
The whole family were all enablers for that she–devil. Serenity hoped her sister could get out of the Brown family soon.
“Seren, why did Zachary suddenly think of treating us to breakfast today?”
“Didn‘t you just find a job? He invited us to breakfast to congratulate you on getting a job. You‘re one step further away from the sea of suffering. We‘re all happy for you.”