Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
When Zachary heard that, he frowned and wanted to say something, but Serenity continued, “Jasmine and I will compensate Elisa in other ways. We won‘t take advantage of her.”
Serenity and Jasmine could not stop Elisa from putting those things at the bookstore. If they did not accept it, they could not imagine Elisa‘s degree of anger, so they had to accept it first.
When Jasmine and Serenity were tidying up earlier, they had a
good idea of how much those things were worth. In the future, they would find an opportunity to return the favor to Elisa.
“It‘s not a matter of taking advantage of her. Your store isn‘t that spacious. You already have so many bookshelves and storage boxes, yet Ms. Stone keeps stuffing things into your store. It‘s not like you can sell them. Isn‘t that just taking up unnecessary space?”
Actually, Zachary was just annoyed because he did not occupy any space in his wife‘s store, and Elisa beat him to it.
Zachary thought Elisa was always monopolizing his wife, so his hatred for her was deeper than his love rival, Shawn Lowe.
It was also because Elisa was a woman, so he could not say,” Serenity, I don‘t like that you‘re spending so much time with Elisa. I‘ll get jealous, so you should cut ties with her.” If he dared say such a thing, Serenity would look at him strangely, and he would be embarrassed.
“Our house is spacious. Why don‘t I move these things home then?”
Zachary was speechless.
He was already upset that Elisa‘s things were taking up space in Serenity‘s store, yet Serenity wanted to move these things home?!
“Let‘s go.”
Zachary lowered his head, not wanting to argue with Serenity over something like this. Serenity was a carefree person, and Zachary would often get more frustrated when they had a conflict.
This was something he had experienced before.
When Serenity was angry, she went on a shopping spree and spent tens of thousands of dollars using his card. Besides, she went about her day as usual and was still happy. On the contrary, Zachary got so mad that he went back to his villa. If Grandma May had not found a way for them to get back together, Serenity would still be ignoring Zachary..
“Okay.”
Serenity went along with him and no longer continued the topic. They got into Zachary‘s car together after closing up the shop.
As soon as Serenity got in the car, she saw a child safety seat in the back seat.
Zachary explained, “I send you to work sometimes, and Sonny is too young to sit on his own, so I bought a child safety seat.” Serenity listened to his explanation and looked at him quietly. After a long while, she said in a serious tone, “Mr. York, what will you do if I fall in love with you one day?”
The caring and thoughtsul side of this man moved her heart.
Zachary looked at her for a moment before he leaned over, wrapped his arm around her waist, and pulled her to his side. His
handsome face approached her, and his thin lips pressed against her red lips. He then moved his lips from hers and whispered in her ear, “I don‘t know what will happen because you haven‘t fallen in love with me yet.”
Serenity was speechless.
She raised her hand, pushed his muscular body away, and put on her seatbelt as if nothing had happened. “So where are you taking me to so I can forget my worries?”
Zachary straightened his back. “Since you‘re in my car, just follow my lead.”
“Hmm… why don‘t we go to the beach to get some fresh air?” Zachary smiled. “Sure.” He started the car and asked her, “Did you pay for the bed and wardrobe?”
He did not receive any bank transaction notification, so he figured
she spent her own money.
“Yeah. I forgot to bring the card you gave me for household expenses when I went out shopping, so I paid for them. We‘re married, so there‘s no need to be so calculative, right?” Zachary pursed his lips. She was clearly the one who was being calculative.
Serenity said she wanted to go to the beach for some fresh air, so her wish was Zachary‘s command.
Of course, he could not bring her to the Seaview Villa.
Fortunately, during this season, the beach was not as busy as it was in the summer at this hour. There were only a few tourists scattered around the beach.
The couple walked on the soft sand while the waves crashed onto the shore. The sea breeze messed up Serenity‘s hair and she was feeling chilly.
Zachary suddenly stopped in his tracks, so Serenity followed suit and asked him, “What‘s wrong?”
He took off his suit jacket and handed it to Serenity. “It‘s quite windy today. You should wear my jacket.”
Seeing that Serenity did not take the jacket from him, Zachary continued, “Are you gonna put it on yourself, or do you want me to help you?”
Serenity had no choice but to take his jacket and put it on. She asked, “Aren‘t you cold?” “I am, but I‘m more afraid that you‘ll catch a cold.”
Serenity looked at him and laughed, “Mr. York, your answer is different from the ones on TV shows. The male lead will usually say, ‘No, I‘m not cold. You can wear it.”
Of course, his answer was honest.
“If I‘d known that the sea breeze was so strong and chilly, I wouldn‘t have requested to come here.”
Serenity put on his jacket and instantly felt warm.
She tilted her head to look at him, and he happened to be looking at her. Their eyes met, and he said, “Although I feel cold, I won‘t shrink up like you. I‘m wearing a long–sleeve shirt, anyway. It‘s definitely warmer than your short–sleeve blouse.”
“Well, now that you mention it, I feel less guilty.”
Zachary pursed his lips and said, “If you‘re worried that I‘ll catch a cold, you can hug me. That way, I can feel your warmth and won‘t feel cold anymore.”
Serenity almost choked on her saliva.
Was he flirting with her?
Seeing that Serenity was silent, Zachary knew she would not hug him, so he continued walking forward.
Within minutes, Serenity caught up to him and returned his suit jacket to him.
Before he could speak, she quickly said, “You‘re taller than me, so even if I hug you, I won‘t be able to block the wind for you. Why don‘t you put on your jacket and hug me instead?”.
Zachary‘s face was cold when Serenity handed his jacket back to him, but after hearing what she said, he quickly took his jacket and put it on. He could not wait to pull her into his arms.
“Let‘s find a place to sit,” he suggested. Serenity had no objections.
Zachary and Serenity were hugging each other while walking slowly. It was considered a breakthrough in their relationship as husband and wife.
They finally found a quiet place and sat on the sand.
As they sat, Serenity leaned against Zachary‘s chest while he hugged her. She felt warm and cozy. “Mr. York.” “Hmm?”
“You usually put on a cold and serious face, but your embrace is warmer than I imagined.”