Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Josh stood up for Serenity. “Shawn has known her for over a decade. They‘re childhood friends… Fine, fine. They‘re not childhood friends, alright? Stop glaring at me. Your looks could kill.”
Josh added amusedly, “If Shawn likes Serenity, that‘s his business. She can‘t control him or stop him from liking her, okay? All is good so long as she doesn‘t accept Shawn‘s feelings nor has a relationship with Shawn behind your back.
“The number of men having the hots for your wife proves you have a good eye for Mrs. Right. You don‘t need to be jealous or envious because that‘s what other men should be feeling You‘re the one who gets to go home to her.”
Before falling in love, Josh could not understand Zachary‘s pettiness and jealousy.
Zachary would turn into a green–eyed monster every time he was jealous.
Josh felt sympathetic toward Serenity as she was stuck with a petty man like Zachary.
Zachary uttered aloofly, “I can‘t even stand Shawn, let alone other men.”
Jealousy would bury him alive.
Josh replied with a smile, “I was only speaking metaphorically. I didn‘t mean anything by it.” Zachary scoffed without putting forth a comment.
The senior executives entered the meeting room in droves by then.
Seeing the two biggest bosses waiting in the room, the senior executives were startled and got a bad feeling about the meeting being called at the last minute.
Zachary still had his poker face on.
Some looked at Callum, hoping to seek comfort from him. The least he could do was tell them what the sudden meeting was about.
Although Callum appeared calm, he was looking at Josh.
Sure, Callum was from the same family as Zack, but Josh was closest to Zack.
Josh got up.
“I‘m going to the men‘s,” he said while tipping Callum the wink.
Getting the hint, Callum got to his feet and followed behind Josh before all attendance was accounted for
Despite knowing what was going on, Zachary did not stop them.
Zachary stared at the senior executives who were in the meeting room. Josh mentioned that he would drive his employees up the wall when he went mad. Zachary was interested to see how so.
Everybody was at a loss for words.
‘Why are you looking at us like that, Sir?‘
‘What did we do wrong? Please give us a quick and painless death. At least, tell us what we did.’
Callum followed Josh out and caught up to him to ask, “What‘s up with Zack, Josh?”
Josh stopped in his tracks and turned around before whispering a question, “Do you have Serenity‘s mobile number?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Hurry up and call her. Tell her to come here no matter what. Zachary’s crazy jealous right now. This meeting is called at the last minute. Your cousin is going to bite people’s heads off for any uncompleted projects. He’s in a foul mood and taking it out on us.
“The only one who can save us is your cousin’s wife. I believe you won’t want to relive those hellish days again. You’re Mr. York’s cousin. You can’t refute him if he gets on your back, and you still have to face him at home.”
Callum replied hesitantly, “Zachary and his wife were fine during the weekend though. They
were all lovey-dovey last night too. What changed overnight?”
“Zachary‘s love rival confessed his feelings to his wife. Of all people, your cousin saw the whole thing, and now he‘s jealous. You might as well get him cans of green paint.”
Callum whipped out his phone. “T‘ll call Serenity now.”
For professional and personal reasons, Callum hoped there was no conflict between Zachary and Serenity.
“I can‘t believe Zachary had his routine disrupted because of Serenity.”
Having found Serenity‘s number, Callum immediately reached her but got the automated response that she was on call.
He helplessly hung up and told Josh, “Serenity‘s line is busy.”
Josh‘s eyes lit up. “Never mind then. Let‘s get back to the meeting room. The meeting should adjourn in less than five minutes.
He bet Serenity was on the line with Zachary.
The last–minute meeting should be over once Serenity soothed Zachary.
Even if the meeting would go on, Josh or Callum would be left to preside over it. Whichever the case, they would be spared a telling–off from Zachary.
“My hats off to the missus.”
Zachary was a rather disciplined man. Yet, he threw his routine out the window because of Serenity.
It was a good thing the senior executives were in the dark about the truth. Otherwise, they would be rendered speechless.
Callum shared the same sentiment. “I‘m going to learn from Rowan and cling onto Serenity.”
“I want to hold onto her tightly and don‘t let go too.”
Serenity had no idea there were people wanting to latch onto her. She was stuck in traffic for a while before escaping the road congestion. It took her another ten minutes to get to York Corporation.
Rain was pouring at this point. The temperature dropped even lower.
Serenity stopped the car in front of York Corporation‘s building before giving Zachary another call.
While on the road, she had called Zachary no fewer than twenty times.
The jealousy–ridden sourpuss refused to take her calls.
It made her worried sick!
Fortunately, Zachary finally accepted her call.
“I‘m at the entrance of your office building, Zachary. Can you take thirty minutes off work? Come out. I need to talk to you.”
Jumping to his feet, Zachary approached the window in the meeting room and pulled open the curtains to look down.
Since he was on a high floor and far away from the ground, Zachary could not tell if the car at the entrance belonged to Serenity.
“Are you listening, Zachary? Say something.”
Serenity uttered anxiously, “Come out. I‘ll wait for you at the entrance until you‘re off work if you don‘t come out.”
Zachary‘s husky voice came through. “Hang on. I‘ll be right out.”
Closing the curtains, he turned on his heel to walk out of the meeting room. After hanging up on the call, he solemnly instructed, “Josh, take over the meeting.”
Josh nearly burst into laughter.
He was right on the money.
Still, Josh did not show it on his face when he answered, “Sure.”
Zachary ditched his senior executives and dashed out of the meeting room.
He took the lift to the first floor and caught sight of Serenity when he walked to the entrance of the office building. Serenity was out of the car, holding the umbrella he threw onto her car hood.
Zachary did not have an umbrella.
Just as Zachary was about to run in the rain, a receptionist perceptively grabbed an umbrella and gave it to him, “It‘s pouring down heavy, Sir. Take this.”
“Thank you.”
Taking the umbrella from the receptionist, Zachary took steady strides out with the umbrella.
All the jealousy disappeared the moment he saw Serenity standing at the entrance.
It never crossed Zachary‘s mind that Serenity would come all this way.
It turned his frown upside down for sure.
She cared about him.