Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Clive was dying with curiosity.
He grumbled about his rival in his mind.
“I wonder who the lucky lady is.”
Although Clive knew his question would come to naught, he still had to ask.
His sister wanted to know who defeated her.
Zachary’s eyes were fixated on Clive for a while before he answered, “Mr. Stone, I’d ask for privacy, so I’m not going to answer that question.”
Clive had foreseen getting nothing from Zachary.
Accepting the result, Clive graciously smiled. “You have your wife well protected, Mr. York.”
“I promised to love, protect, and cherish her forever when I married her.”
Clive replied with a little surprise, “You’re an affectionate man, Mr. York.”
His sister and Zachary were not meant to be.
Clive had talked his sister into letting Zachary go, but his sister refused to listen. Now, she was devastated.
He sighed in his mind. Clive would support his sister to be with Zachary and ease the tension between the rivaling York Corporation and Stone Group if Zachary had fallen in love with Elisa.
This was because Zachary only had eyes for one woman in his life.
It was forever once Zachary fell in love.
In the event of a betrayal, Zachary would never be able to get over the relationship.
“Mr. Stone, you’re a devoted man too, and your wife can’t be happier with you. You’re well known for being uxorious in our circle.”
The mention of his wife brought softness along Clive’s facial lines. Grinning from ear to ear, he said, “Just like you said, I promised to love, protect, and cherish her forever when I married her.”
“Your relationship with your wife is enviable. I should learn from you about ways to dote on my wife at
another time.”
Everybody around was speechless.
It was hard for them to imagine the two people, who were not on good terms, sitting together and discussing at length about spoiling their wives.
Clive remarked with a smile, “You’re already in the uxorious husband club, Mr. York.”
Otherwise, Zachary would not stop to talk to him.
After a brief silence, Zachary merrily beckoned to Clive and said, “Since you’re here, I’d like to treat you to dinner. Would you do me the honor?”
Clive looked at his clients.
His clients answered right away, “It’s our honor to dine together, Mr. York.”
It was no big deal. They could dine without talking about business.
“Well, I can’t say no to your welcoming invitation.”
Clive agreed to have dinner with Zachary.
He thought to himself, ‘People do change after experiencing love.”
To think Clive would see the day of Zachary buying him dinner.
Clive wanted to pinch himself to see if he was dreaming.
Zachary was so easy to talk to today.
Both parties gathered for dinner.
The community’s jaws would drop if word got out about this.
Mr. York’s interest in acquiring ways to spoil his wife crazy only made people more intrigued about his wife.
His label as an uxorious husband swiftly made rounds in the community.
After listening to a day of gossip about Mr. York’s marriage and wife–doting tendencies, Serenity applied a facial mask in front of the dressing table at night and said to Zachary, “All I hear is stories about your boss today.”
With his game face on, Zachary asked, “Oh. What about?”
“You don’t know?”
Serenity turned over to look at him. “Your boss made a public announcement that he’s married, but no one knows who his wife is. Elisa said that caused quite a stir among the higher society.
“Zachary, you work at York Corporation. Do you have any firsthand news about the identity of your boss’s
wife?
“I heard the press waited in front of your office building for a long time but had to leave with nothing.”
Pulling a chair over, Zachary sat next to his wife and watched as Serenity put on the facial mask. He grabbed the mask packing for a look at the brand. It was a good and expensive brand.
“Elisa gave it to me. I hardly apply facial masks, but I thought I should try it out tonight.”
Zachary furrowed his brows and said, “Don’t use the skincare products Ms. Stone gives you. Let me know the brand you often use. I’ll get the products for you.”
“Elisa gave me a lot. It’ll be a waste not to use them. Elisa’s a girl. Are you jealous of women too?”
Zachary extended his arm to prod her face. “I’ll be jealous of anyone who takes away your attention and when you don’t put me first.”
“Hehe. Who was it that said he doesn’t know what jealousy is?”
Zachary was rendered speechless.
“Come on, Zachary. Tell me who your boss married.”
Zachary replied amusedly, “I thought you weren’t interested in my boss’s affairs.”
“I can’t say that I’m not interested, I just didn’t make attempts to pry. Your boss and I are from two different worlds. You barely see your boss even though you work at York Corporation, much less me. I probably will never meet him.
“That’s why I can’t be bothered to ask about his gossip. It’s quite the commotion this time, so I thought I
should ask.
“Most importantly, Elisa wants to know who his wife is.”
Zachary inquired warily, “Why does Ms. Stone want to know? Is she planning mischief against my boss’s wife?”
Serenity glared at him. “Don’t say that about Elisa. She’s not ill in nature. She’s a nice girl, but things are not meant to be between her and your CEO.
“Elisa mentioned that she would move on and stop harassing Mr. York if he’s married or has a steady girlfriend. True enough, she stuck to her words. God knows how many times Elisa cried after finding out your CEO is married.
“She’d rather dwell in her agony than be all over Mr. York. That act alone puts her above thousands.” Serenity sighed. “I even gave Elisa ideas to chase after Mr. York. She wanted me to be the bride’s maid
should she marry Mr. York. Who knew… What’s up with Mr. York anyway? He could’ve announced his marriage sooner so Elisa didn’t have to wait until now to get over him.
“I nearly helped Elisa to ruin someone’s marriage.”
Zachary twitched by the corners of his lips. It had not been long since he and Serenity got married.
Sure, he was single back then.