Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Since he was a huge help to Serenity last night, Shawn now had an excuse to drive Serenity around and buy her breakfast.
“That‘s okay. I‘m nearly finished with my breakfast. My husband will be taking me to work later, so you don‘t have to make the long trip.”
Oblivious to Shawn‘s feelings for her, Serenity simply did not want Shawn to brace the long distance from his home to Brynfield while getting stuck in the morning rush traffic.
Shawn‘s wishful thinking was crushed by the mention of Serenity‘s husband.
That poured cold water on Shawn‘s enthusiasm for sure.
It slipped Shawn‘s mind that Serenity was taken!
Serenity had always been single, but she suddenly changed her marital status for a stranger. Why could she not wait for him? Although Shawn was young, he was happy to be her husband. It was a pity that Serenity never saw Shawn as a man.
Shawn was only a younger brother to Serenity.
They had known each other for a long time. From the moment he understood what love was, Serenity became his crush.
It was a shame… Nothing came of it.
“Okay then. I‘ll have your bike delivered to the shop once it‘s repaired.”
Despite his heartbreak, Shawn kept it cool in case, Serenity picked up on weird vibes.
“Thank you.”
“Don‘t mention it. Well, I‘ll leave you to finishing your breakfast.”
Shawn quickly hung up the call. He was afraid he would reveal his true feelings if the conversation carried on. He did not want to blow up in Serenity’s face.
Zachary overheard the entire exchange.
He was unaware of the smile across his lips when Serenity mentioned that her husband would be driving her to work
Serenity put down the phone only for it to ring again.
This time, it was an unidentified number.
Serenity hesitated for a moment before accepting the strange call.
“Serenity, it‘s your brother.”
The unrecognized voice of a man saw Serenity furrowing her brows. She retorted , “Brother? My mom only gave birth to me and my sister. We don‘t have a brother.” As her parents bore no son, the family home and field were occupied by her uncles after her parents passed away.
Her grandparents were still around, living in Serenity‘s family home. It had been years since the sisters returned to their hometown. At least for now, it was not in the sisters‘ plan yet to go to court and reclaim the house.
“I‘m Mike, your cousin.”
The person on the other end made his identity known.
Serenity dug into her memory. It seemed she did have a cousin named Mike.
“What do you want?”
After years of no contact, it could not be good news now that he called her.
Serenity had her guard up.
Since the Hunts‘ home was over an hour‘s drive from the city, it was unlikely they knew she was married.
That bloodsucking family demanded money from Liberty when she got married. If they were going to ask the same from Serenity, Serenity would not hesitate to kick them out!
“Grandmom is sick. It’s liver cancer, but the good news is that it’s at an early stage,” Mike said on the phone. “The doctor recommended going for treatment in the city. You and your sister have settled down in the city and know how to get around. Make a hospital appointment for Grandmom. We’ll set out in a bit and take Grandmom to the hospital. “This way, Grandmom can see a specialist right away when she arrives. I heard that you must pay some sort of deposit for a treatment, so don’t forget to make the payment. Although your parents aren’t around, she’s your grandmother too. You girls have never contributed to Grandmom and Granddad’s living expenses. Now that Grandmom is sick, you should cover for her medical expenses to make up for the neglected family support.”
Serenity grimaced as her cousin went on about the plan.
She lost her parents at the age of ten. Serenity and Liberty then received their life insurance payout of 1.2 million dollars. Fair enough for Grandmom and Granddad to want a share since they were their dad’s parents. As the sisters were underaged then, the grandparents got a bigger share than they deserved. Serenity also knew that the grandparents took half of the insurance money and divided it among her uncles and aunts. Each uncle received a hundred and fifty thousand dollars while the two aunts got a share of twenty thousand bucks each. The rest was for the grandparents’ retirement.
Although Serenity was only ten back then, she remembered every single detail.
It had not been forgotten that the grandparents made it official through a written agreement , witnessed by the town officials and Serenity’s maternal side of the family, that the sisters did not have to pay for the grandparents’ living expenses so long as the sisters gave up a bigger portion of the insurance payout to the grandparents. The contract was signed and sealed by the grandparents, uncles, and aunts as well as both of them sisters.
There were three copies of the contract, which were kept by the sisters, the grandparents, and the town community Despite the multitude of witnesses, Mike had the nerve to accuse the sisters of never providing for the grandparents.
No relatives were willing to take in the sisters after they lost their parents. Since their paternal grandparents took half of the 1.2 million insurance payout, the maternal grandparents did not want to lose out and demanded four hundred thousand dollars too. The sisters were left with two hundred thousand bucks in the end.
Liberty, only fifteen years old at the time, arranged for their parents’ funeral and sorted out Serenity’s paperwork to get into boarding school. Serenity’s education was guaranteed along with her meals without being dependent on the hospitality of others. Such was the life of the sisters after their parents’ passing
The so-called relatives never reached out or lent a helping hand. However, the same relatives showed up unannounced one day, demanding money when Liberty was going to walk down the aisle. The way they saw it was that the family should be sharing the wealth now that Liberty made it big
Only these relatives were capable of such a shameless act.