Camryn also had a younger brother who was protective of her, but it only lasted for a few years. Her mother went so far as to enroll her brother in a boarding school to stop contact between them. Her mother got rid of anybody who was good to her. “Didn’t you say the bouquet was for your fiancée?” Callum said with a smile, “Have you ever heard about me getting engaged? I just made that up to fool your mom.” Although Camryn was impaired in sight, she paid attention to the gossip about the wealthiest family in the city. Sure enough, she had never caught wind of an engagement. The only person who was tied down by a woman was Mr. Zachary, and his wife was Serenity. After Serenity lent Camryn a hand, Mr. Zachary even told her stepfather that Serenity hit it off with her. Her stepfather had since been kinder to her.Camryn’s stepfather treated her poorly in the past. While he would not torture or pick on her like her mom, her stepfather would keep mum whenever her mom and Carri
Zachary’s family did not want to put the strain on Serenity. Mrs. Stone was Serenity’s aunt and a senior on Serenity’s side of the family. She should be showing more love and affection to Serenity. “Aunt Audrey wasn’t trying to push me into having a baby. Her heart is in the right place. We have been a real married couple for a few months now, but I’m not pregnant yet. I think it’s normal she’d ask.” Sticking her hand out, Serenity gave him a squeeze on the cheek and smoothen his puckered brows. She said, “Don’t make that wry face. Your frown is scary enough to startle your timid wife. “You can be a ghost for Halloween with that face. No makeup required.” Amused by her remark, Zachary flicked her forehead. “Have you seen such a handsome ghost? If you’re timid, then there’s no one with nerves of steel in the world.“Fine. I’m not mad. I think it’s between us whether we want to start a family. Other people shouldn’t stick their noses where they don’t belong. Even my parents ar
Serenity replied, “I think so too, but it’s too early to talk about this. We’ll see how things progress. I believe Elisa has feelings for Remy. My aunt will eventually give her blessing if there’s chemistry between them.” Elisa was always true to her feelings. During the time she was in love with Zachary, even when he did not reciprocate her feelings, she boldly pursued him. She would undoubtedly seek her family’s approval if the feeling was mutual with Remy. “Don’t worry about them, honey. They are not children. They can work it out on their own. It’s late. Let’s rest.” Zachary lowered his head to give Serenity a smooch on the forehead before whispering affectionately in her ear. “I will practice self-restraint so your body can rest too. I’ll just hold you tonight. I won’t touch you.” Lifting her chin, Serenity met his gaze and returned the kiss. They then slept in each other’s arms. She was always the first to doze off. It did not take long for Serenity to wander of
Zachary answered in a mild manner, “I’m a nocturnal person. I’m not usually home at this hour.” He adjusted his schedule and was in the same time zone as the majority of people in the city after he got married. “Sit,” Julian said to Zachary. “This calls for some liquor. I brought out my good alcohol.” There was a bottle of liquor and two glasses on the coffee table. Judging by the alcohol in the glasses, the cousins had been drinking. Zachary rejected. “Thank you, but my wife doesn’t like me drinking. She’s not keen on the alcohol stench. I rarely drink when I go socializing now.” Julian was dumbstruck at first, but he soon burst into laughter. “Josh said the power of love has changed you. Now I believe him. You have changed a lot, Mr. York.” Zachary was not one to say no to alcohol during business engagements. He took a glance at Josh, smiled, and replied, “Josh doesn’t drink much now either. He stopped smoking too.” Josh jumped in. “Jasmine hates the smell of tobac
Zachary read the documents three times before quietly putting the papers in order and slipping them back into the file. He then handed the file to Julian and thanked him. “It never occurred to me that they would use the Yates girl,” Zachary callously remarked. “Liberty brought it up to me because she thought it was strange. That got me thinking. It was strange indeed. She never wanted Hank to see Sonny before, but now she visits with Hank and tries to be friendly with Sonny.” They had a sneaking suspicion that Mr. Newman and his wife were in on it. They also suspected that it must be someone Zachary had offended. To everybody’s surprise, Jessica was the pawn in this game. Since the Browns were related by blood to Sonny, the family’s attempt to be nice to Sonny did not raise any suspicion. “They’re not trying to get even with you, Mr. York. It’s your wife they are after, but you had her surrounded by security. Your wife can fight too. They wouldn’t try anything in broad dayli
“How about six months?” “Oh, I’ll take it!” Julian said with a smile, “Why don’t you take maternity leave too? Mr. York, just leave him. Give him the two-month marital leave and not a day more. Let me know if he doesn’t come back to work when the two months are up. I’ll tie him up and deliver him to you.” “Hey, I’m your family, you know.” “I don’t even care if it’s my brother. Besides, you’re only my cousin.” Josh remarked, “I can’t depend on you for anything…” He was joking, of course. The two-month marital leave was more than enough. Since Jasmine, Serenity, and Elisa were working together on a project right now, Jasmine was focused on making it work and turning a profit. Julian finished the liquor and said, “It’s late, Mr. York. You should go back and rest.” Zachary stood up and expressed his gratitude to Julian once more before Josh saw him out. Several minutes later, Zachary’s fleet of vehicles left the Buchams’ residence. It was getting deeper into the nig
“Sure.” One to satisfy her sister’s palates, Liberty made pasta with bacon bits. Liberty added basil to her sister’s plate, but she had none of that. “The food is ready.” Liberty called her sister over to grab her plate. Serenity put a pause on work and went to wash her hands before taking her portion. The sister sat down at the table. As usual, Serenity pulled out her phone and scrolled the news while eating. “No phone during mealtimes. Put away your phone.” Liberty had rules during mealtimes. “I was just looking.” Although Serenity said so, she slipped the phone back into her pocket. “I don’t want to see you on your phone while at the dining table anymore.” “Got it.” Serenity could never defy her sister. Besides, screens during mealtimes were a bad habit. “Are you really not coming with me to the event tonight, Liberty?” “Nope.” “I think you should broaden your horizons, Liberty.” Liberty took her time with the pasta. Since the food was fresh out of th
Duncan and Serenity did not have a lot in common to talk about. With Serenity here, Duncan could not have a private moment with Liberty. After Liberty made him his order, customers started coming into the diner. Nevertheless, the menu items ordered were already made in advance, so the workers could serve the customers without needing the boss to be in the kitchen. Liberty went back to her spot and continued her breakfast. “Duncan.” The voice made Duncan lose his appetite. Liberty and Serenity turned their heads and watched a beautiful woman walk through the opened glass door. Serenity did not recognize Lily, but Liberty had seen a picture of Lily before. Liberty thought Lily looked better in person than in the picture. Lily made a good match with Duncan. “Ms. Harmon, would you like something to eat?” Liberty put down her utensils and got up to serve the customer. Lily moved her gaze from Duncan to Liberty. She had observed Liberty a few times in the dark, and this w