Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 4557-Zachary protested, “Wife, don’t pin that on me. I’m not the evil one here. If they’re scheming, that’s on them. I’m not carrying the blame—it’s too much.”
“So, how’d the proposal go? Was it a success?” he asked, growing curious.
Serenity smiled. “Of course not. But River set a trap for Romina. I don’t know exactly what he’s planning, but she’s not getting away. He’s got her right where he wants her. They’ve been sparring for years—they know each other inside and out. Honestly, I think River has gone easy on her. If he were serious, Romina wouldn’t stand a chance.”
Zachary laughed. “River’s devious—but what do you expect? Look who trained us. Since he’s locked her in, you should come home early. I miss you so much.”
“We agreed to stay for ten days,” Serenity reminded him. “It’s still early.”
“Babe, if you count the day you left, we’re already halfway through,” Zachary said. “It’s not early at all.”
“I just want to enjoy the drama a little longer. River and Romina’s story is so much more fun to watch than Alex’s. His wasn’t exciting enough.”
Zachary’s face fell. “Seren, you’re a married woman, and I’m your husband.”
“Okay, okay,” she said with a laugh. “We’ll stay just for the full ten days—no extensions. The kids are having fun too.”
“You guys may be having fun, but the rest of us back here? Chaos. Everyone came back to the villa thinking we’d all get together, only to find out the eldest brother and his wife had gone on vacation. Now all the kids are throwing tantrums, wanting to come to Uncle River’s house. They’ve worn Grandma out.”
Serenity chuckled. “Alright, alright. We’ll come back in ten days.”
“Did Tatum and the others bring the kids back?” she asked.
“They brought them back, then returned to work. The kids are staying at the villa.”
The old lady loved having the house full. Usually, the children stayed with their parents, but over long holidays, they were sent to Youyou Villa to cheer her up.
The kids loved it there—more space, more friends, plenty of places to play.
“The two little ones will be thrilled when they get back,” Serenity said. “Kids just want to play.”
She turned and called, “Baby, come here. Daddy’s on the phone!”
The moment Maverick and Bethany heard their mom, they dropped their toys and rushed over.
Serenity smiled and said into the phone, “Here’s your son. You two have a good chat.”
“Hold on—let me hang up and call back on video. I miss my daughter,” Zachary said before quickly ending the call and switching to a video chat.
“Daddy!”
“Daddy!”
The two kids beamed when they saw their father’s face on the screen.
Maverick sat down on the sofa, hugged his sister, and propped the phone in front of them so their dad could see both of them clearly.
“Baby, do you miss Daddy?” Zachary asked.
“Dad,” Maverick replied sweetly.
Bethany didn’t say much. She just kept calling him “Dad” in her soft little voice and stretched out her chubby arms like she wanted a hug.
“Sis, Daddy’s on a video call—he can’t really hug us right now,” Maverick explained to her gently, then turned back to his dad. “I missed you today. Are you busy, Dad? Are we bothering you?”
Zachary smiled. “Today’s Sunday. Daddy’s not working, not busy at all.”
“Oh, good.” Maverick let out a breath and launched into stories about all the fun they’d had lately.
Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 4558-The three of them chatted for over half an hour.
If Serenity hadn’t reminded the kids that their dad hadn’t eaten and was probably starving, they would’ve kept going.
Even Zachary’s phone battery was nearly drained.
Bethany didn’t say much—she just kept calling “Dad” every so often in her soft, clingy little voice, and Zachary’s heart melted every time.
“Tell Mom that Dad’s picking you up next Sunday,” he said gently.
Zachary was already regretting not carving out time to fly to Eaglioncile for the weekend.
Maverick nodded. “Okay, I’ll tell Mom. Bye, Dad. We’re going to eat now. Mommy called us.”
“Alright, bye-bye.”
Zachary waited for the video call to end, reluctant to hang up.
Maverick set Bethany down, slid off the sofa, and headed into the dining room with the phone.
He handed it back to Serenity.
She glanced at the screen—only 5% battery left. Good thing the call ended, or the phone would’ve shut off by itself.
She plugged it in to charge, then returned to the dining room.
River had cleaned the lipstick off his face, washed Bethany’s hands, and tied a little bib on her. She was seated in a child’s chair with a soft bowl and spoon in front of her.
River had already served her some kid-friendly food.
Bethany tried to use the spoon, but her coordination wasn’t great yet. Most of the food missed the bowl and ended up all over the table.
Eventually, she gave up and started eating with her hands.
Serenity sat down again and gently corrected her. “Belle, slow down. Don’t rush. Keep practicing with the spoon—you’ll get better.”
River said with a chuckle, “Sister-in-law, Belle’s still too young for cutlery. Let her eat with her hands for now. I washed them already.”
“She has to learn sometime,” Serenity said, firm but patient. “Everything starts with not knowing. If we don’t teach her now, she’ll never learn.”
Bethany was good-natured. Even under her mom’s gentle insistence, she didn’t fuss. She listened carefully and tried again with the spoon.
After Serenity finished her own meal, she helped feed her daughter. Bethany was still too small to eat a full meal on her own. Left to herself, she’d eat too little and end up hungry later.
Both her kids took after her—they loved food and loved sleep.
Grandma always said, “A good appetite is a blessing.”
And Serenity couldn’t agree more.
After lunch, she took the kids for a walk around the yard. As they wandered, the little siblings ran ahead, laughing and playing.
Serenity pulled out her now fully charged phone and called her sister to check in.
Over the past six years, Liberty had solidified her position as the head of the Farrell family.
After giving birth to a daughter with Duncan, she decided not to have any more children.
Duncan had fully recovered—he could now walk like anyone else.
He treated both children equally and never made Sonny feel left out, even though Sonny wasn’t his biological son.
If anything, Duncan was sometimes more attentive to Sonny—he didn’t want the boy to feel insecure.
Sonny had grown into a smart, thoughtful young man. He always did well in school. On longer holidays, he’d fly back to Wiltspoon to stay with Aunt Serenity and visit his dad and grandparents.
Over the years, as Sonny lived peacefully with his mom, the Brown family finally backed off.
Now, both sides lived without conflict, and peace finally returned.