Married At First Sight Chapter 1291

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Chapter 1291

“Are you here to bring Ms. Newman home for dinner? Is there something you need to discuss with her? If so, I don’t want to intrude on your mother–and–daughter time,” Callum tenderly asked Mrs. Newman, acting like he had no idea of Camryn’s status in the family.

Mrs. Newman was not here to give Camryn a hard time for once.

She came to notify Camryn of Old Mr. Marshall’s business engagement at Wiltspoon Hotel tomorrow night. Camryn was to go with Mrs. Newman. Of course, Camryn was not there to replace Carrie.

Mrs. Newman merely wanted to introduce Camryn to an old CEO who may be helpful to the Newmans‘ family business.

Although Camryn was blind, she was prettier than Carrie. Camryn’s soft and calm voice was soothing to the ear. Mrs. Newman was sure the old CEO would be captivated by Camryn’s beauty.

“You’re not a bother at all. I just want to say a few words to Camryn before I have to leave.”

Mrs. Newman kept a friendly attitude in Callum’s presence.

She said to Camryn, “Don’t open your shop for business tomorrow afternoon, or you can get your worker to look after the shop. Come home early tomorrow. I’ll paint your face, and you can put on an evening gown. Come and attend an event with me tomorrow.”

Before Camryn could say anything, Callum jumped in and asked with a smile, “Are you talking about Old Mr. Marshall’s event?”

“Yes. You must be attending Old Mr. Marshall’s event too. We’d kill for an invite.” Since the Newmans became billionaires, Mrs. Newman had been keen to participate in social engagements.

She believed she blended into the circle of the true upper crust.

Mrs. Newman wanted to bring her younger daughter along so everybody would know how remarkable Carrie was.

Although the plan was to get Carrie to marry into the York family, Mrs. Newman did not want to put all her eggs in one basket. The heirs of the York family were not easy to control. Her Carrie might not find a potential husband with the family. There were many wealthy men in Wiltspoon. Mrs. Newman could bring her daughter along to these parties to look for a good family. Of course, these families would also be checking out her darling daughter too.

There were two sides to everything. The Newman family was sizing people up for a potential husband, but the other party was doing the same too.

Callum smiled and said, “The party will be held at my family’s hotel. My brothers and cousins will be attending too.”

Mrs. Newman responded, “Tomorrow night must be the biggest event in Wiltspoon.”

It was a shame that her darling daughter could not attend.

Old Mr. Marshall seldom organized a ball this early. However, he moved the date up by six months. this year. There was no telling whether it was because Old Mr. Marshall was getting old or was poor in health.

Mrs. Newman was furious with Serenity again at the thought that her precious daughter was going to miss out on tomorrow’s event. Of course, Mrs. Newman also put the fault on her older daughter.

“Did you get what I just told you, Camryn?” Mrs. Newman asked.

While holding the flowers for the employee to wrap them up in a bundle for Callum, Camryn replied, “I’m not going.”

She would only be embarrassing herself in such a social setting since she could not see.

Besides, her mother never took her to social gatherings. Now that Mrs. Newman wanted to bring Camryn out of the L’e, the former must be up to no good.

Although Camryn never got an update from her mother about Carrie, she knew that her stepfather and mother were trying to get Carrie out of jail.

Camryn dared not think or guess the things they would do to save Carrie.

Nevertheless, Camryn got the feeling that her mother wanted to take her to the event to sell her off.

Mrs. Newman made a face.

She was giving the mole rat a chance by bringing her to a social event. Yet, this mole rat was ungrateful.

As Callum was still around, Mrs. Newman had to stop herself from blowing up in Camryn’s face. She toned down the harshness in her tone. “Camryn, you heard my conversation with Callum. The party tomorrow night is important. It’s the biggest business engagement in Wiltspoon. The people attending are movers and shakers of Wiltspoon.

“You coop yourself up in the flower shop every day. You should get out there and make friends. How can you just live in your own world? I’m taking you to see the world.”

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“Either way, I’m going to send someone to get you tomorrow afternoon if you don’t come home. No matter what, you’re going with me tomorrow night.”

Camryn remained aloof as she replied, “I can’t see, Mom. What do you mean, see the world? The world to me is darkness. There’s nothing for me to see.”

“You!”

Furious, Mrs. Newman was dying to give Camryn a slap.

“I have said my piece. You can either listen or ignore it. Regardless, I’m sending a car to you tomorrow afternoon. I’m busy, I got to go.”

Mrs. Newman could not yet along with Camryn. Resentment and hatred overtook Mrs. Newman every time she saw Camryn’s face. Now that she had done what she came here for, Mrs. Newman said, “Sorry you have to see that, Callum. My daughter lost her confidence after losing her sight..

“I want to take her to the party and help her out of her funk. Hopefully, she’ll find her confidence. again. I need to attend to business, so I need to go.

Callum replied, “Sure. Bye, Mrs. Newman.”

Mrs. Newman gave Camryn an angry look before taking off with her bodyguards.

With her mother’s footsteps fading away, Camryn told her employee, “No need to wrap the roses.”

The employee was confused; she thought Mr. Callum wanted to buy flowers.

Mr. Callum even said that the flowers were for his fiancée.

“Oh, carry on with the wrapping. I really want the roses.”

Callum instructed the employee to bundle the flowers up.

“Mr. Callum?”

Camryn thought Callum was only covering up for her to keep her mother from learning that they had been acquainted for a while now.

“I’m interested in getting a bouquet.”

Since Callum had put it out there, Camryn was not going to say no to business. She sold the bouquet to him.

Once the bouquet was ready, Callum paid for it and grabbed the flowers before saying, “Let’s go, Ms. Newman.”

“Huh?” Camryn was puzzled.

Callum amusedly reminded her, “What? Are you not going to buy me dinner anymore? I’m hungry.”

“Haha. I’m sorry. It slipped my mind. After you, Mr. Callum.”

Her mother’s arrival interrupted her train of thought.

Camryn wondered what her mother had in store for her this time.

Was her mother trying to embarrass her at the party or sell her to an old man in exchange for a boost in the family business?

Although Camryn no longer pined for her mother’s love, she could not figure out why her mother was so cruel to her.

Camryn took her cane and said to her employee. “I’m buying Mr. Callum dinner. Watch the shop. and order yourselves food. Business was good today. You and Louise can enjoy some good food today.”

They often got the cheapest takeaway.

Now that the business was on the right track, and they were making a profit, Camryn thought it was befitting for hemployees to have better meals.

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“Boss, go and have your dinner with Mr. Callum. I’ll watch the shop.”

The employee smiled as Camryn and Callum walked out of the shop.

Callum waited in the car for Camryn. With the latter handling herself well in her familiar surroundings, it was hard to tell that she was blind,

This was the first time Camryn had taken a ride with Callum. She felt her way to the seat, sat tight, put her cane away, and buckled up. passenger’s

She did not take the back seat, but not because she did not want to. Callum refused to let her sit in the back because it would appear as though he was her driver.

Since Camryn would not dare order a certain York around like a driver, she sat in the passenger’s seat.

The passenger seat was not the safest place to be.

It was a good thing Callum was steady behind the wheel. He was not the kind to put the pedal to the metal. She did feel somewhat safe to take a ride in his car.

“Where are we going to have dinner?” while starting the engine, Callum asked.

“I would usually order takeaway, and I find the food at Exotic Flavors pretty good. Let’s go there.” She could afford the food there, so Callum could feel free to order whatever he wanted.

Camryn wanted to be generous with Callum since it was her treat.

“Alright.”

Exotic Flavors was not too far away. It was only a five–minute drive.

They arrived at the restaurant before Callum had a chance to ask about the social event.

“Let’s look for a table on the first floor,” Callum uttered, considering that it was hard for Camryn to go up and down the stairs. He would probably scare Camryn if he went one step too far to carry her upstairs. He might even get slapped and be called an *sshole.

Camryn responded with a grin, “You can decide.”

After Callum led Camryn into the restaurant, the server warmly ushered them to a table that was away from the crowd.

“Mr. Callum, feel free to order more tonight.”

Camryn gave her pocket a pat. She brought extra cash out this time.

Callum said with a smile, “We won’t have a lot since it’s only the two of us. We can order about the same amount as last time.”

Sure, he helped bring business to Camryn, but he was not the type to go too far at playing trick’s on her. Callum had to dangle the carrot at her, so she would gladly allow him to take advantage of her for life.

It was all about timing. He did not want to rush into things.

Camryn had given Callum the green light to order anything off the menu, so it was his business if he chose not to.

Anyway, she had done her due diligence to pick up the tab.

After Callum ordered the food, he asked, “Why does your mom want to take you to the event. tomorrow?”

As far as he knew, Mrs. Newman would rather go no–contact with Camryn. She never took Camryn to socialize around in case Camryn stole the limelight from Carrie.

Carrie was caught by the authorities for hiring people to hurt his sister–in–law, Serenity had proof to send Carrie away.

Mrs. Newman must hate Callum’s sister–in–law and Camryn. The old lady believed Camryn was the reason all this happened.

“God knows what she’s up to.”

Camryn had a feeling that her mother was out to get her, but nothing had happened thus far. For all she knew, her mother might sell her off.

“Are you going? Your mom seems forceful about it. She’s going to make you go even if you don’t want to.”

With Callum reaching out to remove Camryn’s sunglasses, Camryn was startled.

She snatched the sunglasses from Callum’s hands and put them back on.

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“Can you see just a little?” Callum sat right next to Camryn. By right, Camryn would not be so precise as to snatch the sunglasses out of Callum’s hands since she could not see.

“You’re sitting next to me, so I can gauge the distance from your scent to retrieve my sunglasses. Well, I hope I can see a little, but too bad, I can see nothing.”

Her world was only a single shade of blackness.

“You look good without your sunglasses.”

Callum complimented her looks.

“Do you think my mom is trying to use my looks for something, Mr. Callum?”

“I think you already have an idea. It’s easy to carry a conversation with intelligent people. You get what I’m trying to say without me getting into it.”

Nana picked Camryn out of all the women to be his wife, so she clearly was not some bimbo.

Although upbringing and history did not matter to Nana when it came to selecting her future granddaughter–in–law, one of Nana’s criteria was a good IQ level. They needed wits to survive in this dog–eat–dog society.

“Don’t worry. I will also be attending tomorrow night’s event, and so will Zachary and his wife. My sister–in–law adores you and sees you as a friend. She won’t let anything happen to you. You can just go with your mom,” Callum said.

“No matter what, you’re the daughter of the Newman family. You should be active in social engagements and run in the circle.”

Camryn would have to socialize and rub shoulders with the upper crust when she married into the York family.

His sister–in–law, Serenity, had been attending various social gatherings with Mrs. Stone to work on her social skills for Zachary’s sake.

“I don’t want to be a part of that circle, nor do I see the need to. The daughter of the Newman family? Well, everybody knows what’s up. I don’t need anybody’s sympathy.”

Those people would only look at her with sympathy in their eyes.

Pity was the last thing Camryn needed. Her father was no more, and her mother could not care less about her. Yet, Camryn was doing well for herself.

She may not earn much, but she had enough to cover her expenses while being able to put some money in the bank. Although her savings were not a lot, she was happy she could save a few thousand dollars by living frugally.

Camryn was blind after all.

She did not have to be dependent on the care of others. Camryn could sustain and support herself, and that itself was an achievement for her.

Should one day she could take back what belonged to her father…

That was something to expect in the long run. Camryn had come a long way, playing the patience game. The priority now was to treat her eyes. She would continue to play blind when she could see again while collecting evidence behind the scenes.

Once she had enough hard evidence and had the means, Camryn would take back everything that was her father’s…

Also, Camryn wanted to know if Dad died of depression and suicide or murder.

Callum quietly stared at her.

The girl was like a rose. Sometimes, she protected herself by hiding behind the thorns.

That reminded him of the bouquet he bought.

It slipped Callum’s mind that he had brought the flowers with him into the restaurant.

Picking up the bouquet, he presented it to Camryn.

“Mr. Callum?”

Catching a floral scent, Camryn gently pushed away the bouquet.

“For you. I hope the flowers can brighten up your day.”

The tenderness in his voice nearly broke down Camryn’s walls.

As far as she could remember, the nicest person to her was her aunt. However, her aunt married to a far away place when she was in elementary school. Oh, there was a nanny too, but her mother fired her soon after.

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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 Carrie did anything to her..

He was a non–participating enabler and accomplice.

“Well, I won’t refund you the money though.”

Callum laughed. “It’s fine.”

He then added, “Sometimes, you appear unworldly like the material things do not matter to you. Other times, you can be quite the miser.”

“Money is a great servant but a bad master. You’re born into privilege, so you will never understand the passion I have for turning a profit.”

Callum had no words.

He was interested in making money too.

The only difference was he was making the big bucks. A few hundred dollars was nothing to him.

Zachary and his wife shared the most intimate moments when the sun went down.

Serenity came out of the bathroom to find Zachary had washed himself. He was leaning against the herdboard and waiting for her. Approaching with a smile, she climbed onto the bed and drew close to kiss his cheek.

“Babe, you’re done with the showers faster than I am.”

“I showered in your room.”

Zachary wrapped his arms around her before turning to tower over her. He was after something more than snuggling.

“Let’s have a chat, babe.”

Serenity tilted her head to stop Zachary from kissing her lips. Giving up on sealing her breath, he slid his lips across her face for butterfly kisses. Serenity put her hands over his mouth.

Zachary pulled away her hands and pinned her down, insisting that they locked tongues before he let her go. He asked, “What do you want to talk about?”

“Get off me. You’re heavy.”

Serenity nudged him away.

Zachary grinned and pecked her lips before turning over to sit by her side. He rested against the headboard like before.

“We can chat about whatever you want.” Zachary pulled her upright and pulled the covers over their legs.

“My aunt asked if we’re expecting when I was there today.”

Zachary furrowed his brows. “It will happen when it happens. My family isn’t pressuring us, but Aunt Audrey seems eager.”

He was not keen on Mrs. Stone putting pressure on Serenity.

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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 theres 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 aren’t rushing us to have children. Nana is probably the only one with the occasional comment about her wish to have a great–granddaughter.

“Nana was looking forward to having a granddaughter, but I guess she can only put her hopes into getting a great–granddaughter.”

Serenity rested her head on his shoulder. “I know Nana wants a great–granddaughter. That’s what I want to talk about, babe. It’s not about the gender, but I can’t even get pregnant. Do you think there’s something wrong with my body?

“I mean, I don’t think the problem lies with you. Oh, that reminds me. I heard that frequent sex could affect the chances of conceiving.”

Zachary was at a loss for words.

“I don’t think there’s a problem with your health.” Dismissing the part about frequency, Zachary firmly uttered, “We are fit as a fiddle. You aren’t pregnant yet because the time hasn’t come. Our future child hasn’t come to us.

“Our little angel is still finding their way to us. You’ll have buns in the oven before we know it. Don’t worry too much about it.”

Zachary held his wife tight, not wanting Serenity to blame herself for not expecting yet.

“Pregnancy is difficult. Your cousin–in–law, Alice, has pretty bad morning sickness, so much so that Clive would rather not have the child.

Not wanting Serenity to go through the same, Zachary said, “Seren, we don’t have to have a child so soon. Let’s enjoy our moments together as husband and wife for now.

“I’ll take you on a trip to Annenburg next weekend. We can use a break.”

In the end, he kept it in his pants.

“Oh, next weekend? is it okay to leave work?”

“I’m not the only person around to run the company. We have a team of management. Not to mention, my cousins. I’ll only deal with the important matters.

“Plus, there’s Josh too.”

Serenity said with a smile, “Mr. Bucham and Jasmine are getting engaged. Then, the wedding preparations will come after the engagement party. They will only become busier. You promise to give Mr. Bucham a two–month marital leave.”

“That’s why we need to travel before his wedding.

“Sure.”

Serenity would like to get to know Jane and Iris. She believed Jane and Iris had a friendship like hers with Jasmine.

Since Zachary made time to take her to go on a holiday to Annenburg, she might as well go. “I felt Remy out as you asked. Remy has a thing for Elisa, but he’s not in a rush to come clean about his feelings. He believes Elisa hasn’t really… erm, gotten over the past.”

Serenity did not sound as surprised as she had expected just as much.

She sighed and replied, “Aunt Audrey hoped you could hint to Mr. Johnson that Elisa wouldn’t move away after marriage. I said Mr. Johnson is a great man. Although he’s from Annenburg, he’ll be a permanent resident in Wiltspoon. He’ll be neighbors with my aunt’s family since he bought a house here.

“Aunt Audrey said it didn’t change the fact that he was born and raised in Annenburg. Elisa could uproot to Annenburg for all she knew.

“She also wanted you to tell Mr. Johnson that she did not want Elisa to go through the pain again.”

Zachary responded, “Remy only bought the place because of Elisa… Although he’s from

Annenburg, he’s living in Wiltspoon permanently. Plus, he has a house here too. How different is from a local Wiltspoonian?”

It would be a shame if Elisa passed up on Remy.

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Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 1233

After Duncan scared Jessica away, he looked at the closed door and pulled out his phone to call Liberty.

It did not take long for Liberty to accept the call.

“Why aren’t you open today, Liberty?”

Duncan came off a bit harsh.

“Seren and I are off to take care of some stuff in our hometown. I’m closed for the day to resolve the ownership issue with our parents‘ home today. What’s the matter?”

Duncan asked, “Oh. Is it going to be resolved today? Do you need to go to court?”

He could give a hand if Liberty wanted to take the Hunt family to court.

“We’re settling it out of court. I got to go, Mr. Lewis. Talk soon.”

“Sure.”

Duncan hung up the call.

Why did he not receive any news about Liberty’s home issue being resolved? She did not tell him anything.

Come to think of it, why would she tell him?

He was not anybody to her. She had no obligation to talk to him about her personal matters.

With that in mind, Duncan felt a lot better.

Since All You Can Eat was not open for business, Duncan had to rush to the office for a meeting on an empty stomach.

Not too long after he left, Lily appeared at the diner.

Of course, Lily could not see anything since the place was closed. She still had no idea that Liberty owned All You Can Eat.

She came to deliver homemade breakfast to Duncan.

Spotting Duncan’s parked vehicle right in front of the diner from afar, Lily pulled up and watched Duncan.

Lily saw Duncan scaring Jessica away.

She even took a photo of them so Mrs. Lewis could identify who Duncan was talking to.

Jessica left in a fluster, but she had a quick exchange with Duncan, so it meant that they knew each other. Lily was confident at first that she would bag Duncan in no time.

Despite Mrs. Lewis‘ heads–up, she remained optimistic while being on the lookout for other women around Duncan.

Lily would study and eliminate any potential rivals. By potential rivals, it was any woman who knew Duncan and had an interaction with him.

She would never go for anything that did not guarantee results.

After Duncan drove off, Lily started the engine and followed him.

No sooner had Duncan stepped into his office than his secretary knocked on the door.

“Mr. Lewis, Ms. Harmon is here.”

Duncan took a seat and said, “Tell her I don’t have time today. I’m going to a meeting. She can look for my mom for anything.”

The secretary was without a word.

It was too late.

Ms. Harmon was here and right behind him.

“I want to talk about a partnership with you. I don’t think Mrs. Lewis can help me with that,” Lily said while carrying two food containers into the CEO’s office.

The secretary tactfully retreated out of the office.

With Lily entering the office, Duncan cussed his secretary in his mind for informing him too late.

It was his mother’s fault too. Since his mother brought Lily to stroll around the company, it was basically giving Lily the green light to roam as she pleased.

Alas, Mrs. Harmon was a good friend of his mom for decades, so Duncan was not in a position to kick Lily out. Besides, Lily had not done anything to cross the line. She was merely visiting his company and proposing a collaboration.

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Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 1171

The man murmured a quick apology before slipping a note into Jessica’s hand.

Jessica clutched onto the note, not having the nerve to open it in public.

She looked around and saw the sign for the nearest toilet. Following the signpost, she went into the ladies‘ room and opened the note for a look.

The note wrote, “We will cause a distraction during an aquarium show and take the child amid the chaos. Your task is to lure them to the aquarium.”

Jessica shredded the note and flushed the pieces down the toilet.

She thought those people would not carry on with the mission since a large group of the family came along. Plus, Serenity brought two bodyguards to the trip.

It never occurred to Jessica that they had no intentions of giving up. They planned to strike during a show at the aquarium.

Would they succeed?

Jessica was not with the Brown family now, much less Serenity and her sister.

Coming out of the ladies‘ room, Jessica gave Hank a call.

She told Hank to send his location to her. Holding herself back from throwing a fit, she met up with the Browns.

Jessica then asked Hank where Liberty was and found out that Liberty’s group fell behind. After lunch, Jessica insisted on waiting at a nearby restaurant for Liberty and the others before watching the performance at the aquarium.

Many who came to the zoo were here for the aquatic performance.

Serenity’s group took Sonny into the aquarium.

“Sonny.”

Lucas had a fun time today.

“Lucas.”

Sonny politely greeted Lucas as Lucas approached to sit with Sonny. The boy was yakking to Sonny about the animals he saw.

The adults let the children sit together.

Due to Lucas’s history of picking on Sonny, Serenity sat beside Sonny while Liberty kept an eye on the children from behind.

The two Yorks‘ bodyguards were sitting not too far away. Instead of watching the show, they were bright–eyed and bushy–tailed.

Jessica was not in the mood to watch the show as she was on edge. She kept turning her gaze to Sonny.

She wondered if the plan would work.

Would Sonny be hurt in their hands?

Although there were a lot of people in the zoo, would these people be able to escape once they got the boy?

When would she stir a commotion?

The York family’s bodyguards were high on alert.

In short, Jessica was on pins and needles.

Halfway through the performance when everybody was highly invested, a fight erupted at the back of the crowd. The huge commotion caused everybody to turn around and look.

Two parties had somehow gotten into a row. One party was a group of young men, and young men tended to be hot–blooded. Unable to get a one–up over a few older ladies, the group tried to resolve the fight with their fists.

The first swing started a chain of reactions. These older ladies were not one to be messed with. They rolled up their sleeves and gave these youngsters a run for their money.

Since both parties were large in numbers, the fight turned out of control. Innocent bystanders were furious to be hit, so they joined the fight.

Everybody watched the fight rather than the show.

Many steered clear to not get involved.

With many trying to get out of the way, there was bound to be pushing and shoving and this further fueled the fight.

The aquarium was in total chaos.

Jessica became more nervous.

It dawned on her that this was the disturbance those people were talking about.

She turned to Sonny.

The York family’s bodyguards escorted Serenity, Liberty, and Elisa out of the aquarium during the unrest.

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Chapter 1297

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 off into dreamland. She was in a deep sleep.

Zachary then received a call from Josh.

He rejected the call so as not to wake Serenity.

Zachary carefully withdrew his arm that was wrapped around Serenity and scooted back to get up. He walked out of the bedroom and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Hearing the commotion, Mrs. Lane opened her bedroom door and popped her head out.

“Mrs. Lane, I’m taking a call out here because I don’t want to wake Seren. Everything is fine.”

“Oh.” Mrs. Lane wound her head back in and closed the door.

Josh had sent Zachary a text message before Zachary gave a callback.

[Come to Julian’s place.]

Josh’s message was to inform Zachary to meet with Julian.

Without asking why, Zachary responded favorably.

[Sure.]

He swiftly rose to his feet and returned to the bedroom for a change of clothes. He drew close to the bed and leaned over to kiss Serenity on the forehead. He tenderly murmured, “Sleep tight, Seren.”

Several minutes later, Jim, along with other bodyguards, waited downstairs. With Zachary appearing in the foyer, they quietly escorted Zachary to his car.

“I’m going to meet with Julian,” Zachary said in a low voice.

The security team now knew the destination.

Josh was waiting at the entrance by the time they arrived at the Buchams’ residence.

“Zachary.”

Seeing that Zachary was here, Josh said hello with a smile.

Zachary got out of the car and entered the house with Josh.

“Any news?”

“Yeah.”

The pair ended the exchange there and then.

Julian was sitting on the sofa in the living room. He got up at the sight of the boys but did not approach Zachary. Julian waited until Zachary was close before saying with a smile, “We’re used to the nightlife, Mr. York. I hope I didn’t ruin your rest by calling you over this late.”

Married At First Sight Chapter 1298

Chapter 1298

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 tobacco.”

Julian said, “Can you two be considerate of me? You don’t have to flex your relationship with me. I don’t even have a girlfriend.”

The pair turned their gaze to Julian. Josh uttered, ‘That’s where you’re wrong, Julian. Zachary and I aren’t flexing. He’s an uxorious husband while I’m only taking notes from Zachary about wearing the pants in the house.”

Julian did not hold back on dashing Josh’s dream. “You can forget about wearing the pants. I think your wife will be the one calling the shots.”

Now that Josh and Jasmine’s engagement was coming up, Jasmine was already a part of the family in the Buchams’ eyes.

“Zachary and I are out of the singleton market. It’s your turn next. Your parents must be worried sick when you’re going to tie the knot. Tell us what your type is. We can recommend someone suited for you.”

Josh fervently asked Julian about his type because Jasmine was interested to know.

The way Jasmine saw it, Julian was a great mystery to unravel. He was discreet yet bad*ss. Jasmine was intrigued by the sort of woman who could win Julian’s heart.

Picking up his glass, Julian took a sip and replied with a smile, “I don’t know what type of woman I am into. I’m not interested in all the women I’ve met.

“It’ll happen when it happens. I’ll marry when the right person comes along. If no one makes my heart flutter, I don’t mind enjoying my bachelor life.”

Julian carried the attitude that love would come when it was written in the stars.

Of course, he was annoyed by his elders’ pressure to marry. Hence why he became a night owl, resting during the day and being active during the night.

He could escape his parents’ constant nagging.

His family grew anxious since Josh, who was younger than Julian by a few years, was going to get married. Julian did not even have a girlfriend.

Julian’s mother wished she knew what was going on in the minds of the boys of Julian’s age.

A lot of men were not considering marriage despite being in their thirties.

Apparently, Julian and Duncan were in the same boat.

Putting down his glass, Julian pulled out a yellow file from under the coffee table. He handed the file to Zachary and said, “I’ve looked into the matter as requested. I’ve investigated and sorted out her connections.

“You can read the file here. It’s better if the file doesn’t leave this place. These people have a knack for surveillance. I’m concerned that the documents might be lost in your hands. The plan for you and Josh now is to stay put until we can catch them red-handed.”

With a solemn look, Zachary took the file and gruffly uttered, “Okay. I’ll take a look.”

He had a great memory. Zachary could retain the vital information from reading the first time and memorize the whole thing after scanning through it another few times.

“Don’t worry, Mr. York. I will oversee the matter from start to finish. Once you smoke them out, we can get them once and for all. They should’ve faced the law when their boss was caught years ago.

‘They fled and were in hiding for many years, and now they had made something of themselves.”

Zachary opened the file and pulled out Julian’s investigation report. It included background checks and photos of multiple individuals so that Zachary could remember their faces.

“Also, that Jessica girl is bait. Just keep an eye on her, but you need to be very careful. They have been watching the girl for a long time. They will sense something is amiss when you start to get a closer look at Jessica.”

Married At First Sight Chapter 1299

Chapter 1299

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 daylight since you’re a man of status and power. That was probably why they tried to get to your wife through her nephew.

“As far as I know, your wife practically raised her nephew. Your wife is close with him, so she’ll be more than willing to meet their demands to see them alone if her nephew ends up in their hands.”

Now that Julian got the whole story, he had to say that these people were great at playing mind games.

‘They had tried to use your wife’s relatives, but they forewent the idea probably because her relatives were unreliable and couldn’t produce results.”

Serenity’s relatives were all talk and no action. They could do nothing in the face of powerful people.

The Hunts had tried to replace Serenity as Mrs. York with a plastic version, but that turned out to be a bust. Serenity found out about their plan, and Zachary foiled it.

Harriet, who went under the knife, had her face altered to be exactly the same as another cousin. The cousin’s husband mistook Harriet for his wife, and a kerfuffle ensued. Harriet and that cousin had since turned on each other.

Now, Harriet had to go for another plastic surgery.

Anyway, the Hunts did not amount to anything.

They did more harm than good.

“I’ll hand the information on these people to the police tomorrow. The authorities will handle the arrest. But these people are sly. I doubt they can be captured all at once. Just watch your backs, for now, Mr. York.”

Julian did not let Zachary take the documents away because it was not safe. It was time to hand over the case to the police as these people were once the henchmen of a crime lord. Their records were not squeaky clean.

‘Thank you, Julian. We’ll be careful.”

Zachary thanked Julian.

Julian said with a smile, “Don’t stress over it too much. I won’t let anything happen to you. They might try again in the next few days. I’m guessing they would pick the upcoming holiday. People will be out and about during the festive holiday. The crowd will make it a perfect cover for them to strike and run away.

“Just carry on with your plans. They might have eyes on you, but I’ve got people watching them too.”

Julian’s remark gave Zachary assurance.

He showed his appreciation toward Julian repeatedly.

“It’s not like we just knew each other, Mr. York. Don’t mention it. You and Josh are best friends, so you’re my friend too.”

Josh gleefully chimed in, “You should thank me, Zachary. I told my cousin to help you.”

‘Thank you.”

Josh grinned. “That’s it? Can’t you give me something to work on? How about an extra month off for my martial leave?”

Zachary said, “Aren’t two months enough? What? Are you going to quit your job just because you’re getting married?”

“It’s just two months. Make it three. I’m happy to accept two and a half months too.”

Zachary looked at him resignedly.

Married At First Sight Chapter 1300

Chapter 1300

“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 night.

The darkest moment would soon welcome light.

With the sun rising, a new day had come.

Instead of opening for business today, Serenity went to help out at her sister’s diner first thing in the morning.

Once at All You Can Eat, Serenity noticed her nephew lying down on two chairs put together to sleep. Feeling sorry, Serenity said to her sister, “Why don’t you and Sonny move to my place? Sonny can sleep in when you’re up early. He doesn’t have to wake up with you.

“He’s at a growing age. The lack of sleep would affect his development.”

Liberty was making broth. She would come early to the diner every morning to prepare a new batch of broth.

“I’ll only wake you since I get up bright early. I’ll talk to Sonny and see if he wants to stay with you, but I’m not going to move there.”

There was bound to be noise when Liberty got ready in the morning. Liberty would feel bad for waking her sister and brother-in- law up. Zachary was already busy as it was, so he did not need the lack of sleep added to his problems.

“What do you fancy eating, Seren?” Liberty asked her sister since she was making breakfast for herself. “Does Zachary know that you’re here? I think he’s not working today, right? You should keep him company since you both are not working.”

“I want tomato basil pasta with bacon bits. It has been a while since I had that since Zachary doesn’t eat bacon and basil.”

Serenity helped her sister in the kitchen. There were people on the streets right now. Soon, customers would be coming into the diner for breakfast.

Many major companies were closed for business today. However, the workers at smaller factories were rushing production due to orders. They could not catch a break during the weekends either.

All You Can Eat was well-known for its broth and various menu items.

Although the diner had not been operating for long, Liberty had a lot of regulars and repeat customers.

Other shop owners on the same street enjoyed breakfast at Liberty’s diner too, leaving the operators of other restaurants around jealous. Still, they had no guts to kick up a fuss at All You Can Eat as security had been added to the street.

They had also observed that things did not end well for those who stirred trouble in All You Can Eat.

The only thing they could do was wallow in their envy.