Married At First Sight Chapter 21 Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 21 Zachary watched as Serenity picked the flowers and haggled with the florist. She lowered the price by half from fifty bucks for a potted plant. Not to mention, she made it seem like the florist would not get a better deal than what she was offering. It was intriguing, to say the least.

He was not one to look at the price tag or bargain when shopping.

Too bad for the florist though because his wife could drive a hard bargain. The look on the florist’s face was priceless.

After paying up, Serenity carried the flowerpots one by one into Zachary’s car.

At first, Zachary stood by the car and watched but later realized he was standing out for the wrong reasons as the girl was doing the heavy lifting herself. He then helped Serenity transport the flowers until his vehicle was filled to the brim.

It was a good thing the florist gave them some flattened cardboard to lay on the seats. That was better than getting his seats soiled.

“Do you need anything else?” Zachary asked his wife as he got into the car.

“The car is too full to put anything else. That’s it for today. It won’t take a day or two to furnish a place. I’ll take my time to get the stuff and decorate our house.” With Serenity buckling up, she whipped out her phone to look at the time. She then said to Zachary, “Let’s head back. I need to make a trip to my sister’s later.” Zachary quietly started the car.

“Mr. York.” “Yes?” “Nana and your parents are coming to visit on the weekend. Can | ask my sister to come along with her husband for dinner? My sister’s family is all I got. Even though we didn’t marry for love, we should meet each other’s family.” Otherwise, their families would be oblivious if they ever bumped into each other on the streets.

Serenity had grandparents, aunts, and uncles living in the rural area, but they did not take too kindly to Serenity and Liberty as they were girls. After Serenity’s parents passed away in a car crash, none of the family members stepped up to take the sisters in. However, these family members did not hesitate to walk away with a share of the parents’ life insurance.

The house left behind by Serenity’s parents was occupied by her grandparents. Serenity did not bother returning to her parent’s home, nor did she see the grandparents as family.

Despite refusing to take in the girls when their parents passed away, the grandparents had the nerve to demand support funds when Liberty got married. The sisters called their grandparents out on hypocrisy while Liberty stood firmly on her ground, stopping her husband from paying the grandparents to make the problem disappear.

In the end, the grandparents stormed off in a fuss without receiving a penny. They did not attend Liberty’s wedding either.

In Serenity’s eyes, Liberty was her parent and guardian.

Zachary did not refuse and replied faintly, “Yes, of course. Let your sister know to meet my family here on Saturday.” “Sure.” Soon, they were back at Brynfield.

With the car parked downstairs, Serenity worked her muscles and started moving the potted plants upstairs while Zachary sought help from the neighborhood security guards. He gave the security guards a lump sum to move these potted plants up.

There was no need to strain themselves if a problem could be solved with money.

Although Serenity thought Zachary was careless with his money, it was not her place to point that out since they were still strangers to each other. In a way, she could take it as him trying to be nice and take the load off her. The money spent was kind of worth it, she guessed.

One corner of the balcony was quickly filled with flowers.

Zachary walked the security guards to the door while Serenity tried to visualize her concept at the balcony. The balcony was huge. Even though she bought a trunk full of plants, they only occupied a corner. The flower stands had not been put up, and she was running out of time. She would have to get to it after getting off work early later today.

“What’s the matter?” “The balcony is too big. I’m not getting the picture I’m visualizing.” Zachary took a glance around. Yeah, she was right. His voice was flat. “What visuals are you expecting? Are you thinking about a mini garden?” Serenity bobbed her head.

“Are you going to your sister’s now? You should head over. I’ll head back to the florist and get more flowers.” Serenity looked at the time and asked, “What time do you start work? “I can leave for work a little later.” Married At First Sight Chapter 22 Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 22 Serenity figured senior white collars like Zachary could enjoy a special privilege or two.

Pulling out the debit card, Serenity gave it to Zachary and urged,” Don’t forget to bargain the price to half with the florist.” Zachary stuffed the debit card back into her hands. “I have money.” Serenity looked at him curiously and left the subject at that.

Since she had to get to her sister’s place, Serenity reminded Zachary to get the best deals before grabbing her keys and rushed out Unbeknownst to her, her man waited until she was gone before taking a short video of the balcony to send it to the Yorks’ estate’s head gardener, Henry.

It did not take long for Henry to return the call.

“Sir.” “You’ve seen the video, Henry. How many pots of flowers do you think I need to turn the balcony into a mini garden? Pick a few cheaper ones in your greenhouse. I’m looking for the fast growing kind with huge and intricate petals. Deliver them to unit 808 on the eighth floor of block B at Brynfield.” While getting flowers with Serenity, Zachary noticed that she was drawn to big blooms with elaborated corolla. She did not care for the generic petal shapes.

“I’ll need you to file a list of charges too.” Henry replied, “… Sure.” “Deliver them by this evening.” “Definitely, sir.” Mr. Zachary’s words were his command.

“Move them upstairs to the balcony. Don’t worry about the rest.” It was up to Serenity to arrange the flowers to her liking. She might not like it if he took over her vision.

Henry acknowledged courteously.

Zachary quickly hung up the call.

The unsuspecting Serenity got takeout breakfast for her sister and nephew like yesterday. Feeling the bliss, she even bought her nephew a children’s battery-powered bike.

“Ant Swer.” Serenity was greeted by Sonny’s beautiful voice the moment she stepped into the house.

“Sonny, why are you up so early today? Come and see what I got you.” “Bwike.” Her nephew, Sonny, had limited vocabulary as he was only two years old. Sonny toddled over and circled the battery-powered bike, expressing his joy through his actions rather than words.

Liberty came out of the bathroom, after having tossed hers and her husband’s clothes into the washing machine. Her son’s clothes were hand-washed though.

“Seren, you spent your money on unnecessary stuff again.” “I bought my little nephew a toy. That’s not unnecessary.” Putting down the breakfast takeouts, Serenity went to pick her nephew up and put him on the battery-powered bike. She taught Sonny how to ride the bike.

Sonny was a bright child, quickly getting the hang of riding the bike around the living room.

“Liberty, I bought you and Sonny breakfast.” “I set an alarm last night, so I could get up early this morning to make breakfast. Your brother-in-law had a hearty meal before leaving for work.” Liberty’s face beamed as her son was having a blast. “You don’t have to bring us breakfast every time you visit. You’re married now. You have your own family. Your husband might have a problem if you keep spending your money on us.” She did not want Serenity’s life to revolve around her.

Married At First Sight Chapter 23 Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 23 “A bit of breakfast won’t hurt the bank. Liberty, I won’t overdo it.” Serenity had adequate income to help her sister, but she would not pour her entire paycheck into doing it as she had her mind set on becoming a homeowner.

“Has Sonny eaten?” Serenity asked while feeling Sonny’s temperature. His body temperature was in the normal range.

“He had milk. I have chicken soup simmering on the stove. I’ll feed him some later when it’s ready.” Liberty took excellent care of her son.

“Zachary will be home in two days. His parents will be visiting this Saturday. Come to Brynfield with my brother-in-law on the same day for dinner with the family. Can you let him know about this?” Liberty asked happily, “Is your husband coming back from his business trip?” “He said he’ll be back Friday night.” “Alright. I’ll keep my husband in the loop.” Liberty had a clear idea of why her sister decided to get married. Although she went along with Serenity’s lie, Liberty had her concerns about Serenity’s other half.

She had never seen Serenity’s husband in person.

Liberty would not take the meeting with the in laws lightly After spending some time at her sister’s place, Serenity left for work.

Once Serenity was gone, Liberty fed her son chicken soup and took him out for a stroll and shopping. She wanted to get new clothes for the meeting with the in-laws.

Liberty dressed down as a stay-at-home mom, and her clothes were bargain hunts from warehouse sales.

Back when she was single, Liberty was very particular about the way she lived her life. Although her clothes were not big-time labels, they were tailored. Now that she had devoted her life into having a family, she stopped working and lost her source of income. Her savings were drained into the house’s renovations.

Now, Liberty counted her pennies and spent the money on the family rather than herself.

To make a good impression on her sister’s in-laws, Liberty bought two dresses a little on the upscale side, together with a suit and tie for her husband.

She was walking out of the clothing store when a call from her husband came in.

“Hello, honey.” Holding her son, Liberty pushed the stroller and took the call.

“What did you spend on again? It’s over a thousand bucks. That’s more than half of the allowance gone. I’m telling you now that we’re going halves on the living expenses. The thousand bucks are on you. You’re on your own if you don’t have enough to last the month.” Like Zachary, Liberty’s husband, Hank Brown gave a supplementary card to his wife. He would transfer cash into the account every month for household expenses. However, the account was tied to his mobile phone number, so he would receive a message whenever Liberty used the card.

The groceries for a family of three were kept under a hundred bucks as Hank transferred three thousand dollars into the account every month. Liberty would have a couple hundred to spare if she spent the money wisely. Nevertheless, it was hard to stretch the three thousand bucks should the child fall sick.

Since it slipped Liberty’s mind to bring along her own bank card, Liberty had to swipe the card used for household expenses. It never crossed her mind that her husband would be on her case the moment she stepped out of the clothing store.

Married At First Sight Chapter 24 Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 24 “I saw you made a transaction in a clothing store. Did you buy clothes? What did you get for it to amount to a thousand bucks? Can’t you cut down on your spending? Do you think I have it easy making money?

“I have a house mortgage, car loan, and my parents’ living allowance to think about. Sonny needs milk powder and diapers too! It’s not like you’re contributing to the expenses. I’m on my own. Can’t you reduce the expenditure and be a little understanding of me?” Liberty stopped walking and waited until her husband was done playing the blame game before explaining to him, “Seren said her husband will be back on Friday. The families will meet and have dinner on Saturday. As Seren’s family, I hope the meeting will go well. The clothes I have don’t fit me anymore, so I bought two dresses.

“I also bought you a new suit and tie. Hank, we’ll have to skip going to your mom’s this weekend.” Following her clarification, Hank murmured something under his breath. Unable to catch what he said, Liberty asked, “Come again, Hank?” “Nothing. Sure, we must dress well to meet the family, but you didn’t have to get two outfits. One’s enough. Hurry up and get on a diet. It’s time you lose some weight so you can put on the old clothes. You have some nice ones. It’s a shame you can’t wear them anymore.

“Look at you. All you do is eat, sleep, and spend. Are you a pig? At least a pig can be sold for its meat. You’re a worthless pig.” Reflecting on his wife’s chunky figure, Hank did not hide the disdain in his tone.

When it came to getting intimate, Hank would not even touch his wife unless he had a hard time keeping it in his pants.

The savvy, hot, and beautiful Liberty before was long gone!

It never occurred to him that the three short years of marriage turned his wife into a whale! His mom and sister were right about Liberty pigging out. It was not like she was earning an income. Liberty brought nothing to the table.

“Mr. Brown.” As Hank’s secretary entered the office and greeted him with a sweet voice, Hank immediately told his wife, “Liberty, I need to get back to work. Hurry home and make dinner. I don’t want to come home without a meal ready. God knows what you’re up to every day at home.” After chewing his wife out, Hank terminated the call before Liberty could say her goodbye.

“Mr. Brown, please go through this document and sign if everything’s in place.” The young secretary slipped a document toward Hank.

“Sure.” Hank took the document for a look and put his signature on the verified papers. He handed the papers back to the secretary, together with a Tiffany box he pulled out from the Chapter 24 drawer. Hank gave the secretary a smoldering gaze and said,” Jess, I was passing by the jeweler on my way home from closing a deal last night. I went and got you a gold necklace. What do you think?” Jessica took the Tiffany box and opened it. It was indeed a gold necklace. With a smile across her face, she pulled the necklace out of the box.

Getting up, Hank walked around the desk and came behind her. He grabbed the necklace from her hands and said thoughtfully,” Let me help you with that.” “Alright.” Hank put the gold necklace on Jessica and kissed her cheek before paying her a compliment. “Beautiful. The necklace looks good on you.” Getting on her feet, Jessica turned around and wrapped her arms around his neck. She pulled in for a kiss on his cheek and coyly expressed her gratitude, “Thank you, Mr. Brown. I love the necklace.” “Call me Hank when no one’s around.” Hank pulled her close in his arms as his somewhat handsome face revealed his animalistic desire. He drew close to her ear and whispered something.

Jessica immediately pushed him away while pouting her lips.” You have a wife and kid. We agreed on a platonic relationship and nothing else.” Married At First Sight Chapter 25 Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 25 Jessica took pleasure in her boss’ courtship and preferential treatment, accepting the flowers and gifts as they came. However, she refused to cross the line of making out with her boss.

This was not a matter of protecting her chastity, but rather a means for Hank to yearn for something he so desired.

Jessica’s eyes were not set on becoming a mistress, but rather the rightful woman next to Hank.

Nevertheless, Hank had been in a relationship with his wife for many years since college. Liberty used to be the finance director of the company, but she quit her job to be a full-time housewife by the time Jessica joined the company.

Jessica had never met Liberty, but through the mouths of old colleagues, she got to know that Liberty gave birth to a son a year into the marriage and became a stay-at-home mom since. It was said that Liberty became way out of shape after giving birth.

Hank had whined about his obese wife more than once.

Jessica muttered to herself, “Liberty is such a silly cow. She should’ve watched her figure even after marriage. No man’s going to stand by their overweight wife.” It was not Jessica’s fault for going after Mr. Brown. Liberty was to blame for not putting in self-care and repulsed her husband. All Liberty did all day was waste away money.

Mi Hrown could spend a little more on Jenica if liberty cut down her spending Hand scowled at the mention of liberty “Sho’s a pig I feel sick to my stomach every time I look at her. I would’ve divorced her a long time had she not given me a gon” On the other hand, Serenity had a nice figure. She was younger and more beautiful than Liberty. Despite growing up in a rural area, Serenity carried herself with grace, standing out more than Liberty Of course, Liberty had that certain charm too in the past. All those extra pounds took that away.

Liberty was in the dark about her husband’s little affair with his secretary. Since Liberty came to know that her husband had a secretary, she thought nothing about a woman’s sweet voice on the other end of the line. Putting her son back in the stroller, Liberty began to push and move forward.

With her head in the clouds, Liberty rammed the stroller into a stationary Maybach The damage to the luxury saloon was not that bad, but it still left a scratch on the body of the vehicle. Liberty freaked out when she got a good look at the car’s logo.

It so happened the owner of the vehicle arrived at the scene. He came over quickly “I’m sorry, Mister. I’m so sorry.” Liberty apologized repeatedly.

The man, in his mid-thirties, was dressed in black and had a rather attractive face. However, a scar across the right side of his face added a menacing vibe to his presence. Sonny was so terrified by the man that he turned around and reached out to his mom, asking for hugs.

The scar-faced man checked his car before turning his attention back to Liberty and the child. Although looking upset, he did not lose his temper and yell at them. The man said sullenly, “Leave me your contact number. I’ll claim from you the repair and repaint charges.” “I’m sorry, Mister.” The scar-faced man fell silent for a while before uttering,” Things happen, but an apology doesn’t fix anything. Watch where you’re going next time. You can pay for the damage to my car, but what are you going to do if anything happens to your child?” “I understand. It’s my fault. I’ll watch out next time.” Liberty pulled out her phone. “Mister, can you share with me your number? I’ll call you, so you can save my number. I’ll pay for your car’s repair.” The scar-faced man informed her about his contact number.

Liberty dialed the number and waited until she heard a ring before hanging up.

“What’s your name?” “My name is Liberty. Liberty Hunt.” After saving Liberty’s name, the scar-faced man waved her off. “ Alright then. You’re free to leave.” Liberty apologized once more and pushed her son away from the scene.

She was going to get it from her husband when she returned home tonight.

Married At First Sight Chapter 26 Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 26 Meanwhile, a train of luxury sedans cruised along with one of them being a Rolls Royce. It was Zachary’s private ride. With the convoy stopping at the side of the road, Zachary rolled down his window and looked at the scar-faced man. He asked, “What are you doing here, Duncan?” “I went to get something, but I came back to a scratch on my car,” “Did you catch the perpetrator?” Out of impulse, Zachary asked, “Do you need my help to catch whoever vandalized your car?” “It’s fine. I got her number. I’ll claim the damages from her after I get my car fixed. Wiltspoon is my city. She can run but she can’t hide.” Returning to his car, Duncan Lewis started the engine and told Zachary, “I’m off.” Without another word, Zachary wound the windows back up and drove away alongside the convoy.

Time ticked away quickly.

It was soon evening.

Once the afterschool rush hour had calmed down, Serenity intended to make dinner for her and Jasmine in the kitchen when she received a call from Liberty.

Chapter 26 “Seren, I’ve been thinking about it all day. I’m coming to you because I’m out of options.” “What happened, Liberty?” “I was pushing the stroller and accidentally left a scratch on a Maybach when I went shopping in the afternoon. It must be expensive to repair this sort of car. My stash probably won’t cover it. I told your brother-in-law about it, but he yelled at me to fix my own problem.” With her heart sinking to the pit of her stomach, Serenity inquired, “Take a deep breath, Liberty. How much is the repair ?” “I don’t know yet. The car owner took my number and said he’ll call me when the car is fixed.” “All that matters is that you and Sonny are fine. We can pay for the repairs. I’ll lend you the money. Don’t worry about it.” Liberty choked with sobs. “Seren, I’m such a loser. I can’t believe I messed up.” “It’s only an accident, Liberty. Don’t feel bad. Money is just material things. Be thankful no one got hurt.” Once Liberty calmed down, Serenity turned to her best friend,“ Jasmine, I need to rush home.” “Okay.” Having found out that Liberty needed support, Jasmine urged her best friend to get home.

Serenity raced to her sister’s place and sat with her the whole night before reaching home at midnight, Zachary’s deadpan questioning echoed across the room when she opened the door to the house. “Why are you back so late?” While closing the door, Serenity answered, “My sister got into a bit of a fix.” The tension along Zachary’s facial lines eased up a little as he asked faintly, “What happened to your sister?” “She went shopping this afternoon when she accidentally knocked the stroller onto a luxury car parked by the road. Since it’s a scratch, the repair should cost a lot. My sister doesn’t have a job or an income. She’s worried she can’t afford the repairs.” There was a flicker in Zachary’s dark eyes. Was it possible that Serenity’s sister damaged Duncan’s car?

“What type of car was it? What’s the damage?” Keeping a straight face, Zachary probed.

“My sister said it was a Maybach. I guess it must be expensive to fix a scratch on that kind of car.” Serenity was uncertain how much of a damage to the pocket it would be.

Previous Chapter Married At First Sight Chapter 27 Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 27 Zachary remained silent.

The person who chipped the paint off Duncan’s car was his new sister-in-law. Zachary had not met his sister-in-law.

“It’s late, Mr. York. I’m going to turn in for the night.” Despite having reassured her sister that everything would be fine, Serenity was feeling the blues as she did not know what to expect from the damages.

She said goodnight to Zachary and went to her room.

By the time Zachary opened his mouth to say something, Serenity had already disappeared into her room.

The flowers on the balcony… Well, Serenity would sort out the floral arrangement when she saw them in the morning.

However, Zachary was feeling weird about it. It was as though he was waiting to be praised after doing a good thing.

“Mr. York.” With the door swung open, Serenity popped back out and asked, “I see you got the washing machine. How much was it?” “I spent seven thousand on two washing machines.” Serenity did a comparison to the washing machine at her sister’s place. Seeing that the price was within reason, she said nothing.

“Serenity.” Zachary called her before she could close the door to her bedroom.

“The thing with your sister is not an issue. You can let me know if you’re short of cash. I can lend your sister some.” Serenity replied gratefully, “Thank you, Mr. York. We’ll see once the bill comes. I’ll sign an IOU for my sister if we can’t scrape enough money together.” They did not know each other well since they had only been newlyweds for barely a few days. Still, Serenity was thankful that Zachary was willing to help out when her sister was in need.

“It’s late. You should get some rest. Don’t dwell on it. Things will eventually work out for the better.” “You too. Goodnight.” Serenity said goodnight again and returned to her bedroom.

Zachary sat in the living room for a while before moving to his room.

Closing the door behind him, Zachary whipped out his phone and called Duncan.

“Are you asleep, Duncan?” Duncan answered with a smile, “No way. I only sleep at three in the morning. What’s up? Are you buying me drinks? Come to my place. I’ll share my wine collection with you.” “How much is it to repaint your car?” Zachary did not get close to the car for a look, so he had no idea how bad the damages were to Duncan’s vehicle.

“It’s not a bad scratch. Ten thousand bucks should cut it.” “Are you submitting a claim to your insurance?” Married At First Sight Chapter 28 Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 28 “It’s only a minor issue, so I can’t be bothered to submit a claim. Why the sudden question, Zachary?” Zachary fell silent before uttering, “The woman who scratched your car this morning is the sister of my nana’s lifesaver. The sisters only have each other, and the woman is a housewife without an income. They’re worried they can’t pay for your car’s repairs.” Duncan replied, “… Talk about a coincidence. I can’t believe she was the sister of your grandma’s lifesaver. How did you find out?” Zachary lied. “My nana is fond of her lifesaver and often seeks companionship in her. Nana had to ask why she was looking blue today, so Hunt told her what happened.” “Hunt? Is that her last name? The woman who damaged my car is Liberty Hunt. What’s the name of your grandma’s lifesaver ?” “Serenity Hunt.” “They must be sisters, judging by the name. I’ll drop the matter since she’s the sister of your grandma’s lifesaver. The money means nothing to me, but I’m the victim after all. I can’t be so generous as to let her off scot-free. She might knock onto another person’s car if this teaches her nothing.” Aged thirty-five, Duncan Lewis was the fourth son of the Lewis family. Although he had not taken over the family business, Duncan made a name for himself and established Lewis & Co, managing multiple subsidiary businesses. Duncan was a soll made billionaire.

Duncan had a forthright and loyal character. He had walked the fine line between both sides of the law during his younger days. The scar on his face was a testimony to his rough past. Nevertheless, Duncan could not be bothered to go under the knife and get rid of the scar as he believed the terrifying scar added character.

“Since you want to teach her a lesson, you can claim from her if it’s not a lot. I hope you could give her a break on my nana’s sake and charge less.” Ten thousand dollars were nothing in the eyes of wealthy men like Zachary and Duncan. Even without a job and a source of income, Liberty could afford ten thousand dollars by borrowing around.

“It’s not a lot. Just ten thousand dollars. I’ll get her to pay half then. A few thousand bucks really bite for a housewife like her. I hope it’ll remind her to watch out on the road and not bump into other people’s cars.” It was a good thing his car was parked by the side of the road. The life of an adorable child could be taken if she were caught between ongoing traffic.

“Thanks, Duncan.” “It’s a small matter. Come to think of it, your grandma seems to like that Serenity girl. Although she saved your grandma’s life, she could’ve been awarded a lump sum. Why did your grandma stay in touch with her? Grandma May even told you to intercede for them.” Zachary replied faintly. “In a way, Nana is accusing us of not spending enough time with her.” Grandma May was eager for her grandsons to settle down in life as she wanted to fill the house with great grandchildren’s laughter. She said something along the lines of awarding fifty million for a great-grandson and five hundred million for a great granddaughter.

The Yorks had not been blessed with daughters or granddaughters . Grandma May had been looking forward to a granddaughter, but her daughters-in-law gave her three grandsons each. Her grandsons were her only hope to get great granddaughters.

Duncan paused and said, “You know how the elderly can be. When my nana was still around, she harassed me every day to get married. My brothers and I were so fed up that we stayed away from home. We miss her nagging now that she’s gone.” People often did not realize what they had until it was gone.

Out of his three siblings, Duncan was the remaining single in the family. The entire family, including his young nephew, badgered Duncan about bringing home a wife.

“I mean, you’re thirty-five, pushing forty. Of course, they’re going to be on your back about taking the vow. If you wait any longer, you’ll be old by the time your child is born. People would mistake your child to be your grandchild.” Zachary poked fun at him.

Truth be told, Zachary would not venture into married life so soon had it not because Nana got under his skin. Plus, Zachary was the most dutiful grandson to his grandmother Marriage would only be on the cards when he hit thirty-five.

Despite tying the knot, Zachary had not made the decision to spend the rest of his life with Serenity . Just like what he told Nana, he needed to be the judge of Serenity’s character before he could pour his emotions and invest into the relationship.

Duncan burst out laughing. “I’ll spoil my child like a grandchild.” Zachary, “…” imples, Married At First Sight Chapter 29 Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 29 Serenity tossed and turned all night as stressful dreams were triggered. The disturbed sleep drained her energy by the time she woke up the following morning.

As usual, Serenity hung her laundry on the balcony after turning the washing machine on before bed.

It was then she realized that stainless steel rods had been installed on the balcony. They were for her to air the laundry. There were also a variety of potted plants stacked on the huge balcony. Many of them had bloomed and budded. No matter the size, the petals were all the intricate kind.

Serenity’s attention was immediately drawn to the flowers.

She hung her clothes out and got straight to assembling the flower stands she bought yesterday morning. Serenity then displayed the potted plants on the stands.

While busting her gut over the task, Serenity got a crawling sensation of a pair of prying eyes. She looked up and met Zachary’s unfazed gaze. His eyes were nothing short of piercing and emotionless.

Serenity had learned to live with his blank face now as they were married for a few days.

“Morning, Mr. York.” Serenity said hello and complimented him, “Mr. York, these flowers are great. You did a good job!” She could trust Zachary to get the job done.

Zachary muttered in a husky voice, “You can tell me if you encounter any problems in the future.” Her requests were a piece of cake to him.

“Sure.” With a smile, Serenity went back to fiddling with the plants.

“Where did you get these plants? They’re beautiful.” Zachary lied, “I visited quite a few florists. I can’t remember the shops.” “Ah.” Serenity did not press further on the matter as she had been more than happy with the results he produced.

“What are we having for breakfast today?” Now that he mentioned it, it dawned on Serenity that she missed the most important meal of the day. Whipping out her phone, she realized it was past seven o’clock. Rising to her feet, Serenity said embarrassedly, “I forgot about getting breakfast this morning, Mr. York. There’s still time to go and grab a quick takeout now. I’ll get us something while you brush your teeth. What do you fancy?” Zachary answered flatly, “I’m not fussy. You can decide.” Even if he were, Zachary had to go along with her choices, or he would blow his cover. His favorite food was not at an affordable price.

“Alright.” Serenity swiftly went downstairs and rode her e-bike out to get breakfast. It did not take long before she returned.

She bought bacon wraps with cheese, hash browns, and apple juice.

Zachary stared at the breakfast, unable to bring himself to take a bite.

Serenity was oblivious to that fact as she wolfed down her share after laying the breakfast spread. She then went back to complete her vision of a mini garden at the balcony.

After a long silence, Zachary reached out to pick up the bacon wrap and took a bite. The wrap might be heavy on the grease, but the taste was great. Only God knew if the fat in the bacon was healthy or cooked under sanitary conditions.

Never mind. An occasional wrap would not kill.

At this moment, Zachary regretted his decision to conceal his identity as the heir of the Yorks of Wiltspoon. He was giving himself problems by trying to build a common wage earner’s image.

“Serenity.” Married At First Sight Chapter 30 Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight Novel Chapter 30 “What’s the matter, Mr. York?” Serenity’s voice was heard from the balcony.

Chewing on the wrap, Zachary made his way to the balcony.” Your sister’s thing is nothing to worry about. The car in question happens to belong to one of our important clients. It dawned on me last night, so I gave Mr. Lewis a call. He said the repairs cost about ten thousand dollars.” Although she appeared rather lively dabbling the plants, Zachary could tell that she was not at her best, likely due to a lack of sleep last night. The matter with her sister was the cause of trouble in slumberland.

Serenity lifted her chin and observed him munching on the wrap. While thinking to herself that Zachary was easy to appease in the food department, Serenity asked, “How can you be sure it’s the car of your company’s client?” Her sister was clueless about the car owner’s name. All she knew was that he was big, strong, and had an intimidating scar on his face. Sonny was scared stiff of the man.

“I attended to Mr. Lewis when he came to our office yesterday morning. I noticed there was a scratch on his car, so I asked him about it. Mr. Lewis told me that a woman with a baby knocked a stroller onto his car.

“I was thinking if it could be a coincidence when you talked about it last night, so I called Mr. Lewis. Is your sister called dit i n den lets number He said he’ll send WH sister the follane hools he hands on the repair cost It’s We setting u p Serenity stood upright and uttered, “That’s 1993 siste me that’s quite a coincidence Mi York, did Mr. lewis really say the repairs would be approximately ten Her sister could manage ten thousand bucks.

“I asked him, and that was what he said.” Serenity heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s great. Thank you, Mr. York.” The sisters’ biggest worry was the cost of the damage. Now that Serenity found out that it was only going to set them back by ten thousand dollars, the sun over the horizon seemed awfully bright.

At the same time, Serenity realized that they might be strangers before, but postnuptial, Zachary had her back whenever she sought help from him. Zachary was a capable man.

He was like a shoulder she could lean on.

“You’re welcome.” With relief spreading across her face, it put Zachary in a good mood too.

“Ring, ring, ring…” Serenity’s phone rang.

She picked up the call. It was from her sister.

“Liberty, I was just about to call you. I told my husband about vour incident. By a stroke of luck, the car owner turns out to be one of Zachary’s clients. Zachary asked about the repairs, and it should come to around ten thousand bucks. Can you afford that?” Serenity barely slept a wink over the matter. As the party involved, Liberty must have had a rougher night.

The compensation would not have been a concern in the past when she was earning a high wage. Nevertheless, she was now a full-time housewife without a source of income. Her husband blamed her for getting into trouble and sulkily announced that Liberty was on her own. Of course, Liberty had a harder time fretting over it than Serenity.

“I can manage if it’s around ten thousand bucks. I saved half of the allowance you gave me without telling my husband. It should be enough to cover the repair cost.

“Oh, I actually called you to talk about this. The owner of the car sent me a text message at two o’clock in the morning. He gave me an account number to wire nine thousand bucks into. I saw the message when I got up. I wanted to tell you this, so you don’t have to worry about it.

“Now it seems Mr. Lewis is not expecting me to pay the whole thing.” Liberty only had to foot nine thousand dollars out of a bill that could have cost over ten thousand dollars. Mr. Lewis probably asked for less on account of her new brother-in-law. So far, Zachary scored a brownie point in Liberty’s books.

Since the unfortunate incident, all her husband did was call her a troublemaker and say it was her problem to solve. They were already splitting the household expenses, so he left the bill to Liberty to figure it out on her own.