The strange marriage - Chapter 211-220

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The strange marriage - Chapter 211-220

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Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight

Chapter 211

Regent Residences was a high-class villa neighborhood in Wiltspoon.
The residents were either rich or nobles.
Before Zachary got his marriage license with Serenity, he lived here almost every day and only
occasionally returned to the old residence to accompany his elders.
The villa he lived in used to be made up of several small villas, but he demolished them and rebuilt a
large villa when he bought the land.
The large villa had both front and back gardens.
Although it was not as large as the old residence, he lived alone, so it was spacious.
Sam knew Zachary was coming back before he had anything to eat, so Sam told the kitchen to prepare
lunch in advance.
Zachary got up late and had brunch at one go.
After he finished eating at a home he was familiar with, his bad mood improved marginally.
He sat on the sofa and called Josh.
Josh had not woken up yet.
Yesterday, Duncan and he went drinking with Zachary.
Zachary could hold his liquor, so he was not drunk.
On the contrary, Josh got so drunk that he needed the hotel staff to take him home.
Duncan’s alcohol tolerance was better than Zachary’s, so he was not the least bit drunk.
However, he could not drive since he had alcohol, so he simply stayed in the hotel overnight.
Josh’s voice was slightly hoarse when he answered, “ Morning, Boss.” Zachary was silent for a moment
and asked, “It’s not morning anymore.
I just finished lunch.” Josh was speechless.
He moved the phone away from his ear and looked at the time.
It was indeed already noon.
It was no wonder his boss called him to wake him up.
He felt a stomachache, but fortunately, his head was not hurting.
Otherwise, he would stay in bed all day.

“What’s up?” “Do you have plans this afternoon?” Josh shot up straight and once again moved the
phone away from his ear.
When he affirmed that the person he was talking to was indeed his boss and buddy, Zachary, he laughed
and asked, “The sun must have risen from the west today.
Did you just ask me if Ihad plans? What? Don’t you need to accompany your wife on Sundays?”
Zachary’s expression darkened, but Josh could not see it.
Naturally, Zachary would not tell him about the fight he had with his wife.
He said ina faint tone, “She always goes to her sister’s place to look after her nephew whenever she’s
free.
Either that, or she goes shopping with her friends.
She doesn’t need me to accompany her.” Josh remembered how Serenity and her sister were
dependent on each other, so he did not doubt Zachary.
“I’ll call Duncan to ask if he has plans and get back to you.” “Sure.” Zachary did not want to be alone.
If he was, he would think about what happened last night.
He thought, ‘That could be considered a quarrel, right? We’re also ignoring each other today.
Is this a cold war?’ Duncan proposed golfing and off the trio went.
I Serenity knitted her crafts in the store and did not go home all day.
She even had all her meals in the store.
When it was eight in the evening, she closed up the shop and rode home on her e-bike.
She took the maneki-neko and the golden dragon she promised to give to Zachary.
He was angry because she gave Elisa a maneki-neko before she gave it to him, so she gave him an
additional dragon to appease him.
Bringing the maneki- neko back home to him did not mean she was bowing to him.
She simply felt that since she had already promised him, she had to give it to him quickly as she did not
want to owe him.
The house was empty when she returned.
There was no figure in sight.
I Serenity placed the maneki-neko and the dragon on the I coffee table before going out on the balcony
to water the flowers and plants.
Then, she sat on the swing and quietly looked out at the night scenery.
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As Serenity viewed the night sky, she gradually grew tired.
She leaned back on the swing and thought of napping fora few minutes.
Little did she know, she slept until five in the morning.
It was almost dawn when she woke up.
She had slept outside on the balcony the whole night.
When she woke up, she knew Zachary had not returned last night.
Otherwise, he would have woken her up.
Although that man was cold and seemed to have a heart made of stone, he was kind to her.
He gave her everything that she should have as his wife.
Serenity got up from the swing and went into the hall to turn on the lights.
The two handicrafts were still on the coffee table.
She was silent for a moment before she went to Zachary’s room.
The door was locked.
She did not have the keys, so she could not open the door.
He most likely did not come home.
It was Monday, a new week.
Although Zachary did not return during the night, Serenity did not call him.
He was still angry at her, so why should she approach him just to be rebuffed? Besides, she believed he
would not answer the phone even if she called.
Since Zachary was not home, Serenity did not have breakfast at home either.
As the sun rose, she took the car keys and went downstairs, intending to eat a casual breakfast before
fetching Sonny from Liberty’s place since Liberty would be job hunting today as well.
When Serenity arrived at the parking lot downstairs, she saw Zachary’s national MPV.
She stopped and stared at the car.
‘I remember that license plate.
It’s Zachary’s car.
Did he not drive out?’ After a long while, she took out her phone to send him a message.
Serenity: [Are you going to work today? I saw your car was still parked downstairs.
] After sending the message, she lifted her foot and walked toward another car.

Soon, she drove off.
When she arrived at Liberty’s house, she was surprised to see that her brother-in-law, Hank, was back.
“Serenity, you’re here.” Hank took the initiative to greet his sister-in-law.
Serenity was stunned, but she greeted him back and asked, “Are Liberty and Sonny awake yet?” “Your
sister is preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
Sonny isn’t up yet.” Serenity felt that Hank was rather polite to her upon his return.
However, she never had anything to say to him, so she went straight into the kitchen.
Hank went outside to the balcony for a smoke.
In fact, he was avoiding his wife and sister-in-law so he could send a message to Jessica.
Hank: [Babe, don’t eat breakfast yet.
I’ll go to Wiltspoon Hotel to buy a delicious breakfast for you later.
It’s better than the roadside stalls you usually eat at.] Jessica: (Thanks, honey.
In that case, I’]l wait at the office for the delicious and loving breakfast you’re buying for me.] Hank sent
her a kiss emoji.
Jessica: [Have you gone home?] Hank: [Yeah.
I bought this house and paid the mortgage.
The house is mine.
Why can’t I live here?] Jessica: [Is your wife’s name written on the title deed of the house? ] Hank: [No, I
bought the house before getting married and didn’t add her name.
I’!] add your name to it when we’ re together in the future.
} He was completely devoted to Jessica.
Jessica smiled happily.
‘I know where Hank lives.
The real estate there is costly.
His house is worth several million, but he’s willing to add my name to the deed.
This is true love, right?’ Soon, she asked him another question.
Jessica: [Hank, did you make up with your wife when you got home? Did she apologize to you?]
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Liberty asked, “Why don’t you go after breakfast?” “No, I’ll just get take-outs.
I have an appointment at noon and won’t be back for lunch.

You can eat with Sonny.” Seeing how Liberty was merely asking and did not hand him his coat and
briefcase like before to send him off like a king, Hank was quite upset.
He felt like Liberty was not serving him despite eating and living under his roof.
His sister was good to her husband.
It could be said that she treated her husband like he was a king.
Furthermore, she had a job to earn money ‘Liberty doesn’t doanything get she doesn’t treat me well
either.
‘No one can blame me for not loving her.
She’s just not qualified.’ Hank found a reason for his emotional infidelity.
He went to get his suit jacket, briefcase, and car keys before saying to his son, “Daddy is going to work
now, Sonny.
Bye- bye.” He did not leave until his son waved at him.
As soon as he left the house, he drove straight to Wiltspoon Hotel.
Unexpectedly, Jessica was waiting for him there.
“Mr. Brown.” Jessica wore a professional suit.
Although she was young, she looked smart and competent.
With delicate makeup, she looked several times prettier than the current Liberty.
“Why are you here? Didn’t I tell you that I’d buy breakfast for you? Call me Hank when we’re outside.
I like it when you call me by my name.” Hank got out of the car and walked toward his young lover.
He reached out and took her by the shoulders, embracing her as they went into the hotel.
“Since you’re here, let’s eat at the hotel before going back to the office.” Jessica smiled charmingly.
“I wanted to eat with you, so I rushed over to wait for you here.
Are you surprised?” “Yep,” Hank responded dotingly.
Then, he kissed Jessica’s cheek.
She blushed and pushed him away, whispering, “Behave.
We’re in public.
If someone sees us and tells your wife, I’ll become the disgraceful third party.
Hank, you say that you love me.
Can you bear to let me become a mistress?” Her goal was to become Hank’s legal wife and replace
Liberty as the lady of the house.

“Her family condition was not doing well, and Hank was the most exceptional man she knew.
Her parents knew about their relationship, but she lied to her parents and told them that Hank was
single.
Her parents knew that Hank had a high salary and told her to hold onto him.
They told her to marry him quickly, lest he was snatched away by other women.
Hank kissed her again and comforted her.
“How could I bear to let you suffer, my precious darling? Don’t worry, Ill divorce Liberty.
I’ll divorce her immediately when my son starts preschool next year.” Jessica pouted her red lips.
“I have to wait till next year? Why don’t I anonymously send some ambiguous photos to your wife and
make her argue with you, then you can take advantage of the situation to divorce her.
But Hank, you can’t divide the property with her.
Make sure she leaves without a penny to her name!” Avicious light flashed in Jessica’s eyes as she
spoke.
Since she was the mistress, she was sure to go against the legal wife.
She simply did not want Liberty to have a good time.
Liberty had no means of income.
Once she was forced to leave without a penny to her name, she would be even more miserable.
What Jessica hated the most was how even after Liberty left the company for many years, the old
employees in the company always sang praises about her.
Jessica wanted to make Liberty’s life as wretched as possible!
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“After marriage, she didn’t go to work and had no income, so she relied on me to support her.
Everything in the house was bought with my money.
What qualifications does she have to split the assets with me?” Hank said arrogantly.
“As long as I divorce her, she’ll definitely leave without a penny to her name.
She won’t get anything from me.” Previously, Liberty told him that if they divorced, she wanted the
money used for renovation back from him.
However, Hank told her that he would not give her a single penny.
He had not divorced her because his son was still young and needed someone to take care of him.
He simply thought of Liberty as a free nanny.

This free nanny was absolutely dedicated to taking care of his son, so he did not have to worry about his
son being abused by a random nanny.
Jessica wanted to tell him that his savings were considered marital property.
If Liberty sued him, she would be able to take half of the savings.
Furthermore, if Liberty found out about the money that Hank had been spending on Jessica, ‘she could
sue for that as well, and Jessica would have to return the money and items to Liberty.
Hank was a manager now and was well-connected in the workplace.
If he actually divorced Liberty in the future, she would not be able to beat him.
Thus, Jessica did not speak OO e—SSCSC‘C‘Cés her thoughts, lest Hank thought she was only after his
money.
Jessica was somewhat sincere to Hank.
There were many executives in the company, but Hank was the youngest.
He was only in his early thirties and took care of himself.
Every day, he wore a suit and looked mature, calm, and handsome.
Of course, the most important thing was that he had a high income.
Her brother said that Hank’s monthly salary was as much as his annual income.
As long as she married Hank, she would be considered the person with the best spouse in the area her
family lived in.
At that moment, the hotel’s security guards quickly ushered them to the side.
Then, they saw a procession of tall men in black suits surrounding a man coming out of the hotel.
The tall men blocked the sight of many people, and there were also bodyguards who opened up a path.
Everyone knew that a big shot was coming out in the middle of the hotel, but only a few could clearly
see who the man was.
Hank and Jessica were also led aside by the guards.
Before they could understand what was going on, the black-clad bodyguards had already stood in two
files, allowing the man to walk out of the hotel.
Hank was unsure if his eyes were playing tricks on him, but as he looked at the black- clad man walking
out from afar, he felt the figure looked rather familiar.
Unfortunately, he could not see the man clearly.
There were too many a , bodyguards who were protecting the man, so Hank was only able to catch a
glimpse of him before he went away.
‘Who was that? ‘I feel like he’s a little familiar.

I’ve definitely seen him before.’ Hank searched in his mind, but he did not manage to recall who that
man was.
“Who was that? What a big entrance.
That was so cool!” Jessica’s face was full of wonder.
She was curious about the man who was escorted in the middle.
The bodyguards were all tall and powerful.
All of them wore suits with serious and cold expressions and they were quite handsome too.
Jessica felt as if she had just seen a male beauty pageant.
Hank also wanted to know who the man was.
A middle-aged man suddenly spoke to them.
“Where do you think you are now? This is Wiltspoon Hotel, which is owned by York Corporation.
Mr. York often comes here to eat.
The man who just went out is Mr. York himself.
In Wiltspoon, Mr. York is the only one who can make such a big exit.” Mr. York’s extravagance was
mainly to prevent love-struck fools from approaching him.
He did not allow young women to appear within three meters of him.
That part of him was similar to Mr. Lafayette from Meadspring.
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When Hank heard that it was Mr. York, he was stunned and said, ‘No wonder it was such a big
commotion.
So, it was Mr. York.
Oh, what a shame.
If I had known that it was him, I would’ve squeezed to the front to get a glimpse of his handsome face.”
He heard that Mr. York was incredibly good-looking.
The middle-aged man gave Hank a sidelong glance and laughed.
“You don’t look too shabby either, but compared to Mr. York, you can’t hold a candle to him.” Hank did
not get angry either.
“How would I dare to compare myself with Mr. York? The only one who can compare to him is probably
Mr. Stone.
I’m quite lucky to have encountered Mr. York today.

I’ll buy a lottery ticket later and see if I can hit the jackpot.” The middle-aged man was amused by Hank’s
words.
Jessica looked amazed.
After the middle-aged man left, she took Hank’s arm and walked to the hotel restaurant, saying, “Mr.
York is a god-like figure in Wiltspoon.
I wonder what kind of man he is and the lucky lady to have his heart.” The York family was the richest
family in Wiltspoon, and Mr. York was the head of this generation.
He was in charge of the massive York Corporation and even had his own private business.
He was definitely a highly desirable partner.
Rumor had it that Mr. York still did not have a girlinena.
There were not many rumors about women who adore’ on him either, perhaps because ordinary people
could not ev see Mr. York in the flesh.
Since no one could see him, no one would be infatuated or fall in love with him.
Oh, there was one person who was completely smitten with Mr. York, and that was Elisa Stone, the
darling daughter of the Stone family.
Elisa not only openly confessed to Mr. York, but also enthusiastically chased after him.
Jessica thought, Wf I had Elisa’s background and confidence, I would also chase after Mr. York.’ ( felt
that Mr. York’s figure looked a little familiar earlier.
I just can’t figure out where I saw him before,” Hank voiced his thoughts.
Jessica did not want to burst his bubble, but she had to tell him the truth.
She said, “There’s no way you’ve seen Mr. York before.
York Corporation isn’t one of our clients.
Even if they were, people on our level won’t be able to meet him.
Besides, our company is a competitor toa branch company of York Corporation.” It was impossible for
them to work together for the time being, unless their company changed their industry and stopped
competing with York Corporation’s branch company for business.
Hank knew that with his status, he could not even meet Mr. York’s administrative executive, Mr.
Bucham, let alone Mr. mamas saa cammmmammmmmaaaal York himself.
It was said even among the staff of York Corporation, not even those who had worked there for years
had seen Mr. York’s true face.
“T just think that his figure looks a little familiar.” ‘Mr. York…
Zachary York? ‘Isn’t Serenity’s husband’s last name York?’ However, Hank quickly dismissed the idea.

When they first met, he asked Zachary what relationship the latter had with the York family, but Zachary
said that their families were relatives five hundred years ago.
In other words, he had nothing to do with Mr. York.
Furthermore, Mr. York was the young master of the York family.
How could he marry Serenity? Besides, Zachary drove a national MPV worth only at most a hundred
thirty thousand.
It did not match Mr. York’s identity at all.
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Hank thought of the York family, and then his mind shifted to his sister-in-law’s conditions.
He felt like pigs would fly before Zachary was Mr. York.
Serenity was indeed beautiful, but all her other aspects were far inferior to the Stone family’s daughter.
If Mr. York did not take a liking to someone like Elisa, why would he fancy Serenity instead? After making
comparisons, Hank automatically dismissed the idea, feeling that he was overthinking.
There was no way the Zachary he knew was the young master of the York family! .
“My eyes must be playing tricks on me.
Come on, let’s go have breakfast.” Jessica was hoping that Hank could get acquainted with Mr. York.
That way, if she followed Hank, she would be able to take advantage of that relationship to get to know
Mr. York as well.
Maybe she could even squeeze into that circle of high society.
However, reality gave her a tight slap in the face.
That was impossible! She had better not daydream.
Seizing Hank’s heart and making him divorce Liberty to marry her was already the best ending.
Jessica stopped thinking about anything else.
ee ee eee ee ee ee ee Zachary did not see Hank, but Jim did.
Fortunately, Hank did not know the bodyguards around Zachary, but the bodyguards had to be familiar
with the faces of the people around the missus.
Thus, Jim recognized Hank.
After getting into the car, he said to his boss, “Mr. Zachary, I think I just saw Missus’s brother-in-law in
front of the hotel.
I only caught a glimpse of him, so I can’t be sure if it was really him, but the woman beside him wasn’t
Missus’s sister.

However, it’s also possible that I was mistaken.” That man was Missus’s brother-in-law.
What Jim saw was the cruelest thing that could happen to a married woman, her husband having an
affair! Zachary did not speak immediately.
He was silent for a while before saying in a low voice, “I told you, her affairs have nothing to do with
me.” Jim opened his mouth, wanting to say something but had no idea what to say either.
It was clear that Mr. Zachary and Missus were at odds.
They seemed to be having a cold war.
Missus did not take the initiative to call Mr. Zachary, and Mr. Zachary did not go back to stay in
Brynfield.
However, the bodyguards did not know why the couple was fighting, so they were helpless.
Zachary fell into silence after he had spoken.
Jim turned his head and peeked twice at Zachary, to see him staring at his phone and looking at
something.
It was a message sent to him by Serenity.
She saw his national MPV that he used to lie to her about being poor parked downstairs and asked if he
was not working today.
Zachary was in a dilemma.
‘Should I reply? ‘I spent the night at my own villa last night.
‘I didn’t go back to Brynfield.
‘I thought she would ask about it.
Even if she didn’t call, I thought she would send a message at least, so I waited until late at night.
My phone did end up ringing a few times, but it was never from her.’ , Zachary’s pride stopped him from
bowing to her.
Since she did not care about him, he would not care about her either.
His fingers moved, not to reply to her message, but to delete it instead.
He also deleted her number from his contact list.
Serenity never received a reply after sending Zachary that message, so she knew he was still angry.
He was mad because he did not believe that she and Shawn were innocent.
She also did not send him any more messages.
After Sonny had finished eating, she carried him and went out with her sister.
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Liberty continued her job hunt.
Serenity took her nephew back to the store.
Jasmine loved Sonny and she was the one who played with him the most, letting Serenity focus on her
crafts.
She was going to make some retro headwear to sell online and see how the sales go.
If it went well, she would open another online store.
Ever since e-commerce became a thing, business at brick- and-mortar stores took a plunge.
If the online store could make money, Serenity would happily open another online store.
When it was noon, Jasmine asked her friend, “Seren, are you still going to pick up your husband for
lunch today? I have some fresh seafood over at home.
Let’s have a seafood feast for lunch.
If Mr. York wants to join us, I’ll prepare more portions.” Jasmine asked before she started to cook, lest
she prepared too little for everyone to eat.
_ “Even if I call him, he won’t come anyway.
Jasmine, I think I’m having a cold war with Zachary.” Serenity finished making a miniature tree that a
customer ordered and called it a day for now.
Jasmine asked in concern, “How did that happen? Haven’t See ee ee ee ee you been getting along quite
well recently? Mr. York even had someone from Wiltspoon Hotel bring you a meal because he wanted
you to eat well.” Serenity sighed and said, “It was because I invited you and Shawn for lunch last
Saturday.
I didn’t see him, but he might have seen me.
He insisted that I was treating Shawn as my backup partner and that J was cuckolding him.
I was really pissed off.
“Shawn and I are like siblings.
I’ve always thought of him as my younger brother.
How can | take him as a backup partner? If I really liked him, I would’ve gone to him when I was looking
for a man to marry to get out of my sister’s house.
Why would I go to Zachary instead? “He usually looks generous, but he’s so narrow-minded.
Not only is he petty, but he’s also suspicious and says nasty things.
He accused me of cheating on him before he checked the facts.
Isn’t he just saying that I’m a loose woman?” She did not mention that Zachary also forcefully kissed her
when he was drunk.

Jasmine said after a pause, “Did he see the three of us eating together? Why didn’t he come to say hello
to us? Also, I was sitting right there too.
Didn’t he see me? Did he only see Shawn and you?” “I said the same thing.
I told him that you were around too, and I was just eating with my friends.” Jasmine thought about it,
and her expression changed.
She _ asked tentatively, “Seren, does Mr. York suspect that I’m “the matchmaker?” Serenity was
specchless.
‘With Zachary’s suspicious nature, there’s a very real possibility that he thought Jasmine was
matchmaking Shawn and I, or even covering for me.’ Jasmine felt upset.
She never thought of matching her friend with Shawn.
That was because Serenity was three years older than Shawn, and Serenity did not like having a partner
that was younger than she is.
| Shawn also clearly thought of Serenity as an older sister.
Their relationship was strictly familial.
“Seren, you have to explain it to Mr. York so he doesn’t think that I’m trying to matchmake you.
I’m innocent.” More importantly, it would affect her friend’s marriage with Mr. York.
Although the two only married out of convenience and had no emotional foundation, they had gotten
their license for a month.
They should have at least developed some feelings by now.
Jasmine hoped that her good friend and Zachary could be loving like a normal husband and wife, and
live together for the rest of their lives.
_ She never thought of introducing her friend to other men.
“T tried, but he only believed what he saw.
He didn’t come home last night.
I sent him a message this morning, but he didn’t reply either.
I think this is what people mean by a cold war.” | ‘ Serenity sighed She did not know what to do when a
couple was having a cold war.
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“Maybe he hasn’t seen your message.
Why don’t you send him another one?” Serenity was silent for a moment.
Then, she picked up her phone, tapped on WhatsApp, and sent another message to Zachary.

Serenity: [Do you want to have lunch together?) When she sent the message, she received a system
notification stating that Zachary had not added her as contact and could not receive her message.
There was a prompt for her to add him as a friend.
Serenity stared at the few lines of words.
‘We’re not friends? ‘That cheapskate actually deleted my contact again! ‘This is the second time he
deleted me! ‘The first time was when we first got our license.
He turned around and forgot about me, his new wife, for nine days so he deleted me.
However, I could understand because we weren’t close to each other back then.
‘Now that he deleted me again, it means that he’s convinced that I did him wrong.
He’s completely set on the idea that I found a backup partner, so he deleted my contact.
) At first, Serenity thought of giving in and reaching out to ee eee ee eee ee ee him.
They could solve any problems face to face.
However, this was what Zachary did instead.
Serenity was simply furious.
‘Thaven’t even blocked him yet, but he deleted me first.
‘Fine then. Sobeit! In a rage, she also deleted Zachary from her contact list.
She also blocked his number.
She was livid! “Seren, you don’t look too good.
Did Mr. York reply?” Serenity stuffed her phone back into the pocket of her trousers and said coldly,
“Ignore him.
Just cook for the both of us.
It’s his business whether he eats or not.
He won’t starve anyway.” Jasmine looked at her.
Serenity explained grumpily, “He deleted me on WhatsApp, so I deleted him too and blocked his number
in a fit of anger.
Don’t mention him in front of me in the future.
Jas, you’d better find a reliable man and date him for a few years before getting married.
Don’t be like me.
I married a drama king who gets offended at anything I do despite my best efforts.” Jasmine was
speechless.

Serenity got up and walked around the checkout counter, then picked up her nephew and said to her
friend, “I’m not in a good mood.
I’ll take Sonny to the mall and swipe the _ card he gave me for living expenses until it maxes out!”
Jasmine nodded quickly.
“Go ahead, Pll cook.” Serenity carried Sonny out of the shop.
After putting her nephew in the car, she drove off.
She deliberately chose the largest shopping mall in the city.
When she went in, she chose the most expensive things to buy.
Her shopping cart was already piled high before she finished going through the mall.
She wanted to grab another cart to continue splurging, but when she considered that she could not
carry so many things while bringing a baby with her, she finally gave up.
Even so, the line of numbers displayed on the register almost made her want to return all the goods.
However, when she remembered how Zachary deleted her contact, she gritted her teeth and swiped the
card.
Since the card she used was one that Zachary gave her for home expenses, his phone would receive a
notification of the expenditure.
Zachary was in a meeting.
There were many people in the conference room, but everyone’s phone was muted.
Only Zachary’s phone could ring.
When he received the notification, he picked up the phone from the desk and tapped on the message to
look at it.
Josh, who was the closest to him, noticed his boss’s sharp eyebrows rise.
However, his expression was still unchanged.
He put down the phone and continued the meeting.
Serenity had just spent a few thousand dollars.
The amount was less than five figures, so he did not even bother to However, in his heart, he could not
help but wonder what she bought to have spent afew thousand at once.
That amount was chump change to Zachary.
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Serenity had been careful in spending money.
Unless she was buying large pieces of furniture, she would spend no more than two hundred dollars a
day.

As time passed, Zachary did not bother to guess.
Since he had given her the money, she was free to spend it.
He was angry at her and deleted her from his WhatsApp, but he did not want to take back the money he
gave her to spend.
Anyhow, he would bear with her until the agreement expired.
He would not breach the contract prematurely, since he would have to compensate her with a large
number of liquidated damages.
Ten minutes later, his phone received another expenditure notification.
This time, the total was more than twenty thousand.
Of course, this bit of money was nothing for Mr. York.
He just wanted to know why the woman was suddenly spending so much money.
Was she buying gold? Or did she get angry after she found out that he deleted her, so she deliberately
went shopping to spend his money? Sure enough, Zachary was good at guessing.
He was right.
There were still ten minutes before the office hours were over, but the meeting had come to an end, so
Zachary simply adjourned.
In the past, he was always the first to leave the conference room after the meeting.
The senior management would then follow him out.
This time, Zachary sat in his seat, looking at something on his cell phone.
He did not take the lead in leaving the conference room this time.
The others looked at each other.
No one dared to be the first to stand up and leave.
After a while, Zachary finally noticed something was off.
He looked up and asked in a low voice, “Don’t you want to get off work?” The others thought, ‘We do,
but we don’t dare to move.’ In the end, it was Callum who took the lead to leave the room.
Callum was the second to Zachary in the York family.
Since he had taken the lead, the senior management grew bold enough to hurry out of the conference
room one after another.
Josh did not leave.
Since he was Zachary’s administrative executive, he was seated the closest to Zachary in every meeting.
The others might not notice Zachary’s change, but he did.

When they were the only ones left in the conference room, he asked with concern, “Boss, what’s wrong
with you?” Zachary put down his phone again and leaned back.
He stared at Josh for a long time before saying, “I fought with Serenity.” “Why?” Before Zachary could
answer, Josh continued, “1 felt something was up with you.
Your mood changed after lunch on Saturday.
Are you finally admitting that you fought with Serenity? Tell me the reason and I’ll try to analyze it for
you.” “What’s there to analyze? I saw her eating with another man with my own eyes.
I saw her smiling and giving that man food.
Even if I’m only her husband in name, she doesn’t even treat me that well.” Josh asked, “She’s having an
affair?” “Tt’s an emotional affair.” Josh opened his mouth to say something, but fora moment, he did
not know what to say to comfort his boss and best friend.
Whether it was a man or a woman, they would be furious if they found out that their significant other
was cheating on them.
It was natural to act impulsively.
Zachary was a prideful person.
He was used to being high above and dominating everything.
More than that, he was used to everyone bowing to him.
Now that Serenity betrayed him, even if it was just an emotional affair, it was a great blow to Zachary.
The main point was that Zachary’s ego could not take it!