The strange marriage - Chapter 572

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The strange marriage - Chapter 572

Putting down his pen, Josh got up and drew near the window to look down. He looked at the paparazzi
standing firmly outside the company entrance and murmured, “They sure have the patience to stay
from last night until now. Seriously, Zachary. All it takes is for Zachary to show off his relationship and
boom, the community’s rocked to the core.”
Well, it only shook the community. All was calm with the missus.
Zachary shielded the missus well.
Everybody in the office had seen Serenity, but no one had the guts to blab it out.
The York family kept mum, refusing to let a word out despite the reporters‘ incessant inquiries.

“Do you know who Mr. York’s wife is?” was the first thing that popped out of everyone in the upper
crust’s mouth today.
Business clients would join in on the gossip after closing deals, snooping on the identity of Mr. York’s
bride.
Josh was annoyed.
Since he was best buddies with Zachary, many tried to pry information from him.
Josh knew the most but could say nothing about it.
After dropping the bombshell, Zachary nonchalantly occupied himself with work as it was business as
usual for him.
Escorted by his team of security, Zachary went to have a meal at Wiltspoon Hotel after work. As always,
he called Mr. Zen to deliver a few of Serenity’s favorites to her.
Zachary also asked Mr. Zen to buy a bouquet of flowers at the florist to be delivered together with the
food.
The only thing that caught Zachary by surprise was running into Clive at the hotel entrance.
The Stones have their own hotels. Plus, Clive and Zachary were business competitors. Hence why Clive
would never really show his face at Wiltspoon Hotel.
Yet today Clive was here with clients. His clients must have asked for the business meeting to be held at
Wiltspoon Hotel.
With two major CEOs crossing paths at the hotel, both stopped in their tracks.
Behind Zachary was his security detail while Clive had a few of his important executives and secretaries.
at his tail.
Both carried an imposing presence.
The people following behind these CEOs stopped walking when the big shots came face–to–face.
Clive’s eyes immediately ran along Zachary’s left hand. There was a ring on his ring finger. However, it
was not the gold ring that Zachary posted on Facebook.
Catching on to Clive’s gaze, Zachary openly raised his left hand and put his hand out so Clive could get a
closer look.
“I heard you posted on social media, flaunting your relationship, Mr. York,” Clive said.
“You’re quite well informed, Mr. Stone.”
“It’s hard not to when it’s highly publicized. Did you change into another ring, Mr. York?”
Lowering his gaze, Zachary stared at his wedding ring and graciously told Clive, “My wife felt the gold
ring wasn’t very pretty, so I replaced it with the Eternal diamond ring.”
Clive grinned. “Your wife has good tastes.”

The Eternal diamond ring on Zachary’s finger cost a bomb.
It appeared Mr. York’s wife appreciated fine rocks. She must be from a well–off family, but the question
was which family.
Clive was dying with curiosity.
He grumbled about his rival in his mind.
Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight

Chapter 573

“I wonder who the lucky lady is.”
Although Clive knew his question would come to naught, he still had to ask.
His sister wanted to know who defeated her.
Zachary’s eyes were fixated on Clive for a while before he answered, “Mr. Stone, I’d ask for privacy, so
I’m not going to answer that question.”
Clive had foreseen getting nothing from Zachary.
Accepting the result, Clive graciously smiled. “You have your wife well protected, Mr. York.”
“I promised to love, protect, and cherish her forever when I married her.”
Clive replied with a little surprise, “You’re an affectionate man, Mr. York.”
His sister and Zachary were not meant to be.
Clive had talked his sister into letting Zachary go, but his sister refused to listen. Now, she was
devastated.
He sighed in his mind. Clive would support his sister to be with Zachary and ease the tension between
the rivaling York Corporation and Stone Group if Zachary had fallen in love with Elisa.
This was because Zachary only had eyes for one woman in his life.
It was forever once Zachary fell in love.
In the event of a betrayal, Zachary would never be able to get over the relationship.
“Mr. Stone, you’re a devoted man too, and your wife can’t be happier with you. You’re well known for
being uxorious in our circle.”
The mention of his wife brought softness along Clive’s facial lines. Grinning from ear to ear, he said,
“Just like you said, I promised to love, protect, and cherish her forever when I married her.”
“Your relationship with your wife is enviable. I should learn from you about ways to dote on my wife at
another time.”
Everybody around was speechless.
It was hard for them to imagine the two people, who were not on good terms, sitting together and
discussing at length about spoiling their wives.

Clive remarked with a smile, “You’re already in the uxorious husband club, Mr. York.”
Otherwise, Zachary would not stop to talk to him.
After a brief silence, Zachary merrily beckoned to Clive and said, “Since you’re here, I’d like to treat you
to dinner. Would you do me the honor?”
Clive looked at his clients.
His clients answered right away, “It’s our honor to dine together, Mr. York.”
It was no big deal. They could dine without talking about business.
“Well, I can’t say no to your welcoming invitation.”
Clive agreed to have dinner with Zachary.
He thought to himself, ‘People do change after experiencing love.”
To think Clive would see the day of Zachary buying him dinner.
Clive wanted to pinch himself to see if he was dreaming.
Zachary was so easy to talk to today.
Both parties gathered for dinner.
The community’s jaws would drop if word got out about this.
Mr. York’s interest in acquiring ways to spoil his wife crazy only made people more intrigued about his
wife.
His label as an uxorious husband swiftly made rounds in the community.
Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight

Chapter 574

After listening to a day of gossip about Mr. York’s marriage and wife–doting tendencies, Serenity applied
a facial mask in front of the dressing table at night and said to Zachary, “All I hear is stories about your
boss today.”
With his game face on, Zachary asked, “Oh. What about?”
“You don’t know?”
Serenity turned over to look at him. “Your boss made a public announcement that he’s married, but no
one knows who his wife is. Elisa said that caused quite a stir among the higher society.
“Zachary, you work at York Corporation. Do you have any firsthand news about the identity of your
boss’s wife?
“I heard the press waited in front of your office building for a long time but had to leave with nothing.”
Pulling a chair over, Zachary sat next to his wife and watched as Serenity put on the facial mask. He
grabbed the mask packing for a look at the brand. It was a good and expensive brand.

“Elisa gave it to me. I hardly apply facial masks, but I thought I should try it out tonight.”
Zachary furrowed his brows and said, “Don’t use the skincare products Ms. Stone gives you. Let me
know the brand you often use. I’ll get the products for you.”
“Elisa gave me a lot. It’ll be a waste not to use them. Elisa’s a girl. Are you jealous of women too?”
Zachary extended his arm to prod her face. “I’ll be jealous of anyone who takes away your attention and
when you don’t put me first.”
“Hehe. Who was it that said he doesn’t know what jealousy is?”
Zachary was rendered speechless.
“Come on, Zachary. Tell me who your boss married.”
Zachary replied amusedly, “I thought you weren’t interested in my boss’s affairs.”
“I can’t say that I’m not interested, I just didn’t make attempts to pry. Your boss and I are from two
different worlds. You barely see your boss even though you work at York Corporation, much less me. I
probably will never meet him.
“That’s why I can’t be bothered to ask about his gossip. It’s quite the commotion this time, so I thought I
should ask.
“Most importantly, Elisa wants to know who his wife is.”
Zachary inquired warily, “Why does Ms. Stone want to know? Is she planning mischief against my boss’s
wife?”
Serenity glared at him. “Don’t say that about Elisa. She’s not ill in nature. She’s a nice girl, but things are
not meant to be between her and your CEO.
“Elisa mentioned that she would move on and stop harassing Mr. York if he’s married or has a steady
girlfriend. True enough, she stuck to her words. God knows how many times Elisa cried after finding out
your CEO is married.
“She’d rather dwell in her agony than be all over Mr. York. That act alone puts her above thousands.”
Serenity sighed. “I even gave Elisa ideas to chase after Mr. York. She wanted me to be the bride’s maid
should she marry Mr. York. Who knew… What’s up with Mr. York anyway? He could’ve announced his
marriage sooner so Elisa didn’t have to wait until now to get over him.
“I nearly helped Elisa to ruin someone’s marriage.”
Zachary twitched by the corners of his lips. It had not been long since he and Serenity got married.
Sure, he was single back then.
“Elisa wants to find out who Mr. York’s wife is, not because she wants to do something, but she wants.
closure in knowing who she lost to.”

After a long silence, Zachary remarked, “I told you before. Only Mr. Bucham has an idea about the CEO’s
private affairs. However, it’s true that the CEO adores his wife.”
“How much does he adore his wife? I keep hearing that, but it would be great to get some examples of
his uxorious ways.”
Zachary opened his mouth, but no words escaped his lips.
Serenity muttered to herself, “But he shields his wife and keeps her away from the public eye. It’s
apparent that he’s good to his wife. I didn’t know Mr. York has a lot of influence. I only got to know the
magnitude of it after listening to the gossip about him all day.
“It’s good that he wants his wife to remain anonymous in case people would stalk her. His admirers
might go to the extreme and harm his wife.”
Zachary gave a heavy nod. “Yeah. The CEO refuses to show the world who his wife is as a protective
measure.”
While Serenity was not looking, Zachary discreetly lifted his arm to wipe away the cold sweat on his
forehead.