Carrying her son on her back, Liberty climbed up the stairs with her groceries in hand. It was tiring, but Liberty had been keeping up with exercise to lose weight. Running around to set up her shop increased her workout and built her stamina too.
It was unlike before when she was left catching her breath from climbing the stairs.
“I should leave you to make dinner, Liberty. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
She would not be going over tonight.
“Sure. I’m back at my rented apartment. I’ll start on dinner now.”
Liberty stopped in front of her place and hung up the call. She whipped out her keys to unlock the door before carrying her son into the house.
After a phone conversation with her sister, Serena felt a lot better. She stood up and got out of the bath.
Her darling husband had thoughtfully left a change of clothes for her before she went into the tub.
Ten minutes later, Serena went down the stairs.
All was quiet downstairs.
Serena thought their house in Brynfield was eerily silent. Since he was always home late, she did not have anyone to talk to when she got home.
That was why she wanted to have pets.
Mrs. Lane later joined the family, adding some noise to the quiet home.
To her dismay, he bought a villa that was bigger than the property in Brynfield. It was a quieter environment for the couple to live in.
Once on the ground floor, Serena could hear the commotion in the kitchen.
Serena drew close and saw Zack busy in the kitchen. Without startling him, she leaned against the door frame and observed him.
He looked most charming when he was earnest at work!
Nevertheless, he was attractive doing anything at all.
While watching him, Serena was hit with an idea and pulled out her phone. She tapped on the Facebook app and started taking a video of him to post on stories. She included a caption.
“The stunning back of the man who is making me dinner.”
After posting the video, she clicked on the video to watch it herself when Zack caught the noise.
Turning around, he saw her and beamed. Zack remarked, “Why don’t you have a lie–down? I’m not done cooking.”
“I’m hungry.“.
Since he had spotted her, Serena made her way into the kitchen. She leaned in to look into the pan over the fire and uttered, “I’m too hungry to lie down. It’s only the two of us, so we don’t need a lot.”
“I’m making five dishes. Do you want some fruit since you’re hungry?”
Serena could guess what he was cooking by the ingredients he set aside. She replied, “These dishes won’t take too long. I’ll wait.”
Just then, the doorbell rang.
“Who’s that?” Serena asked.
“I didn’t find your favorite shrimp in the fridge, so I asked Mrs. Lane where she usually gets her supply. I placed an order for immediate delivery. It must be them. Go and take a look.”
“Sure.”
Turning on her heel, Serena advanced forward before tracing her footsteps back. She wrapped her arms around his waist from behind and buried her face against his back. “Zack, are you going to always be good to me?”
Zack stopped what he was doing and held her hands around his waist. He turned around and looked deeply into her eyes. “You’re my wife. I will always be good to you. I will never be the one to leave you. I won’t ever agree to a divorce even if that’s what you want!”
To him, marriage was for a lifetime. Serena may get angry when his cover was blown, but Zack would not possibly let her go.
Serena uttered with a smile, “We just became a real couple. Don’t talk about divorce.”
She loosened her grip around his waist. “Carry on with your cooking. I’ll get the shrimp. You can leave it out next time. There’s no need to get the shrimp delivered.”
“It’s your favorite. I’d satisfy your needs if time permits.”
With a smile, Serena took off.
A silver sedan stopped right outside the villa, and a person stood at the gate.
Through the gate, Serena looked at the figure and thought it looked familiar. At closer inspection, she recognized that it was not the delivery person but her mother- in–law who she had met a few times.
“Mom.”
Serena took a moment to take in the surprise before rushing to open the gate. It was then she realized she did not have a key to unlock the gate. Serena apologetically said to her mother–in–law who was on the other side of the gate, “I didn’t know I needed a key to open the gate, Mom. Hang on for a second. I’ll get the key from Zack.”
“Okay,” Tania faintly replied and stopped pressing on the doorbell.
Serena rushed back into the house, running into the kitchen. She told Zack,” Your mom is here, Zack. I tried to open the gate, but I couldn’t without a key. Give me a key. I’ll unlock the gate now.
“Didn’t you say your mother was going to drop by two days later? Why doesn’t she have a key?”
Zack replied, “The house keys are on the coffee table in the living room. My mom might have forgotten to bring hers.”
“That reminds me. What’s the portion like? I wonder if your mom has had dinner.”
Her mother–in–law’s sudden visit was not something Serena was going to take lightly.
“My mom must’ve had dinner by now.”
“Oh.” Serena took quick paces out of the kitchen and picked up the keys from the coffee table on her way out. She rushed to the gate, only to make her way back to the kitchen. Serena said, “How about you open the gate for your mother while I cook?”
She was concerned her mother–in–law might not look favorably upon her since Zack was busy in the kitchen while she hung around. Her mother-in–law would not be too pleased that Serena was not taking good care of Zack.
Some mothers–in–law could not stand their sons contributing to house chores. They believed the daughters–in–law should be doing all the work. They did not want their flesh and blood to be tired. As mothers–in-law, they expected their daughters–in–law to work while being on top of caring for children and handling house chores.
On the other hand, mothers whose sons–in–law took on the household chores would think their daughters married well.
If the tables were turned and their sons handled household tasks, these women would groan about their lazy daughters–in–law. They would feel bad that their sons married a wife who was not raised well.
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