Zack fell quiet momentarily before he responded, “Tell the missus that I’m going back now. Ask Ms. Sox not to release the animals from the truck. Ask her to wait for my return first.”
“Okay.”
After ending the call, Zack sighed and mumbled, “Seren, I’m willing to tolerate everything you’re doing, but I would like us to spend the rest of our lives together and not torture each other.”
After sticking his phone back into his pocket, he glanced at the sky and ground in the distance and made up his mind.
He turned around and walked away from the window.
He strode out of his office.
Mr. Chaplin was standing at the door of the office with a pile of documents in his arms.”
“Mr. York, you’d need to handle these documents on your own,” Mr. Chaplin said reluctantly.
Zack glanced at the stack of documents held by Mr. Chaplin and said, “Send them to Callum and tell him to take care of it. If he doesn’t dare make a decision, then tell him to ask Nana.
“Also, tell him that I might only come back to the company occasionally these days. He’s also a man from the York family, so he should help share the burden of the family business.”
Mr. Chaplin nodded and agreed.
Was the boss going to put aside his work and devote himself to coaxing his wife?
Zack took large strides to the elevator after instructing Mr. Chaplin.
A few minutes later, he left York Corporation in his car.
At the same time, Mr. Chaplin knocked on Callum’s office door and relayed what Zack said to him.
Callum’s face fell when he looked at the pile of documents that Mr. Chaplin was holding. Then, he said, “Leave them here. I’ll tell you to get them when I’m done.”
“Thank you, Mr. Callum.
“By the way, Mr. Zack said he might only occasionally come to the office these days. He also said that since you’re a man from the York family, you should also share the burden of the family business with him.”
Callum nodded in understanding. “I get it. You can go back to work.”
He had a feeling this would happen.
His eldest brother shifted the burden of the company to his shoulder in order to coax his sister–in–law.
Out of the nine brothers, Zack and Callum were the core figures in the headquarters. Some of the other brothers were in charge of branch offices, some were in charge of hotel operations, and some did not work in the family businesses at all but started their own businesses instead.
If Zack was not available, Callum had to take over.
It was his fault for being a bachelor.
He heard that his grandmother had been looking all over for a girlfriend for him recently…
Callum suddenly shivered. After seeing how his eldest brother fell in love and lost his cool, Callum decided it was better to stay single.
If he really wanted to get married one day, he would honestly tell his other half his true identity. He would not hide it as his eldest brother did.
In any case, Zack had become an example for the York family. In the future, they had to be completely honest and sincere in their relationship. They would never dare deceive their partners.
When Josh came back after buying food for Zack, he saw that the latter had already left. He looked at the food in his hand and muttered, “If I had known he couldn’t wait, I would’ve sent these to Jasmine instead. They’re all her favorites.”
If Zack were here, he would say, “You went to buy food for me, but you bought Jasmine’s favorites? Josh, where’s your sincerity?”
Zack rushed back to the villa as fast as he could.
As soon as he entered, he saw the large truck parked in the yard. The truck was filled with cages containing chickens and ducks.
When Zack walked over, he frowned at the stench and hurried past the truck.
Two women were engaged in a heart–to–heart talk in the living room.
However, Serena stopped talking when she heard Zack’s footsteps. Jasmine saw him enter and got up to greet him politely. “Mr. York.”
“Hello, Ms. Sox.”
Zack responded to Jasmine’s greeting warmly and asked courteously, “Would you like anything to eat, Ms. Sox? I’ll have someone prepare it for you.”
“No, thank you. I just came to send some small animals to Seren. She said she’s bored at home and wants to raise some chickens. They can be sold for money when they grow, and she would be able to eat the eggs when the hens lay eggs too since they’re more nutritious.”
Zack looked at his beloved wife, but Serena tensed her face and ignored him.
He stared at her for a long time before turning back to Jasmine. “Thank you, Ms. Sox. It’s fine if Seren wants to rear chickens, but they can’t be raised well here. Our family has several orchards. It’ll be better to send those fowls to the orchards and rear them there.”
He walked up to Serena, and Jasmine sensibly switched places with him. Zack sat down beside Serena and tried to hold her hand, but she slapped it away.
Zack’s eyes flashed with hurt, but he did not react as fiercely as he did yesterday.
He said gently, “Seren, do you really want to keep those little animals? If you do, I’ll tell Brandt to lead the way. Ms. Sox and you can go see our family orchard. If you think it’s suitable to rear chickens there, you can keep them there. You can take care of them yourself if you want or let the workers do it.”
Serena frowned. “I didn’t see an orchard at your house when you brought me over during the holidays.”
“The hills planted with fruit trees next to Wildridge Manor is the orchard. It’s the York. family’s ancestral manor.”
Serena was not surprised that her in–laws had a manor.
They were rich.
They were involved in all sorts of industries as long as there was money to be earned.
“Are you willing to let me out of this villa?”
Serena captured the key points of Zack’s remarks.
Zack looked at her, and she met his gaze. When the couple looked at each other, Serena finally saw the fatigue his face bore. When she was upset, he was not happy either.
“Seren, I’ve apologized countless times, but I still want to say that I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have lied to you for so long. I caused you to lose your trust in me, so I won’t beg you to forgive me immediately and pretend as if nothing happened.
“I just hope you can give me a chance to regain your trust. Don’t simply mention divorce again, okay? It really hurts me.”
Unless a couple really wanted to divorce, mentioning it in the heat of the moment during a quarrel was easy to break the other party’s heart.
Serena was silent for a moment before softening her tone. “My heart is in a mess right now, and I might regret things I do or say later… Zack, I don’t want to talk to you right now. I just hope you can let me leave this place and let me go back for a breather.
“I also need to think about how our marriage will go in the future. I need to face the reality of us both. You don’t have to worry about me going far away after walking out the door. Where would I go? All my loved ones are here.
“Besides, I won’t run away. Running doesn’t solve the problem.”
Zack nodded with a heavy heart. “You can go back with Ms. Sox. L… I also need to be alone for a while.”
Serena looked at him for a moment before standing up. Her tone was much gentler than before. “Let’s both calm down and cool off. I’ll leave now,” she said in a slight hurry as if afraid that Zack would change his mind.
Zack also stood up and looked at her deeply. “I’ll see you off.”
Serena did not refuse.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.