Zack finally got the whole story.
His nana must have caught on to something and was trying to sound Duncan out.
Zack uttered nonchalantly, “You can send some of the men to help when Nana called. What? Did you ditch your work to help my sister-in-law chase away two women?”
“It’s not just me. I gathered a dozen of my office’s security guards and headed there, all guns blazing.”
Having the scenario in mind. Zack answered with a smile, “That’s a bit of an overkill, don’t you think?”
Duncan replied nonplussed, “What’s your nana trying to do, Zack? Does she think that I have feelings for Liberty? I honestly am fond of Sonny. That’s all.”
Zack believed his best friend’s eagerness to explain was a dead giveaway.
His nana had a good eye for this kind of stuff.
Nana would not put the feelers out to Duncan if Duncan was not interested in his sister-in-law that way.
In the past, Zack noticed that fate tended to draw Duncan and Liberty together.
Wiltspoon was a bustling major city. Yet, the pair kept bumping into each other. If that was not fate, then what was it?
“Hmmm… I adore Sonny too. It’s your business whether you like my sister-in-law or not. It’s not my problem either, but I hope you only take a liking to Sonny. I don’t want you hanging around the diner because of Sonny’s mother.”
Since Duncan was Zack’s best friend, Zack knew him well. Duncan would not make a good couple with his sister-in-law, mainly because of Mrs. Lewis.
Liberty was a divorcee. Mrs. Lewis would not take kindly to Liberty even if Liberty was single too.
“Of course, it’s all for Sonny,” Duncan added.
“I’m really fond of the child. Why do you all think I’m interested in Liberty?”
Even if he showed Liberty some concern, it was only because she was Sonny’s mother.
“Zack, tell your nana not to play matchmaker for me.”
Zack answered with a smile, “Is my nana a cupid? You all seem afraid that she might set her sights on you guys. Don’t worry. Nana has her plates filled with all her grandsons. She doesn’t have time for her grandson’s best friends yet.
“Mr. Young-Johnson asked me to hook Mr. Johnson up with some girl. Otherwise, I wouldn’t meddle in his business. I mean, Nana got me the girl. That was why Mr. Young-Johnson sought help from Nana. I think Nana should open her own dating agency to introduce girls to all the eligible bachelors like you.”
Grandma May would make it huge in that industry.
If she could make it happen for an eligible bachelor in his thirties like Duncan, the
Lewises would spare no expenses and reward Grandma May handsomely.
Duncan fell silent before uttering, “Grandma May is so young at heart. Her stunt today scared the hell out of me.”
He dared not look Grandma May in the eye. He kept getting this strange feeling of guilt.
“Alright now. That’s all I want to talk about. It’s just to vent. Dinner tonight?”
“No. My wife will be delivering me a packed dinner. I have had an upset tummy lately, so she’s taking care of my three meals. She’s nursing me back to health.”
Detecting the bragging in Zack’s tone, Duncan quietly ended the call.
So what if Zack had a wife?
Duncan could marry a wife if he wanted to. Zack was acting as if the rest of them could not get a wife.
Zack believed he had bragging rights since he had a wife.
Before Jim delivered his dinner, Zack left work at a little past four o’clock. Surrounded by his team of security, Zack arrived at Wiltspoon School.
John’s car was parked outside the shop. All four of his tires were flat. Anyone who was dropping in the shop or passing by would notice the car.
While John wanted to call a tow truck to remove his car, he could not get it done in broad daylight in case Serena gave him a piece of her mind.
He wanted to wait until her shop was closed before calling a tow truck and getting his tires changed.
Elisa was there by the time Zack arrived at the bookshop.
“You’re here, Elisa.”
Zack felt a little less awkward with Elisa now that they broke the ice as cousins-in- law.
Zack did not have mixed feelings about it.
Sure, Elisa was younger than him by a few years, but she was Serena’s older cousin, so he should not be awkward about acknowledging Elisa as the older cousin-in-law.
“Yeah, I came to pick Seren up. Did you skip work to come here?”
Zack replied in a husky voice, “I left early after finishing my work. No one will say anything.”
Elisa pursed her lips. Zack was the boss of York Corporation, so whatever he said goes. No one would say anything even if he skipped out on work for a whole month, much less the occasional early dismissals.
“Mr. York is a busy, busy man, but he has nothing to do when Seren is at stake,” Elisa teased.
Zack never had time to meet Elisa in the past. Now Elisa found out that it was not that he did not have the time-he simply was not interested in her.
He would make time for Elisa no matter how busy Zack was if he truly liked her.
With that registering in her mind, Elisa saw the light.
Zack was a brilliant man, but she was no less a woman either. Only, she was not the woman for Zack.
It did not matter. There were a lot of fish in the sea anyway. One day, she would find the right fish for her.
“Where’s Seren?”
“She said your stomach has been acting up recently, so she wanted to watch your nutrition intake. She made you an early dinner to deliver to you later, but you showed up here instead. At least she doesn’t have to make the trip. Hang on. I’ll call Seren over. Can’t you bring a little something when you visit? I can’t believe you came empty-handed. Where are your manners?”
Zack was speechless.
Elisa found it amusing that she stumped Zack. Only Serena, who did not care about formalities, could get used to Zack.
Jasmine got up and went into the kitchen to take over as the cook, so Serena could attend to Zack.
“You’re finished with work early, Zack. I have the stew over the stove, but it should be ready soon.”
With Serena emerging from the kitchen, Zack breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of his wife.
Truth be told, Zack felt the pressure to get along with Elisa. He was too proud to kiss up to Elisa. At the same time, Zack did not want to be nasty to Elisa in case the latter would tell on him to Serena.
“Seren, have a talk with Zack. I’ll get in the kitchen to see if I can help out.”
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.