“No one has gotten the five hundred million dollars. Zack, maybe you and Seren will get lucky.”
Tania gleefully chimed in. “I’ll give half of my jewelry to my granddaughter if you give us one.”
Zack looked at his parents.
He waited until his parents had a happy moment to themselves before murmuring, “The pee result was negative.”
“Negative?”
Liam turned his attention to his wife whose smile froze. Tania uttered, “It’s okay. You’re still young. You’ve only been married for six months. You still haven’t had your wedding reception. There’s no rush. We’re bound to hear good news since you haven’t used protection.”
“Oh, she’s not pregnant.”
Disappointed, Liam said, “I thought I could finally give out the reward to my daughter-in-law.”
Tania immediately consoled him, “It’s okay that she’s not pregnant yet. They’re young. There’s no rush. The wedding preparations are still underway. Her belly will show at the wedding if she’s pregnant now. She’ll have a bump in their wedding photos. Zack, has Seren’s wedding dress been custom ordered?”
Serena was the missus of the York family, so she needed a designer to tailor a dress for her.
Zack had not had a wedding dress custom-designed for his wife…
It suddenly hit him that he had left a lot of matters on the back burner, probably because he thought he still had time before the wedding.
“We got pregnant early, didn’t we, Tania? You had Zack by the time we got back from our honeymoon.”
Liam had no other intentions when he said this.
Nevertheless, Zack took it the other way.
He believed his parents may say they were not in a hurry to have a grandchild, but the truth of the matter was his parents could not wait. His parents must think that he and Serena should be pregnant as they had been married for months.
His mother had him early, carrying him in the belly when she returned from her honeymoon. Zack had been officially together with Serena for five months and had gone all the way with Serena for a while. Still, there were no buns in the oven yet.
Did their health come into play?
Since Mrs. Stone said that frequent intimacy had an impact on the chances of conceiving, Zack had been holding back for a couple of nights. All he did was hold Serena to sleep.
“Zack, did you get into a fight with Seren because she isn’t pregnant?” Getting an inkling, Tania glared at her husband and asked her son.
Zack fell silent for a while before answering, “Seren was worried that there might be a problem with our health and suggested a body check-up. I said no. I think there’s nothing wrong with me, and she’s healthy too. We both look after ourselves, so I doubt there’s a problem.
“She asked if I was scared of the doctors. Anyway, she put her foot down on getting a medical examination, but I didn’t want to. Then… I got mad and ditched her. I left.”
Liam and his wife were speechless.
The next minute, Tania raised her hand and gave Zack a slap.
Liam threw the chessboard at his son.
The chess board and pieces that had been put away were slammed onto Zack and scattered on the ground.
Zack winced his face.
He looked at his parents.
“What’s the problem with getting a physical? Just think of it as an annual check-up. Fine, if you don’t want to get a physical. Why did you ditch Seren? You’re really… Seren probably feels hurt and wants to cry.”
Tania yelled at her son, “When are you ever going to change that temper of yours?”
Zack answered, “I didn’t say anything harsh. I just left. Why would she feel hurt and cry?”
The thought of Serena shedding tears broke his heart.
“How would you feel if Serena leaves you alone in the hospital?” Tania asked her son.
Her son had no game when it came to relationships. It was no wonder Grandma May made Zack marry Serena to repay her kindness. With that temper of Zack’s, any woman would give him the snub.
Zack pursed his lips and said, “It’s not like I don’t have legs. I know the way. I know my way home even if she doesn’t leave with me.”
Tania was at a loss for words.
“I said we’re fine in health, and there’s no need for a physical. She said that I’m scared of doctors and that I looked like I’ve seen a ghost.”
Zack whined, “She won’t trust my word. She doesn’t trust me enough. She can’t get pregnant just because we want her to. I’ve not been married to her for long. We can get a physical when we can’t get pregnant in a decade or so.”
Tania was speechless.
Seriously, Tania would never know that she wanted so badly to beat up her son, who had always been her pride and joy, if he did not get married.
“You’ll be old in a decade or so. You need time to resolve any issue if anything shows up on the medical report. Seren would have a high–risk pregnancy by then. You b*stard! God knows what is going on in that brain of yours! Would it hurt you to get a medical examination?”
Liam gave his son a piece of his mind too.
“It’s not the problem of getting a check–up or not. He abandoned Seren alone in the hospital and took off himself. Zack, don’t come running to us and ask for our help if Serena decides to give you the silent treatment. You deserve it. You still think Serena is acting up and that you’re not the problem.”
Rising to her feet, Tania pulled her husband up. “Come on, Liam. I think I won’t be able to keep my image as a lady for once if I continue to listen to him.”
Liam walked with his wife into the house.
He said to the maid the moment he set foot inside. “Tell the kitchen that the extra serving is no longer required.”
The maid was confused. “But Mr. Zack is back.
“Don’t worry about him!”
The maid had no idea what had happened, but it was not her position to ask, seeing that Liam and Tania were furious. She quietly went into the kitchen and communicated the same to the chef.
Zack sat in silence outside for a while before entering the house.
He then realized that his parents had dinner.
With Zack coming into the house, Tania told the maid, “Clear the table. We don’t have much leftover, so just dump it.”
“Mom, I haven’t eaten,” Zack said.
“Well, we don’t have anything for you here. You have a wife. Your own family. Go home and have dinner with your wife.”
Tania wanted to kick her son out.
Zack answered, “Mom… This is my home too.”
“You’re not welcomed here so long as you’re not with Seren.”
Zack scowled. “Am I your child or is Seren your child, Mom?”
“I shower Seren with more love and attention because she’s not my child so that she can feel the warmth of a home.”
Pursing his lips, Zack turned to his father.
Liam uttered, “Don’t look at me. You’re lucky your nana isn’t here. She’ll make you doubt yourself if she were home. You’re lucky that your mom and I don’t have a sharp tongue like your nana.”
Zack could not pull a longer face.
“Don’t you wish to have grandchildren too?”
Tania said, “Yes, we do, but we never want to rush Serena, so don’t put the blame on us. We never pressure Serena to give us a grandchild.”
“Seren puts the burden on herself.” Zack knew Serena was feeling it when she talked about getting a physical.
He believed Serena was stressed from trying to get pregnant.
“You should be telling Seren that the child will come when the time comes if she’s feeling the pressure. It’ll be harder for her to get pregnant while sitting under a lot of pressure. Tell her not to think too much about it. You have not been together for long. I think the medical examination is necessary after two to three years of trying without hearing any good news.”
“That’s what I’m saying. I don’t think we need a check-up since we’re both fine and healthy. She’s just under a lot of stress. I told her that I’ll take her on a trip after Josh and Jasmine’s engagement party.”
It dawned on Tania that her son was reminding them not to rush or pressure Serena even if Serena did not get pregnant in the next two years.
The boy was conniving indeed.
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.