“Mr. Zack, the missus told me all about it when we were having breakfast.”
Mrs. Lane sighed. “Mr. Zack, I think you have to figure out why you like the missus. What do you like about her? Don’t try to change her to your wants. If you really change her, will she still be the same missus who you like?”
“She doesn’t tell me anything. Even Duncan knows things that I don’t.”
“Then, did you tell her everything about yourself? Don’t forget that you’re still hiding your identity from the missus. You hide a lot of things from her.”
Zack’s expression darkened. “Whose side are you on, Mrs. Lane?”
“I’m on your side, of course. It’s because I’m on your side and I want you to be happy that
I’m saying all this. Why would I bother otherwise? I’m just a servant.”
“We all respect you, Mrs. Lane.”
Zack was aloof and domineering, but he was polite and respectful to his servants.
“Old Mrs. York just went home, and you’re fighting with the missus again. She said she sent you a message, but you didn’t reply to her. Are you getting into a cold war with her again?”
Zack was silent. He just did not want to reply to messages when he was in a bad mood.
“Don’t keep thinking about wanting to change the missus. Oftentimes, it’s you who have to change for her.”
“Is she still angry now?”
Mrs. Lane was silent.
Serena was lighthearted and no longer angry.
Zack’s temper flared again. “She’s not angry, isn’t she? She still eats and sleeps well. I’m the only one who’s enraged. I drank two cups of coffee and worked all night.”
Mrs. Lane was speechless.
‘The missus is right. Mr. Zack is truly short–tempered.‘
She sighed.
The relationship between this couple was still not deep enough.
This was the aftermath of a marriage of convenience. Other newlyweds entered their honeymoon phase at the beginning of their marriage, but Serena and Zack were only getting to know each other.
“I’m busy, Mrs. Lane. Don’t disturb my work unless something happens.”
Zack hung up when he was done talking.
When Serena arrived at the store, she just so happened to see Josh coming out.
He turned his head and waved goodbye as he walked away. Serena did not have to ask to know that he was speaking to Jasmine.
He greeted Serena politely when he saw her.
Serena smiled back. She was not familiar with Josh but was aware of his true identity, so she was a bit reserved.
Josh and Serena had nothing to talk about either, and she was his friend’s wife. It was inappropriate for him to interact much with her when his friend was not around.
“I’ll head back to the office, Ms. Hunt.”
“Bye, Mr. Bucham.”
Josh smiled, got into the car, and quickly drove away.
Only then did Serena enter the store.
As soon as she did, she saw a large bouquet of flowers placed on the cashier’s desk. At a glance, there seemed to be ninety-nine roses. In addition to the bouquet, there was a large bag beside it that was filled with a variety of snacks Jasmine ate regularly.
There were also a few sets of Jasmine’s commonly used and most loved skincare products.
Jasmine was sitting at the cash register with Sonny in her arms, opening up a bag of snacks to share with the boy. When she saw Serena enter, she smiled and said, “There’s food. Mr. Bucham delivered a lot of snacks. We won’t feel bored watching the store
“Ant Swer,” Sonny greeted Serena, with his gaze going back to the bag of snacks in
Jasmine’s hand.
Jasmine tipped the bag and took a cracker from it to feed Sonny. Sonny ate while reaching out to the bag for more.
“Don’t eat too much, Sonny. It’ll affect your appetite.”
After Jasmine gave Sonny a few more crackers, she stopped feeding him for fear he would snack on too much and refuse a proper meal later.
Serena looked at the snacks in the bag as well as the sets of skincare products. She teased her friend, “Mr. Bucham has figured out all your preferences. They’re all favorite flavors and the brands you like to use on a daily basis.”
Zack never bought her snacks or sent her skincare products.
All he knew was to get angry when she used the mask sent by Elisa. He even asked what brands she preferred using so he would buy them for her in the future and not use stuff from Elisa anymore.
All talk and no walk.
Zack actually bought her snacks before, but he was still arrogant at that time and could not put aside his pride, so he said that they were for Sonny.
Jasmine said, “Elisa already said that Mr. Bucham is from a family that deals with
information. I’m basically as plain as day to him. If I want to know something about him, I’ll never find out unless he voluntarily tells me himself.
“People from families that deal with intelligence are great at prying into other people’s affairs and equally great at protecting their own privacy.”
Serena thought about it and agreed.
She laughed. “I feel as if you’re losing interest in him by the day whereas he’s come to like you more. He has even started pursuing you.”
He hand-delivered such a large bouquet of flowers.
Meanwhile, her petty husband had never sent her ninety-nine roses before.
“It’s not that I hate it. I just feel like I don’t have privacy in front of him.”
Josh was eloquent, gentle, polite, and attractive. Jasmine had a good first impression of him. She did not hate him, but she did not like him either.
After all, they had only met a few times.
“Let’s go one step at a time. You can think about the future when you develop feelings for each other. If you can’t, then don’t force yourself. You don’t have to worry about Zack’s job. He hadn’t just started building connections with Mr. Bucham now.”
Jasmine was indeed worried that her best friend’s husband would have his job affected by Josh if she rejected him.
After discovering Josh’s real identity, she searched the web for news related to him, but unfortunately, there was not much.
She only knew Josh’s position in York Corporation.
Finally, Jasmine mustered the courage to shamelessly ask Elisa about Josh. She found out that if Josh truly wanted to mess with someone, that person’s fate would be worse than
His play was to let that particular person lose everything bit by bit and taste despair one. drop at a time. It was a slow torture to the mind.
Therefore, Jasmine was a little worried she would offend him if she rejected him, and he would unleash his anger on Zack instead.
“I’ll give it a try. Don’t worry, I won’t force myself.”
Although she was worried, she would not actually force herself when it came down to it.
“Seren, did you not go to the Stone residence last night? I was shocked by your sister’s face when she brought Sonny over.”
Serena’s expression turned resentful at the mention of that incident. She cursed the entire Brown family in her heart.
If not for Olivia and Chelsea picking a fight with Liberty, she would not have gotten into a fight with Zack again.
Well, with a character like Zack’s, they would still have conflicts sooner or later. Serena wondered how many times they had to fight until their sharp edges wore down and stopped being so prickly..
“Jasmine, let’s go to the bar for a couple of drinks after work tonight.”
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