Josh quickly denied that he was a narrow-minded person.
Jasmine did not ask further and turned to say, “It’s late, Mr. Bucham. I need to rest. Please deliver Serena’s items along with her keys.”
“Okay, good night.”
Josh felt that he progressed quite far tonight and did not pester her any longer, lest she resented him. After bidding good night, he got in the car with Serena’s belongings and sent them to Zack.
It was already past midnight when he arrived at Brynfield.
Following Zack’s direction, he went up to the eighth floor to find Zack. There, he saw Zack holding Serena and leaning against the wall. Serena looked incredibly uncomfortable.
“What’s that?” Zack asked his friend with a frown.
After Josh put down the big box of items, he took out the house key from Serena’s purse, opened the door, and helped carry the box into the house.
“They’re materials and tools for your wife’s handicrafts. Ms. Sox entrusted me to send them over.”
Zack kept mum.
“Zack, your wife looks very uncomfortable. She might want to puke. You should help her to the bathroom-”
Before he could finish his sentence, Serena retched.
Although she did not hurl all over Zack, the ground was soiled, and so was Zack’s sleeve.
Josh froze. “I didn’t mean to jinx you.”
It was perfect timing.
Serena vomited before he could finish speaking.
Zack tensed his handsome face and ignored Josh.
He continued to hold Serena, letting her vomit everything she could to feel more comfortable before supporting her to the sofa and lying her down.
“You take care of your wife, Zack. I’ll leave now.”
Josh could not help and felt grossed out, so he slipped away.
After slipping out, Josh said to himself, “He’s a clean freak, but he didn’t push her away when she barfed on him. How much love does he have for her to tolerate that?”
There was nothing more to say.
Josh was still a big fan of his boss’s wife. He admired her to the core.
In the house, Zack first took off his jacket and threw it on the ground before doing the same for Serena.
He would clean them up later.
First, he had to carry this drunk little woman back to their room.
Serena threw up once and might be feeling soberer or slightly more comfortable as her mouth started to mutter.
“Zack…”
She suddenly called out Zack’s name loudly.
“I’m here,” Zack answered softly.
He carried her into his room and instantly noticed that it was different.
Everything that belonged to her was gone.
Did she… move back to her room in a fit of rage?
Zack stood at the door of his room in silence for a few minutes before finally deciding to carry Serena back to her room.
“Zack… You’re a slimeball… I don’t wanna like you anymore… I wanna hate you…”
Serena was placed on the bed but she continued to yell about wanting to hate him and not liking him.
“You’re so petty…”
Zack looked at her for a moment. He leaned down and said softly in her ear, “I’m sorry, Seren. I was wrong.”
Serena did not respond to him.
He sighed secretly and got up to walk away.
He brought her clean clothes and placed them on the bed. Standing in front of the bed, he took a moment to look at her from above before sitting down and helping her with a change of clothes.
After a torturous session, he finally got her into clean clothes.
He then went back to his room and hurriedly took a cold shower.
He kept taking cold showers despite the cold weather. It was a testament to his good health that he had not caught a cold yet.
Half an hour later, he came back to sit at the edge of Serena’s bed.
She was fast asleep without any toss and turn.
However, tears were clinging to the corners of her eyes, and her face was stained with streaks of drying tears.
Zack reached out and gently wiped away the tears from her eyes. The little bit of wetness was like fire burning his heart.
He leaned down and with much tenderness, he kissed her face and eyes while saying remorsefully, “I’m sorry, Seren. I overreacted this time and angered you.
“You’re right to scold me. I’m a petty jerk.
“I’m still hiding a lot of things from you, but I want you to tell me everything. I’m always self-centered and don’t think about you. I was wrong. It’s my fault. I made you angry and caused you to cry.
“Seren, the only thing I’m keeping from you is my identity. Instead of an employee, I’m actually the CEO of York Corporation, the heir of the richest family in the city, the York family.”
Zack quietly confessed his identity in Serena’s ear and apologized to her.
Unfortunately, Serena was completely drunk. She was sound asleep and did not hear a single word he said.
“You saved Nana, but I suspected you of staging the accident just so you could rescue her. However, I didn’t have evidence and I couldn’t question Nana because I was afraid she would scold me if she knew what I was thinking. You might not know, but Nana was very powerful when she was young. Plus, I couldn’t question her because I grew up by her side.
“She’s very fond of you and kept nagging me to marry you. She used all sorts of ways to persuade me At that time, I suspected you were a scheming woman, so I didn’t want you to know my true identity when we got married. I wanted to examine your character, so I hid my identity from you. I hid it until now, but… now, I’m afraid.”
“After marriage, I was always guarded against you and suspected you. I even made you sign a six-month agreement which was full of restrictions for you… I admit that I’m a jerk. I’ve only ever cared about my own interests and never thought about you.
“You called me a slimeball, and you’re right. Seren, I’m sorry!”
Zack kissed her gently on the lips, his handsome face filled with heartache. “Seren, I promise you that I won’t be like this again. I’ll learn to understand you. I’ll learn to communicate with you and to trust you.
“It’s your first time being a wife, and it’s my first time being a husband. We’re both inexperienced, so let’s work hard and learn on this journey, and move forward together, alright?”
Zack muttered a lot in Serena’s ear. As he spoke, he gradually fell asleep beside her.
This time, both the husband and wife had it bad after the fight.
Serena went to a bar to get wasted while Zack pulled all-nighters without eating and resting well. When he heard Serena go to the bar to get drunk, he dropped everything and rushed back immediately. He was hungry and exhausted.
Mrs. Lane told him that couples should trust and understand each other in order to last.
Zack woke up earlier than Serena.
It was already seven in the morning.
He remembered that he had not cleaned the living room yet.
He kissed Serena on the cheek and went out to clean.
The space was swept and mopped several times. He then picked up his suit jacket and threw it into the trash. As for Serena’s clothes, he washed them by hand.
He was afraid of soiling the washing machine if he dumped filthy clothing into it…
After finishing the tasks on hand, the hunger pang finally hit him.
With no dinner last night and so many chores this morning, he was naturally starving.
Zack’s hands started to shake from hunger.
He hurried into the kitchen to whip himself a quick meal and ate it to relieve his hunger. His hands finally stopped shaking.
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