Since there was work to be done, Callum took over while Zack was in the hospital. Callum returned to Wiltspoon a day before Zack was due to be discharged.
With New Year closing ini, most factories had put out the dates of the Christmas and
New Year closure.
York Corporation was rushing the year–end deadlines. After consultation with
Zack, it was decided that the employees could go on leave during the festive. holidays.
Zack kept in mind what his wife said to him.
He would get a treat once he got better in health.
Once back at the apartment prepared by the subsidiary company, Zack got to packing.
“Why are you packing your stuff, Zack?” Serena asked in confusion. They had only returned from the hospital.
“Seren.”
Turning on his heel, Zack faced Serena and pressed down on her shoulders as their eyes locked. He tenderly uttered, “This is not our home. I don’t want to spend our first night here.”
Serena’s beautiful eyes flickered. “Oh, you remember what I said.”
Zack pulled her toward him while inching his attractive face toward hers to nuzzle. He breathed into her ear. “I don’t remember when you swore at me, but I won’t forget that you talked about going all the way with me. To make that happen, I’ve been braving myself to take the shots in the past week.”
It nearly killed him!
It was a shot a day.
Zack had complained to Mr. Tank behind Serena’s back about the big needles. The way he saw it, the doctor could have used a smaller needle.
“Did it hurt that bad?”
Serena felt for Zack when he had to take the shots.
It was hard on him.
Zack had to endure a shot every day.
“It hurt, but I’m better now. How about you give me some sugar and make the pain go away?”
Bearing a smile, Serena wrapped her arms around the nape of Zack’s neck and drew her lips against his.
Even though Serena had been hanging around Zack every day, he could not kiss. his wife, the love of his life.
Zack had trouble keeping it in his pants.
Now that the ban was lifted, he could not keep his hands off Serena and demanded kisses.
A while later, Serena rested against his chest and caught up on her breathing.
“Seren.”
Serena lifted her chin to meet him at eye level.
With Zack looking rather solemn, Serena blinked her eyes. That was quite a quick change of mood. She asked, “What’s the matter? Why do you have that teacher look?
“Do you still remember the first time you came to my shop to help? The students didn’t even dare set foot into the shop because you were there.”
Zack put his hand on her face, caressing his thumb against her soft skin. There was a smile across his face. “You rushed me to go back to the office. I was furious because you didn’t appreciate that I was trying to help you. You even tried to hurry me along.”
In the past, he was always stuck–up, grumpy, and sour–faced in her presence.
He acted as if everybody owed him.
“What are you trying to say to me, Zack?”
Serena did not stop Zack from brushing his finger against her face as she enjoyed the intimate caresses.
It felt as though she was a gem to him.
“There’s one thing I’ve kept from you.”
“What’s that?”
Zack fell silent before saying, “You must promise that you won’t get angry with me, Seren, and you can’t go back on your word.”
Serena stared at him, and he did not shy away from her gaze.
After looking into each other’s eyes, Serena nudged him away to create a distance between them.
“Zack, are you trying to trick me? You want me to promise that I won’t get angry and that I won’t go back on my word before you tell me what’s up. What if you’re going to tell me something that will make me blow up? Am I supposed to suck it up and pretend everything is sunshine and roses?
–
“Let me put it out there I won’t take one for the team. I’ll pinch and bite you when
I’m mad!”
Zack reached out to hold her.
However, she slapped away his hand.
“Don’t touch me. Tell me what you’ve been hiding from me, and I’ll decide whether it’s enough reason not to abuse you.”
Zack uttered, “Erm, I don’t just have the property in Brynfield.”
Folding her arms, Serena asked, “And?”
“I have a villa on the hilltop in Regent Residences. I have been living there until we tied the knot. I only brought the ready–to–move–in house in Brynfield at the last minute before we signed the papers.”
Serena glared at him.
Regent Residences?
What was the price per square foot of the villas there?
Serena had been keeping an eye on property prices as she was doing the math to save for a down payment. She would not dream of living in a villa. Hence, Serena did not pay much attention to the luxury areas.
Pulling out her phone, Serena checked online for the price per square foot in Regent Residences. It was then she realized Regent Residences was an exclusive area, and those living there were loaded.
To think Zack owned a villa there and it was on the hilltop with the best view too
Stuffing her phone back into her pocket, Serena turned around and walked to the sofa for a seat. She did not break gaze with Zack.
Zack was looking at her.
He wondered if she was angry or pleasantly surprised.
Serena appeared surprised, but not the good kind.
“Seren, w–we rushed to get married, so I…”
Zack drew close and sat next to her. The moment he took a seat, Serena scooted to the side, pulling a distance between them. She told him off, “Stay right there. Don’t come too close to me.”
Tensing her facial lines, Serena uttered furiously, “I know why you kept it from me. Do you think I’ll go after your money when I find out you own a villa?
“How much do you make annually as a senior executive in York Corporation? I bet it’s a few million dollars. You’re always busy at work, either working overtime or going to business parties. Do you claim the spending and hours from the company? You didn’t have a girlfriend or a wife. You said that your family is doing well financially, so you don’t need to hand out an allowance to your parents.
“You must have saved a lot of money to buy a villa that costs more than ten million.
“I know you’ve been holding out on me since the day we got married. You think I’m a conniving woman, out to get your money.”
While speaking, Serena picked up the cushion on the sofa and smacked Zack with it. “Zack, for you to hide a villa from me, you weren’t 100% honest with me. I can’t believe you took it out on me the other night for keeping things from you and not treating you like family.
“That’s some double standard you have there.”
Zack let her whack him with the cushion. It did not hurt anyway.
He chose to tell Serena about the villa, but he had more than one property. Zack brought up one to see how Serena would react when she found out that he had something to hide from her.
She was mad.
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.