Chapter 416 – The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel Free Online

Serena commented as she got into the car.

She saw many luxury sedans.

“We have a lot of senior executives in the office. People tend to get better cars when their incomes are high. No man can resist cars. Well, you know I prefer properties to cars. The value will only increase with time.”

Serena would not take Zack’s word for it if she knew the cars in his garage could rival a car exhibition.

“Men love cars, and women love properties. You can make a home out of a house.”

Serena had been saving up to buy a house. The car she had was a gift from Zack.

Her usual mode of transportation to work was her e–bike.

“Have you texted your sister?”

“I sent her a text, but I haven’t received a reply. She must be occupied with something. Jasmine mentioned that my sister has been busy. She lost quite a bit of weight too. Ten pounds in a week. I think my sister could be in a weight loss ad.”

Liberty was a good example of determination to shed ten pounds in seven days.

Serena looked forward to the day her sister would reach her weight goal. She bet her sister’s transformation would give Hank something to feel sorry about.

“Liberty is strong–willed. She’ll lose weight since she puts her mind to it.”

“Yeah,” Serena answered.

Serena had never been to Regent Residences. The rich community was not an area she ever kept her eye on.

Since entering the residential area, Serena had her eyes glued to the window as she looked at the view.

Zack’s villa was on the hilltop. By hilltop, it was more like the top of a hillock.

There were about five villas on the hilltop, the one that took up the most square footage was the biggest villa around there.

“Which is yours?” Serena asked the man beside her.

“The most hidden one. It was slightly cheaper than the rest because of its remote. location. I enjoy the peace and quiet. I won’t be bothered by neighbors if the property is further away.”

Serena believed every word he said.

He did enjoy the peace and quiet.

Several minutes later, Zack pulled up at the gate of the villa that was on the very end.

Serena watched as he stopped the car and was ready to remove the car keys to open the gate. The house keys were strung together with his car keys.

“Is there anyone at home?”

“No. I lived alone in the house before I married you.”

Serena was speechless.

She thought he would invite his parents and nana to live together in such a big house.

It never occurred to her that he would live by himself.

It was likely that his parents did not want to stay with him. Serena understood that many elders did not like living in a bustling city. They preferred to remain in the family home as it was their comfort space. They were surrounded by familiar neighbors whereas, in the city, people barely knew their neighbors.

After unlocking the gate, Zack got back into the car and started the engine. He drove into the villa compound and parked on the empty driveway.

He replied without Serena pressing for answers. “My parents and Nana prefer living in the old residence and away from the bustle. They’re used to the place because they have been there for decades. They prefer their peace away from us kids. Nana would stay with us for a few days and disappear somewhere else.”

Serena concurred, “Yeah. Sounds like it.”

She got out of the car and strolled around the front lawn.

The landscape was great. The estate had a front lawn and backyard. There was a swimming pool, some pruned trees, and a pergola in the front. The tree near the pergola had a swing installed onto the branch. It was perfect to enjoy a good book or the view while sitting there.

The backyard was lush with scenic and fruit trees. There were homegrown Wiltspoonian trees like apple and mango trees.

Serena observed the open space in the middle of the backyard, contemplating growing fruits and vegetables on the vacant lot.

She blurted out the idea she had in mind.

Zack said with a smile, “I don’t have time to garden. You’re the lady of the house. You can grow whatever you want. I don’t have a problem with how you use the land.”

Truth be told, the gardener cleared the land to grow roses.

Since he wanted to let Serena know about the villa, Zack informed the butler to move everybody to the other villa during his time in the hospital while Serena was not around. The gardener cleared the land for Serena to have her dream garden.

The swing by the pergola was installed hastily at the last minute.

Serena would enjoy taking in the view from the swing.

“The place is a little far from our workplaces. I’ll forget about it for now.”

Serena believed the apartment in Brynfield was more accessible.

They could come over to stay at a villa every once in a while for short breaks.

“We have cars, so we can drive here after work. It’s quieter than Brynfield. A lot of our neighbors are families with kids. We can hear the angry screams of moms upstairs and downstairs, tutoring their children on homework.”

Serena responded with a grin, “Don’t complain about the noise. You’ll know how it feels when you have to help your child with homework.”

Zack confidently uttered, “I’m a mellow man. I’ll hold my ground even when I have to help my child with homework. I won’t yell at them. What’s the point of screaming? Will screaming help if they don’t know how to do their homework?”

Serena gave him a skeptical look.

“You always get ahead of yourself but look where you end up. You’re in charge of homework when we have a child at school age. I’ll take care of the house chores, so you can unleash your mellow energy and hold your ground.”

Turning on her heel, she walked away.

Zack caught up to her and put his arm around her shoulder before chuckling.” Let’s go into the house and make babies. Otherwise, you can’t verify that I can hold my ground when helping our kid with homework.”

Before he could help their child with homework, they must first have a child.

“You haven’t been living here for a while now. Is the kitchen usable?”

“It’s been a while, but my mom will hire a few cleaners to tidy up the place in two days and stock up the fridge, so I can come back and make my own meals.”

Serena had no reason to suspect Zack was lying.

The way she saw it, many mothers would fuss over their children’s daily lives.

Hank was an example. Her sister took care of basic needs after marriage while his mother would check in on Hank every now and then as if Liberty would do a bad job.

“Let’s have dinner and a stroll after that.”

Zack remarked, “But I want to eat you up now, Seren.”

Serena pouted. “What’s the rush? Can’t you take me around to get familiar with the place?”

“This is our home. We can spend the rest of our lives here, so there’s no rush to look around.”

With his arms around Serena, Zack ushered her into the house, even picking her up in between to rush up the stairs. “I’ll prepare a sumptuous dinner for you downstairs once I get my fill.”

Serena was at a loss for words.

They entered the master bedroom on the second floor, but before Serena could check out the room, the desperate man put her down on the bed.

With his muscular body pinning her down, Serena lifted her arms and nudged him. She said, “You’re heavy.”

Holding himself up with his elbows, Zack lowered his gaze to meet hers. He did not hide the burning passion in his eyes as he inquired in a gruff voice, “Can I, Seren?

“It’s not too late for you to change your mind. I can just take another cold shower.”

Serena caressed his face. “You got your good looks from your parents combined. To have a piece of meat hanging around me every day, I could’ve turned into a she- wolf and devoured you. Don’t take a cold shower. You just got out of the hospital.”

Zack put his weight on her as he leaned in for a peck on her lips. He chuckled.” Liar, liar, pants on fire. You were relieved to hear that we were sleeping in separate rooms. Don’t think for a second I didn’t see through you. You love to hit on me and run away before anything concrete happens.”

Now that they started to have feelings for each other, and he destroyed the signed agreement of both parties, Serena was ready to take the bold step forward and have the marriage consummated.

Otherwise, they would continue to be married by name.

“Go and take a shower.”

“Sure.”

Zack sealed her lips once more before turning over to get off the bed. He picked up a change of clothes and said to Serena, “I’ll shower in the guest bathroom. You can stay here.”

Serena remarked with a smile, “Go on.”

Zack could not help but make his way back to smooch her face a few times before happily going on his way.

Serena was lying in bed, waiting for him by the time he finished his shower in record time.

Following his presence, a blush crept onto Serena’s cheeks as she tugged on the covers over her.

Catching her nervous tic, Zack took his time instead.

He drew close to sit by the bed and asked thoughtfully, “Do you want some alcohol?”

She tended to let loose with alcohol in her system.

“Do you have any?”

Serena often yapped about going all the way with him, now when it came down to it, she had cold feet. Well, she was mostly shy.

It was hard to shake her nerves away since she did not have experience.

Alcohol was good to soothe the nerves.

“Yes, I do. I have a minibar in the bedroom. Wait here. I’ll make you something.”

Zack did not want to get her drunk. It was just a shot to sweep away her nerves and fear.

Serena nodded her head.

As she was nervous, Serena lay in bed right after the shower without checking his room out. She had no idea he had a minibar in here. After much thought, Serena grabbed her phone from the bedside table and googled something…

A large hand came and took away the phone in her hands.

Zack’s husky voice was heard. “Seren, I hope I can be the one to teach you.”

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