Having been caught searching the web, Serena could not stop the burn in her cheeks.
She sat up and snatched her phone back. Locking the screen, Serena pretended like nothing ever happened and said, “I was just looking around because I was bored Where’s the alcohol?”
Zack brought two glasses of alcohol over and gave one to Serena. He uttered,” We didn’t have dinner, so we can’t drink much. Just a little will do.”
“That’s so little. I’ll finish this in two gulps before I can taste the alcohol.”
Serena whined before taking the glass from Zack. She took a sip to savor the taste. As expected, the liquor was not strong enough. He must be afraid she would get wasted.
She downed the drink like it was water.
Zack took a sip and stared at her.
Since he was not self–conscious, he did not need alcohol to psyche up.
“Aren’t you going to drink that? I’ll have it if you’re not going to.”
Serena reached out to grab his wine glass. His glass was bigger and had more alcohol than hers.
Zack stretched his arm up high so she could not steal his glass. He pushed her hand away and put the glass on the bedside table before pressing her down by the shoulders. While leaning in, he sealed her luscious lips and pinned her down onto the bed.
“Zack…
“I’m a little scared…”
“Don’t be scared. Leave it to me.”
Zack tenderly kissed her so she could relax her nerves.
Taking in his affection, Serena gradually loosened up and swayed along his hips as they lost themselves in a sea of lust.
Ring, ring, ring…
Zack’s phone rang.
“Your phone’s ringing.”
“Ignore it.”
He was too busy to pick up the phone.
Ring, ring, ring
The phone rang nonstop, but Zack refused to pick up. The caller tried three times before giving up.
It was Clive.
Clive got the message that Zack was back from his business trip. He wanted to ask Zack out for a talk.
Yet, Zack did not take his call.
Clive put his phone on the dinner table.
While carrying the dishes out, Alice took notice of Clive’s sour face. She asked with concern, “What’s the matter, Clive? You look upset. It’s after office hours, so you shouldn’t be thinking about work. You promised me. No business meetings tonight. We’re going to the movies later.”
Clive answered, “I tried to give Zack a call, but he won’t answer. I called him three times too.”
“He just returned with his wife, and it’s dinnertime. They must be eating. Do you have time tonight to meet him even if he picks up your call?”
Alice looked at him with her piercing and threatening gaze. Clive could try to ditch her at home to have a talk with Zack.
Clive immediately responded, “I don’t have time tonight. I’ll ask him out tomorrow. He must be busy since he just got back with Serena.”
The couple was presently at Alice’s family home. Since Mrs. Stone and her daughter were not around, the couple could talk without scruples. They did not need to worry about Elisa hearing about Serena and Zack.
Clive intended to enjoy the movies with his wife later before inviting Zack out.
The dark of the night was the perfect time to talk as Elisa would not know about it.
Meanwhile, at Regent Residences…
Zack appeared rather delighted as he strolled down the stairs. Anyone near him right now could hear that he was humming to a tune.
It had been a while since they got married, but Zack was no longer just Serena’s husband by name.
He took strides into the kitchen and grabbed the apron hanging off the door. Zack put on the apron and opened the fridge to check for ingredients. He took out a few ingredients for the dishes he planned to make.
First things first, Zack wanted to make a broth suitable for women after their first time.
He got the ingredients ready and dumped them in a slow cooker set on high. He then went on to prepare the next dish.
After much thought, he gave Sam a call. With the line connected, Zack instructed, “Sam, deliver some live shrimp over. I don’t see any fresh seafood in the fridge.”
The other dishes did not matter as Serena’s favorite was shrimp. It was a must- have.
“Have you and the missus had dinner yet?”
Sam felt bad. “You should’ve asked Mrs. Lane to prepare your dinner in advance.”
“It’s fine. It’s no issue to have our dinner later. I wasn’t hungry. Serena had something to eat at the office just now.”
“Alright then. I’ll send someone to deliver the live shrimp. It should take half an hour.”
Zack was cool with that. Shrimp was easy to cook as it only took seconds. He could start on the other dishes first.
It had been a while since the Great Mr. York cooked in the kitchen. While humming a song, he prepared the ingredients and cooked a few of his best dishes to serve his wife.
Zack never felt so thankful for his nana as he was right now.
Nana raised them differently from the other wealthy families. At the request of Nana, Zack, his brothers, and his cousins learned their way around the kitchen.
He had his suspicions that Nana wanted them to become chefs and win their wives‘ hearts through their stomachs. The women would not be able to leave the boys once they got a taste of the boys‘ food.
Zack prepared Serena’s dinner with love in the kitchen while Serena lay in the bathroom. The hot bath relaxed her aching body.
Ring, ring, ring…
The phone that was put aside rang.
It was her sister.
Serena quickly took the call.
“Serena, are you and Zack home? I was busy and only saw your message now. Sorry, I didn’t reply to you in time.”
“I got back in the afternoon. Have you had dinner, Liberty? Where’s Sonny? I miss him.”
Liberty replied with a smile, “I’m carrying Sonny on my back. I haven’t had dinner. I just got back from the shop. I bought groceries, and I’m almost home. I’ll cook dinner when I get home.”
“What about Mrs. Lane?”
“I told Mrs. Lane to watch over your place since you and Zack weren’t around. Someone has to look after your pets and garden. I can manage on my own.”
Although Brnyfield had tight security, Liberty was worried that no one was at home. Hence, she asked Mrs. Lane to house–sit.
“It’s late. Sonny must be starving.”
Serena felt bad for her sister.
“I made food for Sonny this morning and kept it in the thermal container. He had some at the shop, so he’s not feeling hungry yet.”
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