Chapter 466 – The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel Free Online

The few reporters asked in delight, “Is the missus pregnant?”

Zack kept a smile on his face. “Not yet, but hopefully soon. I want a cute daughter.”

The audience fell out of the premature celebration. They thought the missus was expecting, but it turned out to be untrue.

“Today is Valentine’s Day, Mr. York. What have you prepared for your wife?”

“Nothing much. Just a bouquet of flowers, thirty jewelry sets, a villa, and a new car. I’m going to have dinner with her tonight, but I can’t read women’s minds to know what they want, so I went with whatever the public is doing and swam with the tide.”

The media was shocked.

For the Valentine’s Day gift, Mr. York bought thirty jewelry sets for his wife. Needless to say, a single jewelry set must cost tens of thousands. Mr. York would not settle for anything lower to gift his wife. He was also giving her a house and a car…

“Mr. York, this is not swimming with the tide. The public can’t afford that kind of money.” The female reporter enviously added, “I have a boyfriend, and I can only expect flowers at best. He’s not as generous as you are, Mr. York.

“Your wife is very lucky.”

Serena married a stranger at first sight, and her husband turned out to be the heir of the wealthiest York family.

Imagine the luck.

Serena was destined for a life of riches. It was hard not to envy her.

“Why thirty jewelry sets, Mr. York? Is there a significance to the number?”

Zack replied, “Not really. I was thinking there are thirty days to a month. With thirty jewelry sets, Seren can wear a different set every day for a month. That’s all.”

The world of the rich was not something ordinary people could ever comprehend.

They would love to be in Serena’s shoes; even the male reporters were green with envy.

It was a good thing they were not in the same circle as Mr. York. Otherwise, they would play second fiddle to Mr. York and would never be able to find a girlfriend. They would feel under pressure to compete with Mr. York.

“Mr. York, your wife is Mrs. Stone’s niece, but you’re at odds with Mr. Stone. Are you open to improving your relationship with Stone Group for your wife? Also, the heiress of Stone Group had once openly declared her love for you and pursued you. Now that she and your wife are cousins, how are you moving forward from there?”

Zack faintly responded, “We’re family, but there’s no giving way in the business world. I’ll do me, and he’ll do him.

“I appreciate Ms. Stone’s affection, but I only have eyes for my Seren. She’s the only one for me. We promised each other that we will never separate. We will stick together forever.

“I didn’t do anything wrong. Why should I be afraid to face Ms. Stone?”

The press followed up with more questions. “As far as we know, you have not visited the Stones.”

“Mrs. Stone took the whole family on vacation and hasn’t returned. Am I supposed to visit an empty home?”

The reporter was speechless.

Although Zack put it lightly, the press was curious about the Stones‘ reaction when they found out that Zack was Serena’s husband.

It was said that Ms. Stone was close with Serena. The pair hit it off and became best friends before realizing they were cousins.

Everybody in the city was aware of Ms. Stone’s feelings for Mr. York. It was doubtful that Ms. Stone had let go of her unrequited love. How would she react when she received news that her cousin was married to the man she loved dearly?

The Stones and the Yorks were not on great terms, but undeniably, Elisa was the only woman in the whole of Wiltspoon who was an equal to Zack, social strata speaking.

However, Zack would rather ditch Elisa, who was compatible with him in every way, and married a nobody and an orphan who lived with her sister. Would Ms. Stone lose it and feel insulted?

A defeat was easier if it was to a worthy opponent; such was the nature of people.

It would be a hard pill to swallow when the victor was someone lesser as no amount of talking could let anyone get over it.

Now the media was aware that Zack married the girl to thank her for saving his nana’s life.

Nevertheless, the couple spent time together and started to develop feelings for each other after the marriage.

“Mr. York, how do you get along with your wife?”

“The same as how other couples get along. There’s nothing peculiar about the way we do things.”

“Do you and your wife get your groceries from the farmer’s market?”

“We do. We’re people after all. We need to eat, so of course we get our groceries.”

The reporters believed they might bump into Mr. York getting groceries if they hung around the farmer’s market.

Zack gave the impression of someone on higher ground. He was the heir of the richest family in the city and the boss of York Corporation. Since his time was money, he probably had no time to prepare his own meals.

It never occurred to the press that Mr. York would go grocery shopping at the farmer’s market like ordinary people.

No. The person who changed Mr. York was Serena.

“Um… Who does the cooking? Is it the missus?”

“Whoever is free to cook. Seren will tidy up the house if I cook. We do an equal share of the household chores.”

“You cook too, Mr. York?

Zack replied with a question, “Is it weird? The boys in my family can cook. One of my brothers can cook better than the chef at Wiltspoon Hotel.”

The female reporters enviously lamented, “Your wife is so lucky.”

think I’m luckier. My Seren is good to me. She’s a fabulous cook. She always makes my favorite food.”

Jealousy would kill everybody before they could ask further questions.

The young couple was not in the same room right now, but the way Mr. York talked and the expression on his face explained how happy he was with his married life.

The media wrapped up the interview after asking a few more details about his life.

“That reminds me. Don’t go hounding my wife. You can come to me with any questions. I’ll make time to take the interview. My wife prefers to live a quiet and mundane life.

The people gave their word, “We won’t intrude on the missus without your permission.”

The most they would do was snap photos of her in secret.

They would not dare to mob Serena.

Zack summoned his security detail to lead the reporters out.

Once the reporters were gone, Zack gave his best friend a call.

Josh took the call and said, “Do you think it’s still the holidays? Get back to work! I

can’t believe you have not come back to work. Is the company yours or mine?”

Josh had not had time to sit down since returning to work.

He used to get it easy when Zack was around in the past, but now, he had to call the shots in Zack’s absence. It was not a task Josh was going to take lying down.

It was the Yorks‘ company, but Josh was the one working his butt off instead.

Since today was Valentine’s Day, Josh wanted to get off work early to buy flowers for Jasmine and ask her out for dinner.

He had called the florist to reserve a bouquet.

“Josh, I’ve accepted the press interview.”

“What interview?”

Zack did not tell Josh. Plus, to get himself a wife, Josh promised Jasmine to be an ordinary citizen and not to use the Buchams‘ network to pry into other people’s personal lives.

It never crossed Josh’s mind that he would know nothing about Zack’s interview. There was nothing on the itinerary Mr. Chaplin prepared for Zack.

Did Zack take it upon himself to accept the interview?

“It’s an interview about my marriage.”

Dumbstruck, Josh quickly ensued with a smile. “So you’re planning to come clean, are you?”

“I can only keep secrets for so long. It’s better for it to come from me than from someone else. Seren and I are at a sweet spot in our marriage right now, and today is Valentine’s Day. I thought I should tell her who I am on this special day. She might not be… that angry.”

It was a suggestion from Ben.

There was no telling whether it was a useful suggestion.

Well, he could get even with Ben if it did not work.

Poor Ben. All he did was suggest an idea. The consequence was supposed to be Zack’s to bear.

Now that everything was out there, Zack braced himself for the hissy fit his wife was about to throw.

Josh commented, “I’m dumping the work on Callum, so I can deliver flowers to

Jasmine.”

It was not something Josh wanted to miss!

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