The main problem was that Zack’s domineering attitude that he had had since birth was acting up again, and at full blast.
“I have a feeling that they won’t make up for at least a few months.”
Jasmine thought the same and said, “The Serena I know will bring up divorce, but I can guarantee that she won’t run away from this problem. She’ll definitely talk to him about the divorce.”
Maybe she was even writing the divorce agreement at this moment.
Hearing Jasmine’s words, Josh hurriedly said, “Jasmine, you have to persuade Serena not to divorce Zack, or many people will die, and the first to bear the brunt is me. I’m courting you now, so you won’t want me to die, right? If I die now, other people might say that you’re a jinx who kills men who try to pursue you.”
Jasmine slapped his arm and scolded him. “You’re the jinx! I’ve always been lucky in my life. My mom had my fortune read and said that I would be rich and prosperous in the future. I’ll have burlap sacks full of money and a fortune of over a hundred million.”
Josh grinned. “That fortune–teller is accurate. You’ll be rich and prosperous if you marry me. If you like keeping money in burlap sacks, I’ll buy two dozen sacks for you and take out all my savings so you can keep them in the sacks. You won’t just have a hundred million. You’ll have several billion.”
Jasmine slapped him again. “In your dreams. Why are you thinking about marriage when I haven’t even agreed to be your girlfriend? After what happened to Serena now, I need to examine you properly. If you’re also full of lies like Mr. York, we can just stay friends.”
She wanted to say that they would not even be friends, but considering how he knew a lot of gossip which could satisfy her curiosity, she decided to remain friends with him.
“No, absolutely not. I’m much more sincere than Zack. Besides, our situations are different. We know who each other are, but Zack was nagged by his grandmother and forced to marry Serena.
“It’s actually very normal for him to conceal his identity. I think many people will understand his actions.”
Jasmine said, “It’s normal to conceal his identity in the beginning, and it’s also understandable, but he chose to hide it when he fell in love with Serena later on. That’s what’s making her angry.”
“He’s just afraid of losing her.”
“So why did he dare reveal it now? Is he not afraid of losing her anymore? Is he emboldened now because he thought Seren and him are a real couple?”
Josh paused before saying, “Zack was conflicted too. He went to Annenburg last year to attend the wedding of FC & Co.’s boss, and he also asked for advice from Remy. Upon his return, he started making arrangements to come clean.”
“It’s not that he’s not afraid of losing her anymore, but decided to face the consequences of his deception. He has mustered the courage to face reality, but now, he’s going crazy from his fear and made another small mistake.”
Jasmine sighed. “We can understand because it’s not happening to us, but we can’t experience Seren’s hurt and anger. In any case, I won’t advise her. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn’t do it now. She’s the one who was wronged, so why should I help Zack? Wouldn’t it make her feel more aggrieved?
“She was tricked so badly by the person she shares a bed with. Are we supposed to advise her to forgive Zack instead of helping her vent her anger? I can’t do that. I would beat Zack up on her behalf if I could.
“I wonder if Mr. Stone knows. He can step in to beat Zack up since he’s her cousin. I’ll be relieved if I see that.”
Josh was speechless.
Zack had indeed managed to infuriate a lot of people.
“Oh, Elisa. She told me she’d be back in two days. She’ll know that Zack is Serena’s husband as soon as she comes back. She used to be crazy for him. Do you think she’ll do something to Serena if she finds out that Serena married him?”
Jasmine had a headache just thinking about it.
“I don’t know what’s going on anymore. Stuff like this is only supposed to happen in novels. Sure enough, fictions are inspired by real life.”
Josh quickly asked, “Which novel is that? How did the male lead finally beg the female lead to forgive him? I’ll recommend Zack to take a look and learn from it.”
Jasmine said honestly, “It’s a serialized novel, so the author hasn’t written that far yet. I have no idea either how the female lead finally forgave the male lead.”
Josh looked at her, incredibly speechless.
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m not the author. The answer won’t come from staring at my face. If you really want to help Zack, do as I say and advise him to return Seren’s freedom. Don’t let him imprison her in his villa.
“Even if they’re husband and wife, he doesn’t have the right to restrict her freedom.”
Josh said wryly, “You heard what Zack said earlier. Do you think he’ll listen to my advice now? Didn’t you see that I hung up on him because I got so angry? He’s convinced that letting Serena out now is equivalent to losing her.
“He won’t listen to anything anyone says now. Just leave him be. He has to be hurt before he can learn.”
Every human would experience hurt in their life.
The journey of growth was not smooth sailing and there would always be countless setbacks.
Jasmine was silent for a moment before walking away.
“Where are you going, Jasmine?”
“I’m getting food. I’m hungry since I didn’t have lunch.”
Jasmine forgot to eat because of Serena. If not for her hunger, she would not have remembered to fill her stomach.
“I haven’t eaten either. Don’t keep eating snacks. I’ll order food delivery.” Josh called Wiltspoon Hotel and made the order as he spoke.
Meanwhile, what was someone who locked herself in the guest room doing?
Serena found a pen and paper in the room. She sat down in front of the sofa, put the paper on the coffee table, and then plopped down to carefully write a divorce agreement.
The couple did not buy another house after the marriage, so there was no property to divide.
He once said that he would leave the house in Brynfield to her, as well as the national MPV, if they divorced.
Serena did not want them.
She did not want the house he used to deceive her!
She did not want his car either.
The car she was driving now was bought with Zack’s money. She would pay him the full amount after the divorce.
She would not split his property or require him to compensate for her youth that sort of thing, or anything at all. They would each keep whatever assets under their names, and no one would owe the other anything. She just needed him to sign the paper.
If he wanted her to compensate for the loss of his youth or the likes, she was willing to give him a little. After all, the great Mr. York lowered himself to marry someone like her, so he deserved some compensation from her.
However, she would not agree if he asked for more.
She would only compensate him with a sum of money within her ability.
Knock, knock.
Someone was at the door.
“Seren, can you open the door and let me in?”
It was Zack.
Serena ignored him.
She would only get angry by just looking at him.
“Seren, you’ve been inside for a long time. Aren’t you feeling stuffy? Come on out. I’l accompany you for a walk in the yard. There are a lot of flowers in our yard and they’re really beautiful. Why don’t you come downstairs and enjoy the blooms? I had it specially decorated for you.”
Serena remained silent and did not open the door.
“Seren, are you hungry? I had someone cook your favorite dishes. You’ll be able to smell the aroma if you just slightly open the door. Look, the sun is almost setting
You must be hungry now.”
Zack used food again to coax Serena into opening the door.
When there was no movement from inside the room, he continued, “Seren, I’m really hungry. I haven’t eaten anything since noon, and it’s almost dinner now. I won’t eat if you don’t come out. I’ll stay hungry with you.”
“Get lost! I don’t want to talk to you. You’re a liar!” Serena yelled.
Zack choked as his heart felt suffocated. He stood at the door for a long time before silently going downstairs.
Then, he told the maids to go upstairs to knock on the door and deliberately threatened them, “If you can’t get the missus to open the door and come out, I’ll fire all of you and you’ll be jobless.”
The maids were speechless.
That was too much pressure!
Thus, they went upstairs together and knocked on Serena’s room door.
“Missus, it’s Felicia. Can you open the door please?”
Felicia, who was in charge of knocking the door, was the representative in the negotiation” with Serena.
Serena finished writing the divorce agreement, picked it up, and read it several times to make sure there were no problems. She took the document, stood up from the sofa, and walked to the door.
Felicia was still persuading her through the door. “Missus, Mr. Zack is very worried about you. Come downstairs to eat. Mr. Zack hasn’t eaten anything all day. He’ll ruin his health.”
Serena went to unlock the door and pulled it open.
“Missus.”
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.