“If you don’t want to sign, then fine. Rest early.”
Serena wanted to move his hand away, but he was too strong. She was not strong enough to pry his hand away with just one hand, so he continued to hold her.
Zack saw her flippant attitude and felt that she did not take what he said to heart at all. She was still thinking of doing what she said. He was angry, but when he saw her injured left hand, his temper extinguished instantly.
She got hurt because she was affected by what he said. She got injured because of his bad attitude.
The injury was on her body, but he felt the pain in his heart.
The couple had different views on the matter. He could not convince her, and she could not convince him either, but he could not fly into a rage lest he hurt her again.
“Seren, don’t go back to your sister’s place tonight, okay? It’s already so late. Your sister must be tired after working all day. Let her rest early with Sonny.”
Zack did not want to let her go.
Even if she did not share a bed with him, he would feel at ease as long as she stayed under the same roof as him..
He felt she could not give him a sense of security while she felt he could not provide her with a sense of trust.
Alas!
“Don’t worry, I’ll send you back to your sister’s place after breakfast tomorrow. I won’t treat you like before. That time, I only went crazy and did that to you because I was too afraid. Forgive me for my impulsiveness, okay?”
“I told my sister that I would be going back.
“I want to go back, Zack. Let me go.”
Serena looked at him with calm eyes laced with stubbornness.
Zack pursed his lips and looked at her for a long time, then finally let go of her arm.
“I’ll drive you there.”
He picked up the car keys.
Serena did not refuse him. She was afraid her continuous refusals would anger him. It was not worth the risk.
The young couple walked out of the house in silence and went downstairs together. No one spoke a single word.
When they arrived downstairs, Zack chose to drive the national MPV. She was used to sitting in that car.
Serena did not say anything.
When she sat in his MPV, she was reminded of her ridiculous foolishness. She thought he was a simple salaryman just because he drove an ordinary car. She did not even imagine he simply switched to an ordinary car in order to hide his identity from her.
Grandma May and the other members of the York family all drove ordinary cars when they appeared in front of her. Furthermore, all of them were new cars.
Serena turned her head to look at the night scene outside the window, trying not to think about him and his entire family lying to her.
Zack drove very slowly, thinking that he could spend more time with her that way.
No matter how slowly he drove, the car soon reached Liberty’s place.
Liberty did not want to be too far away from her sister when she was looking for a rented place, so the apartment was nearby Brynfield.
Zack stopped the car.
“We’re here.”
Serena opened the car door, said goodbye to Zack, and got out of the car.
“I’ll take you upstairs.”
“No need. You go back. Drive safe and have a good rest at home tomorrow. You don’t look too good.”
Zack’s dark eyes burned into her, and he asked in a low voice, “Seren, you still care about me, right?”
He tried to hold her hand, but she simply turned and entered the building.
Zack stood at the entrance and watched her go up. In the end, he did not walk her to the door.
He had his pride too. He had bowed to her several times, but never once she accepted…
After a long time, he turned and went back to the car. He called Josh and Duncan and asked them to go to Neon Nights for a drink.
After the call, he drove away and went straight to Neon Nights.
Josh and Duncan arrived before him. The two asked for a private room and ordered beers while waiting for him.
When Zack came in and saw the two beers they ordered, he exclaimed, “Are there no good drinks in this bar, or do you not have enough money to buy good booze? Why are you drinking beer? When it comes to alcohol, the stronger the better! No one is going home sober tonight!”
Tomorrow was the weekend, so he could sleep the whole day away.
Josh said, “I’ll accompany you guys, but I won’t drink. One of us has to remain sober. Otherwise, who will send you home?
“Also, I have to accompany Jasmine to her aunt’s house for dinner tomorrow, so I
can’t drink or get drunk.”
Duncan nudged Josh’s arm and asked nosily, “You’re already meeting Ms. Sox’s family? You’re progressing quickly.”
“I wish. Jasmine likes to take it slow. Mrs. Lowe found her another blind date–an executive in Lowe Enterprise. Calling her over for dinner is just a front for her to go on a blind date with that guy.
“How dare anyone try to go after a woman I have my eyes on? No matter how exceptional the other man is, how can he compare to me?”
He wanted to let everyone know that he was pursuing Jasmine so that the Sox family would stop arranging blind dates for her.
Duncan laughed. “There really aren’t many people who can compare to you.”
Zack ordered a few bottles of spirits.
He sat on the sofa and started drinking.
“You were happy as a lark when you went to pick up your wife. What happened? You guys haven’t made up yet? Why are you drinking?”
Zack did not say anything and silently drank his liquor.
Duncan accompanied him and drank two glasses, but Josh did not touch a drop of alcohol.
“Zack, talk to us if you have something on your chest. I might not be able to help you, but Josh is here. Having him help you analyze is better than you bashing your head against the wall.”
Duncan stopped Zack from drinking the last bottle and said with a frown, “Stop drinking. You’ll drink yourself into a coma at this rate.”
Zack shook Duncan’s hand off, picked up the bottle, and poured himself another glass. However, instead of drinking from the glass, he lifted the bottle and drank straight from the mouth. He downed the bottle until it was empty.
His grip loosened and the bottle fell to the ground and shattered.
Then, he suddenly swept all the bottles and glasses on the table to the floor.
They shattered with a loud crash.
The waiter at the door was startled and entered the room to check on them.
When he saw that it was Josh and the others, he hurriedly withdrew again and closed the door.
After Zack swept away all the bottles and glasses, he slumped down on the table and mumbled, “Serena, Serena… It’s not like it has to be you…”
Josh and Duncan did not hear what he said clearly at first.
He murmured repeatedly, and it was only when Josh leaned into his mouth did he hear Zack say, “It’s not like it has to be you, Serena.”
“What is he saying?” Duncan asked curiously when he saw Josh’s odd look.
Josh stood up straight, looked at the drunken Zack, and said to Duncan, “Since his sudden marriage, he has gotten drunk several times because of Serena.”
In the beginning, when Zack and Serena signed the agreement, Zack was depressed at Serena’s indifferent attitude. Back then, he also asked his two friends out for a drink and got drunk, and it was Jim who sent him home. That was also the first time Jim appeared in front of Serena as a substitute driver.
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