“Aren’t you busy with your work?”
“Work comes second when I’m with you.”
Serena replied disagreeably, “It should at least be sometime during the weekend when you and I don’t have to work.”
She did not want to pull him out of his busy schedule.
Zack was only testing the waters. Now that he got an answer, he could breathe a sigh of relief.
For Serena to be fine with looking at the houses he bought, this meant she still saw him as her husband.
They were still a family in her eyes even though they had separate living arrangements now.
“Alright. I’ll pick you up from your sister’s on Saturday morning. Can you tell your sister to make me breakfast too?”
“Got it. It’s not like my sister ever lets you leave hungry?”
Serena picked Sonny up as she rose to her feet. Serena remarked, “I’m heading back. Carry on with your work.”
Zack quickly got up and asked expectantly, “Can we have lunch together?”
He looked at the time. Lunch was two hours away as it was only ten o’clock right now.
Of course, lunchtime could be flexible.
“Nah, I need to take Sonny back to my sister’s. Take care of yourself. Don’t overwork. You might want to stay off the alcohol before you say anything silly.”
Zack was speechless.
Did someone stab him in the back and snitch to Serena about his drunk talk?
The truth was no one betrayed him. Zack would say and do things to Serena in a drunken state back when he was jealous. Serena was aware that alcohol gave Zack a loose tongue.
“Take this, Serena.”
Zack grabbed his entire asset and gave it to Serena.
Serena looked into his eyes for a while before taking the envelope. With Zack walking with her, Serena carried Sonny out of the luxurious presidential suite.
“I’ll carry Sonny down. The little guy might be heavy for you.”
Zack took Sonny off his wife’s hands.
The couple took the lift downstairs.
“How’s the injury on your hand looking?”
“It’s very much healed. I’ve been back to doing my crafts since yesterday. I couldn’t rush my clients‘ orders from last year. I contacted them. I held onto the orders of clients who were willing to wait and refunded those who couldn’t.”
As most clients were brought in by Zack and the others, they were not in a rush to receive their orders. Hence, there was only a handful who opted for the refund.
“Don’t tire yourself out,” Zack said, concerned.
Truth be told, he could not understand why she would put herself through that.
Zack was well within his means to provide a luxurious life for her. Yet, Serena. insisted on making her own money. The amount she made in a month was enough. to cover his mother’s handbag.
His mother had never worked a day in her life. Nevertheless, his mother came from a wealthy family. All Tania did was manage her inheritance well to receive a sizable profit in return.
It then dawned on Zack the difference in various levels.
Serena would end up like Liberty before the divorce if she did not have a job. She would have to rely on Zack’s handouts, which he might start to moan about at some time.
Unlike his mother, Serena did not go from one wealthy family to another. Even without working, his mother received profits from her family trust fund and inheritance to be financially independent.
Tania once mentioned that her parents were worried she might have a rough time with her in–laws after marrying Zack’s father, the heir of the York family. To counter that, her parents named Tania as one of the bigger beneficiaries of the family inheritance.
There was a company under Zack’s mother’s name that grew into a listed corporation through the decades. His mother now managed a company that brought in billions in revenue.
Suddenly, it made sense to Zack why Serena asked for independence and to have time to blend into his circle.
Serena smiled. “I can take care of myself. You should too.”
It had been a long time since Zack saw her smile.
Her smile tempted him to reach out and caress her face. Hiding the ardent longing. behind his eyes, Zack spoke in a husky voice, “Serena, your smile is the ray of sunshine that melts my cold heart.”
Since there was no one in the lift, he forcefully extended his arm to pull Serena and Sonny into his arms. Sonny was trapped in between as his head was pressed against Zack’s chest. Zack quickly took hold of her red lips with his.
Once their lips met, Zack sighed.
The urge to kiss her had been overwhelming him.
Alas, Sonny ruined the moment before he could deepen the kiss.
Squished in the middle, Sonny could barely breathe. He put up a struggle until Zack let go.
Zack put on an innocent look, pretending like nothing ever happened as he held Sonny and asked, “What’s the matter, Sonny?”
Sonny stared into his uncle–in–law’s straight face. He opened his mouth a few times, but no words escaped his lips. The look on Sonny’s face was a great amusement to Zack.
With a smile, he kissed Sonny’s cheeks and said, “I really like you, Sonny.”
Zack would be smiling in his sleep if he and Serena have a son as cute as Sonny.
Of course, it would be great if they had a daughter.
“Serena, have you gone for your body checkup recently?”
Zack’s mind flew back to their passionate night after New Year. He wondered if Serena was pregnant.
Although the couple did not bring up the lying thing, they knew their marriage was still broken. She was still living with her sister.
Zack believed that God was on his side if Serena became pregnant.
The child could be the turning point for the couple.
“I’m healthy. I usually go for a health examination once a year.”
Serena could not read between the lines.
“When do you usually go for a checkup?”
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