“You chose such great timing. We’re just about to eat.”
While speaking, Serena opened the gate of the villa for Zack.
Zack said shamelessly, “I’m here to sponge food off you.”
Serena replied with a friendly sneer, “I feel really sorry for you.”
He shamelessly came to the Stones to sponge food off them for Serena’s sake.
It would be a lie to say that he was calm. Serena knew that when she was angry at him for lying to her, he was silently changing his ways for her.
Zack stared at her deeply and said affectionately, “I’ll show respect for those you care about. I’ll be wherever you are without any fear.”
“Don’t make it seem as though my aunt’s house is frightening. She’s very nice.
“By the way, Elisa is at home too.”
Serena reminded Zack.
Undoubtedly, she would not misunderstand Zack for having feelings for Elisa. As he said, he did not accept Elisa’s love or promise her anything. It was Elisa’s own decision to be interested in him and pursue him. This had nothing to do with Zack. Furthermore, Elisa had the freedom to do so.
Serena was worried Zack would feel awkward.
“Oh.”
Elisa’s presence did not stop Zack from walking into the house afterward.
When Zack and Serena walked in together, he asked Serena, “What does Aunt Audrey like?
“I have no idea what she likes, so I casually bought some tonics.”
Serena took a glimpse of the things held by Jim and the chauffeur before she said, ” My aunt has everything. What matters is that you follow the etiquette rules.”
Zack laughed. “You actually treat your aunt as your elder. This is my first time paying a visit, so I hope to do my best.”
As for her relatives in her hometown, she would treat them with hatred.
Those people would just cause her trouble and hold her back.
Several days ago, Old Mr. Hunt brought a group of devoted children and grandchildren over to ask for money from Serena. After Serena rejected them, they acted in an unscrupulous and despicable manner.
John made a public apology to Serena and her sister on Twitter, but all he did was write some sentences perfunctorily. This caused them to feel that he had purposely made the apology only because Serena had married into the Stones. Therefore, he had no choice but to yield. He did not actually apologize with sincerity.
Then, the Hunts often informed the reporters to head to York Corporation with them. They wanted to ask Zack for money, but Zack forbade them to step into the office.
With the fusses the Hunts made, the reporters were dumbfounded as they did not expect Serena’s relatives to be so shameless!
The reporters felt great sympathy for Serena.
Clearly, those relatives of hers wanted to make her life in her husband’s family difficult.
Anyone would rage to have such shameless relatives who were utter troublemakers.
However, the Hunts lost their businesses and jobs under Zack’s suppression and revenge. They had nothing to lose to him at that moment. Could Zack be daring enough to kill all of them?
Just as Josh had said to Zack earlier, these awful people would be impossible to defeat unless they died. From time to time, they would kick up a fuss because they had lost everything that mattered most to them.
Little did Zack expect that the Hunts would be this extreme. It changed his perspective on the world.
Of course, no one had the audacity to report the news that the Hunts brought the reporters to York Corporation to ask for money. Therefore, only witnesses at the scene, were aware of how despicable the Hunts were. As the news spread within a small circle, it did not cause a commotion as the Hunts had anticipated.
“I’m more than happy that you’re here.”
Serena led Zack to the main hall.
“Wash your hands and eat with us.”
Zack hummed in acknowledgment. Serena led him to the basin to have his hands washed. After that, he followed her to the dining room composedly.
“Uncle Zak,” Sonny addressed Zack before he continued with his meal.
As usual, Sonny’s face was covered with rice. There was also a lot of rice on the table. Mrs. Stone and Elisa left him alone. Mrs. Stone felt that the kid needed to learn how to clean the mess on his own. Even if he failed to handle it well at first, the more he practiced it, the better he would get at it.
A few months later, Sonny would turn three. It was about time to learn how to eat.
Zack touched Sonny’s head before turning his eyes to Mrs. Stone and calling her Aunt Audrey” gently.
Mrs. Stone replied in a soft tone, “Mm. I’m coming. You can start eating.”
A servant had already prepared the cutlery for Zack.
After greeting Mrs. Stone, Zack turned his gaze to Elisa. She was focused on eating and did not beam like how she used to when she saw him. After Zack pursed his lips, he said, “Hi, cuz!”
“Ha-”
“Ahem-”
Elisa spewed her food. Then, she choked and coughed.
The person closest to Elisa was Mrs. Stone. She promptly lifted a glass of water and handed it to her daughter. “Take a good gulp.”
Elisa took the bowl and drank a few mouthfuls of water. Only then did she stop coughing.
Seeing herself spewing food, she flushed. It was her first time forgetting who she was.
The flush on Elisa’s face got redder, particularly when Sonny’s big bright eyes were fixated on her.
The kid even used his fleshy hand to cover his bowl as he was worried that his aunt would spit food into his bowl.
“Zack, y–you made me spit my food!” Elisa exclaimed to Zack.
Her food was splattered on the few dishes in front of her. The maid swiftly took away the dishes and asked the chef to prepare a few new dishes since Zack was here.
No one would dare treat the Hunt sisters with contempt, much less Zack who was noble.
Only after the maid finished cleaning the table did Elisa stop blushing.
Zack sat beside Serena nonchalantly and said indifferently, “My cousin said that you’re older than Seren. Since Seren acknowledges you as ‘cuz‘, I should do the same.”
Elisa opened her mouth but could not refute his claim.
After some time, she laughed and said, “I thought you were unwilling to acknowledge me as your cousin–in–law. Who knew you would surrender so quickly and formally address me that way?”
Zack did not utter a word.
Anyhow, he had formally called Elisa “cuz” to acknowledge her as family, and that meant he had shown respect for Serena’s family.
As he said, he would respect people who mattered to Serena.
Seeing Sonny covering his bowl, Elisa said, “Sonny. You can continue eating. You don’t need to cover your bowl.”
Sonny asked naively, “Aunt Elisa, are you going to do the spewing performance again?”
Elisa rose to her feet and bent over. She extended her hand and pinched Sonny’s face gently. “You brat, how dare you tease me.”
“I’m not a brat!”
“You brat.”
“I’m not. You have a strong smell.”
It was the scent of her perfume.
In fact, the kid did not quite like perfume even if its scent was faint.
This was because his mother and aunt had a naturally pleasant smell, unlike Elisa. Elisa was at a loss for words.
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