Chapter 573 – The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel Free Online

“Mrs. Newman was glaring at me like she was trying to kill me. I wonder if she’ll badmouth me to her husband when she goes home. Zack, is the Newman family powerful? Did I cause trouble for you by offending Mrs. Newman and her daughter?”

Zack finished massaging her legs and sat down beside her. He reached out to wrap an arm around her shoulder, took her into his arms, and said arrogantly,

“Not to blow my own trumpet, but besides your aunt’s family, there’s no other family in Wiltspoon that can compete with the York family.

“If push comes to shove, even your aunt’s family is no match for the Yorks. The

York family is large, united, and has connections with many other families. Being an enemy of the York family is the same as being the enemy of several powerful families at the same time.

“The Newmans are nothing. They don’t run their business in Wiltspoon either.

Wiltspoon is just where they founded their company, but I didn’t look down on them and investigated them before. They have around a billion worth of assets, but their family has always been low-key.

“If not for Mrs. Newman marrying her brother-in-law just a hundred days after her husband’s death, no one would have remembered that the Newman family existed.”

The Newmans probably could not keep a low profile anymore even if they wanted to because of an unruly daughter like Carrie. What happened tonight at the Dowling family banquet had most likely spread across Wiltspoon’s high society.

Serena thought about how the people at the banquet simply watched on coldly, and how it seemed they were all used to the scene. Carrie must have bullied

Camryn many times before.

Camryn said that her family had never really one-upped her before.

Only then was Serena relieved and let her go.

Even if Elisa and she did not meddle tonight, she believed that Camryn would be able to get out of the situation.

“You’re quite well-informed.”

Zack kissed her on the cheek and said warmly, “I have to watch out in my position in case a strong enemy suddenly appears and eliminates me before I can act. That’s why I always have to scope out my territory for potentially strong enemies.

“Even if I’m not able to let York Corporation flourish in my hands, I have to at least maintain its standing. Fortunately, I haven’t disappointed my elder’s expectations in that regard. York Corporation is doing well under me.”

It was doing much better than when it was in his father’s hands.

What he wanted to do was to pick an heir early and cultivate that heir with care.

When the heir was able to take over, he would learn from his father and retire early to live a sweet life with his wife.

Unfortunately, there was no one from the next generation yet.

His nana was still counting on them to have a child early.

Zack wanted to be a father now. He wanted a child as cute as Sonny. It did not matter if the baby was a girl or a boy. As long as they belonged to Seren and him, he would love them all the same.

“Go back to the room and change out of your dress.

Zack wanted to pick Serena up as he spoke, but she stopped him.

“I can walk.”

Serena stood up. Her legs felt much better after Zack’s massage.

“Seren, you won’t even give me the chance to perform. I want to train my arm strength. Carrying you around is a good way of training.”

Serena pinched his face lightly. “What do you mean you want to train your arm strength? You work out every day. Let’s go to sleep already.”

“I’ll draw the bath for you.”

Zack did not carry her back to the room and went ahead to draw the bath for her. Then, he brought her pajamas so she could sleep comfortably after soaking in a hot bath.

After coming out of the bath, Serena climbed into bed and lay beside Zack.

She suddenly remembered something, propped her head up, and kissed him twice on the cheek. “Good night, Babe.”

Zack kissed her back. “Good night. Sweet dreams.”

“I rarely have nightmares.”

Serena lay down and habitually snuggled into his arms.

Zack embraced his beloved wife and slept in contentment.

The next day, the couple went back to work.

Tania, who was far away in Wildridge Manor, received a call from a person she had played cards with several times before.

“Mrs. York.”

The person on the phone told Tania, “Your daughter-in-law is really nosy, isn’t she? She even interfered with other families’ affairs. She’ll offend other people easily if she does that.”

Tania was dumbfounded and asked, “What do you mean my daughter-in- law is nosy? Whose family affairs did she meddle in? Did she offend you?”

“Don’t you know that your daughter-in-law went to the Dowling family’s banquet last night? She went with Mrs. Stone instead of accompanying her mother-inlaw. Do you two not get along?

“I didn’t go to the Dowlings’ banquet, but if you ask me, the Dowlings’ status isn’t worthy of your daughter-in-law attending. Even if she’s a country bumpkin, she’s the eldest missus of the York family after marrying your son. She should be mingling with the upper crust instead of a middleclass family like the Dowlings.

“She didn’t offend me, but she offended Mrs. Newman. This is what I heard from others. The second daughter of the Newmans, Ms. Carrie, targeted her elder sister and tried to make her drink a glass of wine. Your daughter- in-law tried playing the hero and stopped Ms. Carrie from forcing Ms.

Camryn to drink. In the end, she made Ms. Carrie drink the wine instead.

“Soon after that, Ms. Carrie said that she was feeling hot and tried to undress.

Mrs. Newman was heartbroken and furious. She probably hates your daughterin-law’s guts out now. Everyone knows that the Newman sisters don’t get along but that’s between the sisters. It’s no wonder your daughter-in-law offended Mrs.

Newman with her meddling.”

“Mr. Newman is protective and dotes on his children the most, but your daughter-in-law caused his beloved daughter to make a fool out of herself in public. Mr. and Mrs. Newman probably hate your daughter-in-law now. Isn’t she causing trouble for the York family?

“Mrs. York, you should discipline your daughter-in-law. She represents the York family now. She has a bad background, and her parents are dead, so she had no one to educate her. Shouldn’t you correct that wild nature of hers? How can someone like her be the missus of the York family?”

The other party went on a tirade about Serena.

Tania’s expression darkened on the spot.

Liam saw the drastic change in his wife’s face and asked with concern,” \Nho’s calling? What did they say?”

Tania did not immediately answer her husband’s question, but coldly refuted the other party and said, “Mrs. Walker, what does this matter have to do with you?

You went on and on about my daughter-in-law not minding her own business, but aren’t you doing the same now?

“How is it any of your business how my daughter-in-law acts? She wasn’t meddling. She was being righteous and saved Ms. Camryn’s life. There’s nothing nobler than saving someone. I’m proud of my daughter-in-law’s sense of justice.

“She’s free to hang out with whomever she wants, and it’s her freedom to choose her social circle. I won’t interfere with that. I believe my daughter-in -law is a good judge of character. Anyone she’s willing to mingle with must be a good person.

“You don’t need to worry about how my daughter-in-law should be disciplined either. No matter what Serena does, our whole family will support her. You mentioned that Mr. Newman was protective? Sorry, but the York family is the same. Mr. Newman is welcome to try to use last night’s incident with Serena against us.

‘The York family isn’t afraid of anyone. So what if Serena offended someone?

The only thing that matters is that no one offends her or makes her angry. We’ll help her clean up the mess no matter what happens. She’s the eldest missus of the York family and the wife of the next head of the family. She has the right to do whatever she wants. Why, are you dissatisfied with that?

“She has nothing to do with you, so take that dissatisfaction and stuff it! Don’t make such thoughtless remarks in front of me again, and don’t ask me out to play cards with you in the future. I won’t play cards with nosy people like you and tell my daughter-in-law what to do.”

Tania hung up the phone after speaking and deleted the other party’s phone number.

“Who does she think she is? How dare she call my daughter-in-law meddlesome? She’s the meddlesome one. Do I need her to teach my daughterin-law how to behave?”

“Who was bad mouthing Serena?” Liam asked.

“Serena went to the Dowling family banquet last night with Mrs. Stone. Mrs.

Stone is her aunt, so what’s wrong with her following her aunt? That shrew took it as a sign that I don’t get along with my daughter-in-law. What does our relationship have to do with them anyway? It’s none of their business.

“Mrs. Newman was biased and allowed Ms. Carrie to bully Ms. Camryn.

Serena couldn’t stand it and helped Ms. Camryn out, but those women called her a busybody. Even if it was not Serena’s business, what she did was righteous.

“I’m proud and happy that I have a virtuous daughter-in-law. What has it got to do with them? God, I’m so mad. My good mood early in the morning is ruined now.”

Liam finally understood what happened and quickly coaxed his wife. “We can’t control what other people say, so just don’t get involved with them in the future. I also think that Serena did the right thing. Since what she did was justified, let’s support her.”

“Ms. Carrie was horrible. How could she try to drug and harm her own sister who is blind? If Serena hadn’t helped Ms. Camryn, her life would’ve been ruined by her own sister. Mrs. Newman is no different. They’re both her daughters, but she let her younger daughter harm her older one. How does she sleep at night?”

As a mother herself, Tania treated her sons equally. She was not biased toward Zack just because he was the eldest son and the successor of the family.

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