The fact that Mrs. York wanted to befriend Camryn was not music to Mr. Newman’s ears.
He believed Camryn stole the glory that belonged to his daughter. Mrs. York should be getting along with his younger daughter instead.
Despite his annoyance, Mr. Newman did not show it on his face and said nice things about Camryn.
After speaking well of Camryn, Mr. Newman added, “Camryn is a nice girl, but she’s lost her sense of sight. There are a lot of inconveniences that come with blindness, so her interaction with your wife might be…”
He left his words hanging there.
Keeping to himself, Zack simply stared icily at Mr. Newman while Mr. Newman was on pins and needles.
“So, your purpose here is to apologize, am I right, Mr. Newman?” Unable to count on Zack to say something, Callum broke the silence in the office.
Mr. Newman nodded his head.
“Serena is a forgiving person. She usually doesn’t sweat the small stuff, but friendship is important to her.”
Carrying a smile, Mr. Newman replied, “Mrs. York got a heart for sure. I’ve heard of it.”
“It’s good that you know that. You can leave if there’s nothing else, Mr. Newman.”
Quit the act already.
The Yorks and the Newmans had no business connections with one another.
Mr. Newman had been wanting to leave the moment he came in. However, he was not in a position to take leave. God knew how nervous Mr. Newman was when Zack locked eyes with him.
He was a lot older than Zack and probably could be Zack’s father. Mr. Newman had been through the toughest years of his life, but he felt small in Zack’s presence.
With Callum showing him the door, Mr. Newman excused himself.
The York boys did not get up to see Mr. Newman off. Callum merely told Mr. Chaplin to walk with Mr. Newman to the door.
Once Mr. Newman was gone, Callum asked, “How did Serena get involved with Camryn and into a fight with Mrs. Newman?”
“It happened last night.”
Zack recounted the whole incident to Callum and added, “Serena must have seen Camryn’s photo and knew that she’s your future wife. That would explain her involvement in the matter.” After a pause, Zack said, “But Seren’s the type to stand up against injustice anyway. She would stop the drugging even if she didn’t know who Camryn was.”
Serena could not step aside and remain uninvolved in such situations.
Callum was speechless. “I’ve never met Camryn in person, Zack. She’s not my wife!”
Zack stared at him without a word.
Callum dejectedly uttered, “I don’t know how Nana chooses the women for us. Out of all the beautiful ladies, she picked a blind girl for me.”
“That’s someone with a story worth discovering.”
Callum replied, “You have become poetic since you married your wife.”
Zack grinned.
“You called me up here to listen to the gossip. What do you want me to do about it?”
“Protect your own woman. Don’t expect my wife to help you.”
“I told you, Zack. Camryn is not my wife! Nana picked her for me. Must I marry her?”
As a person who had gone through it before, Zack remarked, “Don’t speak too soon, Callum. You might end up eating your words. Take it from me.”
Zack was the expert at having the truth blowing up in his face and shooting himself in the foot.
Callum opened his mouth, but no words escaped his lips.
It took a while before Callum pursed his lips and said, “I’ll drop by Urban Roundabout since tomorrow’s the weekend. What’s her flower shop called again?”
“I don’t know.”
Zack was blunt with his answer.
It was not like Camryn was his potential wife. How was he supposed to know the name of Camryn’s flower shop? Camryn would be practically non-existent to Zack if his wife was not being nosy and lending Camryn a hand.
“Look it up if you want to know.”
Callum was lost for words.
“It’s over now. Go back to your work.”
Leaving Camryn’s matter in Callum’s hands, Zack chased Callum back to work.
With Callum out of the way, Zack threw himself into intense work. He was lost in his work pile to look at the time. Serena had to pull him out of work and force him to rest and eat when she arrived with his packed lunch.
Time slipped by unconsciously at the busiest moments.
It appeared the sun had set seconds after it rose.
The switch between daylight and darkness simply crept in on everybody.
Serena woke up bright early on Saturday morning. Zack only got up when Serena had breakfast on the table.
“Why didn’t you wait for me to get up and make breakfast together?”
Looming from behind Serena, Zack wrapped his arms around her. He loved the days of seeing her the moment he opened his eyes.
He could find happiness in the most mundane days.
All the fights, silent treatments, and misunderstandings taught Zack to cherish everything he had.
“I woke up without the alarm, but you were still asleep. I don’t see the point of waking you to make breakfast. It doesn’t matter who makes the breakfast.”
Serena turned around in his arms and lifted her chin to meet him face-to-face. With adoration in her eyes, she curled her lips. “Good morning, babe.”
Coming to her eye level, Zack tenderly responded, “Good morning, honey.”
He then kissed her lips.
The doorbell rang.
Pushing him away, Serena said, “It must be my sister.”
Aunt Audrey and Elisa would give Serena a call if they were coming.
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