It never occurred to Serenity that Carrie would have no respect for the law.
Zachary smiled, knowing that his wife would not turn away from justice. “In that case, you shouldn’t blame yourself. What you did is admirable. We can’t please everybody in this world. There are bound to be a few bad apples.
“We can’t stop these bad apples from coming into our lives. All we can do is keep our guard up. Anyway, go and take a bath. It’s late.”
Serenity echoed his thoughts. Even if she did nothing, there would still be people who would not see eye to eye with her and would wish her the worst of luck.
Since she had no regrets about helping Camryn, she should not dwell and blame herself further.
As for the possible retaliation from the Newmans, she should go with Zachary’s advice and just be ready for the vile family.
Having gotten over it, Serenity went into the bathroom for a bath while Zachary sat down on the bed to give Josh a call.
Josh and Jasmine had just arrived at the Soxes’ residence after a night out together. He wanted to come in for a drink when Zachary’s call came. Jasmine said it was late and her family was asleep anyway. He was told to go home and rest.
He watched Jasmine enter the house and took the call from Zachary
“Are you still on a date?”
“It’s late. I just drove my girlfriend home. Why are you not asleep at this hour?”
Zachary answered, “Something happened to my wife again.”
Getting a bad feeling, Josh asked with concern, “What happened? Did you fight or have another misunderstanding? Did you drink at tonight’s business meeting and screw around when you were drunk? Zachary was speechless. “You’re the one screwing around. I didn’t even drink a drop of alcohol.”
“Not a drop? And Mr. Moe was fine with that?”
Mr. Moe was the client Zachary met tonight.
“I was straight with Mr. Moe that my wife doesn’t like me drinking. She doesn’t like the stench of alcohol. on me. I have to sleep in the study if I drink, and Mr. Moe called me an uxorious husband. I drank tea instead.”
Josh uttered with a smile, “You’re not the Zachary I know anymore. I can’t believe you said that to Mr. Moe.”
“Seren was stopped in the middle of the road, and her car was trashed when she was on her way home.” Josh was intrigued. “Who’s the fool to block the missus’s car? I bet the person is in the hospital right now.”
Zachary was caught between tears and laughter.
“I’ll get someone on the case right now.”
“It’s fine I know who it is.”
“Who?” Curious, Josh asked. He was nosy, and gossip was his game. His imagination wandered to great heights “Was it your admirer?”
Zachary replied. “Yours, actually.” He added peevishly. “It’s Ms. Carrie of the Newman family.”
It did not take long for Josh to find out who Zachary was talking about. Josh uttered, “Ms. Carrie must have it in for the missus. Mr. Newman apologized not too long ago, and here his precious daughter was at it again.
“Was she arrested?”
“We called the cops on her. She’s been detained since we have evidence. Josh, I need a favor from you. I need eyes on the Newmans and Seren’s relatives.”
Josh was quick to catch on. “Are you worried that Mr. Newman might try to get even?”
“It’s better to be ready for them. Ms. Carrie is the Newmans’ precious daughter. They spoiled her rotten. There’s no guarantee they won’t come after Serenity now that their daughter is detained. At least we’ll know what’s coming if we keep our eyes peeled.”
. Seeing that his best friend had a point, Josh gladly answered, “Alright. I’ll make sure I have people spying on these families’ every move.”
“Tell your people to be smart about it. The Newmans aren’t easy to deal with.”
Zachary and his wife had discussed that the circumstances around the death of Camryn’s biological father were suspicious.
Mr. Newman married his brother’s wife, saying that he was taking care of his brother’s wife and daughter following his brother’s death. However, the public was not blind.
There was an intimacy between Mr. and Mrs. Newman without the awkwardness of their former relationship as in-laws. Many speculated that the pair had a thing from way back then.
Only, this was the Newmans’ private affair. The Newman family did not possess the wealth and power they had today. Since the family was not included in the higher society, everybody made a few jokes at the expense of the Newmans for a while before forgetting all about it.
Now that they had built their wealth and joined the ranks of billionaires, Mrs. Newman started taking her precious daughters to social events, so her daughter could marry into the upper crust.
It was then the Newmans returned to the public eye.
Of course, the Newmans may keep to themselves, but the Buchams had connections to dig deep into the Newman family’s history. There was no such thing as a secret to the Buchams.
Despite the Buchams’ great network of intel, they had better things to do than dig into the Newmans. They would only get the dirt on the Newmans if necessary.
Josh answered, “Okay. Don’t worry. I will only send my best men out. They’re alert and can fight. They can work undercover if you ask me.
“Come to think of it, do you think Mr. Newman is involved with any shady dealings? Do you want to run checks on Newman Enterprise?”
“It’s better to know the enemy. Look into it if you have the time. We can catch them in one go if he’s involved with anything shady.”
Josh shared the thought too.
After the exchange, Josh ended the call. He planned to get his men on top of Newman Enterprise once he got home.
Serenity had no idea that her man had everything sorted out while she was enjoying a good soak.
She came out of the bathroom and found Zachary sitting on the bed. Drawing close, she wrapped her arms around the nape of his neck and pressed him onto the mattress. She was on top of him.
“Honey, you’re killing me.”
Zachary’s voice was raspy when he hinted at his beloved wife.
With a smile. Serenity brushed her lips along his face and gave him butterfly kisses before rolling away from him. She gave him a kick. “Off to the showers, you go. You smell of cigarettes.”
“I didn’t smoke.”
“Well, someone did. You got the cigarette smell on your clothes.”
Zachary took a whiff of his clothes. Nothing smelled like tobacco. Nevertheless, it must be true since his wife said so. He went to take a shower and changed into a fresh set of clothes.
By the time he came out, Serenity was snoozing away in dreamland.
Zachary stared at her serene face, feeling envious of her sometimes.
Serenity could function normally on meal intake and rest no matter what happened. She would not let anything come in the way of her sleep and three meals.
She was the type to get over things quickly and have an open mind. She would not dwell on issues for too long or be hung up over things.
In short, Serenity was an optimist. To her, things would always get better tomorrow.
Leaning forward, Zachary planted a kiss on Serenity’s face and tenderly uttered, “Have a sweet dream, honey. Dream of me.”
Serenity woke up the next morning. She had a great dreamless night, so she did not dream about Zachary.
Zachary was making breakfast in the kitchen when she got up.
Thinking that Grandma May was not home, Serenity wandered out of the bedroom in her pajamas. She followed the fragrant aroma to the kitchen and hugged Zachary from the back. She stuck her face on Zachary’s back and purred, “Babe.”
Her seductive voice could make Zachary melt.
Zachary turned around to cuddle up and get a morning kiss when he caught sight of Grandma May strolling in from the balcony.
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