Serena was not able to wake up at her usual time.
She was lost in a sweet dream.
As always, the man beside her opened his eyes and stared at Serena’s serene and content face. His eyes softened as he scanned every bit of her facial features and leaned in for a peck on her lips.
“Good morning, Seren,” Zack whispered in her ear after the kiss.
Serena was deep in her sleep to hear the morning greeting.
“I went overboard last night, Seren. Carry on with your sleep. I’m going to work and make money to support you.”
Zack murmured in her ear and smooched her cheeks. It took a while before he could convince himself to get up.
Half an hour later, a certain somebody strutted down the stairs, feeling rather fresh.
Sam waited on the landing. Seeing that Zack was coming down, he courteously informed, “Breakfast is ready, Mr. Zack.”
“Okay.” Zack ran his eyes around the room décor and commented, “The place exudes a different kind of beauty during the day.”
Sam said with a grin, “You decorated the place, especially for the missus. It’s beautiful whether during the night or day. The missus will be very happy.”
Having enjoyed a great night, Zack had a big smile on his face. He remarked in delight,” Seren was happy about it.”
Setting a romantic mood could really make his wife’s day.
Zack intended to spice up his romance game so that Seren could experience joy every day.
Zack sat down at the dining hall and told Sam, “Seren is resting right now. Don’t let anyone disturb her. Mrs. Lane can make her something to eat when she wakes up. Tell her I’ll make an arrangement for what we discussed last night.”
Sam gleefully replied, “Understood.”
Judging by Mr. Zack’s cheerfulness, Sam knew the missus was more than happy about last night.
The employees were delighted too. Their callous and emotionless boss picked up on romancing. Old Mrs. York no longer needed to worry about Mr. Zack’s marriage.
Well, Grandma May was occupied getting her other grandsons to ditch the singlehood.
Inspired by her first successful matchmaking, the old lady wanted to keep the momentum going and put her other grandsons, who were at the right age to marry but stayed single anyway, on the market.
All that was left to do then was to wait for the birth of her great-granddaughter.
A reward of five hundred million dollars would be given to the one who would give her a great-granddaughter!
Zack had a moment to himself as he finished his breakfast and read the paper for fifteen minutes on the sofa in the living room. He then got up and walked out of the house to get to work.
Prior to leaving, he reminded Mrs. Lane to take good care of Serena. By the worried look on his face, Mrs. Lane was tempted to suggest he brought Serena to work with him.
“Jim.”
Before getting into the car, Zack suddenly told Jim, “You don’t have to follow me today. I need you to do something for me. Go to the Hunts’ hometown and find Noah. You are free to coerce or threaten him, but he needs to pluck several strands of Old Mr. Hunt’s hair with follicles. He can’t cut the old man’s hair with scissors. Make sure to transport Old Mr. Hunt’s hair in a ziplock bag.”
Jim respectfully answered, “Sure. I’ll get going now.”
Zack then got into the car and left the villa on the hilltop under the escort of his security detail.
Halfway to the office, Zack recalled during their intimate moment, Serena talked about taking Sonny to the bookstore so Liberty could focus on the business. He instructed the chauffeur, “Go to All You Can Eat. It’s on the street leading up to Lewis & Co.”
Since Zack and Duncan were best friends, the chauffeur often ferried his boss to Lewis & Co. Hearing that it was on the same street, the chauffeur immediately rerouted.
Liberty had put out a hiring yesterday, so a lot of people had inquired about the job since yesterday afternoon.
While she had only intended to hire one person, Liberty finally decided upon two middle- aged women who appeared rather honest and good with their hands. They were the hardworking kind who would not quit halfway as they had a family to feed.
The two waitresses were starting work today.
It was past the morning rush hour when Zack arrived at the breakfast diner. Still, the diner was packed with people. There were laborers who got off work from a graveyard shift. Hearing that a new breakfast place had opened, everybody came to try the tasty and new variety of food.
Liberty and the two waitresses barely had time to pause for a break.
Sonny was sitting behind the cash register, slumping against the chair asleep.
It was hard for kids to last through the morning after waking up early.
Having no time to look after her son, Liberty simply draped a jacket over Sonny.
Zack walked into the scene, feeling bad for his nephew.
Drawing close, Zack picked Sonny up from the chair and told his sister-in-law. “I’m taking Sonny with me, Liberty.”
Liberty stopped working for a second and approached Zack with a question, “Is it convenient for you? He can rest here if you’re busy. I accidentally woke him as I was getting up this morning. He stayed awake with me for several hours until now. He’s exhausted.
“Where’s Seren?”
“She’s still asleep. It’s okay. I’ll take Sonny to the office. He can sleep in my private resting room. Sonny’s a well-behaved boy. He won’t bother me.”
Even if Sonny was awake, Zack had a big enough office for him to run around and play.
As someone who had been there, Liberty got the message when she heard her sister was still asleep. She wanted to remind the couple to show some restraint, but it was not her place to tell Zack off. Liberty uttered with a smile, “Alright then. Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it. I’m really fond of Sonny.”
“Sonny takes long naps, so he’ll probably be up in the afternoon. Call me when he wakes up. I’ll come and pick him up.”
Even if Zack took her son away, Sonny would not be much of a bother as he would be asleep for a while. Hence, Liberty felt comfortable leaving Sonny in Zack’s care.
No sooner had Zack taken Sonny away than Hank entered the breakfast diner with Jessica.
Jessica started looking around the place the moment she set foot in the diner. She was disappointed that Sonny was not around, but she did not show it on her face.
It was the two servers‘ first day, so they had no idea about Liberty’s relationship with Hank. One of them came forth with a smile on her face, asking the couple what they would like to eat.
Hank brought Jessica to an empty table to sit down.
“Jessica, wifey, what would you like to eat?”
Before they went out, Jessica had demanded Hank to specifically call her “wifey” in Liberty’s presence.
Even though Liberty had no feelings for Hank, Jessica could not stop herself from seeing Liberty as her love rival.
It was probably because Jessica stole Hank from Liberty. Hence, she felt insecure that Hank would be taken by another.
“I’ll have whatever you’re having.”
Hank told the waitress, “Two breakfast sets.”
She took down their order and asked the couple to wait while she brought the food to them.
Most of the food was prepared in advance, except the main dishes which were made to order.
“Why don’t I see Sonny?” Jessica asked in a seemingly casual manner.
Hank did not know the answer to her question. By right, Sonny should be in the diner.
Did Serena take him?
“I’ll ask Liberty.”
Since Jessica had agreed to let the Browns visit Sonny and even allow Sonny to have short stays at the Browns‘ residence, Hank could finally talk about his son with his wife.
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