After Zack closed the door, Serena yawned and went back to bed. She lay down and closed her eyes to rest.
She would wait for Zack. She wanted to know how the investigation had been going with him, Clive, and Josh.
There was also Duncan.
Duncan must have gone to find Zack after he left Brynfield.
Zack came out of the bathroom after some time.
Serena heard his footsteps and opened her eyes. She saw that he was half–naked and that his hair was still wet with water dripping down.
She sat up abruptly and rolled off the bed to fetch a clean towel. She sat the man, who did not dry his hair, in front of the dresser.
Following that, she helped dry his hair like a mother and said, “Why did you wash your hair so late at night? It’s fine if you wash it, but you didn’t even dry it with a towel. Men’s hair is only that long, so it’ll dry in no time if you use a dry towel.
“Even so, you’re lazy to dry it. Look at how wet the floor is now.”
Zack enjoyed his wife’s thoughtfulness and let her nag him.
After coming home from a tiring day at work, he was delighted to hear her nags.
He was definitely different from others.
Other people would be afraid of being nagged by their wives, but he was the opposite.
This was because Serena was not naggy.
She was also not at the age of being naggy.
“I brought you a set of pajamas, but you only wore the pants. Where’s the shirt?”
Zack smiled with his eyes squinted. “I’m going to sleep soon and will be taking it off anyway, so I might as well not wear it and save the trouble.”
Serena smacked him lightly.
After drying his hair for him, she still went into the bathroom to get his shirt. She forcefully put it on for him and said, “You sometimes kick off the blanket after you sleep, so you’ll catch a cold if you don’t wear a shirt.”
On top of that, Zack did not like to turn on the heater.
It was because he wanted Serena to move closer to him for warmth.
If the heater was on, she would only kick him away and would not ask for his embrace.
“Me? Kicking the blanket? No way.”
Zack was doubtful.
Serena could not be bothered arguing with him. The next time she were to see him do it, she would take a video of it and show him the next day. He would believe it if there was evidence.
“How’s the progress of the analysis done by you, my cousin, and Mr. Bucham? Could it be the Newmans?”
Serena cut to the chase.
Zack stood up and carried her like a princess. He reached the bed in a few steps and put her down on the bed. He lay down afterward.
“For now, we can’t prove that the Newmans did it. The people Josh sent to keep an eye on Mr. and Mrs. Newman say that they’ve only been begging people to get Ms. Carrie out and haven’t been doing anything else. There also hasn’t been any news from the people who are investigating their business from outside.”
“I can’t think of anyone else besides them.”
Serena only had a serious beef with Mrs. Newman and her daughter.
Zack continued after a moment of silence, “Seren, they might not be after you, but me.”
He had offended too many people.
Zack embraced Serena and added, “But you don’t have to worry. Do what you should do and treat today’s incident as an accident. The police, Josh, and Duncan will continue looking into it. Duncan used to be a part of the underworld, so he has some connections there.
“If we think it’s a scheme, they’ll come at us again after failing the first time. So, we do what we need to do and let them think that we’re treating it as an accident and have let our guard down. When the time comes, they’ll strike again. That way, we can collect evidence and find the mastermind.
“There are still people protecting you openly and covertly. Duncan is looking after your sister and Sonny. They won’t make a move so soon since they’ve failed once. They’ll at least wait until the zoo incident dies down and nobody talks about it anymore before planning a second attempt.”
There were too many people in the zoo, so it was easy to create a disturbance and take the opportunity to kidnap a child.
On the other hand, everywhere was being monitored in the busy downtown. It would not be easy for the other party to make a move, and they would not dare to act rashly.
Zack guessed that the other party would at least wait for a few months before acting again.
Serena said after some thought, “You have a point. In that case, I’ll treat the zoo incident as an accident and carry on with my normal life. I’ll slowly lure the snake out of its hole.”
Zack kissed her forehead appreciatively. “My wife is getting smarter.”
“Was I dumb before?”
“No, you’ve always been smart. I like how smart you look.”
He was trying hard to survive.
“I think I was too dumb to be fooled by you.”
Zack quickly stopped Serena from talking further.
After a kiss, he gently touched her lips and said in a soft voice, “Honey, go to sleep. It’s late.”
“Good night.”
A passionate kiss appeased Serena. She stopped bringing up the past and said good night to him before going back to sleep.
Zack put one hand on her waist and could not help but kiss her on the cheek again. before going to sleep with her.
The couple slept soundly. On the contrary, Jessica, who was in a rented room somewhere, tossed and turned as she could not sleep.
She dared not move too much every time she turned over, afraid that she would disturb Hank who was next to her.
Every now and then, she checked her phone but did not receive any call or message from the stranger.
She did not know if that unknown woman would make another move.
It was not her fault that the plan failed today, but she wondered if the other party would take it out on her farnily instead.
Jessica had done what the other party asked her to do.
It was Serena who brought her bodyguards along. When the disturbance started, the bodyguards escorted them out of the aquarium.
Lucas being carried away was to lure the enemy away and to create a diversion.
Even so, Sonny was fine in the end.
Jessica knew Sonny was almost kidnapped. She was relieved to know that he was fine in the end, but she was also afraid.
She was often denounced for her ethics. After all, she was a mistress, and it was not honorable to interfere in someone else’s marriage.
Despite that, she was unwilling to make a move against Sonny. She would not have done it if the other party did not have control over her family.
She was relieved that Sonny was fine.
Jessica was just afraid because those people failed to kidnap Sonny, and Serena was not lured to meet that unknown woman. What would happen to her and her family if the woman took it out on her?
Sonny was protected by so many people.
On the contrary, Jessica and her family were unprotected.
Jessica turned around again but moved too much this time. She woke the man beside her.
Without opening his eyes at all, Hank asked, “Honey, why have you been turning and tossing all night long? You’re like a fish being pan–fried.”
“I can’t sleep.”
“What’s the matter?”
Hank opened his eyes to look at her. “Is there something on your mind?”
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