The next day, photos of them shopping together were published by the entertainment news. Audrey looked at the news and said to her husband, “Our daughter has a good eye. It’s a shame that Zack and she weren’t meant to be.
“If Mrs. York didn’t care about her daughter–in–law, she wouldn’t personally take actions to refute the rumors. She may not be exceptionally pleased with Serena as her daughter–in- law, but it’s true that she still protects Serena.”
Audrey felt both admiration and regret.
She would die in peace if her daughter could marry into the York family. Unfortunately, Zack did not like Elisa.
Darrell said, “Of course our daughter has a good eye, but don’t bring up the matter of her and Zack again. Zack is your nephew–in–law now. It’s not good for you to keep mentioning him as Elisa’s former love.”
“I only talk about it in front of you. I won’t bring it up when Zack’s around.”
Audrey naturally knew that it was not good. She just could not help but sigh when she saw how Tania protected Serena.
As an aunt, she was glad that the York family treated Serena well.
Fortunately, a good man like Zack was not stolen away by an outsider and fell into her niece’s lap instead.
“I wonder about Elisa’s marriage.”
Darrell comforted his wife. “Our daughter is a great girl. She’ll surely meet an excellent man who loves only her. Zack is not the only good man in this world. No matter how exceptional Zack is, Elisa and he won’t have a good ending if he doesn’t love her. It doesn’t matter even if Serena didn’t exist. There’s no point in forcing people who weren’t meant to be.
“Let’s worry more about Anthony’s marriage. He’s older than Elisa.”
Audrey felt a headache at the mention of her second son. He was never at home, so she did not even have the chance to nag him.
Every time she called him, he always said he was busy and hung up without waiting for her to say anything. She was infuriated with him.
“I understand now why Old Mrs. York is so frantic looking for partners for her grandsons even at her age.”
Darrell was speechless.
One of their sons also did not have a partner yet.
Meanwhile, when Serena saw the entertainment news article, she was silent for a long time before saying to her friend, “Now that my status is different, every little thing can make it to the entertainment section of the news.”
It was her first time making the news after becoming the missus of the York family.
Jasmine was used to seeing gossip like that and laughed. “Your husband is the biggest name in Wiltspoon’s business world. You barely interact with your mother–in–law, and you’ve recently attended various parties with your aunt, so it’s natural they started to misunderstand.
“A lady called your mother–in–law before to say that you were meddlesome, and she told your mother–in–law to discipline you. You heard about that, right? Those people just wanted to see your mother–in–law treating you badly because they were jealous you were able to marry into a top–class family like the Yorks.
“I heard from Josh that Grandma May and your mother–in–law have the most say in the York family. Their words are law in the manor.
“I have nothing to say about how well Grandma May treats you. I think she dotes on you. more than she does her own grandsons. Besides, she was the one who introduced Zack to you, and she told Zack to marry you as a way for him to repay her.
“She pulled you into the York family circle, so it’s natural for her to protect you. It’s useless for people to try and provoke your relationship. Grandma May is the most shrewd old lady I’ve ever met. She always arranges everything jokingly, but her plans always work out well in the end.”
Now that Jasmine was dating Josh, she was the first to know about all sorts of gossip. She knew more gossip about Serena than the latter did about herself.
Serena was not a gossiper.
Most of the gossip she knew that went around Wiltspoon, she heard from Jasmine.
Jasmine analyzed the situation and continued to say, “Since Grandma May is out of the question, others aim at your mother–in–law instead. They want to torture you through your mother–in–law so as to destroy Zack and your happiness.
“Mothers–in–law and daughters–in–law not getting along is an age–old tale. Mothers–in-law in the past often bullied their daughters–in–law, and nowadays the latter usually don’t like. living together with their in–laws, so it’s easy for conflicts to happen.
“If you don’t live together, then there’s a distance, and that distance will help the mother–in- law and daughter–in–law live in peace. The man they both love won’t have to be caught in the middle.
“It just so happens that you and your husband don’t live with your in–laws, so you don’t meet his mother as often. Because of that, other people guessed that you were on bad terms with your mother–in–law, and they tried to use her to torture you. That’s why there are many rumors saying that you two have a bad relationship.
“When those rumors reached your mother–in–law’s ears, she couldn’t stand it so she took you with her to dispel the rumors. Your mother–in–law is very kind to you, Seren. You might not be her ideal daughter–in–law, but she still protects you. She can’t stand listening to rumors of you two not getting along.”
Serena was very grateful to Tania after hearing that the latter was protecting her. Her mother–in–law never made things hard for her before. When she fought with Zack, her mother–in–law’s heart ached for Zack, but she did not cause trouble for Serena or even badmouth her.
Serena felt that it was rare to have a mother–in–law as good as Tania.
She said, “In the end, other people only had the opportunity to spread rumors because I don’t spend enough time with my mother–in–law. I should spend more time with her in the future. If we interact more often, there won’t be a chance for others to spread rumors about us.
“My in–laws get along so well that they’re basically attached at the hip. Even I was afraid of being the third wheel. When we shopped yesterday, my father–in–law called almost every twenty minutes to urge her to go home.
“My father-in–law also complained on the phone that she was throwing away her man for her daughter–in–law. He bemoaned how she went out without telling him or bringing him along, saying that he could’ve helped to carry our stuff for us. She had to spend quite some time to coax him before we could continue shopping.”
Jasmine listened with envy, and she laughed, “I hope Josh and I can be like your in–laws. after decades of marriage. They get along so well it’s like they’re still dating.”
Serena also envied her parents–in–law’s relationship. She said, “Zack dotes on me, but that’s the same for all the men in his family. His uncles also dote on their wives. They’re a good family, so the men were raised well.”
Therefore, even if she wanted to spend more time with her mother–in–law, she had to consider her father–in–law’s feelings.
Ring, ring, ring…
Serena’s phone rang. It was a call from Zack.
She looked at the screen and laughed. “Speak of the devil.”
Jasmine said, “Be happy about it. Mr. York is so busy, but he still calls you every once in a while. It’s clear that he really dotes on you. Of course, my Josh isn’t bad to me either. Oh, he’s not mine yet. He hasn’t proposed to me yet.”
Serena answered the call.
“Honey, I’m on my way. I’ll reach in ten minutes”
“You’re coming here?”
Serena was a little surprised because she did not know why Zack was suddenly coming over. However, she soon figured it out. He said that he would accompany her to get the results of the DNA test.
She looked at the clock. It was half past two. He should be at work at this time.
He pushed away a lot of his work to accompany her. In his heart, anything that was related to her was his number one priority.
The taste of being pampered so much was sweeter than sugar.
“I’ll just get the results by myself. You’re busy at work.”
Zack said, “It’s fine. It won’t take that long anyway.”
“Okay, I’ll wait for you.”
“Great.”
Serena made a kissy sound, making Zack chuckle. “Honey, I want you to kiss me, not your phone.”
Serena laughed and hung up the call. She said to friend, “My man isn’t as easy to coax as yours.”
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