Elisa was always true to her feelings.
During the time she was in love with Zack, even when he did not reciprocate her feelings, she boldly pursued him.
She would undoubtedly seek her family’s approval if the feeling was mutual with Remy.
“Don’t worry about them, honey. They are not children. They can work it out on their own. It’s late. Let’s rest.”
Zack lowered his head to give Serena a smooch on the forehead before whispering affectionately in her ear. “I will practice self-restraint so your body can rest too. I’ll just hold you tonight. I won’t touch you.”
Lifting her chin, Serena met his gaze and returned the kiss.
They then slept in each other’s arms.
She was always the first to doze off.
It did not take long for Serena to wander off into dreamland. She was in a deep sleep.
Zack then received a call from Josh.
He rejected the call so as not to wake Serena.
Zack carefully withdrew his arm that was wrapped around Serena and scooted back to get
He walked out of the bedroom and sat down on the sofa in the living room.
Hearing the commotion, Mrs. Lane opened her bedroom door and popped her head out.
“Mrs. Lane, I’m taking a call out here because I don’t want to wake Seren. Everything is fine.”
Oh.” Mrs. Lane wound her head back in and closed the door.
Josh had sent Zack a text message before Zack gave a callback.
Come to Julian’s place.]
Josh’s message was to inform Zack to meet with Julian.
Without asking why, Zack responded favorably. [Sure.]
He swiftly rose to his feet and returned to the bedroom for a change of clothes. He drew close to the bed and leaned over to kiss Serena on the forehead. He tenderly murmured, “Sleep tight,
Seren.
Several minutes later, Jim, along with other bodyguards, waited downstairs. With Zack appearing in the foyer, they quietly escorted Zack to his car.
“I’m going to meet with Julian,” Zack said in a low voice.
The security team now knew the destination.
Josh was waiting at the entrance by the time they arrived at the Buchams’ residence.
“Zack,”
Seeing that Zack was here, Josh said hello with a smile.
Zack got out of the car and entered the house with Josh.
“Any news?”
“Yeah.”
The pair ended the exchange there and then.
Julian was sitting on the sofa in the living room. He got up at the sight of the boys but did not approach Zack. Julian waited until Zack was close before saying with a smile, “We’re used to the nightlife, Mr. York. I hope I didn’t ruin your rest by calling you over this late.”
Zack answered in a mild manner, “I’m a nocturnal person. I’m not usually home at this hour.”
He adjusted his schedule and was in the same time zone as the majority of people in the city after he got married.
“Sit,” Julian said to Zack. “This calls for some liquor. I brought out my good alcohol.”
There was a bottle of liquor and two glasses on the coffee table. Judging by the alcohol in the glasses, the cousins had been drinking.
Zack rejected. “Thank you, but my wife doesn’t like me drinking. She’s not keen on the alcohol stench. I rarely drink when I go socializing now.
Julian was dumbstruck at first, but he soon burst into laughter.
“Josh said the power of love has changed you. Now I believe him. You have changed a lot, Mr. York.”
Zack was not one to say no to alcohol during business engagements.
He took a glance at Josh, smiled, and replied, “Josh doesn’t drink much now either. He stopped smoking too.”
Josh jumped in. “Jasmine hates the smell of tobacco.”
Julian said, “Can you two be considerate of me? You don’t have to flex your relationship with me. I don’t even have a girlfriend.”
The pair turned their gaze to Julian. Josh uttered, “That’s where you’re wrong, Julian. Zack and I aren’t flexing. He’s an uxorious husband while I’m only taking notes from Zack about wearing the pants in the house.”
Julian did not hold back on dashing Josh’s dream. You can forget about wearing the pants. I think your wife will be the one calling the shots.”
Now that Josh and Jasmine’s engagement was coming up, Jasmine was already a part of the family in the Buchams’ eyes.
“Zack and I are out of the singleton market. It’s your turn next. Your parents must be worried sick when you’re going to tie the knot. Tell us what your type is. We can recommend someone suited for you.”
Josh fervently asked Julian about his type because Jasmine was interested to know.
The way Jasmine saw it, Julian was a great mystery to unravel. He was discreet yet bad*ss. Jasmine was intrigued by the sort of woman who could win Julian’s heart.
Picking up his glass, Julian took a sip and replied with a smile, “I don’t know what type of woman I am into. I’m not interested in all the women I’ve met.
“It’ll happen when it happens. I’ll marry when the right person comes along. If no one makes my heart flutter, I don’t mind enjoying my bachelor life.
Julian carried the attitude that love would come when it was written in the stars.
Of course, he was annoyed by his elders’ pressure to marry. Hence why he became a night owl, resting during the day and being active during the night.
He could escape his parents’ constant nagging.
His family grew anxious since Josh, who was younger than Julian by a few years, was going to get married. Julian did not even have a girlfriend. Julian’s mother wished she knew what was going on in the minds of the boys of Julian’s age.
A lot of men were not considering marriage despite being in their thirties. Apparently, Julian and Duncan were in the same boat.
Putting down his glass, Julian pulled out a yellow file from under the coffee table. He handed the file to Zack and said, “I’ve looked into the matter as requested. I’ve investigated and sorted out her connections.
“You can read the file here. It’s better if the file doesn’t leave this place. These people have a knack for surveillance. I’m concerned that the documents might be lost in your hands. The plan for you and Josh now is to stay put until we can catch them red-handed.”
With a solemn look, Zack took the file and gruffly uttered, “Okay. I’ll take a look.”
He had a great memory. Zack could retain the vital information from reading the first time and memorize the whole thing after scanning through it another few times.
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