Mrs. Stone smiled. “That’s for sure. You must come to my house and have a glass of celebratory wine to bless my grandson or granddaughter. You’re the person with the greatest fortune.”
Tania had learned from Mrs. Marshall that Old Mr. Marshall had been unwell recently. He kept talking about his late spouse, who had been deceased for many years. His family was worried that his time would be up soon, especially since he moved his banquet up by half a year.
It was worrisome.
Tania joined the conversation after hearing Old Mr. Marshall talking to Mrs. Stone about the sip and see. She used a complaining tone on purpose and said to Old Mr. Marshall, “You’re only thinking about attending the sip and see shower for Clive’s child. Don’t you wish to attend my granddaughter’s celebration too?”
Old Mr. Marshall laughed. He chided Tania gently, “You’re complaining about me now, huh? I’ll attend all of them. If you have a granddaughter, I’ll definitely go to her sip and see.”
“Just you wait. I’ll definitely have a granddaughter. I have three sons, so I’ll have three daughters–in- law. There’ll be one of them who’ll be able to birth a granddaughter for me.”
Everyone laughed.
If Old Mr. Marshall wished to attend the celebration for Tania’s granddaughter, it would probably not come true even if he lived for a long time.
Who was unaware that the Yorks were like a family of monks? They only had sons and no daughters.
Families who did not have sons were utterly jealous of the Yorks‘ ability to give birth to sons.
However, they did not know about the fervent wish of the Yorks to have a daughter.
That was human nature–those with sons would wish for a daughter, while those with daughters wanted sons. Everyone wanted to have the best of both worlds.
After greeting the hosts, everyone started looking for their friends to chat with or discuss business.
At first, Serena stayed by Zack’s side. He did not have to go to other people to discuss collaborations as there were many CEOs who wished to collaborate with him.
Serena watched as Zack became the spotlight no matter where he went. Everyone revolved around him.
She whispered to her husband, “I overestimated myself when I said I wanted to be on equal standing as you.”
Rather than thinking of being on par with him, running behind him would be good enough for her.
Zack raised their interlocked hands. He stared into her with smiling eyes and said gently,” We’re holding hands and standing shoulder to shoulder now.
“Honey, to me, there’s no distance between us. If there were any, it would be me being a man and you being a woman.”
Serena smiled. She had learned socializing from Aunt Audrey for some time. She figured out and learned many things along the way and gained more self–confidence.
Zack had an advantageous starting line. Catching up to him was impossible for her.
However, the fact that she was his wife was permanent. Her in–laws had never objected to their relationship or disliked her. There was no reason for her to bring trouble to herself.
Serena decided to go with the flow.
She would continue working hard and accept how far her career could progress.
Serena resolved to confront everything she had to as Mrs. York calmly.
She would accept everything, such as praise, criticism, and sarcastic or hateful remarks.
No one could make everyone like them. No matter how well a person performed, there would always be haters nitpicking. It would be fine as long as a person had a clear conscience. There was no need to care about what others said because their mouths belonged to themselves.
After Serena got married to Zack, she reached the prime of her life. Many people were jealous of her.
“Babe, I think I love you so much right now.”
Zack’s gaze was soft. His eyes were filled with happiness. “I love you very much too.”
“Zack.”
Josh brought Jasmine over. They had a glass of red wine in their hands. Upon meeting a familiar friend, they greeted each other with a toast.
Zack and his wife looked toward the lovely couple. He whispered to her, “Don’t hide in a corner and eat like a glutton with Jasmine like you did last year.”
Serena was speechless.
“You two can be considered a long–married couple, yet you’re still lovey–dovey in public spaces.”
Josh initially wanted to clink glasses with Zack after walking over. However, after seeing that the married couple did not have a glass of wine in their hands like other people, he called a waiter and handed Zack a glass of wine. Zack turned and glanced at Serena.
“Mrs. York.”
Josh teased Serena with a smile. “Can our CEO drink tonight?”
Serena replied, “Of course.”
Why would they ask her that question?
Zack had many business engagements and often had to drink. It was okay as long as he did not get utterly drunk.
Serena did not remember herself controlling Zack’s alcohol intake.
Josh clinked glasses with Zack with a grin. He said to Serena, “Looking at your expression just now, it seems like you’ve been taking the blame for our CEO many times. Whenever Zack attended a business engagement lately, he would say that his wife didn’t allow him to drink and that he would need to sleep in the study if he did.”
Serena said, “Didn’t I say that only once before?”
She knew that Zack had used her as an excuse once.
It turned out that Zack had been using Serena as an excuse for some time.
No wonder he smelt nice and fresh when he came home recently.
Of course, Serena did not want Zack to drink so much alcohol. His stomach had been unwell before, and she had spent time nursing him back to health. It would be better if he avoided drinking whenever he could.
However, he deliberately created an image of him being bossed around by his wife…
Zack held onto Serena’s waist. He scolded Josh with a smile and said to Jasmine, “You shouldn’t be laughing happily, Ms. Sox. Josh uses you as an excuse too.”
Jasmine said, “I’m okay with it. He can use me as an excuse as much as he wants to as long as he’s healthy. You two are the same. Serena and I have never been strict and given you guys enough freedom. You’re the ones labeling yourselves as men who’re afraid of their wives.”
Serena grinned. “They’re not even scared of being ridiculed.”
“No one dares to laugh at me for being afraid of my wife in front of me anyway. They’ll only praise me for spoiling my wife,” Zack said boldly.
When he was with outsiders, he always put on a straight face and tightened his lips. His eyes were dark, and people’s hearts would feel cold just from his glance. Who would be so silly as to laugh at him for being afraid of his wife in front of him?
Whenever someone mentioned Zack, everyone would say he was a doting husband who loved Serena wholeheartedly.
“Zack and I are good friends. People will only say that we’re birds of a feather that flock together.”
Serena and Jasmine were speechless.
They truly were the same kind of person.
“You guys can continue chatting. Jasmine and I are going to greet Aunt Audrey.”
Serena pulled Jasmine and left after speaking.
Zack watched the two women from behind. He blamed Josh. “Why did you come over and talk to me? See? My wife was snatched away by your fiancée. This is my wife’s first time attending a banquet with me after we got married.”
If it were not for Serena, he would have left after greeting Old Mr. Marshall.
She had to socialize and blend into his social circle.
He wanted to be her escort. He would not let anyone bully or look down on her.
However, based on her performance, she seemed like a natural.
It was not that she could not blend in; it simply depended on whether she had the heart to do it willingly.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.