Serena cocked her head back and asked, “Where’s your car key?”
With a bodyguard fishing out his car key, Serena put her hand out. The bodyguard hesitated for a bit before handing the key to Serena.
“You can stop following me now.”
“Missus,” the bodyguards cried.
Serena unlocked the car, pulled the door open, and said, “I’m okay. You can go back to him.” Soon, Serena drove off.
The bodyguards stood there as Serena took off with the bodyguard’s car.
Serena was in a foul mood.
After leaving the hospital, Serena drove around aimlessly. She simply steered ahead so long as there was a road in front of her.
It was getting dark.
Serena had no idea how long or how far she had been on the drive. She was on and off the highway, gradually pulling up when she reached an area where cars were scarce.
Both sides of the road were rows of trees. She was nowhere near a residential area.
Without getting out of the car, Serena simply sat in the car and stared into blank space.
A while later, she pulled out her phone for a look. There was no activity with her phone; neither an incoming call nor a text message.
She would not contact Zack since he was not in touch with her.
Serena did not believe that she was in the wrong.
Was she at fault to ask for a medical check–up?
They could treat it as an annual health examination if everything was okay.
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Zack was used to the people abiding by his orders. He would feel challenged if the situation. was otherwise.
Fine. If he did not want to contact her, then so be it.
Serena made up her mind to give the sourpuss the snub tonight.
After a moment in silence, Serena turned the car around and headed for the city center.
She input the Soxes‘ address in the GPS as she had decided to stay the night at her best friend’s place.
Meanwhile, Zack made a beeline to Wildridge Manor after leaving the hospital.
Tania and her husband were playing chess in the yard.
A maid approached and held her tongue as the couple was deep in chess strategies.
“What’s the matter?”
Liam smiled at his pensive wife before tenderly talking to the maid.
Now that he had retired and kept his hands off the family business, the stern and aloof air around Liam was no more. Liam was a different person now with his mild manners and good temper. The friendliest face in Wildridge Manor for the servants was Liam.
“Sir, ma’am, Mr. Zack is back.”
“What is he doing here?”
Liam asked skeptically, “Did Serena come back with him?”
“Only two cars returned. Mr. Zack drove one himself, and the other was the security vehicle. It appears the missus isn’t in the car.”
“Oh.” Liam then instructed the maid, “Tell the kitchen to cook extra servings. Zack should at least stay for dinner.”
The maid wanted to laugh.
This was Mr. Zack’s home.
It was normal that Mr. Zack could dine at his own place.
Yet, Mr. Liam acted as though Mr. Zack was the guest trying to freeload a meal.
The maid gave the couple some space.
Liam turned to his beloved wife. “Have you figured out a way to checkmate? I’m going if you’re stuck.”
“Let me mull this over. Don’t bother me. I will come up with a way. What did Eunice say? Is Zack back? Oh, he has time to come home?”
“Who knows? He rarely comes back to the manor now that he has a wife. He usually just comes back for a brief talk. It’s like the manor isn’t his home.”
Tania stood up for her son. “Zack said that you’re his role model. He takes after you. He’s a chip off the old block. You boys are the same.”
Zack’s temper was like his deceased grandfather’s. While Zack has all the hallmarks of his father, Liam was no different from Zack when he was younger.
Only, Liam was now old and retired. He was approachable nowadays because all his time was spent with his wife.
As the couple was chatting, Zack walked into the yard.
The bodyguards did not follow him.
Seeing that his parents were playing chess, Zack drew close and stood by his mother. He stared at the chess board from an erect position.
“Where’s Seren?” lifting her chin, Tania glanced at her son and asked.
Zack pursed his lips without a word.
“What’s the matter? Did you get into another row?” Tania asked from experience before turning to her husband. “We should end here, but it’s not that I lost to you. Our son is not in a good mood. I need to talk to him. We will continue this tomorrow.”
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Tania then messed up the chess pieces.
Despite cracking her head, Tania could not gain the upper hand in chess. Still, she was not willing to admit defeat. Hence, she shuffled the pieces and restarted the game tomorrow. Liam was used to his wife’s tactics.
He took his time in putting away the chess pieces and asked, “You’re always nuts about Seren. You two were good at the social event last night. What happened now?”
“That is how couples can be. Name me a couple who doesn’t fight. We always argued in our younger days,” Tania retorted.
“Sit down, Zack. Tell me what happened. I won’t take Seren’s side unless she’s not at fault. I stand with the truth. I’ll help you talk to Seren if you’re right and vice versa.”
Zack murmured, “Mom…”
Although Mom said she stood with the truth, Mom was clearly backing Serena up.
Of course, Zack was glad that his mother was supportive of Serena.
It meant that Tania had accepted Serena as her daughter–in–law.
“We argued because our opinions clashed.”
Since Nana was not home, Zack poured his heart to his parents.
Tania asked affectionately, “What’s the matter? I can be the neutral person between you two.”
“I was going to take Seren horseback riding this afternoon, but Seren talked about her recent fatigue while on the way. I thought she was pregnant, so I changed the itinerary and took her to the hospital instead of the stable.”
Looking pleasantly surprised, Tania and her husband asked, “Are we going to become grandparents?”
Liam said, “Zack, your mom and I will be happy regardless of whether Serena has a boy or a girl. We won’t be like your nana, nagging for a great–granddaughter. Of course, we’ll be happier if have a girl for us to treat as a princess.”
“Your nana mentioned that whoever brings a daughter to the family will get a five-hundred-million- dollar reward from the family fund. Your mom and I will give you something too. Well, we won’t give more than your nana. We’ll add five hundred million doilars to the pot too.”
Liam and his wife had personal assets amounting to several hundred million dollars.
The extra five hundred million dollars out of their pockets was not a small amount to them.
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