Chapter 58 – Zachary might pull a long face, but a rush of blood crept to his ears.
He was blushing for getting the wrong idea about Serenity, not because he was shy. There was no way
he could be shy! “It was the question of a man‘s pride!” “Ha!” Serenity scoffed. Zachary‘s handsome face
went completely red. “I don‘t like or love you, so why would I be jealous? I couldn‘t care less who
you‘re with if it weren‘t an affair.”
“You don‘t have to stress that you don‘t like or love me multiple times as if I‘m all over you. We’re only
roommates living under the disguise of marriage. To be honest, I was in a hurry to move out because I
didn‘t want my sister and her husband to fight because of me. I agreed to your nana‘s proposal to get a
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtmarriage license with you so I had a place to stay.
“If you want to talk about an ulterior motive, then it would be your house. I get free accommodation and
save on rent while still putting my sister at ease.” . Zachary, “…” His house was more appealing to her
than him as a person. Zachary had no qualms admitting his non–existent feelings for Serenity. However,
it was a bit much to hear the same thing coming from her mouth.
“I stand by my marriage vows. Wouldn‘t it be better if I stay in the house and drive the car you‘d leave me
after the divorce to look for another man? Why should I put myself in a position where I get nothing?”
Zachary, “…” It took a while before he ate a humble pie and apologized to Serenity.
“I‘m sorry, Serenity. I misjudged you.” Zachary did not have a leg to stand on anyway. His actions
warranted an apology. “Just come to me if you have a problem next time. Don‘t lock me out the door like
earlier. I anticipate troubles in your future marriage if you keep up with that. It‘d be worse if your wife had
the same personality as yours.
The relationship will end in silent treatments before breaking down completely.” After a brief silence,
Zachary reminded her, “I‘m already in a marriage. We don‘t share the same personality.” Zachary acted
petty tonight, unlike Serenity who had been nothing but thoughtful. Serenity replied, “… I‘m talking about
your future vrapiti vo marriage.
Not me.” It was in Zachary’s plans to divorce six months later. Still, it was written clearly on the contract
that the divorce would only happen if there remained no sparks between them. Zachary‘s distrustful and
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmstuck–up nature was not the most attractive trait in Serenity‘s books.
Even so, she had to admit that she could count on Zachary because he was attentive and considerate in
many other ways. “I don‘t have feelings for
anyone.” “That sounds about right. Maybe you‘ll meet someone if you could get down from your high
horse once in a while and stop thinking that everyone‘s out to get you. You struck gold when you married
me.
Zachary thought to himself, ‘… Struck gold? More like coal.‘ He had never met such a narcissistic
woman in his life. “Alright now. Now that everything‘s in the clear, you should go to bed.” Although
Zachary disliked her tone, he said nothing in the end.
He returned to his room and slammed the door. Serenity murmured under her breath, “I won‘t feel bad
even if you break the door. This is your house anyway!”